Slopestyle




































Slopestyle

BEO 2008 Slopestyle course.jpg
Slopestyle course.

Highest governing body
International Ski Federation
Characteristics
Contact No
Team members Single competitors
Mixed gender Yes
Type
Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing
Presence
Olympic
2014, 2018

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.[1] 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 don't 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, and half-pipe.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Competition


  • 3 Competitive results


    • 3.1 Olympics




  • 4 References





History


Slopestyle became an Olympic event, in both skiing and snowboarding forms, at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.[2] The very 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:[1][3]




  • 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 of 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's 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."[4]



Competitive results



Olympics

























Men's Snowboarding Slopestyle results[5][6]
Competition
Gold
Silver
Bronze

2018 Olympics

Red Gerard

Maxence Parrot

Mark McMorris

2014 Olympics

Sage Kotsenburg

Ståle Sandbech

Mark McMorris
























Women's Snowboarding Slopestyle results[7][8]
Competition
Gold
Silver
Bronze

2018 Olympics

Jamie Anderson

Laurie Blouin

Enni Rukajärvi

2014 Olympics

Jamie Anderson

Enni Rukajärvi

Jenny Jones
























Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle results[9][10]
Competition
Gold
Silver
Bronze

2018 Olympics

Øystein Bråten

Nick Goepper

Alex Beaulieu-Marchand

2014 Olympics

Joss Christensen

Gus Kenworthy

Nick Goepper
























Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle results[11][12]
Competition
Gold
Silver
Bronze

2018 Olympics

Sarah Höfflin

Mathilde Gremaud

Isabel Atkin

2014 Olympics

Dara Howell

Devin Logan

Kim Lamarre


References





  1. ^ ab "Slopestyle". Canadian Freestyle Ski Association. Retrieved 12 November 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Slopestyle Approved For Sochi 2014". GamesBids.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-10-15.


  3. ^ "What Is Slopestyle? | Winter Olympic Guide For Pyeongchang 2018". Mpora. Retrieved 2018-04-23.


  4. ^ 2018 US Ski and Snowboard Freestyle Competition Guide


  5. ^ Final Results - 2018 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle


  6. ^ Final Results - 2014 Men's Snowboard Slopestyle


  7. ^ Final Results - 2018 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle


  8. ^ Final Results - 2014 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle


  9. ^ Final Results - 2018 Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle


  10. ^ Final Results - 2014 Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle


  11. ^ Final Results - 2018 Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle


  12. ^ Final Results - 2014 Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle









Popular posts from this blog

Italian cuisine

Bulgarian cuisine

Carrot