Not very different from figure skating, this event was essentially dancing on skis. Integrated into the Olympic program during the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada and in Albertville, France in 1992, ski ballet was a form a freestyle skiing that evolved out of the counterculture movement of the mid 20th century. It was meant as a response to the other more rigid forms of competitive skiing. Each event involved skiers doing choreographed jumps and steps to a music soundtrack. Each performance was evaluated by a panel of judges who were looking for artistry and technical achievement. Ski ballet was never a medaled event, but its flair can still be sensed in modern freestyle events like slopestyle.