Freestyle Skiing has been part of the Winter Games’ program since 1988. The sight of athletes soaring through the sky has been exciting for fans. In 2014, in Sochi, Halfpipe was added, with competitors having the chance to show off their skills and finesse while throwing caution to the wind with high-flying action.

MILAN, Italy — Chagrin Falls native Derek Krueger is competing for Team USA in Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. It comes after the competition had been previously postponed due to weather conditions at Livigno Snow Park.

The squad of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis combined to post a dominant score of 325.35, which cleared second place by almost 30 points. Most notably, their win gave the U.S. its 11th gold medal of the games, which broke its record for most golds at the Winter Olympics.

The women's freestyle skiing Olympic halfpipe qualifier on Thursday was overshadowed by a rough crash suffered by Canada's 2018 gold medallist Cassie Sharpe. Sharpe took a fall right near the end of her second run and,

Eileen Gu, China’s freestyle skiing superstar, is one of the most talked-about athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Olympian has made headlines throughout the Winter Games, whether it’s celebrating her performance on the slopes,

Birk Ruud of Norway, who won big air gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and slopestyle gold earlier at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, finished in eighth place after spilling out on each of his final runs.

The men's aerials qualifiers and final were rescheduled for Friday starting from 4:30 p.m. ET, while the men's halfpipe qualification runs were moved to an hour after that.

Connor Curran was one of three Team USA athletes who secured USA's 11th 2026 gold medal on Feb. 21 by flying and flipping wildly through the air.

Team USA aerialists Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis took home the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.