2026 Winter Olympics, Freestyle Skiing
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Freestyle Skiing has been part of the Winter Games’ program since 1988. The sight of athletes soaring through the sky has been exciting for fans. In 2014, in Sochi, Halfpipe was added, with competitors having the chance to show off their skills and finesse while throwing caution to the wind with high-flying action.
Ski culture has become bigger than the recreational sport itself, as documented in a photography book by a lifelong skier and apparel designer.
In the wake of the avalanche near Castle Peak in the Tahoe region, the phrase "storm skiing" has surfaced in connection with guided backcountry trips.
Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut through ice or snow and allow skiers to perform precise turns necessary for a fast run on a race course.
The biggest names in Alpine skiing are set to hit the slopes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and Ryan Cochran-Siegle are so
Lindsay Vonn crashed because she went all in, not, she said, because she’d torn her ACL. As she wrote on social media: “We jump. And sometimes we fall.” According to Vonn, the beauty of life is that we try.
In skiers’ parlance, uphill skiing is another term for ski touring. Oftentimes, the phrase is used by ski areas to denote ski touring that happens within the avalanche-controlled boundaries of a ski resort. While uphill skiing, skiers use a combination ...
Since the avalanche, California local officials have questioned the company's decision to allow guides and skiers to proceed with a backcountry tour.
The women's freestyle skiing Olympic halfpipe qualifier on Thursday was overshadowed by a rough crash suffered by Canada's 2018 gold medallist Cassie Sharpe. Sharpe took a fall right near the end of her second run and,