List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
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 | |
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Men |
Moguls • Aerials • Ski cross • Halfpipe • Slopestyle |
Women |
Moguls • Aerials • Ski cross • Halfpipe • Slopestyle |
Statistics |
Athlete medal leaders • Medals per year • Medal sweep events |
Men[]
Moguls[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1992 Albertville |
Edgar Grospiron France |
Olivier Allamand France |
Nelson Carmichael United States |
1994 Lillehammer |
Jean-Luc Brassard Canada |
Sergey Shupletsov Russia |
Edgar Grospiron France |
1998 Nagano |
Jonny Moseley United States |
Janne Lahtela Finland |
Sami Mustonen Finland |
2002 Salt Lake City |
Janne Lahtela Finland |
Travis Mayer United States |
Richard Gay France |
2006 Turin |
Dale Begg-Smith Australia |
Mikko Ronkainen Finland |
Toby Dawson United States |
2010 Vancouver |
Alexandre Bilodeau Canada |
Dale Begg-Smith Australia |
Bryon Wilson United States |
2014 Sochi |
Alexandre Bilodeau Canada |
Mikaël Kingsbury Canada |
Alexandr Smyshlyaev Russia |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Mikaël Kingsbury Canada |
Matt Graham Australia |
Daichi Hara Japan |
2022 Beijing |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
2 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Japan | 1 | 1 |
Aerials[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1994 Lillehammer |
Andreas Schönbächler Switzerland |
Philippe LaRoche Canada |
Lloyd Langlois Canada |
1998 Nagano |
Eric Bergoust United States |
Sébastien Foucras France |
Dmitri Dashinski Belarus |
2002 Salt Lake City |
Aleš Valenta Czech Republic |
Joe Pack United States |
Aleksei Grishin Belarus |
2006 Turin |
Han Xiaopeng China |
Dmitri Dashinski Belarus |
Vladimir Lebedev Russia |
2010 Vancouver |
Aleksei Grishin Belarus |
Jeret Peterson United States |
Liu Zhongqing China |
2014 Sochi |
Anton Kushnir Belarus |
David Morris Australia |
Jia Zongyang China |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Oleksandr Abramenko Ukraine |
Jia Zongyang China |
Ilya Burov Olympic Athletes from Russia |
2022 Beijing |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Czechoslovakia Switzerland Ukraine |
1 | 1 | ||
8 | Australia France |
1 | 1 | ||
9 | Olympic Athletes from Russia Russia |
1 | 1 |
Ski cross[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2010 Vancouver |
Michael Schmid Switzerland |
Andreas Matt Austria |
Audun Grønvold Norway |
2014 Sochi |
Jean-Frédéric Chapuis France |
Arnaud Bovolenta France |
Jonathan Midol France |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Brady Leman Canada |
Marc Bischofberger Switzerland |
Sergey Ridzik Olympic Athletes from Russia |
2022 Beijing |
Halfpipe[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2014 Sochi |
David Wise United States |
Mike Riddle Canada |
Kevin Rolland France |
2018 Pyeongchang |
David Wise United States |
Alex Ferreira United States |
Nico Porteous New Zealand |
2022 Beijing |
Slopestyle[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2014 Sochi |
Joss Christensen United States |
Gus Kenworthy United States |
Nick Goepper United States |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Øystein Bråten Norway |
Nick Goepper United States |
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand Canada |
2022 Beijing |
Big air[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing |
Women[]
Moguls[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1992 Albertville |
Donna Weinbrecht United States |
Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova Unified Team |
Stine Lise Hattestad Norway |
1994 Lillehammer |
Stine Lise Hattestad Norway |
Elizabeth McIntyre United States |
Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova Russia |
1998 Nagano |
Tae Satoya Japan |
Tatjana Mittermayer Germany |
Kari Traa Norway |
2002 Salt Lake City |
Kari Traa Norway |
Shannon Bahrke United States |
Tae Satoya Japan |
2006 Turin |
Jennifer Heil Canada |
Kari Traa Norway |
Sandra Laoura France |
2010 Vancouver |
Hannah Kearney United States |
Jennifer Heil Canada |
Shannon Bahrke United States |
2014 Sochi |
Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada |
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Canada |
Hannah Kearney United States |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Perrine Laffont France |
Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada |
Yuliya Galysheva Kazakhstan |
2022 Beijing |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | France. Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Germany. Unified Team | 1 | 1 | ||
9 | Kazakhstan. Russia | 1 | 1 |
Aerials[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1994 Lillehammer |
Lina Cheryazova Uzbekistan |
Marie Lindgren Sweden |
Hilde Synnøve Lid Norway |
1998 Nagano |
Nikki Stone United States |
Xu Nannan China |
Colette Brand Switzerland |
2002 Salt Lake City |
Alisa Camplin Australia |
Veronica Brenner Canada |
Deidra Dionne Canada |
2006 Turin |
Evelyne Leu Switzerland |
Li Nina China |
Alisa Camplin Australia |
2010 Vancouver |
Lydia Lassila Australia |
Li Nina China |
Guo Xinxin China |
2014 Sochi |
Alla Tsuper Belarus |
Xu Mengtao China |
Lydia Lassila Australia |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Hanna Huskova Belarus |
Zhang Xin China |
Kong Fanyu China |
2022 Beijing |
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
2 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | ||
3 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | United States Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | ||
6 | China | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Norway | 1 | 1 |
Ski cross[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2010 Vancouver |
Ashleigh McIvor Canada |
Hedda Berntsen Norway |
Marion Josserand France |
2014 Sochi |
Marielle Thompson Canada |
Kelsey Serwa Canada |
Anna Holmlund Sweden |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Kelsey Serwa Canada |
Brittany Phelan Canada |
Fanny Smith Switzerland |
2022 Beijing |
Halfpipe[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2014 Sochi |
Maddie Bowman United States |
Marie Martinod France |
Ayana Onozuka Japan |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Cassie Sharpe Canada |
Marie Martinod France |
Brita Sigourney United States |
2022 Beijing |
Slopestyle[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2014 Sochi |
Dara Howell Canada |
Devin Logan United States |
Kim Lamarre Canada |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Sarah Höfflin Switzerland |
Mathilde Gremaud Switzerland |
Isabel Atkin Great Britain |
2022 Beijing |
Big air[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing |
Statistics[]
Athlete medal leaders[]
Athletes who won at least two medals are listed below.[12]
Athlete | Nation | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Alexandre Bilodeau | Canada (CAN) | Men's moguls | 2006–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
David Wise | United States (USA) | Men's halfpipe | 2014–2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kari Traa | Norway (NOR) | Women's moguls | 1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Mikaël Kingsbury | Canada (CAN) | Men's moguls | 2014–2018 | 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 | 2006–2010 | 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 |
Jia Zongyang | China (CHN) | Men's aerials | 2010–2018 | 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[]
× | 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 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia (AUS) | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Austria (AUT) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Belarus (BLR) | × | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | |
Canada (CAN) | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 25 | |
China (CHN) | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
Czech Republic (CZE) | × | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Finland (FIN) | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |
France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
Germany (GER) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Japan (JPN) | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | |
Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | 1 | |
Russia (RUS) | × | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | × | 4 | |
Sweden (SWE) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | |
Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | × | 1 | – | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Medal sweep events[]
These 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[]
- Lists of Olympic medalists
- Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
- List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
- FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
- FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
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External links[]
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation
- Lists of Winter Olympic medalists by sport
- Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing