Why does FIS Big Air exist?

[steezyclezy]

Can anyone explain why a FIS ski big air tour exists even though it's not an Olympic sport? I know for snowboarding it is but don't get why FIS have endorsed the discipline for skiers. I thought they were only endorsed pipe/slope because they are olympic.

 

[corona]

The probably want to control as much about the sport as possible and they might be planning on it being an Olympic sport in the future.

 

[Park_Ranger]

Fuck FIS

 

[steezerampage]

Might be an event in the future. Not much of a reason to have Ariel’s and big air both in the olympics because they are very similar.

 

[Mr.Bishop]

Can anyone explain why a FIS ski big air tour exists even though it's not an Olympic sport? I know for snowboarding it is but don't get why FIS have endorsed the discipline for skiers. I thought they were only endorsed pipe/slope because they are olympic.

The way I understand things is that in order to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics, a sport needs to have a solid qualification system in place. So if you don't have qualifiers, you can't become a sport in the Olympics... its part of the application process.

Presumably, since Snowboarding Big Air is a part of the 2018 Olympics... skiing wants to get there too.

Olympics requires all kinds of standards and shit to be met in order to be considered a proper qualification system... so nobody better to follow the rules than FIS.

Anyway... that is likely your answer.

 

[Casey]

Might be an event in the future. Not much of a reason to have Ariel’s and big air both in the olympics because they are very similar.

I mean they ride down on 55 different types of Bobsleds, I don't think the 2 events are that similar when you compare them to other sports that make the Olympics.