Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. The venue was Tignes about 85 km from host city Albertville.[1][2]

Freestyle Skiing
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
VenueTignes
Dates12–13 February
Competitors71 from 18 nations
← 1988
1994 →

Medal summary

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)1102
2  United States (USA)1012
3  Unified Team (EUN)0101
4  Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

The hosts from France led the medal table, with a gold and a silver medal, both in the men's moguls.

Men's Events

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EventGoldSilverBronze
Moguls
details
Edgar Grospiron
 France
25.81Olivier Allamand
 France
24.87Nelson Carmichael
 United States
24.82

Women's Events

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EventGoldSilverBronze
Moguls
details
Donna Weinbrecht
 United States
23.69Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova
 Unified Team
23.50Stine Lise Hattestad
 Norway
23.04

Participating NOCs

Eighteen nations participated in freestyle skiing at Albertville.

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Demonstration events

Six years after the first World Championships in Tignes, while moguls were an official medal event, aerials and ballets were demonstration events; for the second time after Calgary. Aerials were dominated by the Canadians and in particular by the world champion Philippe LaRoche and by Nicolas Fontaine. Didier Méda from France, who placed second in Calgary, placed third. The women's event was won by Colette Brand from Switzerland.

For the ballet, a bit similar to figure skating but on snow, Lane Spina from the US, second in Calgary, took the third place behind Kristiansen who had put emphasis on his aerial performances. Both of them were defeated by Fabrice Becker from France who won points on composition and style for a well choreographed tango performance. Among the women, Conny Kissling won her 102nd victory, in front of Cathy Féchoz from Courchevel.

Men's Aerials

PlaceAthleteScore
1  Philippe LaRoche (CAN)237.47
2  Nicolas Fontaine (CAN)228.88
3  Didier Méda (FRA)219.44
4  Jean-Marc Bacquin (FRA)206.71
5  Kris Feddersen (USA)201.74
6  Hugo Bonatti (AUT)198.15
7  Trace Worthington (USA)192.16
8  Alexander Stoegner (AUT)187.67

Men's Ballet

PlaceAthleteScore
1  Fabrice Becker (FRA)28.15
2  Rune Kristiansen (NOR)28.00
3  Lane Spina (USA)27.40
4  Richard Pierce (CAN)27.30
5  Heini Baumgartner (SUI)25.85
6  Armin Weiß (GER)25.64
7  Roberto Franco (ITA)25.50
8  Jeffrey Wintersteen (USA)24.80

Women's Aerials

PlaceAthleteScore
1  Colette Brand (SUI)157.51
2  Marie Lindgren (SWE)155.10
3  Elfie Simchen (GER)153.94
4  Jilly Curry (GBR)151.13
5  Lina Cheryazova (EUN)150.00
6  Hilde Synnøve Lid (NOR)144.65
7  Kirstie Marshall (AUS)139.55
8  Maja Schmid (SUI)129.47

Women's Ballet

PlaceAthleteScore
1  Conny Kissling (SUI)25.30
2  Cathy Féchoz (FRA)25.20
3  Sharon Petzold (USA)24.10
4  Julia Snell (GBR)22.85
5  Annika Johansson (SWE)22.80
6  Ellen Breen (USA)22.30
7  Maja Schmid (SUI)21.60
8  Raquel Gutierrez (ESP)21.50

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