Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials

Women's aerials
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Freestyle skiing
VenueLivigno Aerials & Moguls Park,
Valtellina
Date18 February 2026
Competitors25 from 11 nations
Winning points112.90
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xu Mengtao  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Danielle Scott  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shao Qi  China
Freestyle skiing at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Aerialsmenmixedwomen
Big airmenwomen
Halfpipemenwomen
Mogulsmenwomen
Dual mogulsmenwomen
Ski crossmenwomen
Slopestylemenwomen

The women's aerials competition in freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 18 February, at the Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Valtellina.[1] Xu Mengtao of China successfully defended her 2022 title. Danielle Scott of Australia won the silver medal, and Shao Qi of China won bronze. Xu also became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in freestyle skiing aerials back-to-back in history.

Background

The defending champion, Xu Mengtao, qualified for the event, as did the 2022 silver medalist and 2018 champion, Hanna Huskova (now competing as Individual Neutral Athlete). The bronze medalist, Megan Nick, retired from competitions.[2] Xu Mengtao was leading the aerials standings of the 2025–26 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup before the Olympics. Marion Thénault was the 2025 World champion.

Qualification

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held at 10:00.[3]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Q1 Q2 Best Notes
1 6 1 Marion Thénault  Canada 108.61 N/a Q
2 7 3 Danielle Scott  Australia 99.59 Q
3 9 20 Shao Qi  China 90.22 Q
4 2 21 Kong Fanyu  China 89.72 Q
5 1 12 Xu Mengtao  China 89.29 Q
6 3 13 Kaila Kuhn  United States 89.29 Q
7 8 24 Chen Meiting  China 86.71 100.29 100.29 Q
8 16 6 Hanna Huskova  Individual Neutral Athletes 88.29 82.73 88.29 Q
9 10 5 Abbey Willcox  Australia 88.12 66.78 88.12 Q
10 4 9 Winter Vinecki  United States 87.57 84.99 87.57 Q
11 13 17 Emma Weiß  Germany 81.90 75.14 81.90 Q
12 12 2 Tasia Tanner  United States 80.01 78.01 80.01 Q
13 15 16 Anhelina Brykina  Ukraine 79.84 75.50 79.84
14 14 14 Kyra Dossa  United States 53.55 75.98 75.98
15 26 10 Sidney Stephens  Australia 75.11 73.84 75.11
16 20 23 Anastasiya Andryianava  Individual Neutral Athletes 74.02 70.39 74.02
17 19 11 Anna Derugo  Individual Neutral Athletes 58.90 71.63 71.63
18 17 19 Diana Yablonska  Ukraine 55.44 69.89 69.89
19 18 25 Nelli Popovych  Ukraine 43.46 64.22 64.22
20 24 7 Oksana Yatsiuk  Ukraine 62.68 60.03 62.68
21 25 22 Ayana Zholdas  Kazakhstan 61.11 57.10 61.11
22 11 8 Airleigh Frigo  Australia 55.75 60.27 60.27
23 21 4 Lina Kozomara  Switzerland 57.71 58.50 58.50
24 23 18 Runa Igarashi  Japan 54.60 51.94 54.60
25 22 15 Adéla Měrková  Czech Republic 50.17 48.62 50.17

Finals

The final was held at 13:00.[4][5]

Rank Bib Name Country Final 1 Final 2
Jump 1 Jump 2 Best
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Xu Mengtao  China 107.75 DNS 107.75 112.90
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Danielle Scott  Australia 117.19 DNS 117.19 102.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 Shao Qi  China 105.93 DNS 105.93 101.90
4 2 Kong Fanyu  China 113.33 DNS 113.33 101.31
5 3 Kaila Kuhn  United States 87.00 109.90 109.90 99.16
6 4 Winter Vinecki  United States 99.89 107.75 107.75 90.58
7 6 Marion Thénault  Canada 103.89 101.90 103.89 N/a
8 16 Hanna Huskova  Individual Neutral Athletes 86.44 100.29 100.29
9 8 Chen Meiting  China 98.73 76.93 98.73
10 10 Abbey Willcox  Australia 88.83 74.97 88.83
11 12 Tasia Tanner  United States 85.36 80.62 85.36
12 13 Emma Weiß  Germany 45.82 75.28 75.28

References

  1. ^ "2026 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version - Freestyle Skiing". Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ "NBC5 in depth: Megan Nick looks back at 2022 Winter Olympics". MSN. 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Freestyle Skiing – Women's Aerials – Qualifications – Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Freestyle Skiing – Women's Aerials – Final 1 – Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Freestyle Skiing – Women's Aerials – Final 2 – Results" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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