US Skier Mac Forehand Wins Olympic Gold
American skier Mac Forehand won the gold medal in the men's big air skiing event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The victory adds another gold to the United States' medal count at the winter games.
- This silver is Mac Forehand's first Olympic medal; he previously competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, where he finished 11th in big air and 20th in slopestyle. - Forehand's final score was 193.25, just behind gold medalist Tormod Frostad of Norway, who scored 195.50. The bronze medal went to Matej Svancer of Austria. - On his final jump, Forehand landed a "2160-degree nose-butter triple cork," a trick he had just learned the week of the event. - The competition took place at the Livigno Snow Park amidst a snowstorm. - Forehand, who hails from Winhall, Vermont, became the youngest skier to win the overall Slopestyle Crystal Globe in the FIS World Cup at age 17. - This medal marks Team USA's second non-moguls freestyle skiing medal of the 2026 Games. - Forehand's previous accolades include multiple X Games medals, with a gold in big air at Aspen 2023. - The 24-year-old Forehand entered the final with the highest qualifying score.
