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Freestyle Skiing in Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games Have Begun!

see schedule for Freestyle Skiing events

Feb 08, 20:00 - 20:45 and Feb 08, 21:45 - 22:30 EST - Women's and Men's Moguls Qualification
Feb 11, 05:30 - 06:00 and Feb 11, 07:00 - 08:40 EST - Women's Moguls Final
Feb 12, 05:30 - 06:00 and Feb 12, 07:00 - 08:40 EST - Men's Moguls Final
Feb 15, 06:00 - 07:15 EST - Women's Aerials Qualification 1 & 2
Feb 16, 06:00 - 07:20 EST - Women's Aerials
Feb 16, 20:00 - 21:40 EST - Women's Ski Slopestyle
Feb 16, 23:00 - Feb 17, 00:35 EST - Women's Slopestyle Finals
Feb 17, 06:00 - 07:15 EST - Men's Aerials
Feb 17, 20:00 - 22:05 EST - Men's Slopestyle Qualifications
Feb 17, 23:15 - Feb 18, 00:50 EST - Men's Ski Slopestyle
Feb 18, 06:00 - 07:20 EST - Men's Aerials
Feb 18, 20:00 - 21:25 EST - Women's Halfpipe Qualifications
Feb 19, 20:30 - 21:55 EST - Women's Ski Halfpipe
Feb 19, 23:00 - Feb 20, 00:45 EST - Men's Halfpipe Qualifications
Feb 20, 21:30 - 22:15 EST - Men's Ski Cross Seeding Round
Feb 20, 23:15 - Feb 21, 00:55 EST - Men's Ski Cross
Feb 21, 21:30 - 23:00 EST - Men's Ski Halfpipe
Feb 22, 21:30 - 22:15 EST - Women's Ski Cross Seeding Round

Medal Predictions for 2018 Winter Olympic Games - Freestyle Skiing

Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States	4	1	3	8
Switzerland	1	1	2	4
Canada	1	1	1	3
Sweden	1	1	0	2
China	1	0	1	2

More detail on predictions

Once known as “hotdogging” for its spectacular mix of acrobatic tricks and showmanship, freestyle skiing debuted as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Calgary games. The United States swept the slopestyle event in 2014, with three Americans winning gold, silver and bronze.

All-time Top Nations in Freestyle Skiing

United States
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Canada
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Australia
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Belarus
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Switzerland
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Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States	8	7	6	21
Canada	8	7	3	18
Australia	3	2	2	7
Belarus	3	1	2	6
Switzerland	3	0	1	4

All-time Top Male Athletes in Freestyle Skiing

Alexandre Bilodeau
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Dale Begg-Smith
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Janne Lahtela
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Edgar Grospiron
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Aleksei Grishin
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Athlete	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Alexandre Bilodeau	Canada	2	0	0	2
Dale Begg-Smith	Australia	1	1	0	2
Janne Lahtela	Finland	1	1	0	2
Edgar Grospiron	France	1	0	1	2
Aleksei Grishin	Belarus	1	0	1	2

All-time Top Female Athletes in Freestyle Skiing

Kari Traa
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Jennifer Heil
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Hannah Kearney
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Alisa Camplin
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Lydia Lassila
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Athlete	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Kari Traa	Norway	1	1	1	3
Jennifer Heil	Canada	1	1	0	2
Hannah Kearney	United States	1	0	1	2
Alisa Camplin	Australia	1	0	1	2
Lydia Lassila	Australia	1	0	1	2

Aerials

Athletes soar off 2-4 meter jumps, performing multiple tricks before landing. A skier's final score is broken down into his jump takeoff (20%), jump form (50%) and landing (30%). A degree of difficulty is also factored in.

All-time Top Nations in Aerials

Belarus
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United States
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Australia
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Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Belarus	3	1	2	6
United States	2	2	0	4
Australia	2	1	2	5

Moguls

Athletes ski down a course full of rounded bumps, performing two jumps during the run. Speed is a component of the skier’s score, but it’s not a race. Athletes are judged on their ability to navigate the moguls and execute tricks.

All-time Top Nations in Moguls

Canada
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United States
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Norway
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Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Canada	5	3	0	8
United States	3	3	5	11
Norway	2	1	2	5

Halfpipe

Added to the Olympics in Sochi 2014, this event features skiers performing tricks on both walls of the half pipe. Skiers are judged under the same criteria as snowboarders: height, technical difficulty of tricks, variety, smooth execution and progression (how tricks are linked together).

All-time Top Nations in Halfpipe

United States
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France
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Canada
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Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States	2	0	0	2
France	0	1	1	2
Canada	0	1	0	1

Ski Cross

Ski cross — added to the Olympic Games in 2010 — features four skiers at a time racing on a downhill course full of jumps, banked turns and other obstacles. The top two skiers from each heat advance to the next, until the medalists are decided in the final round.

All-time Top Nations in Ski Cross

Canada
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France
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Switzerland
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Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Canada	2	1	0	3
France	1	1	2	4
Switzerland	1	0	0	1

Slopestyle

Skiers make their way down a slopestyle course, which features a mix of jumps and rails (three of each in PyeongChang). Added to the Olympics in 2014, the event judges athletes on height, difficulty, variety, execution and progression (how a skier strings tricks together).