Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The freestyle skiing competition of the 1994 Winter Olympics was held at Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena. There were four events, taking place between 15 and 24 February 1994.[1] The freestyle program was expanded at this Olympics, with aerials, previously a demonstration event, added as a full medal event.[2]

Freestyle Skiing
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
VenueKanthaugen Freestyle Arena
Dates15–24 February
Competitors97 from 21 nations

Medal summary

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1113
2 Norway (NOR)1012
3 Switzerland (SUI)1001
 Uzbekistan (UZB)1001
5 Russia (RUS)0112
6 Sweden (SWE)0101
 United States (USA)0101
8 France (FRA)0011
Totals (8 nations)44412

Canada led the medal table with one medal of each type. Five countries, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Uzbekistan, won their first Olympic freestyle medals. The gold medal won by Lina Cheryazova in the women's aerials was the first Olympic medal for Uzbekistan, and as of 2010, the only one won by that country at the Winter Games.

Men's Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Moguls
Jean-Luc Brassard
 Canada
27.24 Sergey Shupletsov
 Russia
26.90 Edgar Grospiron
 France
26.64
Aerials
Andreas Schönbächler
 Switzerland
234.67 Philippe Laroche
 Canada
228.63 Lloyd Langlois
 Canada
222.44

Women's Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Moguls
Stine Lise Hattestad
 Norway
25.97 Liz McIntyre
 United States
25.89 Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova
 Russia
25.81
Aerials
Lina Cheryazova
 Uzbekistan
166.84 Marie Lindgren
 Sweden
165.88 Hilde Synnøve Lid
 Norway
164.13

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations participated in freestyle skiing at Lillehammer. Austria, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan made their debuts in the sport.

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References

  1. "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. "Freestyle Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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