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This educational diagram compares aerials and moguls freestyle skiing courses, showing course layouts, features like ramps and moguls, and includes labeled illustrations of essential equipment such as freestyle boots, step-in bindings, skis, and ski poles, along with a skier for scale. Freestyle skiing equipmentFreestyle skis are generally shorter than Alpine skis in order to allow a skier to execute turns more quickly. Aerials are performed without poles. Freestyle boots and bindings are essentially the same as those used for Alpine skiing.
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This educational diagram compares aerials and moguls freestyle skiing courses, showing course layouts, features like ramps and moguls, and includes labeled illustrations of essential equipment such as freestyle boots, step-in bindings, skis, and ski poles, along with a skier for scale.
Freestyle skiing aerials and moguls courses and equipment An aerials course (left) is built on a small hill with a smooth inrun, a specially contoured ramp (kicker) that allows the skier to perform various midair maneuvers (e.g., backward somersaults), a steep slope to reduce the force of impact upon landing, and a finishing area that enables a skier to slow down under controlled conditions. Mogul skiing is performed on a steep course (right) dotted with uneven hills and deep gullies. The skier is judged based on a combination of speed and technical skills. A smooth finishing area at the bottom of the course gives skiers enough room to come to a complete stop.

Mogul skiing is a discipline within freestyle skiing that involves navigating a course of bumps, known as moguls. Skiers perform turns on these bumps and execute two mandatory jumps. The sport is judged based on three criteria: speed, turn techniques, and the execution of the jumps. The word "mogul" in this context refers to the bumps on the ski run, not to a wealthy individual. Mogul skiing became an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.123

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