Freestyle and Mogul Skiing
Mogul Skiing and its Rules
Mogul Skiing is a freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run down a steep, heavily moguled course. Moguls are a series of bumps that are pushed into mounds when skiers make sharp turns. They can also be made artificially.
- Competitors go one at a time using short skis and pole
- Skiers wear colored knee patches to help the judges score
- Time, Turns, Style and Air determine the winner
- The Setup of the course also has some specific rules as well
- An Olympic moguls course is usually about 250 meters or almost the length of three football fields
- Skiers are traveling 15 to 20 feet per second
- The moguls course is separated by 2 jumps or kickers that are roughly 2-feet high
- Competitors perform tricks to accumulate more points.
Seven judges decide the winner...two judges watch the height of the air that's 25 percent of the score ... the other five judges evaluate the turns that's half of the total score...there is also points given for speed
Seven judges decide the winner...two judges watch the height of the air that's 25 percent of the score ... the other five judges evaluate the turns that's half of the total score...there is also points given for speed
Free Skiing
People who Free Ski are sometimes called "Newschoolers." They usually ride big mountain or a terrain parks. At both places they focus mostly on performing tricks.
What are Some of the Best Tricks Performed on Skis?
Simon Dumont
Simon Dumont performed a Superman Double Front Flip.
Ski Double Front Flip - Simon Dumont
T.J. Shiller performed the first ever 1620 (4 1/2 rotations.)
TJ Schiller Dub 1620 at Winter X Games
Freestyle Skiing
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This is the longest jump performed on skis
Worlds Longest Ski Jump 246m