Thrills And Spills At The Freestyle Ski World Championship In Kazakhstan

On March 11, the teams competition in aerials took place, in which the Russian team took gold, Switzerland silver, and the United States bronze. Competitions in moguls, dual moguls, and aerials (single) took place on the preceding days.

The 2018 Olympic gold medalist Hanna Huskova, from Belarus, prepares for a jump. She came fifth in the individual competition, while Belarus came fourth in the team event.

A skier soars through the cloudy skies at Shymbulak, near Almaty.

A spectator enjoys the action.

Workers take a break as a skier flies past. 

Skiers accelerate to more than 50 kilometers per hour before launching into acrobatic routines in the air.

Oops! In freestyle competitions, not only the beauty and difficulty of the jumps is evaluated, but also the quality of the landing.

This man clears snow at the event, a job that lands him a great view.

A skier is captured upside down, suspended in midair, in this snap from the competition.

Russian skiers Pavel Krotov (left), Lyubov Nikitina, and Maksim Burov show off their gold medals.