Dear Olympics: Please Bring Back Ski Ballet

I’m always looking for more dance–related events to watch during the Olympics, a confession I made last week, which is why I can’t believe I missed out on—drum roll please—ski ballet!

Apparently, the sport was around for about 30 years. It peaked as a demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, which basically means that it had a two-time trial run before the Olympic committee decided it didn’t suit the Games. After that, public interest in ski ballet waned, and the International Ski Federation dropped it as an official sport. 2000 was the last time anyone saw an arabesque on skis. (In competition, that is. I’m sure you whip them out when you hit the slopes.)