Freeski – GB Snowsport

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“My mom is so proud and excited to see me compete at the Olympics for Britain” – Gus Kenworthy

As he prepares for his final Olympic Games appearance, and his first in British colours, Freestyle icon and Sochi 2014 silver medallist, Gus Kenworthy, knows he’s got support behind him

4 mins

Freeski

1 Feb 2022

X Games 2022 set to begin with British athletes to the fore

X Games 2022 is set to get underway in Aspen, Colorado on Friday 21 January. We take a look at what's in store for the British athletes on the invite list

2 mins

Freeski

19 Jan 2022

McCormick and Muir hit the heights, Guest returns to top-20

British athletes lit up the Freestyle World Cup in Stubai, while the Alpine squads tasted success around the world

4 mins

Alpine

22 Nov 2021

Meet the team

Meet the Freeski World Cup Athletes

IzzyAtkin

ZoeAtkin

ConnieBrogden

TomGreenway

TylerHarding

ChrisMcCormick

KirstyMuir

JamesPouch

KatieSummerhayes

JamesWoods

The Events

The Freeski events are:

HALFPIPE

SLOPESTYLE

BIG AIR

Events:

Halfpipe

Athletes perform tricks in a world standard halfpipe which is approximately 500 to 600 ft long with a 22ft transition.

Events:

Slopestyle

Athletes make their way down a course which can include rails, boxes and other freestyle features including hips, quarter pipes, wall rides and other freestyle jibs as well as three to four jumps.

Events:

Slopestyle

Every course is different to challenge the technical ability and creativity of the athletes.

Events:

Big Air

Athletes use creativity and innovation to perform tricks on one single jump travelling 45-60ft from take off to landing.

Events:

Scoring

Competitors are given two runs through the course with each being marked separately out of 100.

Each athlete's best score is then ranked to give the final result.