Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Freestyle Skiing
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
VenueKanthaugen Freestyle Arena
DatesFebruary 15–24, 1994
Competitors97 from 21 nations
Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Moguls   men   women
Aerials men women

The freestyle skiing competition of the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena. There were four events, taking place between 15 and 24 February 1994.[1] The freestyle program was expanded at this Olympics, with aerials, previously a demonstration event, added as a full medal event.

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Canada (CAN) 1 1 1 3
2  Norway (NOR) 1 0 1 2
3  Switzerland (SUI) 1 0 0 1
3  Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 0 0 1
5  Russia (RUS) 0 1 1 2
6  United States (USA) 0 1 0 1
6  Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
8  France (FRA) 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Canada led the medal table with one medal of each type. Five countries, Canada, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden and Uzbekistan, won their first Olympic freestyle medals. The gold medal won by Lina Cheryazova in the women's aerials was the first Olympic medal for Uzbekistan, and as of 2010, the only one won by that country at the Winter Games.

Men's Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's moguls
 Jean-Luc Brassard
Canada (CAN)
27.24  Sergey Shupletsov
Russia (RUS)
26.90  Edgar Grospiron
France (FRA)
26.64
Men's aerials
 Andreas Schönbächler
Switzerland (SUI)
234.67  Philippe Laroche
Canada (CAN)
228.63  Lloyd Langlois
Canada (CAN)
222.44

Women's Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's moguls
 Stine Lise Hattestad
Norway (NOR)
25.97  Liz McIntyre
United States (USA)
25.89  Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova
Russia (RUS)
25.81
Women's aerials
 Lina Cheryazova
Uzbekistan (UZB)
166.84  Marie Lindgren
Sweden (SWE)
165.88  Hilde Synnøve Lid
Norway (NOR)
164.13

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations participated in freestyle skiing at Lillehammer. Austria, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan made their debuts in the sport.

[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3". Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved February 8, 2013.

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Men's events

Aerials

February 24, 1994

Medal Athlete Score
Gold  Andreas Schönbächler
Switzerland (SUI)
234.67
Silver  Philippe LaRoche
Canada (CAN)
228.63
Bronze  Lloyd Langlois
Canada (CAN)
222.44
4th Canada Andrew Capicik (CAN) 219.06
5th United States Trace Worthington (USA) 218.19
6th Canada Nicolas Fontaine (CAN) 210.81
7th United States Eric Bergoust (USA) 210.48
8th Sweden Mats Johansson (SWE) 207.52

Moguls

February 16, 1994

Medal Athlete Score
Gold  Jean-Luc Brassard
Canada (CAN)
27.24
Silver  Sergey Shupletsov
Russia (RUS)
26.90
Bronze  Edgar Grospiron
France (FRA)
26.64
4th France Olivier Cotte (FRA) 25.78
5th Sweden Jörgen Pääjärvi (SWE) 25.51
6th France Olivier Allamand (FRA) 25.28
7th Canada John Smart (CAN) 24.96
8th United States Troy Benson (USA) 24.86

Women's events

Aerials

February 24, 1994

Medal Athlete Score
Gold  Lina Cheryazova
Uzbekistan (UZB)
166.84
Silver  Marie Lindgren
Sweden (SWE)
165.88
Bronze  Hilde Synnøve Lid
Norway (NOR)
164.13
4th Switzerland Maja Schmid (SUI) 156.90
5th Ukraine Natalya Sherstnyova (UKR) 154.88
6th Australia Kirstie Marshall (AUS) 150.75

Moguls

February 16, 1994

Medal Athlete Score
Gold  Stine Lise Hattestad
Norway (NOR)
25.97
Silver  Elizabeth McIntyre
United States (USA)
25.89
Bronze  Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova
Russia (RUS)
25.81
4th France Raphaëlle Monod (FRA) 25.17
5th France Candice Gilg (FRA) 24.82
6th Germany Tatjana Mittermayer (GER) 24.43
7th United States Donna Weinbrecht (USA) 24.38
8th United States Ann Battelle (USA) 23.71

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