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The Olympic freestyle skiing men's big air final on Tuesday had its start delayed due to weather conditions, organizers said. The competition was scheduled to start at 7:30 pm (1830 GMT) and it was initially delayed by 15 minutes.
Norway's Tormod Frostad won gold in the men's freestyle skiing big air final at the Olympics on Tuesday, unseating compatriot and defending champion Birk Ruud who only managed eighth place in an exceptionally high-scoring nail-biter.
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Birk Ruud cleared the first hurdle on Sunday in his two-tiered quest to repeat as the Olympic big air champion and win a second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. The two-time Olympian from Norway finished big air qualifying in third place,
In the 2026 Olympics, freestyle skiing got the benefit of doing slopestyle first, and it's making for a better men's big air event than snowboarding.
Jocelyn Murray, a skier who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, died Feb. 11. The death of Murray, who competed under the name Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, was not reported in the British media until Wednesday.
Day 8 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games sees more Winter Olympics gold medals handed out today. American-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu is competing in the women's freeski big air final, with curling, speedskating,
Four-time Olympic medalist Eileen Gu hasn't competed in a women's freeski big air contest since winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Games. Now, as several top contenders manage injuries, the door is open for both a repeat — and a surprise.