From Eileen Gu to rising stars these halfpipe skiers could dominate freeski competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — It seems only right that the snowboarder with the reputation as his sport's highest flyer has a chance to win an Olympic medal in the event called big air. Valentino Guseli, an Australian whose grandparents are from Italy,

The Winter Olympics are a bit of an enigma to most sports fans in the United States. The average person has seen hockey, the understand figure skating, and we get enough extreme sports through osmosis that the snowboard half pipe makes sense — but a lot of the events are more Euro-centric.

Shaun White is still contributing to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics despite retiring from competition.

At just 25 years old, Chloe Kim has already firmly established herself as one of the greatest athletes in women’s snowboarding history. Among the many accomplishments of her decorated career are her two gold medals at the Winter Olympics.

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano offered a small update regarding his recent injuries, suggesting he will attempt to defend his title next week in the Milan Cortina Games.

The Winter Olympics set the standard for the modern games to embrace action sports when snowboarding debuted in 1998. Since, the sport has become one of the most watched of the program. Snowboarding once again will have compelling storylines going into the Milan Cortina Olympics as all the athletes will compete