Editing Freestyle skiing (section)

=== Slopestyle ===
{{Main|Slopestyle}}

In slopestyle, athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other [[terrain park]] features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks.<ref name=cfsa>{{cite web|title=Slopestyle|url=http://freestyleski.com//about/freestyle-101/disciplines/|publisher=Canadian Freestyle Ski Association|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> [[Twin-tip ski]]s are used and are particularly useful if the skier lands backwards. Slopestyle tricks fall mainly into four categories: spins, [[Grind (sport)|grinds]], grabs and [[Flip (acrobatic)|flip]]s. Slopestyle became an [[Olympic Games|Olympic event]], in both skiing and snowboarding forms, at the [[2014 Winter Games]] in [[Sochi, Russia|Sochi]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1216135778.html |title=Slopestyle Approved For Sochi 2014 |publisher=GamesBids.com |access-date=2011-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041143/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1216135778.html |archive-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>