Created in the sixties by mixing Alpine Skiing and acrobatics, Freestyle Skiing now encompasses a range of Olympic events including aerials, moguls and ski cross. These sports became a part of the Winter Games in 1992 (moguls), 1994 (aerials) and 2010 (ski cross).

Aerials
Perhaps the most dangerous and acrobatic freestyle event, Aerials include launching 40-50 feet in the air off of a ski jump, doing flips and other tricks and landing. This is a judged sport with scores on the skiers' jump takeoff (20%), jump form (50%) and landing (30%). The degree of difficulty for the tricks is also factored in.

Moguls
To compete in a mogul event, skiers must use a slope with moguls, or little bumps, that make the terrain bumpy. These moguls in combination with the grooves or troughs, force the skier to make small twists and turns. In Olympic mogul skiing, athletes must do tricks and jumps as the navigate down the bumpy slope.

Ski Cross
As the newest addition to the Winter Games, Ski Cross, or Skiercross as it is also called, will begin in the 2010 Vancouver games. The event, which is inspired by motocross racing, includes a modified snow terrain that skiers must race over to reach the finish line. The first time trial includes 16 (in women's events) or 32 skiers (in men's events). In the next race, four Olympians compete. The athlete with the fastest time wins.