Big air

{{Short description|High-injury-risk sports discipline}} thumb|335x335px|A snowboarder at a big air competition in downtown Québec. {{About|the sports discipline|the video game|Big Air}} '''Big air''' is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jumps. In most versions, there is one large jump and therefore only one opportunity to perform a trick. It is an extreme version of slopestyle. Competitors perform complex tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance as well, all while making every effort to secure a clean landing. Many competitions also require the rider to do a specific trick to win the major prize. The term was coined by French-Canadians because of their love for the extreme nature of the event.

==Skiing and snowboarding== Since 2004, Big Air Skiing has been featured in the FIS Snowboard World Championships.

In 2018, Big Air became the newest snowboarding event introduced in the Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/sports/olympics/big-air-snowboard.html|title=What Is Big Air? It's the Olympics' Newest Snowboard Event|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en}}</ref>

In the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the ski Big Air event was held for the first time in Olympic history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2022-02-07/big-air-event-makes-big-debut-at-beijing-olympics|title=Thrilling freestyle skiing big air event makes big debut at Beijing Olympics|access-date=2022-02-11|language=en}}</ref> The dedicated venue was Big Air Shougang.

==Other sports== Big air BMX and skateboarding have featured events at ESPN's annual multi-sport X Games.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGrath |first=Ben |date=2014-07-14 |title=Big Air |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/07/21/big-air |access-date=2026-03-11 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruton |first=Michelle |title=X Games Legends Break Down Their Biggest Moments From 25 Extreme Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2020/06/24/x-games-legends-break-down-their-biggest-moments-from-25-extreme-years/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220220105956/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2020/06/24/x-games-legends-break-down-their-biggest-moments-from-25-extreme-years/ |archive-date=2022-02-20 |access-date=2026-03-11 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

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