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Spins go in increments of 180 degrees. There are two kinds of ways to land from a spin, ‘switch’ and ‘natural’ position.<\/p>\n

Switch sees the athlete land in a different direction to where they started, after a 180, 540, 900, 1260, or 1620 rotation. <\/p>\n

However, a switch in ski events refers to skiing backwards and looking over your shoulders, primarily used for freestyle competitions.<\/p>\n

Landing in a natural position comes after a spin with rotations of 360, 720, 1080, 1440, or 1800 degrees. <\/p>\n

A backside spin, shorted to ‘back’ in the trick name, are set from the toe edge of the board and see the rider’s chest facing downhill initially. A frontside spin, shortened to ‘front’, is set from the heel edge and sees the rider’s chest facing uphill for the first part of the trick.<\/p>\n

For freestyle skiing, the equivalent is left side and right side spins. A skier will have their preferred way to spin, but choosing their non-dominant direction can earn more points.<\/p>\n

The higher the number, the more difficult the trick. Numbers are shortened to just the first number in the trick – so ‘frontside 360’ is shortened to ‘front 3’ in the trick name.<\/p>\n

A ‘hard way’ spin is one done from the opposite edge of the natural spinning edge, considered the ‘unnatural’ direction for a trick.<\/p>\n

There are various types of flips that have unique names that don’t spell out exactly what the trick contains – including wildcat, tamedog, backflip, frontflip, rodeo, backside rodeo and corked spin.<\/p>\n

These all involve varying degrees and direction of rotation – and can incorporate grabs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

#Winter #Olympics #points #scored #snowboard #skiing #big #air<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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