Freestyle skiing is one of the six skiing disciplines contested at the Winter Olympic Games, and one of the youngest.[1] In 1924, the first Winter Olympics featured Nordic skiing disciplines (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined),[2] while alpine skiing was first contested in 1936.[3] Only at the 1992 Winter Olympics, in Albertville, France, were freestyle skiing events first held as official medal events.[4] Before that, freestyle skiing was contested at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport, consisting of events for both men and women in three variants: moguls, aerials and ski ballet.[5] In Albertville, moguls was the first-ever official freestyle skiing medal event; aerials and ski ballet were also held but still as demonstration events.[5] The growing popularity of aerials convinced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add this freestyle discipline to the 1994 Winter Olympics official program.[5] Moguls and aerials have thus been contested at every Winter Games since. Ski cross inclusion in the Winter Olympics program was approved at an IOC Executive Board meeting in November 2006, and the first events were held at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]
At the 2002 Winter Olympics, two days after Steve Bradbury gave Australia its first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal, Alisa Camplin won the freestyle aerials event, becoming the first Australian woman to win gold at the Winter Games; four years later, she collected a second consecutive medal, a bronze.[7] In 2010, the third Olympics hosted by Canada finally consecrated a Canadian athlete as Olympic champion: Alexandre Bilodeau took the gold medal in the men's moguls, overcoming defending champion Dale Begg-Smith of Australia.[8] Kari Traa of Norway has won three medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) in three successive Games, more than any other freestyle skier at the Winter Olympics.[9] Alexandre Bilodeau and David Wise are the most successful male freestyle skiers, with two gold medals. Alexandre Bilodeau was also the first freestyle skier to win back to back gold medals when he won gold in the 2010 and 2014 moguls. The youngest freestyle skier to win an Olympic medal is Swiss Mathilde Gremaud, who secured a silver in 2018 with 18 years old, while Tatjana Mittermayer of Germany is the oldest medalist, following her silver in the 1998 moguls event, aged 33.[10][11]
Overall, 132 medals (44 of each color) have been awarded to skiers representing 22 National Olympic Committees (NOC).
| Table of contents | |
|---|---|
| Men |
Moguls • Aerials • Big air • Ski cross • Halfpipe • Slopestyle |
| Women |
Moguls • Aerials • Big air • Ski cross • Halfpipe • Slopestyle |
| Mixed | |
| Statistics |
Athlete medal leaders • Medals per year • Medal sweep events |
Men
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Finland |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Australia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  France |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belarus China |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia Switzerland |
1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Australia France |
1 | 1 | ||
| 9 |  Olympic Athletes from Russia Russia ROC |
1 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Beijing |
Birk Ruud Norway
|
Colby Stevenson United States
|
Henrik Harlaut Sweden
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 nations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Women
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team (EUN)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ROC (ROC)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia (RUS)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Australia |
2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | China |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | United States Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Canada |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Norway |
1 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Beijing |
Eileen Gu China
|
Tess Ledeux France
|
Mathilde Gremaud Switzerland
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 nations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Estonia (EST) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 nations | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Mixed
editAerials team
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Beijing |
United States (USA) Ashley Caldwell Christopher Lillis Justin Schoenefeld |
China (CHN) Xu Mengtao Jia Zongyang Qi Guangpu |
Canada (CAN) Marion Thénault Miha Fontaine Lewis Irving |
Statistics
editAthlete medal leaders
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Athletes who won at least two medals are listed below.[12]
| Athlete | Nation | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wise | United States (USA)
|
Men's halfpipe | 2014–2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eileen Gu | China (CHN)
|
Women's big air Women's slopestyle Women's halfpipe |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexandre Bilodeau | Canada (CAN)
|
Men's moguls | 2006–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Xu Mengtao | China (CHN)
|
Women's aerials Mixed team aerials |
2010–2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kari Traa | Norway (NOR)
|
Women's moguls | 1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mathilde Gremaud | Switzerland (SUI)
|
Women's big air Women's slopestyle |
2018–2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mikaël Kingsbury | Canada (CAN)
|
Men's moguls | 2014–2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jia Zongyang | China (CHN)
|
Men's aerials Mixed team aerials |
2010–2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Qi Guangpu | China (CHN)
|
Men's aerials Mixed team aerials |
2010–2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Justine Dufour-Lapointe | Canada (CAN)
|
Women's moguls | 2014–2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelsey Serwa | Canada (CAN)
|
Women's ski cross | 2010–2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Begg-Smith | Australia (AUS)
|
Men's moguls | 2006–2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jennifer Heil | Canada (CAN)
|
Women's moguls | 2002–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Janne Lahtela |  Finland (FIN)
|
Men's moguls | 1998–2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hannah Kearney | United States (USA)
|
Women's moguls | 2006–2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lydia Lassila | Australia (AUS)
|
Women's aerials | 2002–2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alisa Camplin | Australia (AUS)
|
Women's aerials | 2002–2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aleksei Grishin |  Belarus (BLR)
|
Men's aerials | 2002–2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tae Satoya | Japan (JPN)
|
Women's moguls | 1994–2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edgar Grospiron | France (FRA)
|
Men's moguls | 1992–1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stine Lise Hattestad | Norway (NOR)
|
Women's moguls | 1992–1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Li Nina | China (CHN)
|
Women's aerials | 2006–2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marie Martinod | France (FRA)
|
Women's halfpipe | 2014–2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shannon Bahrke | United States (USA)
|
Women's moguls | 2002–2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dmitri Dashinski | Belarus (BLR)
|
Men's aerials | 1998–2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS)
|
Women's moguls | 1992–1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Goepper | United States (USA)
|
Men's slopestyle | 2014–2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals per year
edit| × | NOC did not exist | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
| Nation | 1924–88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (AUS)
|
– | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
 Austria (AUT)
|
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Belarus (BLR)
|
× | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Canada (CAN)
|
– | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | |
| China (CHN)
|
– | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE)
|
× | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Estonia (EST)
|
× | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN)
|
– | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| France (FRA)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Germany (GER)
|
– | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR)
|
– | – | – | – | × | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN)
|
– | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ)
|
× | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL)
|
× | × | – | × | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Norway (NOR)
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
|
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | 2 | × | 2 | |
| ROC (ROC)
|
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 3 | 3 | |
| Russia (RUS)
|
× | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | × | × | 4 | |
| Sweden (SWE)
|
– | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | |
| Switzerland (SUI)
|
– | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
 Ukraine (UKR)
|
× | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Unified Team (EUN)
|
1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | |
| United States (USA)
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB)
|
× | 1 | – | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | |
| Total | 1924–88 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
Medal sweep events
editThese are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
| Games | Event | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Sochi | Men's slopestyle | United States (USA)
|
Joss Christensen | Gus Kenworthy | Nick Goepper |
| 2014 Sochi | Men's ski cross | France (FRA)
|
Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | Arnaud Bovolenta | Jonathan Midol |
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- "Olympic medals". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2010.** 1992 1994
- "Freestyle Skiing". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- Specific
- ^ "International Ski Federation". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "Chamonix 1924". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing Equipment and History". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Freestyle Skiing History". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Ski-cross gets approval for 2010". BBC Sport. November 28, 2008. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Camplin's aerials win gives Australia another gold". CNNSI.com. CNN. Associated Press. February 18, 2002. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Mick, Hayley (February 14, 2010). "Bilodeau wins Canada's first gold on home soil". CTVOlympics.ca. CTV. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Macur, Juliet (February 12, 2006). "Olympics: Tears and laughter as Canadian favorite takes the honors in moguls". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Kraushaar wins Luge by a silver". The Washington Post. Associated Press. February 12, 1998.
- ^ "Hoefflin wins ski slopestyle ahead of teenage YOG star". International Olympic Committee. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freestyle Skiing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
External links
edit- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation