Ski cross

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Ski cross
Skicross2010 Contamines Huit Hofer Delbosco Miaillier Spalinger 2.JPG
Ski Cross competitors navigating a jump at the 2010 World Cup
Highest governing body International Ski Federation
Nicknames Skier Cross, Skier-X
Characteristics
Contact No
Team members Single competitors
Mixed gender Yes
Type Freestyle skiing
Presence
Olympic
2010
2014
Ski cross is a type of skiing competition. Despite its being a timed racing event,
it is often considered part of freestyle skiing because it incorporates terrain
features traditionally found in freestyle. Ski cross courses have both naturally
occurring terrain and artificial features including big-air jumps and high-banked
turns. What sets ski cross apart from other alpine skiing disciplines is that
there's more than one skier racing down the course.[1] Any intentional contact with
other competitors leads to disqualification.
In a time trial or qualification round, every competitor skis down the course,
which is built to encompass both naturally occurring terrain and artificial
features like jumps, rollers or banks. After the time trial, the fastest 32 skiers
(fastest 16 if not 32 competitors) compete in a knockout series in rounds of four.
A group of four skiers start simultaneously and attempt to reach the end of the
course. The first two to cross the finish line will advance to the next round. At
the end, the big final and small final rounds determine 1st to 4th and 5th to 8th
places, respectively.
The International Ski Federation (FIS)'s FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup has added
ski cross competitions to its calendar, since 2004 in addition to moguls and
aerials. It was first in the olympics at the 2010 Winter Olympics where Michael
Schmid won the men's event, and Ashleigh McIvor of Canada won the women's event.
Ski cross was also in the 2014 Winter Olympics where the French Men swept the
podium and in the women's event, Canadians Marielle Thompson and Kelsey Serwa
finished first and second respectively. Swedish athlete Anna Holmlund took bronze.
Ski cross had been in all Winter X Games until 2012, when ski cross, boardercross
and mono ski cross were cut from the 2013 games due to the cost of build the cross
course. Ski cross was in the first 15 Winter X Games.
See also[edit]
List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
Snowboard cross
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Ski cross 101". Alpine Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skicross.
AP Winter Games Video: Ralves, Puckett Debut Skicross at Games
AP Winter Games Video, Sports Explainer: Ski Cross
CanWest News Service: "Ski Cross glossary" - 2010 Winter Games
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