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  2. Freeskiing - Wikipedia

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    Skier performing a mute grab Pictograms of Olympic sports - Freestyle skiing Belarus postal stamp souvenir sheet commemorating the 2006 Winter Olympics featuring freestyle skiing. Freeskiing, or new school skiing, is a specific type of alpine skiing, which involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails, boxes, jibs, or other ...

  3. Freestyle skiing - Wikipedia

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    Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics.It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and boxes on their skis.

  4. Aerial skiing - Wikipedia

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    Performing a somersault on skis has origins in 1906 with the development of "stunt skiing", [6] [7] [8] while aerials as a discipline was popularized in the 1950s by Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen. [9] [10] [11] Aerials events have featured since the first FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in 1980 and FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in 1986.

  5. Slopestyle - Wikipedia

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    Doing the same trick off all the jumps will not score highly even if it is a very difficult trick. Progression: How the trick selection progresses the sport, for example brand new tricks will score high because they push the sport forward. Combinations or flow: The way the athletes string the tricks together. Having to slow down or otherwise ...

  6. Mogul skiing - Wikipedia

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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 .

  7. Tom Wallisch - Wikipedia

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    The video was produced by 4Bi9 Media. He pioneered the trend of becoming famous in free skiing by posting videos of his skills online. Typically, fame is achieved in the sport by winning competitions. Reversing this trend, however, Wallisch achieved success in competitions after becoming famous through video parts. [1]

  8. Misty flip - Wikipedia

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    However, because the misty flip is performed on a straight jump, it is further distinguished from a McTwist because the rider lands backwards following the 540 rotation. The misty flip was published in Blunt Magazine Volume 3.1 circa 1994, performed by Ali Goulet, photographed by Rob Mcconaughy of Kingpin Productions who also put the trick in ...

  9. Bobby Brown (freestyle skier) - Wikipedia

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    Bobby is known for his tricks in the air, He has successfully landed many triple corks. Brown had a web show called "Bobby's Life", [ 1 ] which features his life, friends, and skiing. In addition, Brown was the first skier to win two gold medals in the same Winter X Games.