Olympics 101: A look at Alpine skiing events

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's time for the 2022 Winter Olympics, which means there are going to be a lot of eyeballs on the slopes of Beijing.
It's a slope that skiers will be testing out for the first time Thursday, because Beijing is not a regular stop on the World Cup circuit. That could level the playing field and at the same time create an extra element of danger for skiers who could be flying more blind than they have in Olympics past.
Mikaela Shiffrin will likely claim at least one Olympic m