Freestyle Skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Nordkette Innsbruck and Kuhtai in Igls, Innsbruck, Austria from 17 January to 22 January. The difference in the Youth Olympic program for freestyle skiing compared to the Winter Olympics was that there were no aerials or moguls competition for both genders, and an inclusion of a ski half-pipe for both genders.
| Freestyle Skiing at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Nordkette Innsbruck and Kuhtai Igls, Innsbruck |
| Dates | 17–22 January |
| Competitors | 51 from 22 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria (AUT)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' halfpipe |
Kai Mahler Switzerland |
95.00 | Lauri Kivari Finland |
90.00 | Aaron Blunck United States |
87.50 |
| Boys' ski cross |
Niki Lehikoinen Finland |
56.15 | Marzellus Renn Germany |
56.96 | Matty Herauf Canada |
57.34 |
| Girls' halfpipe |
Elisabeth Gram Austria |
84.75 | Tiril Sjastad Christiansen Norway |
79.25 | Marine Tripier Mondancin France |
69.50 |
| Girls' ski cross |
Michaela Heider Austria |
58.38 | Veronika Čamková Czech Republic |
58.63 | Emilie Benz Switzerland |
58.82 |
Qualification System
editQualification summary
edit| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ski cross | Half-pipe | Ski cross | Half-pipe | ||
| Andorra | 1 | 1 | |||
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Italy | 1 | 1 | |||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | |||
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total: 21 NOCs | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 53 |