Here are essential things to know about Skiing in the Olympics. Skiing is one of the most awaited events in the winter Olympics. There are three major skiing events in the Olympics – ski jumping, alpine skiing and Freestyle skiing. Each skiing event have their own histories in the Olympics. Ski Jumping Ski jumping was first introduced in the Winter Olympics in 1924, first as a large-hill event, then as a normal-hill event in 1964. With Olympic ski jumping, an athletes makes two jump attempts whose landings are caught on video for accurate measuring. Points are garnered based on the jump lengths with longer jumps gaining more points. Five judges rate an athlete's jumping style on a 0-20 scale, dropping the highest and lowest scores. Most ski jumping medals are won by Norway, Finland and then Austria. Alpine Skiing Alpine skiing was first introduced in the Winter Olympics at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games in 1936. The event featured one downhill and then two slalom Courses. Freestyle Skiing: Freestyle skiing made its way into the Winter Olympics at the Calgary Games in 1988 but only for demonstration. Read also: Alaska Ski Vacations and ski directories