Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
Governing body	FIS
Events	13 (men: 6; women: 6; mixed: 1)
Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Freestyle skiing is an exciting Winter Olympic sport where skiers perform amazing tricks and jumps. It first became part of the Olympics in 1992 at the games in Albertville, France.

Freestyle Skiing at the Olympics: A Quick Look

Freestyle skiing has been a part of the Winter Olympics for many years. It started as a "demonstration sport" and then became an official medal sport. This table shows when freestyle skiing events were held and which country did best in each Olympic year.

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
15	1988	6	West Germany
16	1992	2	France
17	1994	4	Canada
18	1998	4	United States
19	2002	4	Finland
20	2006	4	China
21	2010	6	Canada
22	2014	10	Canada
23	2018	10	Canada
24	2022	13	China

History of Freestyle Skiing at the Olympics

Freestyle skiing first appeared at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport. This means it was shown to the public but didn't award official medals. Back then, it included moguls, aerials, and ballet events.

In 1992, moguls became an official medal sport. Ski ballet and aerials were still just demonstration events. By the 1994 games, aerials also became an official medal event. The ski ballet competition was then removed from the program.

More exciting events were added later!

• For the 2010 Winter Olympics, ski cross was added.
• For the 2014 Winter Olympics, half-pipe and slopestyle were included.

A famous moment in freestyle skiing history happened when Alexandre Bilodeau from Canada won the men's moguls event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He had also won the same event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. This made him the first freestyle skiing gold medalist to win twice in a row!

Freestyle Skiing Events

Freestyle skiing has many different events where skiers show off their skills. Some events have been around for a long time, while others are newer additions to the Olympic program.

• • = official event
• (d) = demonstration event (not for medals)

Men's Events

• Moguls:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992-Present: •
• Aerials:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992: (d)
  • 1994-Present: •
• Ski cross:
  • 2010-Present: •
• Half-pipe:
  • 2014-Present: •
• Slopestyle:
  • 2014-Present: •
• Big air:
  • 2022-Present: •
• Dual moguls:
  • 2026: •
• Ballet:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992: (d)

Women's Events

• Moguls:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992-Present: •
• Aerials:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992: (d)
  • 1994-Present: •
• Ski cross:
  • 2010-Present: •
• Half-pipe:
  • 2014-Present: •
• Slopestyle:
  • 2014-Present: •
• Big air:
  • 2022-Present: •
• Dual moguls:
  • 2026: •
• Ballet:
  • 1988: (d)
  • 1992: (d)

Mixed Events

• Team Aerials:
  • 2022-Present: •

Medal Table

This table shows which countries have won the most medals in freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics. The numbers are up to date after the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	12	12	6	30
2	United States (USA)	11	13	9	33
3	Switzerland (SUI)	6	3	4	13
4	China (CHN)	5	8	4	17
5	Australia (AUS)	4	3	2	9
6	Norway (NOR)	4	2	4	10
7	Belarus (BLR)	4	2	2	8
8	France (FRA)	3	6	6	15
9	Sweden (SWE)	2	1	3	6
10	Finland (FIN)	1	2	1	4
11	Ukraine (UKR)	1	1	0	2
12	Japan (JPN)	1	0	4	5
13	New Zealand (NZL)	1	0	1	2
14	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	0	0	1
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	0	0	1
16	Russia (RUS)	0	1	3	4
17	Germany (GER)	0	1	1	2
18	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Unified Team (EUN)	0	1	0	1
20	Republic of China (ROC)	0	0	3	3
21	Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)	0	0	2	2
22	Estonia (EST)	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		57	57	58	172

See also

In Spanish: Esquí acrobático en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Freestyle skiing
• List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
• List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
• FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
• FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
• Aerial skiing
• Mogul skiing
• Ski ballet
• Ski cross
• Half-pipe
• Slopestyle