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 Ski Cross competitors navigating a jump during the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics competitions in Lillehammer, Norway | |
| Highest governing body | International Ski Federation |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Skier Cross, Skier-X |
| First played | 1970 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Incidental contact is allowed |
| Team members | Single competitors |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Type | Freestyle skiing |
| Presence | |
| Olympic |
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Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often considered a type of freestyle skiing. What sets ski cross apart from other alpine skiing disciplines is that it involves more than one skier racing down the course.[1] Any intentional contact with other competitors like grabbing or any other forms of contact meant to give the competitor an advantage leads to disqualification.
Ski cross is a part of the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, the world championship organized by the FIS for freestyle skiing. First organized in 1986, the world championship is now held every odd year. In 2010 the sport debuted as a part of the Winter Olympic Games and has been contested ever since. It was a part of the Winter X Games until 2012.
- ^ "Ski cross 101". Alpine Canada. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.