Published Feb 13, 2026
The women’s field skews toward riders with reliable left–right variation and stomp rates on forward and switch takeoffs. Anni Karava projects highest due to clean axis control on triples. We upgrade Eileen Gu to second on amplitude and landing percentage despite limited recent big-air reps. Mathilde Gremaud fits for third with the deepest trick book but a slightly lower first-attempt make rate. Kirsty Muir rises to fourth on improved right-side triples. Rell Harwood slides to fifth but remains a podium threat if winds stay low.
The men’s event centers on who links two clean 19s or a 21 with opposing spin direction. Birk Ruud retains favorite status on execution and amplitude. Luca Harrington trends up on right-side 19 reliability. Andri Ragettli profiles for third with elite difficulty but slightly higher variance on takeoff drift. Depth from Matej Svancer and Kim Gubser keeps Switzerland and Austria in the medal mix, while wind or speed changes could elevate Mac Forehand and Alex Hall.
Women — Freeski Big Air (predicted order)
- Anni Karava — Finland
- Eileen Gu — China
- Mathilde Gremaud — Switzerland
- Kirsty Muir — United Kingdom
- Rell Harwood — United States
- Flora Tabanelli — Italy
- Mengting Liu — China
- Anouk Andraska — Switzerland
- Lara Wolf — Austria
- Sandra Eie — Norway
- Marin Hamill — United States
- Ruyi Yang — China
- Kateryna Kotsar — Ukraine
- Sarah Hoefflin — Switzerland
- Megan Oldham — Canada
- Muriel Mohr — Germany
- Giulia Tanno — Switzerland
- Linshan Han — China
- Grace Henderson — United States
- Naomi Urness — Canada
- Kim Dumont Zanella — France
- Kokone Kondo — Japan
- Olivia Asselin — Canada
- Daisy Thomas — Australia
- Yuna Koga — Japan
- Ruby Star Andrews — New Zealand
- Elena Gaskell — Canada
- Sylvia Trotter — New Zealand
Men — Freeski Big Air (predicted order)
- Birk Ruud — Norway
- Luca Harrington — New Zealand
- Andri Ragettli — Switzerland
- Matej Svancer — Austria
- Kim Gubser — Switzerland
- Mac Forehand — United States
- Tormod Frostad — Norway
- Fabian Boesch — Switzerland
- Timothe Sivignon — France
- Alex Hall — United States
- Sebastian Schjerve — Norway
- Ulrik Samnoey — Norway
- Troy Podmilsak — United States
- Elias Syrja — Finland
- Konnor Ralph — Canada
- Julius Forer — Austria
- Ben Barclay — New Zealand
- Nils Rhyner — Switzerland
- Chris McCormick — United Kingdom
- Miro Tabanelli — Italy
- Evan McEachran — Canada
- Matias Roche — France
- Dylan Deschamps — Canada
- Kuura Koivisto — Finland
- Henry Sildaru — Estonia
- Jesper Tjader — Sweden
- Martin Nordqvist — Sweden
- Henrik Harlaut — Sweden
- Lucas Ball — Canada
Methodology note
Ordering reflects projected two-jump totals from difficulty, execution, and landing-rate models, incorporating opposing-direction coverage and recent qualifier form. Weather, speed, and start-order volatility remain key swing factors.
Results, rankings, stats & predictions provided by: https://wyldata.com
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Article Sources: https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/freestyle-freeski, https://www.redbull.com/int-en/freeski, https://www.teamusa.org/news, https://www.swiss-ski.ch/en/freeski
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