{"id":79782,"date":"2022-02-15T00:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T18:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/people-are-finding-out-about-olympic-ski-ballet-and-its-hysterical\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T00:18:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T18:48:55","slug":"people-are-finding-out-about-olympic-ski-ballet-and-its-hysterical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/people-are-finding-out-about-olympic-ski-ballet-and-its-hysterical\/","title":{"rendered":"People are finding out about Olympic Ski Ballet and it\u2019s hysterical"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What do skiing, bright neon 80s colors, ballet, 90 seconds of music, and figure skating have in common? It was all part of ski ballet.<\/p>\n

That’s right, choreographed ballet-like dancing on skis was a thing and it was in the Olympics from 1988 to 1992, and people are just now finding out about it. <\/p>\n

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idc abt the reasons why this stopped being a competitive sport but bring ski ballet backpic.twitter.com\/PvfcxlQiX6<\/p>\n

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Just discovered that Ski Ballet was once an Olympic sport. nnAnd itu2019s so glorious:pic.twitter.com\/sAKDSL1J5d<\/p>\n

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Ski ballet was never an official Olympic sport, it was only a demonstration. But it was a professional sport that included a National Championship and several notable athletes like Rune Kristiansen who won gold at the World Championship and model Suzy Chaffee. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it was outshined by snowboarding which was introduced to the Olympics in 1998. Ski ballet did not produce a high volume fanbase so it was never inducted officially, and eventually, the International Ski Federation stopped all formal competitions after 2000. <\/p>\n

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if ice dancing is a thing i simply do not understand why ski ballet is not. who do i have to speak to about this<\/p>\n

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But it seems people are quite interested in the sport being re-introduced on a professional level. While it may not have seemed impressive at the time, now it does. <\/p>\n

Skiers did jumps, flips, spins, crossed their skis, and showcased their flexibility while skiing on smooth snow. They were judged on style, artistic display, and technical execution. <\/p>\n

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We have rhythm dance in the Olympics (which is v cool), why not ski ballet? Just sayinu2019<\/p>\n

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Just remembered that ski ballet used to exist as an #Olympic sport and now I am beyond disappointed in no longer exists. #Olympics #Bejing2022<\/p>\n

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Bring back ski ballet 2k26. <\/p>\n

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