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Half - pipe skiing - wikipedia Half - pipe skiing Jump to : navigation , search Spinning in Superpipe <Td_colspan="2"> Half - pipe skiing at the World Skiing Invitational Highest governing body International Ski Federation <Th_colspan="2"> Presence Olympic 2014 Half - pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half - pipe . Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe . The current world record for highest jump in a half - pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet - Villard , with 26 feet 3 inches ( 8.00 metres ) . The sport is considered to be dangerous compared to other sports , and helmets are required to be worn during competitions . Half - pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002 , and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia . David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points . Contents ( hide ) 1 Competitions 2 Superpipe skiing 3 Safety concerns 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Competitions ( edit ) Half - pipe skiing was formally endorsed by the International Ski Federation in June 2010 , and was approved by the International Olympic Committee in April 2011 to be an official sport 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi , Krasnodar Krai , Russia . It has been a part of the Winter Dew Tour , the World Skiing Invitational , and the inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympics . The current world record for the highest half - pipe ski jump was set in 2015 , and is held by Joffrey Pollet - Villard with 26 feet and 3 inches ( 8.00 metres ) . Superpipe skiing ( edit ) Superpipe skiing is an alternate form of half - pipe skiing that utilizes a superpipe ( large halfpipe used in extreme sports ) , instead of a half - pipe . It has been a part of the Winter X Games since 2002 . The 2012 Winter X Games champion was David Wise with a high score of 93.00 . Safety concerns ( edit ) Half - pipe skiing is considered to be a dangerous sport compared to other forms of skiing . In January 2012 , Sarah Burke died due to injuries suffered during a training accident . Helmets are required during competition , and there are airbags on the sides of pipes during practice runs . Colorado governor Bill Owens signed a law which protected ski - resorts from injury - related lawsuits . See also ( edit ) Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics Winter X Games Freestyle skiing Aerial skiing Mogul skiing Ski ballet Ski cross Slopestyle List of skiing topics Vert skating Half - pipe Superpipe Alpine skiing References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : http://freeskier.com/videos/watch-joffrey-pollet-villard-breaks-world-record-ski-superpipe-high-air Jump up ^ http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/article=men-freestyle-skiing-halfpipe.html Jump up ^ http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-schedule-and-results Jump up ^ Symms , John . `` FIS endorses Ski Halfpipe for Olympics -- ESPN '' . Espn.go.com . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 04 . Jump up ^ `` IOC approves ski Halfpipe for 2014 Winter Olympics ; postpones decision on Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle -- ESPN '' . Sports.espn.go.com. 2011 - 04 - 06 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 04 . Jump up ^ `` 2012 Winter Dew Tour Snowbasin freeski coverage -- ESPN '' . Espn.go.com. 2012 - 02 - 11 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 09 . Jump up ^ `` AFP World Championships starts Thursday in Whistler - ESPN '' . Espn.go.com. 2012 - 04 - 19 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` World Skiing Invitational coming to Whistler this week - ESPN '' . Espn.go.com. 2011 - 04 - 24 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ Innsbruck 2012 . `` Freestyle Skiing '' . Innsbruck 2012 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 04 . Jump up ^ `` 2011 Winter X Games preview : Men 's Ski SuperPipe - ESPN '' . Espn.go.com. 2011 - 01 - 28 . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 04 . Jump up ^ Bien , Louis ( 2012 - 01 - 28 ) . `` Winter X Games 2012 , Men 's Ski SuperPipe Final : David Wise Takes Home The Gold '' . SBNation.com . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 09 . Jump up ^ powder.com published : January 28 , 2012 ( 2012 - 01 - 28 ) . `` Men 's Halfpipe Finals POWDER Magazine '' . Powdermag.com . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 17 . Jump up ^ Robert J. Johnson ; Jasper E. Shealy ; T. Yamagishi ( 1 January 2006 ) . Skiing Trauma and Safety . ASTM International . pp. 22 -- . ISBN 978 - 0 - 8031 - 3400 - 3 . Retrieved 4 November 2012 . Jump up ^ Keh , Andrew ( 2012 - 01 - 19 ) . `` Sarah Burke , Canadian Freestyle Skier , Dies of Injuries '' . NYTimes.com . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 04 . ^ Jump up to : `` Canadian skier Sarah Burke dies from injuries sustained in superpipe accident '' . Fox News . Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 09 . Jump up ^ Skiing . October 2004 . p. 38 . ISSN 0037 - 6264 . Retrieved 9 November 2012 . External links ( edit ) wiki.fis-ski.com - The resource of information and knowledge on Freestyle Skiing , Ski Jumping , FIS World Ski Championships , FIS Leaders Seminar , FIS Ladies Seminar fisfreestyle.com FIS Freestyle News , Calendar , Rules and Results www.freestyleski.com - The official site of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association . Your source for moguls , aerials , halfpipe and slopestyle skiing in Canada . History of Freestyle - The history of freestyle skiing . 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1. Half-pipe skiing
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4. Superpipe skiing
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