<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Presence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Olympic </Th> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <P> Half - pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half - pipe . Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe . The current world record for highest jump in a half - pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet - Villard, with 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 metres). The sport is considered to be dangerous compared to other sports, and helmets are required to be worn during competitions . Half - pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002, and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia . David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points . </P> <P> Half - pipe skiing was formally endorsed by the International Ski Federation in June 2010, and was approved by the International Olympic Committee in April 2011 to be an official sport 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia . It has been a part of the Winter Dew Tour, the World Skiing Invitational, and the inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympics . The current world record for the highest half - pipe ski jump was set in 2015, and is held by Joffrey Pollet - Villard with 26 feet and 3 inches (8.00 metres). </P>

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