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| Freestyle skiing at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Gore Mountain |
| Dates | 15–20 January 2023 |
Freestyle skiing at the 2023 Winter World University Games was held at Gore Mountain from 15 to 20 January 2023. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big air | Jakob Geßner  Germany | 182.50 | Paul Vieuxtemps  Thailand | 172.25 | Vojtěch Břeský  Czech Republic | 158.00 |
| Slopestyle | Rai Kasamura  Japan | 97.75 | Manatsu Sato Japan | 93.50 | Paul Vieuxtemps Thailand | 93.25 |
| Ski cross | Scott Johns  Great Britain | Tim-Ole Mietz Germany | Niklas Illig Germany | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big air | Yuna Koga Japan | 172.75 | Michelle Rageth  Switzerland | 169.25 | Viivi Paljärvi  Finland | 160.25 |
| Slopestyle | Yuna Koga Japan | 94.75 | Michelle Rageth Switzerland | 92.25 | Thea Fenwick Great Britain | 74.00 |
| Ski cross | Lin Nakanishi Japan | Nikola Fričová  Slovakia | Elizabeth Filiatrault  Canada | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Australia (1)
Austria (2)
Brazil (1) Canada (4) Czech Republic (3) Finland (1) Germany (3) Great Britain (5) Japan (4) Slovakia (3)
South Korea (1) Switzerland (3) Thailand (1)
United States (1)
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