Freestyle Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[phelps 8,564]

2 minutes ago, NearPup said:

She didn’t have to keep the 84, she made the choice to keep the 84.

I know that, but I also think that the rules shouldn't allow to do that

just make 3 tricks and 2 count. point.

[stepansevs 181]

I did not watch it. For me there are too much XGames disciplínes in WOG. And i consider snowboard for this one more interesting than ski.

I would like to just ask what is the reason that we have the same discipline in WOG: Big Air in ski and aerials? I think one of them (probably aerials) should be removed.

And Is there any special reason why there is snowboardcross mixed relay and not skicross mixed relay?

[Josh 12,926]

2 minutes ago, phelps said:

I've always been thinking that, but never wrote about that, as usually I don't care much about the "artistic" disciplines and I don't watch a lot of them

You must be joking right? Big air/slopestyle/halfpipe (not aerials ) are some of the best disciplines 

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[phelps 8,564]

Just now, Josh said:

You must be joking right? Big air/slopestyle/halfpipe (not aerials ) are some of the best disciplines 

no, I'm not joking at all

[copravolley 606]

It's clear we can't play the home games – all those disciplines where judges decide are downright discriminatory – look at short track. Here, if Brignone wins, she's the best – there are no judges to decide, like with Cizeron or here.

[phelps 8,564]

2 minutes ago, stepansevs said:

I did not watch it. For me there are too much XGames disciplínes in WOG. And i consider snowboard for this one more interesting than ski.

I would like to just ask what is the reason that we have the same discipline in WOG: Big Air in ski and aerials? I think one of them (probably aerials) should be removed.

And Is there any special reason why there is snowboardcross mixed relay and not skicross mixed relay?

good question!

ask the IOC and their "youth and urban" obsession 

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[copravolley 606]

21 minutes ago, hoversaBR said:

Playing at home is truly magical.  had its best campaign in history in 2022, and now it's barely managing one gold medal just four years later. Let's see if they can manage it by the end of the Games, but it's getting difficult.

 

Let's see what they'll do in the Aerials.

They've probably won 7 or 8? medals in disciplines where judges decide the results. Italy wins where they're the best: how could the judges have helped Brignone yesterday? They're even treating us worse in short track, where China was notoriously  favored 4 years ago. In 2022, no top Chinese skater would get a DQ in a similar situation to Sighel's here.

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[NearPup 3,947]

2 minutes ago, copravolley said:

It's clear we can't play the home games – all those disciplines where judges decide are downright discriminatory – look at short track. Here, if Brignone wins, she's the best – there are no judges to decide, like with Cizeron or here.

What did you want the judges to do here? Only so high you can go when you keep an 84.

[NearPup 3,947]

10 minutes ago, phelps said:

I know that, but I also think that the rules shouldn't allow to do that

just make 3 tricks and 2 count. point.

You would be very unpopular with free skiers and snowboarders (and fans who watch those events).

 

 

The big criticism of big air from both is that it doesn’t reward variety and style enough, people would riot if you could win gold by repeating the same trick twice :P

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[NearPup 3,947]

15 minutes ago, stepansevs said:

I did not watch it. For me there are too much XGames disciplínes in WOG. And i consider snowboard for this one more interesting than ski.

I would like to just ask what is the reason that we have the same discipline in WOG: Big Air in ski and aerials? I think one of them (probably aerials) should be removed.

And Is there any special reason why there is snowboardcross mixed relay and not skicross mixed relay?

Big air and aerials are genuinely more different from each other than downhill and slalom are.