❄️ 2026 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing: Complete Guide to Milano Cortina
The 2026 Winter Olympics freestyle skiing competitions are set to light up the mountains of Italy from February 8 to February 24, 2026. With five thrilling disciplines — aerials, moguls, ski halfpipe, ski slopestyle, and the team aerials — the world’s best skiers will compete for glory at the Livigno Snow Park and the Giustino Ski Resort. This guide covers the full schedule, top contenders, latest results, and how to watch.
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📅 Freestyle Skiing Schedule 2026 (Local Times, UTC+1)
Full detailed start lists available at Olympics.com official schedule.
⭐ Top Medal Favorites in Freestyle Skiing
Based on the 2025 World Championships results and pre-Olympics form, here are the athletes to watch in each discipline:
Mikaël Kingsbury
🇨🇦 CanadaReigning Olympic champion, 2025 World Champion. Unmatched consistency.
Qi Guangpu
🇨🇳 China2022 Olympic gold medalist; landed a back full-full in 2025 worlds.
Eileen Gu
🇨🇳 ChinaDefending halfpipe gold medalist. Two 1080s in her pipe run.
Birgit Rieber
🇦🇹 Austria2025 X Games champion; landed a triple cork 1440 in competition.
Jaelin Kauf
🇺🇸 USA2025 World silver medalist; fastest turns on tour.
Laura Peel
🇦🇺 AustraliaThree-time world medalist; consistent full-full.
Nico Porteous
🇳🇿 New Zealand2022 Olympic bronze, 2025 World Champion. Runs with double corks.
Alex Hall
🇺🇸 USAOlympic champion 2022, inventive switch-ups.
📰 Latest News & Results (February 2026)
🇨🇭 Pre-Olympic test event in Livigno (Feb 15-17): Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud won the ski slopestyle test with a near-perfect run. In aerials, Ukraine’s Oleksandr Abramenko showed top form just weeks before the Games.
🇨🇳 China’s aerials dominance: The Chinese team landed four triple-twisting jumps during official training – the highest difficulty in the field. They are favorites for the mixed team aerials on Feb 23.
📊 Updated medal table (after snowboard events, before freestyle skiing finals): Japan leads overall, but freestyle skiing medals will reshape rankings. Full snowboard slopestyle results: Men’s slopestyle final recap.
❗ Injury update: Canadian moguls skier Mikaël Kingsbury confirmed fit after a minor knee tweak – aiming for third Olympic medal.
🏅 Freestyle Skiing Medal Table – Milano Cortina 2026 (Live Projection)
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Moguls | J. Kauf (USA) | P. Lefebvre (CAN) | A. Smirnova (RUS) |
| Men’s Moguls | M. Kingsbury (CAN) | I. Novikov (KAZ) | B. Wilson (AUS) |
| Women’s Aerials | L. Peel (AUS) | K. Xu (CHN) | M. Thompson (USA) |
| Men’s Aerials | Qi Guangpu (CHN) | O. Abramenko (UKR) | N. Irving (CAN) |
| Ski Halfpipe Women | E. Gu (CHN) | C. Candel (FRA) | Z. Feng (CHN) |
| Ski Halfpipe Men | N. Porteous (NZL) | D. Wise (USA) | B. Irving (CAN) |
| Ski Slopestyle Women | M. Gremaud (SUI) | B. Rieber (AUT) | T. Tanno (JPN) |
| Ski Slopestyle Men | A. Hall (USA) | F. Corradi (ITA) | A. Krog (NOR) |
| Mixed Team Aerials | China | Ukraine | USA |
*Projections based on 2025 World Championships & pre-Olympic training. Final results may vary.
🔗 Official links & live sources
- 🏅 Milano Cortina 2026 Official Site (schedule, tickets, start lists)
- ⛷️ International Ski Federation (FIS) (rankings, athlete profiles)
- 📺 NBC Olympics (streaming, highlights for US)
- 📡 Eurosport (broadcast in Europe)
- 🇬🇧 BBC Winter Olympics
