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Have you ever wanted to combine speed, style, and daring behavior into one amazing sport? The olympic sport of freestyle skiing encompasses all of these skills - it requires the speed of going down moguls, along with amazing tricks in the air. In 1992, the Olympics took the sport of "hotdogging" and officially recognized it as freestyle skiing. Freestyle skiers need only basic equipement; narrow skis, strong aluminum poles, flashy knee pads, and a sturdy helmet. The skis are the skier's method of going downhill. The poles help the skier accelerate quickly, turn sharply, and keep their balance. Freestyle skiers are the only group of skiers that wear knee pads while they compete. The knee pads - usually white or another bright color - help the judges look at the skiers knees to see how closely together they are.

Resources:

"Freestyle Skiing" from Olympic.org []