Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
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Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
History
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]
Events
• = 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 | Years |
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| Men's moguls | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Men's aerials | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Men's ski cross | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's ski half-pipe | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's ski slopestyle | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's ski ballet | (d) | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's moguls | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's aerials | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's ski cross | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's ski half-pipe | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's ski slopestyle | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's ski ballet | (d) | (d) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
Number of athletes by nation
| Nation | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Years |
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 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Italy (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unified Team (EUN) | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 35 | |
| Athletes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 97 | 110 | 104 | 119 | 172 | 673 | |
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
See also
- Freestyle skiing
- List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
- List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
- FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
- FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- Aerial skiing
- Mogul skiing
- Ski ballet
- Ski cross
- Half-pipe
- Slopestyle
References
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=6273652
- ↑ Will Graves (2014-02-10). "Canada's Alex Bilodeau takes gold in men's moguls, first two-time freestyle Olympic champion". Associated Press (The Republic (Columbus, Indiana)).
External links
Media related to Freestyle skiing at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Citizen: "Moguls glossary" - 2010 Winter Games
- CanWest News Service: "Ski Cross glossary" - 2010 Winter Games
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