Big Air Snowboard & Freeski
Olympiaschanze, St. Moritz
Big Air is the ultimate challenge for adrenaline junkies. Athletes launch themselves off a massive jump to perform impressive tricks and spins high in the air. It's not only the difficulty of the maneuvers that counts, but also the precision and style. The landing plays a crucial role.
Disciplines: Snowboard Big Air Women/Men (SB BA), Freeski Big Air Women/Men (FK BA)
Competition Info
Infrastructure
In-run 120m, In-run Slope 35°, Kicker approximately 21m, Landing length 30m, Landing width 25m, Start 1876m above sea level, Finish 1810m above sea level, Height difference 66m, Track length 213m
Mode Snowboard Big Air
Snowboard Big Air, Women:
- Qualifications: 1 heat with 30 snowboarders, 3 runs, the 2 best runs are combined
- Finals: 8 snowboarders, 3 runs, the 2 best runs are combined
Snowboard Big Air, Men:
- Qualifications: 2 heats with 30 snowboarders each, 3 runs per heat, the 2 best runs are combined. The top 5 from each heat advance to the final
- Finals: 10 snowboarders, 3 runs, the best 2 runs are combined
Mode Freeski Big Air
Freeski Big Air, Women:
- Qualifications: 1 heat with 30 freeskier women, 3 runs, the 2 best runs are combined
- Finals: 8 freeskier women, 3 runs, the 2 best runs are combined
Freeski Big Air, Men:
- Qualifications: 2 heats with 30 freeskier men each, 3 runs per heat, the 2 best runs are combined. The top 5 from each heat qualify for the finals.
- Finals: 10 freeskier men, 3 runs, the best 2 runs are combined
Venue & Access
- Location: Olympic Ski Jump / Islas, 7500 St. Moritz
- By Ski/Snowboard: Skis and snowboards are not allowed on the event grounds.
- On Foot: The Olympic Ski Jump event area is only a few minutes' walk from the Campingplatz bus stop.