Freestyle skiing at the Winter World University Games
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The first appearance of freestyle skiing at the Winter Universiade was as an optional sport in the 2005 edition which was held in Innsbruck, Austria. Due to the growing demand, the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire decided to making it a mandatory sporting starting in 2021.[1]
Events
Medalists
Men
Aerials
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | not included in the program | ||
| 2009 |  Jia Zongyang |
Liu Zhongqing |
Wu Chao |
| 2011–2015 | not included in the program | ||
| 2017 | Li Zhonglin |
 Artsiom Bashlakou |
Guo Ziming |
| 2019 |  Maxim Burov |
Li Zhonglin |
Ruslan Katmanov |
| 2023–2025 | not included in the program | ||
Big air
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Jakob Gessnerg |
 Paul Vieuxtemps |
 Vojtěch Břeský |
| 2025 |  Klemen Vidmar |
 Oleh Boiko |
Marek Krcal |
Moguls
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2009 | not included in the program | ||
| 2011 | Aleksandr Kerner |
Evgeny Mikhailov |
 Denis Moisseyev |
| 2013 | not included in the program | ||
| 2015 | Pavel Kolmakov |
Dmitriy Reiherd |
Sergei Shimbuev |
| 2017 | Dmitriy Reiherd |
Sergei Shimbuev |
Pavel Kolmakov |
| 2019 |  Benjamin Cavet |
 Daichi Hara |
Ikuma Horishima |
| 2023 | not included in the program | ||
| 2025 |  Akseli Ahvenainen |
Shugo Kano |
 Quinn Dawson |
Dual moguls
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2015 | not included in the program | ||
| 2017 | Dmitriy Reiherd |
Sergei Shimbuev |
Pavel Kolmakov |
| 2019 | Ikuma Horishima |
Pavel Kolmakov |
Benjamin Cavet |
| 2023 | not included in the program | ||
| 2025 | Shima Kawaoka |
Anton Bondarev |
 Jackson Crockett |
Halfpipe
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2013 | not included in the program | ||
| 2015 | John Leonard |
 Kim Kwang-jin |
Pavel Chupa |
| 2017–2025 | not included in the program | ||
Slopestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2011 | not included in the program | ||
| 2013 | Kalle Leinonen |
 Szczepan Karpiel |
 Janne van Enckevort |
| 2015 |  Fabian Braitsch |
Broby Leeds |
Cody Potter |
| 2017 | not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Tobias Müller |
Eliot Gorry |
 Jona Schmidhalter |
| 2023 | Rai Kasamura |
Manatsu Sato |
Paul Vieuxtemps |
| 2025 | Hugo Picoet |
 Stefan Sorokin |
Klemen Vidmar |
Skicross
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Juha Haukkala |
David Fiegl |
Simon Willmann |
| 2009 | Antonie Gallard |
Andreas Tischendorf |
Manuel Eicher |
| 2011 | Manuel Eicher |
Georgii Kornilov |
Olivier Fabre |
| 2013 | Mateusz Harbat |
Igor Omelin |
Jiří Čech |
| 2015 | Bernhard Graf |
Timothe Henzi |
Igor Omelin |
| 2017 | Jiří Čech |
Kirill Merenkov |
Enrico Fromm |
| 2019 | Artem Nabiulin |
Maxim Vikhrov |
Florian Wilmsmann |
| 2023 |  Scott Johns |
Tim-Ole Mietz |
Niklas Illig |
| 2025 |  Erik Wahlberg |
Sassaoka Soral |
Yamato Asakawa |
Women
Aerials
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | not included in the program | ||
| 2009 | Li Nina |
Cheng Shuang |
Dai Shuangfei |
| 2011–2015 | not included in the program | ||
| 2017 | Zhu Yingying |
Zhibek Arapbayeva |
Zhanbota Aldabergenova |
| 2019 | Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya |
Liubov Nikitina |
Zhanbota Aldabergenova |
| 2023–2025 | not included in the program | ||
Big air
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Koga Yuna |
Michelle Rageth |
Viivi Paljärvi |
| 2025 | Victoire Tillier |
Mariia Aniichyn |
Amélie Cancel |
Moguls
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2009 | not included in the program | ||
| 2011 | Darya Rybalova |
Irina Pisarevskaya |
Alena Zueva |
| 2013 | not included in the program | ||
| 2015 | Yulia Galysheva |
Marika Pertakhiya |
Seo Jee-won |
| 2017 | Yulia Galysheva |
Anastasiya Pervushina |
Katharina Ramsauer |
| 2019 | Kisara Sumiyoshi |
Lea Bouard |
Sophie Weese |
| 2023 | not included in the program | ||
| 2025 | Anastassiya Gorodko |
Haruka Nakao |
Hanna Weese |
Dual moguls
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2015 | not included in the program | ||
| 2017 | Yulia Galysheva |
Elizabeta Bezgodova |
Katharina Ramsauer |
| 2019 | Lea Bouard |
Kisara Sumiyoshi |
Elizaveta Bezgodova |
| 2023 | not included in the program | ||
| 2025 | Anastassiya Gorodko |
Ayaulym Amrenova |
Ito Marin |
Halfpipe
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2013 | not included in the program | ||
| 2015 | Marine Tripier Mondancin |
Elizavetta Chesnokova |
Julie Seifert |
| 2017–25 | not included in the program | ||
Slopestyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2011 | not included in the program | ||
| 2013 | Alexis Keeney |
Fabienne Werder |
Katie Souza |
| 2015 | Brooke Potter |
 Zuzana Stromková |
Stefanie Moessler |
| 2017 | not included in the program | ||
| 2019 | Lana Prusakova |
Anastasia Tatalina |
Lou Barin |
| 2023 | Koga Yuna |
Michelle Rageth |
Thea Feinwick |
| 2025 | Victorie Tillier |
Lara Jane Shaw |
Amélie Cancel |
Skicross
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Karin Huttary |
Jenni Kilpinen |
Alexandra Grauvogl |
| 2009 | Katrin Ofner |
Carlotta Nicoletta |
Julija Liwinska |
| 2011 | Christina Manhard |
Julia Manhard |
Darya Vasilyeva |
| 2013 | Daria Nikolaeva |
Violetta Kovalskaya |
Viktoria Strunk |
| 2015 | Nikol Kučerová |
Lidia Pentukhova |
Tania Prymak |
| 2017 | Anna Antonova |
Mayya Averynova |
Ekaterina Maltseva |
| 2019 | Ekaterina Maltseva |
Anna Antonova |
Klára Kašparová |
| 2023 | Nakanishi Lin |
Nikola Fričová |
Elizabeth Filiatrault |
| 2025 |  Nathalie Bernard |
Isabel Hofherr |
Sage Stefani |
Mixed
Aerials team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | not included in the program | ||
| 2009 | Jia Zongyang Liu Zhongqing Li Nina |
Timofei Slivets Denis Osipau Maria Shcherbina |
Vladimir Lebedev Yury Shapkin Anna Zukal |
| 2009–2015 | not included in the program | ||
| 2017 | Zhanbota Aldabergenova Baglan Inkarbek |
Xu Nuo Shi Haitao |
Zhu Yingying Guo Ziming |
| 2019 | Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya Artsiom Bashlakou |
Kristina Spiridonova Stanislav Nikitin |
Liubov Nikitina Maxim Burov |
| 2023–2025 | not included in the program | ||
Medal table
Last updated after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 19 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (23 entries) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 177 | |