1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association 1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
LEXICON ON AERIALS Aerials Olympic discipline Aerials is not for the faint of heart. At the National Team level, competitors hit the jumps or 'kickers' at speeds of 60+ km/h, launch themselves some 20 metres in the air and perform up to triple back somersaults with up to five twists, landing on a steep landing hill most people would be nervous just skiing down. These are the most difficult manoeuvres performed in any 'gymnastic' sport. Judging Competitors must perform two different jumps consisting of single or multiple somersaults with or without twists. Each jump must vary by one somersault or one twist. Points are awarded for take-off (20% of score), form in the air (50% of score) and landing (30% of score). Scores of both jumps are added together for a final mark. Competition Format Competitions are either: a) A two jump qualification round with a two jump 12-person final the next day or b) A one jump qualification round with a one jump final for the top 12 men and women Examples of jumps Singles • Back Layout (DD — 2.05, bL): Single flip in straight body position. • Back Full (DD — 2.30, bF): Single flip with full twist should be done in the layout position. • Double Full (DD — 2.70, bdF): Single flip with two twists (used to be worth 2.65). Doubles • Back Lay-Tuck (DD — 2.60, bLT): Double flip with lay in first position, tuck in second position. • Double Layout (DD — 2.65, bLL): Double flip in the layout position. • Full-Tuck/Pike (DD — 2.85, bFT): Double flip with full twist on first flip. • Full-Double-Full (DD — 3.55, bFdF): Full twist on first flip, double twist on second. Triples • Full-Tuck-Full (DD — 3.75, bFTF): 3 flips with 2 twists, second flip is without twist. • Full-Full-Full (DD — 4.05, bFFF): One twist on each of the three flips. • Double Full-Full-Full (DD — 4.45, bdFFF): Quadruple-twisting triple somersault with 2 twists on first flip and one twist on each of next two flips. • Full-Double-Full-Full (DD — 4.45, bFdFF) Quadruple twisting triple back flip with a double twist on the second flip. • Full-Double Full-Double Full (DD — 4.85, bFdFdf): triple somersault with five twists. Not yet done successfully in competition, prior to this season. 10
Lingo • DD: Degree of difficulty. • In-run: slope leading into the kicker — 55m. long and 23-degrees steep. • Full in: Full twist on first flip of double or triple somersault. • Full out: Full twist on last flip of double somersault. • Layout: Body extends as straight as possible. Often called a “lay”. • Pike: Body bends at waist, legs stay straight, and hands reach forward to toes. The standard diving position. • “Pull”: Grabbing your knees into a tuck position. • Rudy: Flip with 1 1/2 twists. • Single: One flip. Double: Two flips. Triple: Three flips. • “Stretch”: Making body as “long” as possible because the jumper is carrying too much speed or is too high in the air off the kicker. • Tuck: Knees tuck in front of body to angle of 90 degrees. Aerial Stars of Today Men Aerial Stars Steve Omischl, Canada. 2005 FIS World Champion, and second on the 2005 Freestyle World Cup tour. Omischl also claimed the 2004 World Cup Aerial title, dominating with 6 World Cup wins, and 3 silver medal performances to total an impressive 9 podium results in 12 starts. 2000 World Cup male Rookie of the Year, and bronze medallist at the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. Jeret Peterson, USA. Jeret claimed the 2005 overall aerial title with a consistent season that included 3 World Cup wins, and a total of 6 podium performances. Xiaopeng Han, China. Han is just one of many talented aerialists emerging from a Chinese program that is starting to produce a strongly competitive group of athletes. Han achieved 3 podium performances and was consistent enough to finish 3rd on the overall 2005 World Cup tour. Alexei Grishin, Belarus. Finished 3rd at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships, and 8th on the World Cup tour last season. 2001 World Champion, silver medallist at the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships and bronze medallist at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Ales Valenta, Czech Republic. Despite claiming only one World Cup win last season, Valenta is a strong competitor who will be looking to impress in Torino. 2002 Olympic gold medallist, making Olympic history by performing a quintuple twisting triple back flip in Olympic competition. Jeff Bean, Kyle Nissen, Warren Shouldice, Canada. All members of a very strong Canadian men’s aerial team who were no strangers to the podium last season. Bean was the silver medallist behind team-mate Omischl at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships, and finished 4th at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Nissen finished the 2005 season strong with two backto-back podium performances late in the season, despite a mid-season hiatus from World Cup competition while recovering from a knee injury. Shouldice proved he’s a threat last season by performing the first-ever Lay-triple full full (quadruple twisting triple back flip with 3 twists in the second flip) in competition at the 2005 Deer Valley World Cup aerial event where he placed 4th. Women Aerial Stars Nina Li and Xin Xin Guo, China. Li dominated the women’s aerial scene in 2005 with 11 podium performances in 12 starts, including 6 World Cup wins. Li also claimed title to the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. Team-mate Guo performed consistently all season with one World Cup win in Shenyang, CHN, to finish 3rd overall on the 2005 World Cup Freestyle tour. Lydia Ierodiaconou, Australia. Another member of Australia’s strong women’s aerial team, Ierodiaconou stepped in to a leading role in the absence of injured team-mate, Alisa Camplin. Ierodiaconou finished 2nd overall for the 2005 World cup season, with 3 wins and a total of 7 podium performances. Alisa Camplin, Australia. Returning from a knee injury sustained prior to the 2005 season, Camplin captured the gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, was the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Champion and claimed the 2003 and 2004 World Cup tour. Evelyn Leu, Switzerland. Silver medallist at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships, Leu remains a consistent competitor. She has twice set a world record point score during qualification rounds at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. Deidra Dionne & Veronika Bauer, Canada. Dionne was the bronze medallist at the 2001 and the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships, and bronze medallist at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Voted 1999-2000 World Cup Rookie of the Year capturing two World Cup medals in her first season on tour. Dionne finished 7th last season on the World Cup tour, with a total of 3 podium performances. Bauer was the 2001 FIS World Freestyle Champion, and silver medallist at the 2003 FIS Freestyle Ski Championships. Bauer finished 8th on the 2005 World Cup tour, including 2 podium performances. 11
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LEXICON ON AERIALS<br />
Aerials<br />
Olympic discipline<br />
Aerials is not for the faint of heart. At the<br />
National Team level, competitors hit the jumps<br />
or 'kickers' at speeds of 60+ km/h, launch themselves<br />
some 20 metres in the air and perform<br />
up to triple back somersaults with up to five<br />
twists, landing on a steep landing hill most people<br />
would be nervous just skiing down. These<br />
are the most difficult manoeuvres performed in<br />
any 'gymnastic' sport.<br />
Judging<br />
Competitors must perform two different jumps<br />
consisting of single or multiple somersaults with<br />
or without twists. Each jump must vary by one<br />
somersault or one twist. Points are awarded for<br />
take-off (20% of score), form in the air (50% of<br />
score) and landing (30% of score). Scores of<br />
both jumps are added together for a final mark.<br />
Competition Format<br />
Competitions are either:<br />
a) A two jump qualification round with a two<br />
jump 12-person final the next day<br />
or<br />
b) A one jump qualification round with a one<br />
jump final for the top 12 men and women<br />
Examples of jumps<br />
Singles<br />
• Back Layout (DD — 2.05, bL): Single flip<br />
in straight body position.<br />
• Back Full (DD — 2.30, bF): Single flip<br />
with full twist should be done in the layout<br />
position.<br />
• Double Full (DD — 2.70, bdF): Single flip<br />
with two twists (used to be worth 2.65).<br />
Doubles<br />
• Back Lay-Tuck (DD — 2.60, bLT): Double<br />
flip with lay in first position, tuck in second<br />
position.<br />
• Double Layout (DD — 2.65, bLL): Double<br />
flip in the layout position.<br />
• Full-Tuck/Pike (DD — 2.85, bFT): Double<br />
flip with full twist on first flip.<br />
• Full-Double-Full (DD — 3.55, bFdF): Full<br />
twist on first flip, double twist on second.<br />
Triples<br />
• Full-Tuck-Full (DD — 3.75, bFTF): 3 flips<br />
with 2 twists, second flip is without twist.<br />
• Full-Full-Full (DD — 4.05, bFFF): One<br />
twist on each of the three flips.<br />
• Double Full-Full-Full (DD — 4.45,<br />
bdFFF): Quadruple-twisting triple<br />
somersault with 2 twists on first flip and<br />
one twist on each of next two flips.<br />
• Full-Double-Full-Full (DD — 4.45, bFdFF)<br />
Quadruple twisting triple back flip with a<br />
double twist on the second flip.<br />
• Full-Double Full-Double Full (DD — 4.85,<br />
bFdFdf): triple somersault with five twists.<br />
Not yet done successfully in competition,<br />
prior to this season.<br />
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