Freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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Freestyle skiing
was a demonstration sport
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
. The venues were Canada Olympic Park
for aerials and ballet, and Nakiska
for moguls. This was the first appearance of freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics.
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...
was a demonstration sport
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
. The venues were Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park is operated by WinSport Canada formerly the Calgary Olympic Development Association . It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes by the general public...
for aerials and ballet, and Nakiska
Nakiska
Nakiska is a ski resort in the Kananaskis Country region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 and south on Highway 40 ....
for moguls. This was the first appearance of freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics.
Placement table
| Pos. | Country | First | Second | Third | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Moguls
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | |
39.56 |
| 2 | |
39.37 |
| 3 | Edgar Grospiron Edgar Grospiron is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.-References:... (FRA) |
37.71 |
| 4 | |
35.59 |
| 5 | |
35.15 |
| 6 | |
34.64 |
Aerials
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | |
410.93 |
| 2 | |
380.77 |
| 3 | Lloyd Langlois Lloyd Langlois is a Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, in aerials.... (CAN) |
377.97 |
| 4 | |
376.24 |
| 5 | |
348.75 |
| 6 | |
340.94 |
Ballet
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | Hermann Reitberger (FRG) |
46.6 |
| 2 | Lane Spina Lane Spina Lane Spina is a two time Olympian freestyle skier, who won two Olympic medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He won the Freestyle World Championships in 1991 in Lake Placid, New York... (USA) |
45.6 |
| 3 | Rune Kristiansen Rune Kristiansen Rune Kristiansen is a Norwegian freestyle skier. He represended the club Christiania Freestyleklubb. He won a gold medal in ballet at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1995, and had a total of 54 world cup victories throughout his career. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in ballet,... (NOR) |
44.0 |
Moguls
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | Tatjana Mittermayer Tatjana Mittermayer is a German freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, in moguls.... (FRG) |
36.16 |
| 2 | |
34.91 |
| 3 | |
34.07 |
| 4 | Stine Lise Hattestad Stine Lise Hattestad Bratsberg is a former Norwegian freestyle skier. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 1994 Olympics on Lillehammer and bronze from the Albertville Olympics. She also won the overall World Cup in 1988 and 1993.... (NOR) |
33.39 |
| 5 | |
31.84 |
| 6 | |
28.64 |
Aerials
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | Melanie Palenik (USA) |
268.83 |
| 2 | Sonja Reichart (FRG) |
267.03 |
| 3 | Carin Hernskog (SWE) |
245.98 |
Ballet
| Place | Athlete | Score |
| 1 | Christine Rossi (FRA) |
45.8 |
| 2 | Jan Bucher (USA) |
44.0 |
| 3 | Conny Kissling (SUI) |
43.2 |