FREESTYLE NEWS


2009 USSA and FIS Updates

Several new decisions were made during the recent USSA Congress and FIS Congress held in May, 2009. Please review the freestyle sport updates below from both the USSA Congr........... read more

Your USSA Membership Expires on June 30. Renew Today!

USSA memberships expire annually on June 30. It's now easier than ever to renew your membership with online registration. Here’s how to register:

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The USSA Moves to a Digital Membership Card for the 2009-10 Season

PARK CITY, Utah (April 13) - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is moving to a digital membership card for the 2009-10 competition season.

 

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FREESTYLE

In the early days of freestyle skiing the sport was named for the "free" and creative element introduced by athletes who resisted traditional alpine and nordic skiing.  Competitions included an all-in-one-run event where skiers were judged on a run that included ballet, moguls and a spontaneous aerial maneuver.  Today the evolution of freestyle skiing is made up of six different disciplines; aerials, halfpipe, moguls, dual moguls, ski cross and slopestyle.  Each discipline is judged and scored to their own points list.  Freestyle skiing was added to the Olympic program in 1992 for moguls, aerials was added in 1994, and ski cross will debut in the 2010 Olympic Games.  



Aerials
Halfpipe
Moguls/Dual Moguls
Ski Cross
Slopestyle

Aerial skiers launch themselves 50 feet or more into the air off a jump made of snow and land on a steep slope where snow is chopped for a softened landing.  In the air athletes perform multiple combinations of intricate flips and twists.  The jump that has the highest degree of difficulty performed is the "hurricane" thrown by Jeret "Speedy" Peterson- three flips and five twists, the second flip has three twists!  Many athletes that compete in aerials were former gymnasts.  Aerials were added to the Olympics in 1994.


USSA GENERAL NEWS


Your USSA Membership Expires on June 30. Renew Today!

USSA memberships expire annually on June 30. It's now easier than ever to renew your membership with online registration. Here’s how to register:


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The USSA Moves to a Digital Membership Card for the 2009-10 Season

PARK CITY, Utah (April 13) - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is moving to a digital membership card for the 2009-10 competition season. read more

Background Re-screening Begins for Renewing Coaches and Officials. Register Early!

USSA will begin the process of re-screening renewing coaches and officials in the 2009-10 membership season. One third of the coaches and officials that completed backgroun........... read more