 Half-pipe skiing at the World Skiing Invitational | |
| Highest governing body | International Ski Federation |
|---|---|
| Presence | |
| Olympic | Since 2014 |
Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half-pipe. Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe. The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet-Villard, with 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 metres).[1] The sport is considered to be dangerous compared to other sports, and helmets are required to be worn during competitions. Half-pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002, and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points.[2][3]
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- ^ "Freestyle Skiing. Halfpipe". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing: Schedule and results - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.