Norway Tops 2026 Olympics landed a 98.50 on his final jump to flip the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s freestyle skiing big air results at the buzzer.
He edged the USA’s Mac Forehand by just 2.25 points. Here is the full podium, and why Team USA is left asking what if.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Tormod Frostad (Norway) won gold with 195.50, sealed by a last-run 98.50.
- Mac Forehand (USA) took silver, 193.25; Matěj Švancer (Austria) grabbed bronze, 191.25.
Defending champion Birk Ruud crashed and finished 8th, while three Americans reached the final.
Who won the 2026 Olympic big air final?
The Norway Tops 2026 Olympics medal fight came down to the last two jumps at Livigno Snow Park, Italy. Our analysis: the top three were separated by barely four points, one of the tightest freeski big air podiums in Olympic history.
| Medal | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total |
| Gold | Tormod Frostad (NOR) | 95.25 | 97.00 | 98.50 | 195.50 |
| Silver | Mac Forehand (USA) | 95.00 | 95.00 | 98.25 | 193.25 |
| Bronze | Matěj Švancer (AUT) | 91.75 | 95.25 | 96.00 | 191.25 |
Men's Big Air Results: Norway Tops 2026 Olympics
Norway Tops 2026 Olympics landed a 98.50 on his final jump to flip the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s freestyle skiing big air results at the buzzer.https://t.co/bWE0X3iKrP
— Atholton News (@atholtonnews55) June 5, 2026How did the full big air final finish?
Twelve skiers reached the big air final. Here is how the top eight landed at Livigno.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Total |
| 1 | Tormod Frostad | Norway | 195.50 |
| 2 | Mac Forehand | United States | 193.25 |
| 3 | Matěj Švancer | Austria | 191.25 |
| 4 | Troy Podmilsak | United States | 184.50 |
| 5 | Konnor Ralph | United States | 178.00 |
| 6 | Luca Harrington | New Zealand | 160.50 |
| 7 | Dylan Deschamps | Canada | 137.50 |
| 8 | Birk Ruud | Norway | 118.25 |
Totals count each skier’s two best jumps; Birk Ruud fell on his second attempt.
What happened to defending champion Birk Ruud?
- He arrived as the 2022 Beijing big air champion and had already won slopestyle gold in Milan Cortina.
- Ruud opened with a big 95.00, then fell on his second jump and could not put down a clean third.
- That left him 8th, ending his bid for back-to-back Olympic big air titles.
- Our take: the crash blew the final wide open for three first-time medalists.
Why does this result sting for Team USA?
- Team USA put three skiers in the 12-man final, more than any other nation.
- Mac Forehand answered an 11th-place slopestyle result with big air silver.
- Troy Podmilsak (4th) and Konnor Ralph (5th) finished just off the podium.
- Bottom line: the depth was real, but one Frostad jump decided the gold.
Key facts at a glance
| Detail | Information |
| Event | Men’s freeski big air |
| Venue | Livigno Snow Park, Valtellina, Italy |
| Qualification | Sunday, 15 February 2026 |
| Final | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 |
| Finalists | 12 skiers |
| Gold-medal trick | Right nose butter double bio 1620 |
| Winning score | 195.50 |
Where to verify the official results
We pulled every score here from the official Milano Cortina 2026 results and checked the run-by-run breakdown twice.
The Olympics.com recap of Frostad’s gold walks through every jump. The official final results sheet lists all twelve finalists.
Bleacher Report and Wikipedia’s event page confirmed the medal order. Discipline rules and athlete histories sit with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
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