2010 Winter Olympic Games: Freestyle Skiing Summary
Freestyle skiing is a relatively new sport to the Olympic program, with the moguls first held in 1992, the aerials in 1994, and ski cross in 2010. Eighteen medals were awarded in the sport's six events. The United States won four medals, including one gold medal, one silver medal, and two bronze medals. Canada garnered three medals, including two gold medals and one silver medal. China won one silver medal and two bronze medals. Australia garnered one gold medal and one silver medal, while Norway collected one silver and one bronze medal. Switzerland and Belarus each won one gold medal; Austria garnered one silver medal; and France claimed one bronze medal.
Men
Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada won the gold medal in the moguls, upending the defending Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith, of Australia, who garnered the silver medal. Alexei Grishin, of Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the aerials in 2002, captured the gold medal in the aerials. Jeret Peterson, of the United States, who finished ninth in 2002 and seventh in 2006, garnered the silver medal. Michael Schmid, of Switzerland, won the first gold medal awarded in the men's ski cross.
Moguls
Gold - Alexandre Bilodeau - Canada
Silver - Dale Begg-Smith - Australia
Bronze - Bryon Wilson - United States
Aerials
Gold - Alexei Grishin - Belarus
Silver - Jeret Peterson - United States
Bronze - Zhongquing Liu - China
Gold - Michael Schmid - Switzerland
Silver - Andreas Matt - Austria
Bronze - Audun Groenvold - Norway
Women
Hanna Kearney, of the United States, who finished 22nd in the moguls in 2006, won the gold medal, defeating the defending gold medalist, Jennifer Heil, of Canada, who garnered the silver medal. Shannon Bahrke, of the United States, claimed bronze medal to go with the silver won in 2002. Lydia Lassile, of Australia, won the gold medal in the aerials, while Nina Li, of China, duplicated her silver medal performance of 2006. Xinxin Guo, of China, improved from her sixth place performance in 2006 by claiming the bronze medal. Ashleigh McIvor, of Canada won the first gold medal awarded in the women's ski cross.
Moguls
Gold - Hanna Kearney - United States
Silver - Jennifer Heil - Canada
Bronze - Shannon Bahrke - United States
Women's Aerials
Gold - Lydia Lassile - Australia
Silver - Nina Li - China
Bronze - Xinxin Guo - China
Gold - Ashleigh McIvor - Canada
Silver - Hedda Bernsten - Norway
Bronze - Marion Josserand - France
References
Sports Reference LLC, Freestyle Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Sports Reference LLC, Freestyle Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports Website
Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Freestyle Skiing, Vancouver 2010 Official Website
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