After the start, curve around a few slalom poles, switch to giant slalom turns in the middle section and race down to the finish line with a rapid shot.
In between, switch from the short carvers to the long and longer slats at two pit stops.
A true combination would be ready that would challenge the entire athlete in a single run.
Anyone who can profitably combine downhill and slalom should be the king or queen of alpine skiing.
If you think so.
But the opposite is the case.
Combination winners are treated as second-class Olympic champions, no matter how bright Michelle Gisin is with her gold medal.
This time, only 26 runners skied in the two-part contest – among them no ten who belong to the extended world elite.
A similar picture was seen for men last week.
In the World Cup, the cumbersome competition is no longer performed.
In view of so much disinterest, it is of no use that the regulations have been doctored over for years.
So why not offer a consistent combination and connect what belongs together.
Skicross was also once described as a crazy idea.