First organized freestyle competition: 1966 in New Hampshire

First world championships: 1986 in Tignes, France

Olympic disciplines: 2 (moguls and aerials)

Olympic debuts: 1992 Albertville (moguls) and 1994 Lillehammer (aerials)

Why it took so long for aerials to be included in the Winter Games: Olympic officials considered the sport too dangerous

Number of freestyle medals awarded in Olympic history: 42

Number of freestyle medals won by Canadians: 5

First Olympic moguls champions: Edgar Grospiron of France and Donna Weinbrecht of the U.S., 1992 Albertville

Grospiron’s response when asked if he adhered to a special diet: “Yes, one week red wine and the next week white wine.”

First Olympic aerials champions: Sonny Schonbachler of Switzerland and Lena Cheryasova of Russia, 1992 Lillehammer

Maximum number of somersaults permitted in an aerials jump: 3

Approximate speed at which skiers hit the “kicker,” the launch ramp for aerials: 60 km/h

Height above the kicker reached by aerialists: up to 18 metres

Height above the ramp reached by ski jumpers: up to 6 metres

Length of a moguls course: Between 200m and 270m

Number of jumps on a moguls course: 2

Debris is on the slope below the aerial jump: Pine wood chips to help aerialists orient themselves to the ground

What freestyle skiers have in common with figure skaters: They perform to their choice of music