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- Mogul skiing is one of the four categories of
- freestyle skiing. The others are aerials,
- ballet, and combined. Only moguls and
- aerials are Olympic events.
-
- -- Moguls. Moguls are snow bumps. Skiers
- ski down a steep course filled with moguls
- and perform two jumps during the run.
- They are judged on how fast they ski, how
- well they turn and go over the moguls, and
- how well they do their jumps.
-
- -- Aerials. Each skier takes two jumps off a
- platform and does flips, stunts, or
- acrobatic moves. ItΓÇÖs a lot like diving with
- skis on!
-
- -- Ballet. A skier performs a program set to
-