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Aerials

Aerials is a freestyle-skiing discipline. Athletes jump from shaped snow kickers, perform flips and twists, and are scored by air, form, landing and degree of difficulty.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

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Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Freestyle-skiing jump discipline with flips, twists and judging.

Geeignet für Suitable for very confident skiers ready for acrobatics, height and coaching.

Cost High: ski fundamentals, protection, coaching and a safe progression facility are needed. Freestyle club, season costs, specialist training, trampoline/water-ramp access and competition travel. Freestyle ski club, training centre or federation pathway. Progression through trampoline, water ramp or airbag is not optional detail.

First progress Basic position and air awareness after weeks; competition-ready jumps need long progression.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

freestyle club
coach
skis/boots
helmet/back protection
jump site
trampoline or water ramp

First steps

solidify ski fundamentals
train trampoline/body tension
use water ramp/airbag
learn simple axes
then move to snow kickers

Freestyle ski club, aerials training centre, national freestyle pathway or ski school with progression.

Only with qualified coaching, suitable facility and protection; fall and landing loads are high.

Weitere Angaben

Tags aerials, winter-sport, freestyle-skiing-aerials, wintersport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform a declared jump with height, clean form, rotation and controlled landing.

Teilnehmer

freestyle skiers.

Teamgröße

individual; mixed team by format.

Spielfeld

aerials jump site.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

air, form, landing and degree of difficulty.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

freestyle skis
helmet
protection
jump site

Wichtige Regelpunkte

fall
poor landing
form error
wrong jump

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Ski and Snowboard Federation
International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)

Aerials 101: Understanding Aerials and Aerials Mixed Team FIS · federation · high
FIS International Freestyle Judging Handbook FIS · rulebook · high
Olympic Aerials Freestyle Skiing 101 NBC Olympics · rules-guide · medium