Sports

Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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violations

Sports; Luge

There are different violations of the rules that competitors can be sighted for and different penalties that can be imposed on the competitor for breaking the rules. Violations ...

visor

Sports; Luge

This is a piece of plastic that is worn on the front of the helmet to help protect the athlete's eyes and face from wind and ice.

visualize

Sports; Luge

See Mind

weigh-in

Sports; Luge

During the race registration procedure the competitor weighs-in to check their weight to find out how much, if any, additional weight that competitor will be allowed to carry ...

DNF

Sports; Luge

Stands for Did Not Finish. This usually happens because of a crash.

DNS

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Stands for Did Not Start. The competitor for some reason withdraws from the race.

DSQ

Sports; Luge

Stands for Disqualified. Competitors can be disqualified for having their body weight being over their allowable weight or because the runners on their sled is above the allowable ...