What is the new freestyle skiing mixed team aerials event?

The mixed events have displayed some of the fiercest competition and most exciting storylines of the Olympic Winter Games. Beijing 2022 will feature nine of them – four new ones – including the only mixed event of freestyle skiing: mixed team aerials.

On 10 February 2022, the world will find out the names of the event's first Olympic medallists. The competition is sure to be an exciting battle that adds the component of team strategy to the technique and creativity of aerials.

Learn about the format, when and where to follow, what's new about the event and the athletes to watch in the mixed team aerials at Beijing 2022.

Although the event is making its Olympic debut at Beijing 2022, the mixed team aerials event has been included in the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup programme since the 2014/15 season and in the FIS World Championships since 2019.

Each team consists of three skiers, with at least one of each gender. Therefore, the teams can choose if they want to have two men and one woman or the other way around. Their individual scores are added together and the team with the highest overall score wins. It’s as simple as it gets!

At Beijing 2022, all NOCs with at least one woman and one man eligible for the individual aerials competitions will have the opportunity to enter one trio for the mixed team aerials. The competition will consist of at least eight eligible teams.

The mixed team aerials will take place on 10 February, with the first final at 19:00 local time. The second final starts at 19:50, deciding the event's first Olympic medallists.

Locals will be able to watch the mixed team aerials at the Genting Snow Park, the home of freestyle skiing and snowboard at Beijing 2022 (other than the big air events).

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