Freestyle Skiing

Team GB free skier Kirsty Muir has been taking advice from Olympic slopestyle champion Sarah Hoefflin. And the Scot looks set for the big time after winning two medals at April's Junior World Ski Championships.

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Kirsty Muir hoping to follow Sarah Hoefflin's lead

More than 1,400 athletes from 40 nations, and over 50,000 fans are expected in Utah, USA, for the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski world championships (1-10 February).
Olympic champions Chloe Kim, Anna Gasser, David Wise, and Mikael Kingsbury are among the stars taking part in the event, which is

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What and who to watch out for at the 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle, and Freeski world champs

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The Tabanelli family name was celebrated twice at the Big Air World Cup on Sunday, 1 December as the Italian freestyle skiing siblings both reached the podium in Beijing.
Miro Tabanelli finished second, 0.75 points behind Tormod Frostad of Norway, while his younger sister Flora Tabanelli was third in the

Flora Tabanelli is a two-time Youth Olympic Games champion.

Italy's Tabanelli siblings coordinate Big Air podium finishes in Beijing

Olympic champion Mathilde Gremaud made a winning start to the 2023/24 World Cup freestyle ski season on home snow in Chur on Friday (20 October) although not in the way she would have wanted.
Switzerland's slopestyle gold medallist from Beijing 2022 finished top in Big Air qualification on Thursday (19

Mathilde Gremaud took Big Air World Cup victory in Chur after poor weather forced the final to be cancelled

Freeski World Cup Big Air Chur 2023: Mathilde Gremaud and Dylan Deschamps awarded wins after weather woes

It has been a disappointing Olympic Winter Games for Great Britain, but Zoe Atkin is among the athletes looking to make their mark at Beijing 2022.
The 19-year-old will be competing in the women's freeski halfpipe, with qualification starting tomorrow as she hopes to progress to the final.
There is

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COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO - DECEMBER 10: Zoe Atkin of Team Great Britain competes in the Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Resort on December 10, 2021 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Zoe Atkin

Team GB Halfpipe qualifier Zoe Atkin - everything you need to know

The #StrongerTogether campaign 2022 message can be summarized by this motto: “Every rise, every fall, every victory, we’re in it together.”
When we believe in each other, we can make the unbelievable happen. Belief from others inspires belief in ourselves; to make that leap, land that trick, to push to

Le sciatrici svizzere Sarah Hoefflin (oro) e Mathilde Gremaud (argento) festeggiano insieme sul podio.

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#strongertogether Hoefflin and Gremaud: A friendship on the podium

Freeski Big Air is one of seven sports debuting at the Beijing 2022 Games. The skiers race down a huge ramp that tilts up at the end and catapults them into the sky. You want a high adrenaline dose? We've got you covered. The athletes love it. Just listen...

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Freeski's Big Air Olympic debut: Defying the laws of physics

X Games Aspen 2022 is the final dance for the world's best snowboard and freestyle skiers before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The three-day event from 21-23 January at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado will see fans on site to watch events including women's and men's ski and snowboard

MAMMOTH, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Jamie Anderson of Team United States competes in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle competition at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain on January 08, 2022 in Mammoth, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Jamie Anderson in action mid-air: credit Getty Images

Winter X Games Aspen 2022 preview: Final preparation for snowboarders and freestyle skiers ahead of Beijing 2022 Olympics

The Swiss freeskier took up the sport at age of 20 and seven years later she clinched slopestyle gold at PyeongChang 2018: "I like to show what I can do. I think I just am a little bit of a showwoman," the 31-year-old told Olympics.com.

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Sarah Hoefflin: I live for competition

When a freestyle skiier steps to the top of a Big Air platform, slopestyle park or halfpipe, they're likely thinking about the run they've planned, and what they need to do to achieve the best possible score.
But behind their bibs and their helmet, freestylers are first and foremost creators.

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 05: Mathilde Gremaud of Team Suisse performs a trick during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Big Air Training session on Day 1 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Big Air Shougang on February 05, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Mathilde Gremaud of Team Suisse

Mathilde Gremaud: "A trick is like a painting"

Sarah Hoefflin took victory at the U.S. Grand Prix as Switzerland dominated the freestyle skiing slopestyle events at Mammoth Mountain in California on Friday (31 January).
The Olympic champion had finished second to recent Winter Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Kelly Sildaru at last weekend's Winter X Games in Aspen.

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Kirsty Muir hoping to follow Sarah Hoefflin's lead

What and who to watch out for at the 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle, and Freeski world champs

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