Freestyle skiing is a spectacular adventure sport which includes aerial acrobatics along with mogul skiing; ski cross as well as halfpipe skiing. The sport is widely regarded as freeskiing and jibbing. The performers put a lot of showbiz and perform various aerial flips and spins during skiing down their respective routes such as the sliding rails and boxes. The sport is a part of the Winter Olympics and follows huge popularity. Since 1979, freestyle skiing was recognized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) that's also the international governing body for the sport.
The objective of the player is to undergo a snow-filled path as fast as possible while performing various freestyle jumps and acrobatics. The skiers are judged based on the difficult acts performed and are given points accordingly. The skier with the maximum points wins the round. The skiers performed various tricks to gain maximum scores. The players have to maintain their balance over the skiing board during the race while performing stunts.
The sport of skiing was first introduced in the year of 1930s, and since then it has been widely practised. By 1950, due to the performance of the Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen, aerial skiing came in wide popularity. In 1979, the International Ski Federation (FIS) recognized freestyle skiing as an official sport and started regulating and maintaining all the rules and regulations. In the 1988 Calgary Games, freestyle skiing was included in the demonstration sport. Many events were organized for both men and women such as moguls, aerials and ballet.
Later in 1994, it was included in the Lillehammer aerial event. In 2010, other variants such as ski cross made its debut in the Olympic Games. Slopestyle and halfpipe were added in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the freestyle skiing category. Till today, the sport is widely enjoyed and is broadcasted in various global channels.
Mogul Skiing
It is a variant of freestyle skiing competition, in which skiers ski on steep snow
moguled course. The moguls referred to the series of bumps present on the skiing path that is generally formed by pushing the snow into mounds due to sharp turns performed by the skiers.,
Aerial Skiing
It is also referred to as the
aerialists ski in which, the skiers jump from
2 - 4 meters and then propel up to
6 meters in the air and can reach up to
20 meters high. While the participants are in the air, they also perform various flips and twists and then land on an inclined platform of
34 to
39 degrees. The sport is judged based on the
degree of difficulty (DOD) in stunts performed by the players.
