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🔥 Qualification Highlights
The qualification rounds showcased jaw-dropping tricks and razor-thin margins:
- Mac Forehand (USA) led the field with 183.00 points, showcasing championship-level consistency.
- Matej Svancer (Austria) followed closely with 182.25, aiming for his first senior Olympic medal.
- Birk Ruud (Norway), the reigning Olympic Big Air champion, secured third without even needing his final run.
Other qualifiers include:
- Luca Harrington (New Zealand) – Current world champion
- Tormod Frostad (Norway) – Highest single-run score
- Timothe Sivignon (France)
- Matias Roche (France)
Notable non-qualifiers:
- Alex Hall (USA) – Crashed on an over-rotation attempt
- Andri Ragettli (Switzerland) – Two costly falls
🥇 Top Medal Contenders
Birk Ruud enters as the favorite, chasing a potential double gold after slopestyle success.
Mac Forehand poses the strongest challenge with clean landings and high-difficulty tricks.
Luca Harrington brings momentum from recent podium finishes.
Matej Svancer remains a dark horse capable of upsetting the podium with technical precision.
📋 Event Format Explained
Each athlete performs three jumps off a massive ramp.
Judges score based on:
- Difficulty
- Amplitude
- Execution
- Landing
The two best scores are combined to determine final standings.
🏂 Women’s Final Recap
The women’s final on February 16 raised the bar dramatically:
- Gold: Megan Oldham (Canada) – 180.75
- Silver: Eileen Gu (China) – 179.00
- Bronze: Flora Tabanelli (Italy) – 178.25
Massive tricks including switch triple corks and 1980-degree rotations set the tone for the men’s showdown.
⚡ What to Expect in the Final
Expect explosive amplitude, technical mastery, and record-breaking scores under the lights at Livigno Snow Park.
Norway and the USA enter as favorites, but in Big Air, one perfect jump can rewrite history.
Stay tuned for updates immediately after the final.