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Slopestyle

Winter downhill sport discipline

Summary

Winter downhill sport discipline

FieldValue
nameSlopestyle
imageBEO 2008 Slopestyle course.jpg
imagesize275px
captionslopestyle course.
unionInternational Ski Federation
contactNo
teamSingle competitors
mgenderYes
categorySnowboarding, Freestyle skiing
olympicSince 2014

Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The discipline has its roots in action sports like skateboarding and BMX and has very successfully crossed over into the snow sports worlds of skiing and snowboarding. Skiers use Twin-tip skis for their symmetry since they often go large portions of the course backward (referred to as "switch") and for their balanced weight so as to not destabilize spins. Slopestyle tricks fall mainly into four categories: spins, grinds, grabs and flips, and most tricks done in competition are a combination of these.

Slopestyle is one of the freestyle disciplines, along with moguls, aerials, cross, big air and half-pipe.

History of Slopestyle

Competitive slopestyle started in 1997.

Slopestyle became an Olympic event, in both skiing and snowboarding forms, at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. The first Olympic champions in Slopestyle Skiing were American Joss Christensen for the men and Canadian Dara Howell for the women. The first Olympic champions for Snowboarding Slopestyle were both Americans, Sage Kotsenburg for the men and Jamie Anderson for the women.

Competition

In competition, athletes compete for points awarded by judges on a structured basis. The scoring criteria vary from one organization to another and from each event to the next, but in general athletes are judged on these criteria:

  • Amplitude: Height of jumps, also called air. Bigger tricks score higher.
  • Difficulty: Degree of difficulty of the tricks.
  • Execution: How well the athletes perform their tricks. For example, tight rotation, clean grabs, and smooth landing.
  • Variety: The difference of the tricks within the run. 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 reset after a trick will lose points.
  • Overall: The whole package, including the athlete's personal style.

A feature that is somewhat unique to slopestyle and similar events is that even though it is a judged sport, scores cannot be compared between events: "A run that scores 65 at one event may score 75 at another event. The score is just a tool to organize the rankings and may vary based on the range and anchor score set for the day."

Competitive results

Olympics

CompetitionGoldSilverBronze
2022 OlympicsMaxence ParrotSu YimingMark McMorris
2018 OlympicsRed GerardMaxence ParrotMark McMorris
2014 OlympicsSage KotsenburgStåle SandbechMark McMorris
CompetitionGoldSilverBronze
2022 OlympicsZoi Sadowski-SynnottJulia MarinoTess Coady
2018 OlympicsJamie AndersonLaurie BlouinEnni Rukajärvi
2014 OlympicsJamie AndersonEnni RukajärviJenny Jones
CompetitionGoldSilverBronze
2022 OlympicsAlex HallNick GoepperJesper Tjäder
2018 OlympicsØystein BråtenNick GoepperAlex Beaulieu-Marchand
2014 OlympicsJoss ChristensenGus KenworthyNick Goepper
CompetitionGoldSilverBronze
2022 OlympicsMathilde GremaudEileen GuKelly Sildaru
2018 OlympicsSarah HöfflinMathilde GremaudIsabel Atkin
2014 OlympicsDara HowellDevin LoganKim Lamarre

References

References

  1. "Slopestyle". Canadian Freestyle Ski Association.
  2. "Slopestyle Approved For Sochi 2014". GamesBids.com.
  3. "What Is Slopestyle? {{!}} Winter Olympic Guide For Pyeongchang 2018". Mpora.
  4. "2018 US Ski and Snowboard Freestyle Competition Guide".
  5. [https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/static/owg2022/pdf/OWG2022/SBD/OWG2022_SBD_C74S_SBDMSS----------------------------.pdf Final Results - 2022 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle]
  6. "Final Results - 2018 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle".
  7. "Final Results - 2014 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle".
  8. "Final Results - 2022 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle".
  9. "Final Results - 2018 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle".
  10. "Final Results - 2014 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle".
  11. "Final Results - 2018 Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle".
  12. "Final Results - 2014 Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle".
  13. "Final Results- 2022 Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle".
  14. "Beijing 2022 Olympic Live Updates".
  15. "Final Results - 2018 Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle".
  16. "Final Results - 2014 Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle".
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