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Ski and Snowboard Big Air added to 2018 Winter Olympics

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levi.
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http://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/06/08/2018-winter-olympics-new-sports-added
Jun 8 2015 12:45PM
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eheath
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whoa
Jun 8 2015 12:48PM
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Literature
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Switch ten is gonna win it. No question.
Jun 8 2015 12:50PM
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lurking
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New title in skiing? The double? Winning X Games Slope and Olympic Slope or winning X Games Big Air and Olympic Big Air?
Jun 8 2015 12:52PM
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Newschoolers55
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Calling it now, thete will be thrown a quint
Jun 8 2015 12:56PM
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Brocka_Flocka
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Either a Kangaroo Flip or a Superman Dub front.

Deal with it
Jun 8 2015 1:07PM
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Brocka_Flocka
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Jossi is going to zero spin that f#cker also
Jun 8 2015 1:09PM
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Newschoolers55
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Volvo242Calling it now, thete will be thrown a quint


There*
Jun 8 2015 1:09PM
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a_burger
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what does this mean for aerials though?
Jun 8 2015 1:15PM
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Vino
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Sorry to blow this up, but I don't see any freestyle skiing in there : http://www.olympic.org/news/new-events-to-boost-female-participation-youth-appeal-for-pyeongchang-2018/246262
Jun 8 2015 1:18PM
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levi.
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VinoSorry to blow this up, but I don't see any freestyle skiing in there : http://www.olympic.org/news/new-events-to-boost-female-participation-youth-appeal-for-pyeongchang-2018/246262


Hmmmm yep looks like it was just Snowboard Big Air that was added for 2018. The article in OP is the only one I can find claiming that ski big air was added..

From a the CBC article: "Big Air events in freestyle skiing had also been proposed for Olympic inclusion but did not win IOC approval"

Bummer! Sorry for the incorrect info, OP is a big 'ol idiot
Jun 8 2015 1:57PM
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TheDoughAbides
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Wow didnt realize IOC was that out of touch.

I went to X games this past January and the crowd at the snowboard big air final was all but entirely absent. The ski big air final however was PACKED!
Jun 8 2015 2:34PM
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eheath
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ThePeoplesChampHmmmm yep looks like it was just Snowboard Big Air that was added for 2018. The article in OP is the only one I can find claiming that ski big air was added..

From a the CBC article: "Big Air events in freestyle skiing had also been proposed for Olympic inclusion but did not win IOC approval"

Bummer! Sorry for the incorrect info, OP is a big 'ol idiot


I could see it being added, it just might take another year to get approved. I doubt they'd do only snowboarding after slopestyle was added for both.
Jun 8 2015 2:36PM
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Laurent.
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inb4 some aerial dude competes and lands a sextuple corcked helicopter and wins despite having less style than someone wearing crocks with white socks and zip-off capri pants.
Jun 8 2015 2:45PM
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lurking
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Laurent.sextuple corcked helicopter/QUOTESeeing as he just created his own flipping axis and flipped six times with a grab, he deserves the win.
Jun 8 2015 3:05PM
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a_burger
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maybe we have to do quads to unlock big air in the olympics

I think its cool that its jam format though, removes a bit of stress while also being a bit more interesting for spectators too
Jun 8 2015 3:36PM
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arnie_grape
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if they had skiing I feel like a lot of countries would just see this as an opportunity to snag some more medals by training their aerialists to compete in both. if you can do that I dunno
Jun 8 2015 4:18PM
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SofaKingSick
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Laurent.inb4 some aerial dude competes and lands a sextuple corcked helicopter and wins despite having less style than someone wearing crocks with white socks and zip-off capri pants.


cabdriverif they had skiing I feel like a lot of countries would just see this as an opportunity to snag some more medals by training their aerialists to compete in both. if you can do that I dunno


i thought slope judging was good, and very strict about being in control and stomping landings. i will bet any of you lots of money that the winner will not be some aerial transplant dude. someone a bit robotic? maybe, but even that's not a given at all
Jun 8 2015 5:16PM
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coldcuts69
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skeptical for sure..
Jun 8 2015 7:17PM
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IKEA
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Laurent.inb4 some aerial dude competes and lands a sextuple corcked helicopter and wins despite having less style than someone wearing crocks with white socks and zip-off capri pants.


Doubt that, big difference flying straight up in the air with short skis to fly a long ass jump with park skis.
Jun 8 2015 8:24PM
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Big_Mtn
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Or you could just not watch.
Jun 9 2015 12:03AM
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erikK
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ThePeoplesChampHmmmm yep looks like it was just Snowboard Big Air that was added for 2018. The article in OP is the only one I can find claiming that ski big air was added..

From a the CBC article: "Big Air events in freestyle skiing had also been proposed for Olympic inclusion but did not win IOC approval"

Bummer! Sorry for the incorrect info, OP is a big 'ol idiot


TheDoughAbidesWow didnt realize IOC was that out of touch.


Skiing already has a big air event at the olympics though, it's just called aerials instead.
Jun 10 2015 12:39AM
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eheath
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erikKSkiing already has a big air event at the olympics though, it's just called aerials instead.


Thats not necessarily true. USSA has both big air and aerials contests. The difference is that aerials you have to call your trick and its a combined score of two jumps, big air is just best one jump and you can do whatever.
Jun 10 2015 12:52AM
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N.L.
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i would rather see snowboarders hit the aerial kickers...
Jun 10 2015 8:32AM
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*Nickdel*
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Ski big air will most likely never become an Olympic event. FIS only allows so many skiers into the Olympics. With so many skiing disciplines already, they would have to cut one out in order to make room for big air.
Jun 10 2015 1:16PM
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Big_Mtn
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*Nickdel*Ski big air will most likely never become an Olympic event. FIS only allows so many skiers into the Olympics. With so many skiing disciplines already, they would have to cut one out in order to make room for big air.


I think its more that FIS just doesn't give a shit about freestyle.
Jun 10 2015 1:28PM
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Peter.
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*Nickdel*Ski big air will most likely never become an Olympic event. FIS only allows so many skiers into the Olympics. With so many skiing disciplines already, they would have to cut one out in order to make room for big air.


i feel like 90% of the people competing in big air are also going to be competing in other events, so the number of people probably wont be a big deal
Jun 11 2015 1:31AM
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