IOC approves Slopestyle snowboarding for 2014 Sochi Games

Shaun White competing in Slopestyle at the ESPN X Games

Today the IOC has approved the inclusion 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. You can see an example of slopestyle snowboarding in the embeded video above or you can find more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopestyle & http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2011-07-04-2554850981_x.htm