 Skier performing an aerials jump during the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| Highest governing body | International Ski Federation |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Freestyle skiing |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic |
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Aerial skiing or aerials is a freestyle skiing discipline where athletes ski down a slope to launch themselves off a kicker (a vertically inclined ramp) and perform multiple twists and flips before landing on an inclined landing hill.[1] Aerialists are scored on their jumps based on air, form and landing with their score multiplied by the degree of difficulty of the jump they performed.[2]
Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and the Winter Olympic Games.
- ^ "The FIS Disciplines". International Ski Federation. June 27, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing 101: Scoring". NBC Olympics. October 12, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2022.