Aerial skiing is a sport that combines speed, technique, showmanship, strength, and protection, because this sport can be very dangerous the athletes need each and every one of these. In this sport, they have to do many flips and tricks, which help them score higher. There are many things in freestyle aerial skiing that people don’t really know about, here are some. In freestyle aerial skiing the goal is to get high in the air off of a two to four-meter jump and do lots of flips and tricks. They “play” this sport by going fast on their skis and then onto a two to four-meter jump, which then the “players” can get up to twenty feet higher than the landing area, which helps them perform more tricks. Doing more complex tricks and flips can give
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Without it, the competitors wouldn’t be able to compete. They need skis, goggles, helmets, and special, lighter snow gear/suits. The lighter snowsuits are a new technology advancement because it will still keep the competitors warm and it will not tear when they land. It also helps them do tricks and flips easier because it is lighter. The track has to be safe, and by that I mean that the jump and landing area has to be cleared after every competitor. They want the jump cleared of clumps of snow, and people so that the competitors are not slowed down or injured by someone else. The competitor has to use a helmet, special clothing, and goggles or snow glasses to keep themselves protected. Freestyle aerial skiing can be dangerous in some ways, and if something is wrong with the track it could also be dangerous for the competitors and the people around the track …show more content…
The first thing athletes need is endurance. They also need strength, flexibility, fitness, and technique. The thing that they also need is confidence, good timing, and to stay under pressure. They also need to stay calm when they do their jump. In order for the athletes train the best in this sport they have to do lots of cardio and different types of fitness training. They can’t train on the snow all year round, so in the summer they use ski ramps that go into the water. They have to use special equipment, such as skis. The skis have holes in the bottom so when they land in the water the impact is less. One female athlete that competes in freestyle skiing is Ashley Caldwell she lives in Park City, Utah. The country that she competes for is America. She is very young considering that some people that compete are forty and she is only 24. Ashley Caldwell has been training since she was very young. She started going to the ramps that go into the pool when she was thirteen. She went there in the Summer of 2007. Ashley has had lots of success in the past years. One was the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and she took 10th place. Another was in 2017 and she won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle World Championships. Freestyle Aerials has both men and women competitions. One male athlete is Mac Bohonnon and he competes for America. He lives in Madison, Connecticut and is 22 years old. Mac started liking the
Without it, the competitors wouldn’t be able to compete. They need skis, goggles, helmets, and special, lighter snow gear/suits. The lighter snowsuits are a new technology advancement because it will still keep the competitors warm and it will not tear when they land. It also helps them do tricks and flips easier because it is lighter. The track has to be safe, and by that I mean that the jump and landing area has to be cleared after every competitor. They want the jump cleared of clumps of snow, and people so that the competitors are not slowed down or injured by someone else. The competitor has to use a helmet, special clothing, and goggles or snow glasses to keep themselves protected. Freestyle aerial skiing can be dangerous in some ways, and if something is wrong with the track it could also be dangerous for the competitors and the people around the track …show more content…
The first thing athletes need is endurance. They also need strength, flexibility, fitness, and technique. The thing that they also need is confidence, good timing, and to stay under pressure. They also need to stay calm when they do their jump. In order for the athletes train the best in this sport they have to do lots of cardio and different types of fitness training. They can’t train on the snow all year round, so in the summer they use ski ramps that go into the water. They have to use special equipment, such as skis. The skis have holes in the bottom so when they land in the water the impact is less. One female athlete that competes in freestyle skiing is Ashley Caldwell she lives in Park City, Utah. The country that she competes for is America. She is very young considering that some people that compete are forty and she is only 24. Ashley Caldwell has been training since she was very young. She started going to the ramps that go into the pool when she was thirteen. She went there in the Summer of 2007. Ashley has had lots of success in the past years. One was the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and she took 10th place. Another was in 2017 and she won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle World Championships. Freestyle Aerials has both men and women competitions. One male athlete is Mac Bohonnon and he competes for America. He lives in Madison, Connecticut and is 22 years old. Mac started liking the