Freeskiing
The 5 craziest freeski tricks to watch for this winter
If you want to win a freeski contest on the biggest stages the sport has to offer, then you're going to need the biggest tricks. These 5 are the ones need to keep an eye out for in any winning run.
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With progression and style in a constant push-pull relationship in competitive freeskiing, it's always fascinating to see what new tricks and variations the world's top freeskiers are working on, ready let loose on the world in the hopes of scooping silverware at the biggest contests in the game.
Next time you tune in to watch freeskiing's big guns throw down live on Red Bull TV, these are the massive, game-changing tricks you need to keep an eye out for.
1. Switch Double Cork 1440
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Mathilde Gremaud lands the world's first female Switch Double Cork 1440
Checkout the moment freeskier Mathilde Gremaud lands the world's first female Switch Double Cork 1440.
Thanks to Swiss phenom Mathilde Gremaud claiming the female world-first and then stomping it to win gold in the Ski Big Air finals at the 2021 X Games Aspen, the Switch Double Cork 1440 is the next frontier of female freeski tricks. Now the race is on to be among world's best women to get it down before contest season comes around again. Land it in a comp and you're going to bag gold.
2. Early Safety Grab Double Rodeo 1080s and 1260s
Finland's Elias Syrja has brought his own style to big air comps, with early Safety Grab Double Rodeo 1080s and 1260s. Setting a spin while hunched over the tip of your skis isn't the easiest thing to do yet Syrja makes it seem so effortless.
3. Quad 14s
Andri Ragettli
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A few years ago, Triple Cork 1080s were the 'it' trick in contests, now we're getting used to seeing Quad 14s being pulled perfectly out of several competitors' tricks bag, especially young guns like Andri Ragettli.
4. Switch Right Quad Cork 1620
Øystein Bråten, Freestyle Guru
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Speaking of quads, the Switch Right Quad Cork 1620 is one of big new spin-to-win contest tricks. If someone like Øystein Bråten is able to land one in a run with perhaps two other triples, it's hard to see how that could be beat.
5. Pretzel Double Flips
Jesper Tjäder is a Pretzel Double Flip pioneer
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Jesper Tjäder, king of the impossible, is one of the few people in the world who has Pretzel Double Flips locked down. Arguably harder than a Quad Cork, this takes immense skill and body control to successfully pull off.
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