Sochi in 3…

With only 3 more days until the 2014 Winter Olympics, I will release 6 more of the 12 new events that will be taking place this year! To recap, I’ve already introduced to you the mixed biathlon relay, the figure skating team event and luge team relay.

Today, we will be looking at the men’s and women’s ski halfpipe, men’s and women’s ski slopestyle, and men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle.

Ski halfpipe – Men’s and Women’s
Each athlete will perform an array of big airs and other tricks in the halfpipe before being judged on technical execution, amplitude, variety, difficulty and use of pipe.

Ski slopestyle – Men’s and Women’s
Skiers combine airs and tricks on a 565m course featuring rails and a variety of jumps before being scored on execution, style, difficulty, variety and progression.

Snowboard slopestyle – Men’s and Women’s
Athletes will be scored after descending a 655m course consisting of rails and a variety of jumps, as they combine big airs and technical tricks into one run.