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B · Beginner · 6 rules · Step 1 of 3

Park and pipe

  1. How are halfpipe, slopestyle and big air judged?Halfpipe, slopestyle and big air are judged events for snowboarders and freeskiers.
  2. What do snowboard judges look for?Judges score the run as a whole, an overall impression, using five criteria: execution, difficulty, amplitude, variety and progression.

Moguls and aerials

  1. How is moguls skiing scored?A moguls run is scored on three parts: turns, worth 60 per cent; the two air jumps, worth 20 per cent; and speed, worth 20 per cent.
  2. How are aerials jumps scored?Judges score each aerials jump on air (20 per cent), form (50 per cent) and landing (30 per cent).

Snowboard cross and ski cross

  1. How does snowboard cross work?After timed qualifying, riders race in heats of four or six over jumps, banks and rollers.

Parallel alpine snowboard

  1. How do parallel snowboard finals work?The top 16 race head to head, 1 against 16, through knock-out rounds.
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