Medals update: Team USA surprise People's Republic of China to claim gold in mixed team aerials

In a surprise for the host nation at Beijing 2022, it was Team USA who took gold in the inaugural mixed team aerial event at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday (10 February). The American trio of Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld screamed with delight on winning the Olympic title with a combined score of 338.34 while a shell-shocked Chinese team of Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu claimed silver with 324.22 after a mistake from Jia.

In a further twist, Team Canada's Marion Thenault, Miha Fontaine and Lewis Irving won bronze (290.982) ahead of Switzerland (276.01) in a topsy-turvy final that threw away the form book.

Furthermore, ROC, who were favourites to take a medal did not make the final, nor did Belarus finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.

More to follow.

The next freestyle skiing event is Sunday 13 February with qualification in women’s slopestyle and women’s aerials. See the full schedule here.