| Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC Discipline Code | FRS |
| Governing body | FIS |
| Events | 13 (men: 6; women: 6; mixed: 1) |
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| Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics | |
Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
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Freestyle skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics, with moguls, aerials, and ballet events. Moguls became an official medal sport at the 1992 games, while aerials and ballet were still demonstration events. At the 1994 games, aerials also became an official medal event and the ski ballet competition was dropped. For the 2010 Winter Olympics, ski cross was added to the program while for the 2014 Winter Olympics half-pipe and slopestyle were added. [1]
Alexandre Bilodeau became the first freestyle skiing gold medalist to defend his Olympic title, and first repeat gold medalist, winning the men's moguls at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, having previously won the same event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. [2]
• = official event, (d) = demonstration event
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
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| Moguls | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Aerials | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Ski cross | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Half-pipe | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Slopestyle | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Big air | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dual moguls | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballet | (d) | (d) | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
• = official event, (d) = demonstration event
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
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| Moguls | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Aerials | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Ski cross | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Half-pipe | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Slopestyle | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Big air | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dual moguls | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballet | (d) | (d) | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
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| Team Aerials | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 1 | 1 |
Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics): [3]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics and Court of Arbitration for Sport decision of December 13, 2022 to award two bronze medals in the women's ski cross event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 |  Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  ROC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 57 | 57 | 58 | 172 | |
| Nation | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Chile (CHI) | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | 22 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unified Team (EUN) | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 28 | ||
| Athletes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 97 | 110 | 104 | 119 | 172 | 276 | 272 | ||
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
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