Freestyle Skiing has been part of the Winter Games’ program since 1988. The sight of athletes soaring through the sky has been exciting for fans. In 2014, in Sochi, Halfpipe was added, with competitors having the chance to show off their skills and finesse while throwing caution to the wind with high-flying action.
The 22-year-old Olympian has made headlines throughout the Winter Games, whether it's celebrating her performance on the slopes, highlighting her hefty paychecks, criticizing her allegiance to China
Alex Hall discusses winning the silver medal in slopestyle skiing, his childhood memories of the sport, and the pressure of being a returning gold medal winner. Alex Hall won Olympic silver in slopestyle skiing, following his previous gold in 2022. Hall values skiing’s purity, stating, “I never got told to do it unless I wanted to.”
With a score of 112.90, China's Xu Mengtao repeated as the gold medalist in freestyle skiing women's aerials Wednesday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Bend native Hunter Hess was scheduled to compete in the men's freeski halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event was postponed due to heavy snow in the Levigno area.
The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday starting from 4:30 p.m. ET, while the men's halfpipe qualification runs were moved to an hour after that.
Eileen Gu is competing in three medal events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. On Monday, the Chinese skiing icon made it 2-for-2 after winning another medal at her second competition. Gu entered this year’s Winter Games with three Olympic medals.
American freeskier Nick Goepper is training in jeans while gearing up for his fourth Olympics and the men’s freeski halfpipe.
The trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis dominated the field to lift Team USA to a gold medal at the 2026 Olympics in the mixed aerials freestyle skiing event.