How are points scored in ski and snowboard big air?
Summary
Big air is a sport in the Winter Olympics for skiing and snowboarding. Athletes get three chances to perform tricks, and the best two tricks, which must be different, are used for scoring. The scores are based on difficulty, execution, amplitude, and landing.Key Facts
- Big air debuted at the 2018 Olympics for snowboard and 2022 for skiing.
- Athletes ride down a ramp, perform a trick mid-air, and aim to land in a specific zone.
- They have three chances to perform tricks, and two different tricks' scores are combined for ranking.
- Judges score based on four criteria: difficulty, execution, amplitude (height/distance), and landing.
- Different types of tricks include grabs, spins, flips, and corks.
- A cork is a mix of a spin and a flip, creating an off-axis motion.
- Tricks have variations based on how a rider's hands and feet are positioned, such as 'natural' or 'goofy' stances.
- The big air jump at the Milano Cortina's Livigno Snow Park is 225 meters long and 40 meters high.
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