| Freestyle skiing at the 1996 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Yabuli Ski Resort |
Freestyle skiing at the 1996 Asian Winter Games took place in the city of Harbin, China with two events contested - one each for men and women. Freestyle skiing was introduced in this edition of the Winter Asiad.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's aerials | Ou Xiaotao  China | Fei Dongpeng China | Sergey Brener  Uzbekistan |
| Women's aerials | Guo Dandan China | Xu Nannan China | Yin Hong China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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