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Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu brushed off a reporter’s question about whether two silvers counted as successes or losses, declaring she’s the most decorated female freeskier in history and that earning Olympic medals is life-changing. She defended her two-silver performance in big air and slopestyle, calling the idea of a “two golds lost” perspective ridiculous and emphasizing she’s pushing boundaries in the sport.
Norway's Tormod Frostad won the men's freeski big air gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, delivering what commentators called one of the event's greatest performances, with Mac Forehand of the United States taking silver and Matej Svancer of Austria earning bronze.
Mac Forehand earned silver for Team USA in the men’s Big Air final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, overtaking Norway’s Tormod Frostad late after Frostad led most of the night; Forehand’s 98.25 on a nose butter triple cork 2160 boosted him to second as Frostad finished with 195.50, with Austria’s Matej Svancer taking bronze and defending champion Birk Ruud crashing to eighth; the silver is one of the U.S.’s few freeski medals at these Games.
Eileen Gu earned silver in the women’s big air event as Canada’s Megan Oldham won gold, delivering a podium moment at the Olympics.
American Mac Forehand led a wild men’s freeski big air qualifying at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, landing a switch left triple cork 1980 and a left nose-butter triple cork 1620 for 183.00 total to top the standings and earn a last-pair start in the final. Fellow U.S. skiers Troy Podmilsak (10th) and Konnor Ralph (12th) also made the 12-skier cut with strong runs. Europe-led contenders Matej Svancer (Austria), Birk Ruud (Norway) and Tormod Frostad followed in the top spots, with Ruud opting to skip his final attempt. Forehand learned and plans to attempt another nose-butter triple cork 1980 in the final. The men’s final is set for Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
China’s Eileen Gu says she’s disappointed she can’t get help managing her packed Olympic schedule during the 2026 Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, as she competes in the women’s freestyle skiing big air event.
Seventeen-year-old Ollie Martin competed in the men's snowboard big air final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno with a broken arm, undergoing surgery 10 days before, and finished fourth with 163.00 points as Japan captured gold and silver and China claimed bronze; he had previously become the youngest to land a 2160 and earned a World Cup win in 2025, drawing praise from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team.