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Mogul skiing is a freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns, aerial maneuvers and speed. [1] Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships , and at the Winter Olympic Games .
Ski jumping national championships organized by the National Ski Association of America (NSA) [1] [2] were held annually from 1905–1962. [3] Ski jumping, a winter sport competed on specially constructed ski hills, had been introduced by Norwegian immigrants to the U.S. in the 1880s, with ski clubs and annual tournaments beginning shortly afterwards. [4]
The FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup is an annual freestyle skiing competition arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1980. [1] [2] Currently six disciplines are included in world cup: moguls, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. In the 1980s and 1990s there were also ski ballet and combined, which no longer exist.
This is a list of ski jumping hills passing the FIS rules, to be competition hills in Ski Jumping Fis-Cup, Continental Cup and World Cup. It also includes hills passing the rules for a national championship.
[1] [2] USA Nordic Sport competition includes around 30 ski jumping clubs in 12 states. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A venue may include multiple permanent jumps denoted by K point or hill size in meters. Some jumps have an artificial surface which allows ski jumping at any time of the year.
Stefan Kraft holds the official record for the world's longest ski jump with 253.5 metres (832 ft), set on the ski flying hill in Vikersund in 2017. [3] Ski jumping can also be performed in the summer on an in-run where the tracks are made from porcelain and the grass on the slope is covered with water-soaked plastic.
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The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for freestyle skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the disciplines included in the World Championships are Aerials, Moguls, Dual Moguls, Ski cross, Half-pipe, Slopestyle and Big air.