When was skiing an olympic sport

Alpine skiing events were held for the first time at the Winter Olympics in , though ski instructors were barred as they were classified as being professionals. This decision led to an Austrian and Swiss boycott, and to the decision not to have skiing events in the next games in In at St Moritz, men and women each had three alpine skiing events.

Currently there are 11 events. The rules are the same for all events, only the courses differ. The only event that year was a combined competition of both downhill and slalom. In , this was held along with separate downhill and slalom races. Four years later, the giant slalom was added, and in , the super giant slalom became a fourth separate event. Skip to main content. Alpine Skiing In association with. Go here for the list of summer Olympic Games sports. The list of sports at the Beijing Winter Olympics has not changed since skeleton was added in For , seven new events were introduced: women's monobob, mens and women's big air, and mixed team events in aerials skiing, ski jumping, short track speedskating and snowboardcross.

See list of sport changes. The 15 sport disciplines of the Winter Olympics are categorized into three main categories: 1 ice sports, 2 alpine, skiing and snowboarding events, and 3 Nordic events.

In each of these sports categories there are more specific events, as listed. Racers only get one go. Slalom: Skiers dodge left and right around gates per course. Giant slalom: Like slalom, but the gates are farther spread out over a longer course, allowing this event wider turns and higher speed.

Super G: A cross between slalom and downhill. The super G usually takes place on the latter portion of the downhill course, but places more emphasis on carving around far-spaced gates. Each competitor gets one shot at the course. Super combined: Skiers race for the fastest combined times on one downhill and one slalom run. In the three ski jumping events, racers compete to launch the furthest off of long jumps. Their aggregate score is their ultimate score.

Individual normal hill: Racers compete for the farthest jump off a 90m hill. Individual large hill: Racers compete for the farthest jump off a m hill. Men only.