IOC approves slopestyle for Sochi

Durban, South Africa — Slopestyle is coming to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Baseball and softball will get a chance to come back for the 2020 Summer Games.

The International Olympic Committee approved the inclusion Monday of men's and women's slopestyle events in snowboarding and freestyle skiing for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Also approved for Sochi were snowboard parallel slalom events for men and women.

In slopestyle, snowboarders and skiers do tricks while going down the mountain and maneuver through "features" — rails, big jumps and bumps.

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