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.
Olympic skier Nick Goepper crashed hard attempting an unprecedented trick in his final halfpipe run, losing bronze but walking away with no regrets.
After winning a silver in 2018 and a bronze in 2022, Alex Ferreira has his gold – and Team USA is chasing its all-time Winter Olympics medal record.
Triumph turned to disaster and nearly a tragedy in an instant at the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe at the Winter Olympics today. Entering the third round of runs in the final, three-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper was in bronze medal position with a score of 88.
Day 14 from Milan Cortina will see six more Winter Olympics gold medals awarded. It starts with freeski women’s ski cross and men’s aerials, before the men’s halfpipe competition concludes later. More medals will be handed out in speedskating too,
The 22-year-old Olympian has made headlines throughout the Winter Games, whether it's celebrating her performance on the slopes, highlighting her hefty paychecks, criticizing her allegiance to China
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.
Another serious crash caused shock at the Winter Olympics on Friday as New Zealand freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives fell hard on landing in the halfpipe and hit his head. Medics treated the 19-year-old and after several minutes he was taken out of the finish area on a stretcher to applause from the crowd.
Here is the updated tracker of who has won the most gold medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina games.