For the fifth consecutive year and after an absence of 10 years, the watchmaking company has put its expertise at the service of the skiing circuit once more as the official timekeeper for the International Skiing Federation’s Alpine World Cup 2010-2011.
No less than seven technicians arrive three days before the first training session or race is held. Two days are required to set up the material and one day is booked to organize several tests before the first races. Throughout the season, the technicians install three tons of equipment for a volume of 3.5 cubic meters. The number of intermediate times recorded varies from two to five, depending on the type of skiing involved. In addition, speed-measuring devices are also set up during the downhill and Super-G events. The entire timing system, which is officially approved and fitted with a secondary back-up facility, provides measurements that are accurate to 1/100th of a second. All of the equipment is designed to operate across a temperature range of -20°C to +50°C.
Longines has appointed Aksel Lund Svindal as a Longines Ambassador of Elegance and is looking forward to seeing him on the podium again very soon. For further information regarding Aksel Lund Svindal:
http://www.longines.com/personalities/ambassadors/aksel-lund-svindal
Follow the competition on the Longines live timing:
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/live-timing/alpineskiing.html
