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ELI5: Why aren't woman downhill skiers as fast as men?

Why aren't woman downhill skiers as fast or faster than men? I would think they'd go faster because they are smaller but the men more than double their speeds going downhill. Is there more to going downhill than just sliding down it really fast? Does it require a lot of strength? I don't know a lot about downhill skiing either (obviously) 

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If you watch at the beginning of a run, you'll see that the skier always skates a bit out of the gate. A few really aggressive pushes against the snow to get up to speed. That speed will be faster if the racer is stronger, which is typically true of men as compared to women. A huge amount of time can be cut off a run simply by having a quick start. Furthermore when you are going 30-40 mph around a turn it takes a lot of strength to push back against the centripetal force, so a racer can maintain a higher speed if they are stronger. Being heavier helps men maintain higher speeds as well. When you watch the racers make turns you will see that in order to take the tightest line around a turn, a racer will often run into the gates. If the racer is heavier they will have more momentum and therefore hitting these gates will slow them down less.