NearPup 2,095 Posted March 9, 2022 #161 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, dcro said: Any chance the ski ballet makes a triumphant return? I'd prefer this over any of the freeski events, to be honest... Literally nobody does this competitively anymore. I don’t even think anyone still make the ski poles for it (acroski requires specialized poles). Acroski is unfortunately extremely dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplecast 110 Posted March 10, 2022 #162 Share Posted March 10, 2022 5 hours ago, NearPup said: Literally nobody does this competitively anymore. I don’t even think anyone still make the ski poles for it (acroski requires specialized poles). Acroski is unfortunately extremely dead. It’s one of those sports that when it missed out on Olympic full-medal status in 1994, it effectively ended the sport. There was a US sports columnist in the early 1990s who is now on ESPN who derided the sport as “ski-dancing.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted March 10, 2022 #163 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I actually watched this thing back in Albertville. I think it was called "artistic skiing" back then. I haven't heard of that sport pretty much since. Adding aerials to the official programme over this one was the right choice IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted March 10, 2022 #164 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 hours ago, NearPup said: Literally nobody does this competitively anymore. I don’t even think anyone still make the ski poles for it (acroski requires specialized poles). Acroski is unfortunately extremely dead. Feels like this discipline suffered from bad timing more than anything else. It would have stayed in the program for sure had it been introduced in 1998 or so... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted March 10, 2022 #165 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Well, there is at least one guy who is fully ready for ski-ballet to make the comeback of the comebacks Olympian1010 and dcro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,503 Posted March 10, 2022 #166 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 hours ago, De_Gambassi said: Well, there is at least one guy who is fully ready for ski-ballet to make the comeback of the comebacks This is so much better than all those seemingly similar jumps in the aerials (with half the field going for the same jump) dcro 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted March 10, 2022 #167 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: This is so much better than all those seemingly similar jumps in the aerials (with half the field going for the same jump) Or the big air, which gets a huge extra venue while adding nothing to the program. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,077 Posted March 10, 2022 #168 Share Posted March 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, dcro said: Or the big air, which gets a huge extra venue while adding nothing to the program. To be fair, the FIS suggests hosts use their Ski Jump venue to host Big air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmc16 16 Posted March 10, 2022 #169 Share Posted March 10, 2022 39 minutes ago, intoronto said: To be fair, the FIS suggests hosts use their Ski Jump venue to host Big air. Do we know where Big Air is being hosted in 2026 yet? I know Livigno is hosting the freestyle & snowboard events, but is the big air happening there too? Or are they going to build an artificial ramp in Milan - I know they've had a few World Cup competitions in the EXPO 2015 park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,095 Posted March 10, 2022 #170 Share Posted March 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, hmc16 said: Do we know where Big Air is being hosted in 2026 yet? I know Livigno is hosting the freestyle & snowboard events, but is the big air happening there too? Or are they going to build an artificial ramp in Milan - I know they've had a few World Cup competitions in the EXPO 2015 park? Looks like it will be the Mottolino resort in Livigno, which is hosting all of park & pipe. The bid book mentioned all of freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Livigno. You don't actually need a dedicated permanent venue like Beijing built in 2022 (...literally the only one that exists in the world). You can build a big air ramp, but you can also just use a slope and build a jump out of snow (which is what the X Games do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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