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There are six disciplines in Olympic skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Freestyle, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snow Boarding.
- The Alpine event was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games. This event consists of events that include the Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Combined.
- The Cross Country event was first introduced into the first Olympics during the 1924 Games in Chamonix. There are five disciplines in the Cross County event: 1.5 km Sprint; Combined Pursuit; Classic Race; Freestyle; and the Relay.
- Freestyle skiing was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sports. The discipline was added to the Olympics program during the 1992 games in Albertville. The Freestyle event consists of Moguls and Aerials.
- The Nordic Combined event was included in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix Mont Blanc. The event is comprised of cross-country skiing and jumping. There are three main disciplines in this event:
» Individual - consists of two ski jumps and 15 km cross-country.
» Sprint - consists of one ski jump and a 7.5 km cross country.
» Team - consists of eight team jumps and a 4x5 km team cross country.
- The Ski Jumping consists of three events:
» Individual Normal Hill - consists of two jumps from a 90-meter hill.
» Individual Large Hill - consists of two jumps from a 120 meter hill.
» Team Large Hill - consists of four team members taking two jumps each on a 120 meter hill.
- Snowboarding
Snowboarding was first introduced into the 1998 Olympic Games. There are two disciplines in Olympic Snowboarding; the Halfpipe and the Parallel Giant Slalom. Men and women compete in both of these events.
» Halfpipe - consists of snowboarder performing aerobatic maneuvers in a half-cylinder shaped course.
» Parallel Giant Slalom – consists of two snowboarders simultaneously maneuvering a downhill course around set poles.
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