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half-pipe

American  
[haf-pahyp, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌpaɪp, ˈhɑf- /
Or half pipe

noun

  1. a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.


half-pipe British  

noun

  1. a structure with a U-shaped cross-section, used in performing stunts in skateboarding, snowboarding, rollerblading, etc

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The inner height of the walls is 7.2 metres and the athletes soar high above the lip of the half-pipe.

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She became the first athlete to secure three freestyle skiing medals at a single Winter Olympics, winning half-pipe and big air gold and taking silver behind Gremaud in slopestyle.

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US-born Gu, 22, was one of the standout stars of the Beijing Games four years ago, scooping gold in the half-pipe and big air and taking silver behind Gremaud in slopestyle.

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Gu, 22, was one of the standout stars at the Beijing Games four years ago, winning gold in the half-pipe and big air and taking silver behind Gremaud in the slopestyle.

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Gu was one of the standout stars at the Beijing Games four years ago, winning the women's half-pipe competition and big air and taking silver behind Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud in slopestyle.

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