| Freestyle skiing at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for freestyle skiing | |
| Venue | Canada Olympic Park and Nakiska |
Freestyle skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics . The venues were Canada Olympic Park for aerials and ballet, and Nakiska for moguls. This was the first appearance of freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Håkan Hansson (SWE) | 39.56 |
| 2 |  Hans Engelsen Eide (NOR) | 39.37 |
| 3 |  Edgar Grospiron (FRA) | 37.71 |
| 4 |  Pat Henry (CAN) | 35.59 |
| 5 |  Steve Desovich (USA) | 35.15 |
| 6 | Lasse Fahlén (SWE) | 34.64 |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Marc Rozon (CAN) | 410.93 |
| 2 | Didier Méda (FRA) | 380.77 |
| 3 | Lloyd Langlois (CAN) | 377.97 |
| 4 | Kris Feddersen (USA) | 376.24 |
| 5 | Jean-Marc Bacquin (FRA) | 348.75 |
| 6 | Sonny Schönbächler (SUI) | 340.94 |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hermann Reitberger (FRG) | 46.6 |
| 2 | Lane Spina (USA) | 45.6 |
| 3 | Rune Kristiansen (NOR) | 44.0 |
| 4 | Richard Pierce (CAN) | 43.0 |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatjana Mittermayer (FRG) | 36.16 |
| 2 | Raphaëlle Monod (FRA) | 34.91 |
| 3 | Conny Kissling (SUI) | 34.07 |
| 4 | Stine Lise Hattestad (NOR) | 33.39 |
| 5 | LeeLee Morrison (CAN) | 31.84 |
| 6 | Melanie Palenik (USA) | 28.64 |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melanie Palenik (USA) | 268.83 |
| 2 | Sonja Reichart (FRG) | 267.03 |
| 3 | Carin Hernskog (SWE) | 245.98 |
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Rossi (FRA) | 45.8 |
| 2 | Jan Bucher (USA) | 44.0 |
| 3 | Conny Kissling (SUI) | 43.2 |
| 4 | Lucie Barma (CAN) | 40.8 |
| 5 |  Martien Nouwen (NED) | 36.39 |
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Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the venue in Deer Valley. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events. In moguls, the athletes ski down a slope littered with moguls (bumps), attempting to get down in as fast a time as possible while also attempting to get points for technique and their two aerial jumps during the course. The aerials events consisted of two jumps, which were judged by air, form and landing.
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and boxes on their skis. Known as "hot-dogging" in the early 1970s, it is also commonly referred to as freeskiing, jibbing, as well as many other names, around the world.
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Austria competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Switzerland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
East Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics.
West Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time as a separate nation at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was the first and only time at the Winter Olympics that Norway failed to win a gold medal.
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