FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
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| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | wintersports event |
| Date(s) | January–March |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Country | varying |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for freestyle skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the disciplines included in the World Championships are Aerials, Moguls, Dual Moguls, Ski cross, Half-pipe, Slopestyle and Big air. Formerly, Acroski and a combined event were held.
Editions[edit]
| Edition | Year | Place | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||||
| 1st | 1986 | Tignes |  France | 2–6 February |
| 2nd | 1989 | Oberjoch |  West Germany | 1–5 March |
| 3rd | 1991 | Lake Placid |  United States | 11–17 February |
| 4th | 1993 | Altenmarkt |  Austria | 11–14 March |
| 5th | 1995 | La Clusaz | France | 6–9 February |
| 6th | 1997 | Nagano |  Japan | 6–9 February |
| 7th | 1999 | Meiringen-Hasliberg |  Switzerland | 10–14 March |
| 8th | 2001 | Whistler Blackcomb |  Canada | 10–21 February |
| 9th | 2003 | Deer Valley | United States | 31 January – 2 February |
| 10th | 2005 | Ruka |  Finland | 17–21 March |
| 11th | 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio |  Italy | 5–11 March |
| 12th | 2009 | Inawashiro |  Japan | 2–8 March |
| 13th | 2011 | Deer Valley | United States | 30 January – 7 February |
| 14th | 2013 | Voss |  Norway | 5–10 March |
| FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships * | ||||
| 15th | 2015 | Kreischberg | Austria | 15–25 January |
| 16th | 2017 | Sierra Nevada |  Spain | 7–19 March |
| 17th | 2019 | Park City/Deer Valley, Utah | United States | 1–10 February |
| 18th | 2021 | Idre |  Sweden | 11–13 February |
| Rogla ** |  Slovenia ** | 1–2 March ** | ||
| Almaty |  Kazakhstan | 8–11 March | ||
| Aspen | United States | 10–16 March | ||
| 19th | 2023 | Bakuriani |  Georgia | 19 February – 4 March |
| 20th | 2025 | Engadine | Switzerland | |
| 21st | 2027 | Montafon | Austria | |
* Starting from 2015, it combined with the FIS Snowboard World Championships.
** Only snowboarding events.
Current events[edit]
Men's events[edit]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Aerials[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Belarus | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Moguls[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Dual moguls[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Ski cross[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Ruka |  Tomáš Kraus (CZE) | Jesper Brugge (SWE) | Audun Grønvold (NOR) |
| 2007 Madonna di Campiglio | Tomáš Kraus (CZE) (2) | Stanley Hayer (CZE) | Enak Gavaggio (FRA) |
| 2009 Inawashiro | Andreas Matt (AUT) | Thomas Zangerl (AUT) | Davey Barr (CAN) |
| 2011 Deer Valley | Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) | Jouni Pellinen (FIN) | Andreas Matt (AUT) |
| 2013 Voss | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis (FRA) | Bastien Midol (FRA) |  John Teller (USA) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Filip Flisar (SLO) | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis (FRA) | Victor Öhling Norberg (SWE) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | Victor Öhling Norberg (SWE) |  Jamie Prebble (NZL) | François Place (FRA) |
| 2019 Utah | François Place (FRA) | Brady Leman (CAN) | Kevin Drury (CAN) |
| 2021 Idre |  Alex Fiva (SUI) | François Place (FRA) | Erik Mobärg (SWE) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Simone Deromedis (ITA) | Florian Wilmsmann (GER) | Erik Mobärg (SWE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Half-pipe[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Ruka | Mathias Wecxsteen (FRA) | Loic Collumb-Patton (FRA) | Corey Vanular (CAN) |
| 2007 Madonna di Campiglio | Cancelled | ||
| 2009 Inawashiro | Kevin Rolland (FRA) | Justin Dorey (CAN) | Xavier Bertoni (FRA) |
| 2011 Deer Valley | Mike Riddle (CAN) | Kevin Rolland (FRA) | Simon Dumont (USA) |
| 2013 Voss | David Wise (USA) | Torin Yater-Wallace (USA) | Thomas Krief (FRA) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Kyle Smaine (USA) | Joffrey Pollet-Villard (FRA) | Yannic Lerjen (SUI) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | Aaron Blunck (USA) | Mike Riddle (CAN) | Kevin Rolland (FRA) |
| 2019 Utah | Aaron Blunck (USA) (2) | Kevin Rolland (FRA) | Noah Bowman (CAN) |
| 2021 Aspen | Nico Porteous (NZL) | Simon d'Artois (CAN) | Birk Irving (USA) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Brendan Mackay (CAN) | Jon Sallinen (FIN) | Alex Ferreira (USA) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Slopestyle[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Deer Valley | Alex Schlopy (USA) | Sam Carlson (USA) | Russell Henshaw (AUS) |
| 2013 Voss | Tom Wallisch (USA) | James Woods (GBR) | Nick Goepper (USA) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Fabian Bösch (SUI) | Russell Henshaw (AUS) | Noah Wallace (USA) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | McRae Williams (USA) | Gus Kenworthy (USA) | James Woods (GBR) |
| 2019 Utah | James Woods (GBR) | Birk Ruud (NOR) | Nick Goepper (USA) |
| 2021 Aspen | Andri Ragettli (SUI) | Colby Stevenson (USA) | Alex Hall (USA) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Birk Ruud (NOR) | Christian Nummedal (NOR) | Andri Ragettli (SUI) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Big air[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Utah | Fabian Bösch (SUI) | Henrik Harlaut (SWE) | Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (CAN) |
| 2021 Aspen | Oliwer Magnusson (SWE) | Édouard Therriault (CAN) | Kim Gubser (SUI) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Troy Podmilsak (USA) | Lukas Müllauer (AUT) | Birk Ruud (NOR) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Women's events[edit]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Aerials[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Moguls[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Dual moguls[edit]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Ski cross[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Ruka | Karin Huttary (AUT) | Magdelina Iljans (SWE) | Ophélie David (FRA) |
| 2007 Madonna di Campiglio | Ophélie David (FRA) | Méryll Boulangeat (FRA) | Alexandra Grauvogl (GER) |
| 2009 Inawashiro | Ashleigh McIvor (CAN) | Karin Huttary (AUT) | Méryll Boulangeat (FRA) |
| 2011 Deer Valley | Kelsey Serwa (CAN) | Julia Murray (CAN) | Anna Holmlund (SWE) |
| 2013 Voss | Fanny Smith (SUI) | Marielle Thompson (CAN) | Ophélie David (FRA) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Andrea Limbacher (AUT) | Ophélie David (FRA) | Fanny Smith (SUI) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | Sandra Näslund (SWE) | Fanny Smith (SUI) | Ophélie David (FRA) |
| 2019 Utah | Marielle Thompson (CAN) | Fanny Smith (SUI) | Alizée Baron (FRA) |
| 2021 Idre | Sandra Näslund (SWE) | Fanny Smith (SUI) | Alizée Baron (FRA) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Sandra Näslund (SWE) (3) | Katrin Ofner (AUT) | Fanny Smith (SUI) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Half-pipe[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Ruka | Sarah Burke (CAN) | Kristi Leskinen (USA) | Grethe Eliassen (NOR) |
| 2007 Madonna di Campiglio | Cancelled | ||
| 2009 Inawashiro | Virginie Faivre (SUI) | Megan Gunning (CAN) | Jen Hudak (USA) |
| 2011 Deer Valley | Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) | Jen Hudak (USA) | Keltie Hansen (CAN) |
| 2013 Voss | Virginie Faivre (SUI) | Anaïs Caradeux (FRA) | Ayana Onozuka (JPN) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Virginie Faivre (SUI) (3) | Cassie Sharpe (CAN) | Mirjam Jäger (SUI) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | Ayana Onozuka (JPN) | Marie Martinod (FRA) | Devin Logan (USA) |
| 2019 Utah |  Kelly Sildaru (EST) | Cassie Sharpe (CAN) | Brita Sigourney (USA) |
| 2021 Aspen | Eileen Gu (CHN) | Rachael Karker (CAN) | Zoe Atkin (GBR) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Hanna Faulhaber (USA) | Zoe Atkin (GBR) | Rachael Karker (CAN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Slopestyle[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Deer Valley | Anna Segal (AUS) | Kaya Turski (CAN) | Keri Herman (USA) |
| 2013 Voss | Kaya Turski (CAN) | Dara Howell (CAN) | Grete Eliassen (USA) |
| 2015 Kreischberg | Lisa Zimmermann (GER) | Katie Summerhayes (GBR) |  Zuzana Stromková (SVK) |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | Tess Ledeux (FRA) | Emma Dahlström (SWE) | Isabel Atkin (GBR) |
| 2019 Utah | Cancelled [1] | ||
| 2021 Aspen | Eileen Gu (CHN) | Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) | Megan Oldham (CAN) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) | Megan Oldham (CAN) | Johanne Killi (NOR) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Big air[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Utah | Tess Ledeux (FRA) | Julia Krass (USA) | Isabel Atkin (GBR) |
| 2021 Aspen | Anastasia Tatalina (RSF) | Lana Prusakova (RSF) | Eileen Gu (CHN) |
| 2023 Bakuriani | Tess Ledeux (FRA) (2) | Sandra Eie (NOR) | Megan Oldham (CAN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |