1.   I thrive on the adrenaline I get from sitting up there in the start gate getting rousted for my run.

2.   Neptune caught the nose of his board under the start gate in the finals, sending him flying into the fresh snow.

3.   Organizers used an old kitchen table turned upside down as a start gate, with riders grabbing on to the legs before heading down the course.

4.   Dorfmeister was first out of the start gate and put in a clean run on a course that was softening because of warm weather.

5.   FIS said the course was too short, so organizers agreed to raised the start gate.

6.   Wong continues to rhythmically depress the throttle, to clear excess fuel from the carburettor, ready to thrust it forward the moment the rubber start gate is released.

7.   He exploded out of the start gate and settled into an elegant, high-speed journey on the top part of the course.

8.   Second out of the start gates in the first leg, she crossed the line, visibly confident that she had clocked a good time.

9.   Sailer won his race only after bagging a spare ski strap off an Italian trainer, one of his own having snapped minutes before he entered the start gate.