Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Alpine skiing combined. Combined is an event in alpine ski racing. A traditional combined competition consists of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom, each discipline run on separate days. The winner is the skier with the fastest aggregate time. (Until the 1990s, a complicated point system was used to determine placings in the combined event.)
Ski jumping is a little-known sport, where athletes ski down an extremely tall ramp, called an... Ski jumping is a little-known sport, where athletes ski down an extremely tall ramp, called an in-run, and then attempt to fly as far as possible and land on the out-run, which is the snow-covered... Ski jumping