48 Hours Till the Start: Beauty in Motion on Sochi’s Slopes

The first official training session for slopestyle and freestyle snowboarders was held on Monday, February 3, at the Rosa Khutor park. Three days later, the athletes will compete at the Sochi Olympic Games. See the brightest and most spectacular footage of the training session in this image gallery.

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The first official training session for slopestyle and freestyle snowboarders was held on Monday, February 3, at the Rosa Khutor park. Three days later, the athletes will compete at the Sochi Olympic Games. See the brightest and most spectacular footage of the training session in this image gallery.

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The Rosa Khutor park being prepared for an official training session for Olympic snowboarders.

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A slopestyle snowboarder practicing during an official training session for national Olympic teams.

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Coaches discussing altering the slopestyle course to make it safer. Photo: Rosa Khutor course.

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The Russian halfpipe and slopestyle team’s head coach, Sergei Shaybin, said he and his team had “never seen such complicated routes at a World Cup.”

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A slopestyle snowboarder practicing during an official training session for national teams.

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Canada’s Alex Beaulieu-Marchand practicing his slopestyle routine during an official training session for national teams.

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Gus Kenworthy of the USA practicing his freestyle routine during an official training session for national teams.

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A freestyle snowboarder practicing during an official training session for national teams.

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A slopestyle snowboarder practicing during an official training session for national teams.

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Russia’s Anna Mirtova taking part in the first official training session for Olympic freestylers and slopestylers.

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Russia’s Pavel Korpachev practicing his freestyle routine during an official training session for national teams.