Information about Slopestyle
Slopestyle is a form of freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition. Slopestyle is also emerging as a niche in the world of mountainbiking with new competitions emerging that seek ways to judge the new breed of freeriders. In slopestyle, the rider or skier is free to choose his or her own route through a course consisting of various terrain features, such as bumps, rails, and jumps. Judges determine the winner based on the degree of difficulty and execution of each trick.
While slopestyle is one of the most popular events at the Winter X Games, it has never been in the Winter Olympics. A few notable slopestyle athletes are Shaun White, Janna Meyen, Tara Dakides, Danny Kass, Travis Rice, Eddie Wall, Chad Otterstrom,Simon Dumont, Tanner Hall, Jon Olsen, Andreas Wiig.
Unlike the Superpipe event, slopestyle is more weather dependent. In the 2006 Winter X Games, the men's ski slopestyle event was changed into a Big Air event due to poor conditions.
While slopestyle is one of the most popular events at the Winter X Games, it has never been in the Winter Olympics. A few notable slopestyle athletes are Shaun White, Janna Meyen, Tara Dakides, Danny Kass, Travis Rice, Eddie Wall, Chad Otterstrom,Simon Dumont, Tanner Hall, Jon Olsen, Andreas Wiig.
Unlike the Superpipe event, slopestyle is more weather dependent. In the 2006 Winter X Games, the men's ski slopestyle event was changed into a Big Air event due to poor conditions.
Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. Later, non-competitive professional skiing exhibitions in the United States featured performances of what would later be called freestyle.
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X Games is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. The games are broken into seasons: the Winter X Games—held in January or February—and the X Games—usually held in August.
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Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. They feature winter sports held on ice or snow, such as ice skating and skiing.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC), as with the Summer Olympics, enters athletes to compete against other NOC's
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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC), as with the Summer Olympics, enters athletes to compete against other NOC's
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Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986 in Carlsbad, California), is an American athlete. He has been a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was twelve years old.
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Medal record
Danny Kass
Men's snowboarding
Olympic Games
Silver 2006 Torino Halfpipe
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Halfpipe
X Games
Gold 2001 Halfpipe
Silver 2003 Halfpipe
Silver 2004 Slopestyle
Silver
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Danny Kass
Men's snowboarding
Olympic Games
Silver 2006 Torino Halfpipe
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Halfpipe
X Games
Gold 2001 Halfpipe
Silver 2003 Halfpipe
Silver 2004 Slopestyle
Silver
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Simon Francis Dumont (born July 9, 1986) is an American professional skier. Considered to be a leader in the freeskiing movement, Dumont is also one of the best superpipe riders in the world, known best for his outrageous amplitude and nothing-to-lose style.
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Tanner Hall (October 26, 1983 – ) of Kalispell, Montana is a freeskier. In an attempt at his fourth straight Winter X Games gold in skier slopestyle he was upset by Charles Gagnier.
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Tanner Hall (October 26, 1983 – ) of Kalispell, Montana is a freeskier. In an attempt at his fourth straight Winter X Games gold in skier slopestyle he was upset by Charles Gagnier.
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Andreas Wiig is a 25 year old Norwegian professional snowboarder. He won two gold medals at the 2007 Winter X Games (WXG). In Slopestyle he beat Jussi Oksanen as well as four time defending Slopestyle gold medalist Shaun White, who also was in pursuit of his seventh gold medal.
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