Mac Forehand

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Mac Forehand
Personal information
Born (2001-08-04) August 4, 2001 (age 24)
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Freestyle skiing
Rank9th Overall (FIS World Cup Standings)
Event(s)
 Big air, Slopestyle
ClubStratton Mountain School [2]
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Big Air
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Engadin Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Aspen Big air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 AspenBig Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Aspen Big air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 AspenSlopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 AspenSlopestyle

Mac Forehand (born August 4, 2001) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally. [3] [4] At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the big air event. He also currently holds 6 medals from the Winter X Games and 11 FIS World Cup podiums.

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Background

Forehand grew up in Connecticut and got his start in skiing at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont. [5]

Career

He competes in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, where he won the FIS Crystal Globe in slopestyle at 17 years old in his rookie season. [6]

He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing at age 20. [7] In the 2022 big air event, he qualified for the final and finished in 11th place. In the slopestyle event, he finished in 17th place.

At the 2026 Winter X Games in Aspen, Forehand won the gold medal in the Men's Ski Big Air event, scoring a 96.00 in his second run. [8] He then participated at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and won the silver medal in big air event with a score of 98.25 in his final run for a total of 193.25. [1] He also placed 11th in the finals of the slopestyle event.

FIS World Cup Crystal Globes

FIS Crystal Globe.svg SeasonDiscipline
2018–19 Slopestyle
2023–24 Slopestyle

FIS World Cup Podiums

SeasonPodiums
SlopestyleBig AirTotal
Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgΣ
2019 112
2021 11
2022 11
2024 1214
2025 112
2026 11
Total 361111 [9]

References

  1. 1 2 >Molski, Max (5 February 2026). "How to watch freestyle skier Mac Forehand compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mac Forehand". www.usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldRTC/posts/fairfield-is-proud-to-cheer-on-our-hometown-olympianskristen-santos-griswold-and/1316809327143228/
  4. ↑ "Mac Forehand". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ↑ VT Voices: Mac Forehand. VERMONT Magazine, Feb. 14, 2024. https://www.vtmag.com/post/vt-voices-mac-forehand. Accessed 19 Feb 2026.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Nico (7 February 2026). "TGR Olympic Athlete Profile: Mac Forehand". Teton Gravity Research. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Stewart, Dave (2022-02-07). "Mac Forehand advances to Olympic men's freeski big air final". CT Insider. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. ↑ "X Games Aspen 2026 Driven by Jeep – Day One Results | X Games". 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  9. ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Mac FOREHAND - Athlete Biography - Freestyle". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
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