#gus-kenworthy

#gus-kenworthy

If alpine skiing is about getting down a trail as fast as possible, freestyle skiing is about what you do along the way: flips, twists, and other high-wire shenanigans more typically associated with gymnastics or, in the world of winter sports, snowboarding. The 2014 Olympic Games, in Sochi, were the first to introduce the freestyle discipline of slopestyle, in which competitors make their way down a purpose-built course of rails and jumps, performing tricks as they go.