Single Moguls

Olympic discipline.... Speed, turns and air...

Mogul skiing is probably the most accessible of the Freestyle disciplines and is one of the most exciting and spectacular of all winter sports. Everyone who skis has had to negotiate bumps or moguls at some point and knows how challenging they can be. The incredible skill, athleticism and courage of the world's top mogul skiers makes it look easy, as they race straight down the fall line at lightening speeds.

Judging

Competitors rip down the 29-degree mogul course and launch themselves off two jumps on the way down under scrutiny of a panel of seven judges. Marks are awarded for the technical quality of the skier's turns (50%), the two upright aerial manoeuvres (25%) and speed (25%). While speed is a factor, the fastest skier across the finish line does not necessarily win.

Competition Format

Competitions are either:

  • Qualifying round with a single descent, followed by a final featuring the top 12 from the first round.
  • Best of two runs.

Dual Moguls

World Championship discipline

Head-to-head action...

In Dual Moguls, competitors race head-to-head in knock-out rounds. The added adrenaline of racing side-by-side means skiers often push themselves beyond their limits, resulting in either spectacular crashes or some of the most awesome bump skiing you will ever see. Dual Moguls became a separate FIS discipline in 1996 and officials hope it will join Single Moguls and Aerials as an Olympic event in the future.

 

 

 

Judging

As with Single Moguls, a panel of seven judges award marks for turns, speed and air, deciding by a show of panels who will go forward to the next round. Again the fastest skier over the finish line is not necessarily the winner.

Competition Format

Competitions are either:

- Single run qualification round (as per single Moguls) to seed the Duals, which would usually be sixteen pairs of Duals or;

- Elimination rounds of the entire filed of competitors based on seeding from either the results of a prior Dual competition or a prior Single Moguls competition.