FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
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The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS
for Freestyle Skiing
. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls
, Dual Moguls
, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle
and Half-pipe
. Formally, Acroski and a combined event where held.
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
for Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls
Mogul skiing
Mogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps, or moguls.-Moguls:...
, Dual Moguls
Mogul skiing
Mogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps, or moguls.-Moguls:...
, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle
Slopestyle
Slopestyle is a popular type of competition for winter action sports; which originated as a snowboarding competition format. Today, there are many sports that are considered to have this style of competition, of which skiing and snowboarding are two of the most common...
and Half-pipe
Half-pipe
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...
. Formally, Acroski and a combined event where held.