slopestyle

noun

slope·​style ˈslōp-ˌstī(-ə)l How to pronounce slopestyle (audio)
: a snowboarding or skiing competition in which participants perform tricks and jumps on a sloping course with multiple ramps and obstacles (such as rails)
… the International Olympic Committee announced last summer that it would add … slopestyle to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia …Eli Saslow

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At the Winter Olympics in Milan, she is set to compete in the women’s slopestyle, big air, and halfpipe. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 Qualifying for men's freeski slopestyle is later on Saturday. CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 Such a world view, as of Saturday, has produced such career highlights as a breakout slopestyle victory in FIS World Cup competition and bronze medals in slopestyle and big air at the 2025 World Championships. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Instead, workers built the massive scaffolding adjacent to the slopestyle course and the halfpipe. Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slopestyle

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First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slopestyle was in 1994

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“Slopestyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slopestyle. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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