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Skiing Big Air One of 7 New Events Added to 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

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After Snowboard Big Air was added to this year’s Olympic games, skiers were wondering when they would get their chance to spin & win. It turns out they won’t have to wait long, as 2022, in Beijing, is the answer, as seven new events were added to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic program: Freestyle skiing big air (men and women) […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 19, 2018
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NO Skiing Big Air for 2018 Winter Olympics | Big Air Snowboarding Approved

The Los Angeles Times is reporting today that both Snowboarding Big Air & Skiing Big Air have been added to the 2018 Winter Games. We just discovered that this is not true. Skiing Big Air was proposed to the IOC for 2018, but was not approved. Snowboarding Big Air was approved. The IOC’s reason for not approving Skiing Big Air? Essentially, they are saying that Skiing Big Air isn’t entertaining enough… IOC Press Release […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 8, 2015
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Big Air Added to 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea:

The Winter Olympics just got a helluva lot more entertaining. Big Air is by far the most fun park/X-games event to watch and draws the most viewers. It’s simple: go big and do amazing trips. Spectators get that and line up for Big Air events. Snowboarding big air, skiing big air, mass start in speedskating and mixed doubles in curling were approved during the IOC’s board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday. Snowboard parallel slalom was dropped from the winter olympics on Monday. “The changes reflect […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 8, 2015
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