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]
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| Venue | Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena |
| Dates | 15–24 February |
| Competitors | 97 from 21 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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 2023, the only one won by that country at the Winter Games.
Men's Events
edit| 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
edit| 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
editTwenty-one nations participated in freestyle skiing at Lillehammer. Austria, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan made their debuts in the sport.
Australia (5)
Austria (1)
Belarus (4)
Canada (11)
China (2)
Spain (2)
Finland (3)
France (8)
Great Britain (3)
Germany (5)
Italy (6)
Japan (3)
Kazakhstan (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (4)
Russia (6)
Sweden (8)
Switzerland (5)
Ukraine (3)
United States (12)
Uzbekistan (3)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
External links
edit- Freestyle Skiing History: Olympics 1988-2002 Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine