The Winter Olympics are back in town—this time in Milan, Cortina and spread across northern Italy—and they’ll be dominating the airwaves for the next few weeks.

As it has been since 2014, freeskiing is represented at the Oympics with Slopestyle and Halfpipe, as well as in Big Air, which was added in 2022.

How to watch

How to watch the Olympics varies widely depending on the media rights holders in your country. Most national broadcasters cover Olympic events extensively, with a range of livestream options to choose from. Keep scrolling for a selected list of livestreams and broadcasters in Europe and North America. For the complete list of international broadcasters, check here.

If you’re unable to watch a stream of a particular event in your country, you can use a VPN client to connect to a broadcaster in a different country.

AUSTRALIA: 9Now, Stan Sport, Channel 9

AUSTRIA: ORF 1, ORF ON

CANADA: CBC Gem, TOU.tv

FRANCE: France TV

GERMANY: ARD, ZDF, Eurosport 1

ITALY: RAI

NEW ZEALAND: Sky Sport Now

NORWAY: NRK

SWEDEN: SVT, TV4

SWITZERLAND: SRF, RTS, RSI

UNITED KINGDOM: BBC

UNITED STATES: NBC, Peacock

As a paid option, HBO Max is available in many countries.

The Athletes: Podium favorites and dark horses

As always, there are a few clear favorites for the podium—but a deep field of talent means there are always outsiders ready to rear their heads. Here’s our breakdown of the top picks and some sleeper candidates.

Slopestyle Women

Our Favorites:

Mathilde Gremaud 🇨🇭The defending Olympic champ is still the woman to beat in slopestyle.

Eileen Gu 🇨🇳 A near-certain podium pick and a strong contender for gold. But she’s juggling three events.

Kirsty Muir 🇬🇧 The talented Scot is back in a big way this year after some downtime due to injury.

Don’t sleep on:

Anni Karava 🇫🇮 
Rell Harwood 🇺🇸 
Giulia Tanno 🇨🇭

View the complete start list.

Slopestyle Men

Our favorites:

Luca Harrington 🇳🇿 A recently minted back-t0-back X Games gold medalist, Luca’s a monster on the slope course.

Mac Forehand 🇺🇸 The American talent is at the top of his game right now. Is it Mac’s time?

Birk Ruud 🇳🇴  On his best days, Birk is an absolute slopestyle machine. And he has a lot of best days.

Matej Svancer 🇦🇹 The Czech-cum-Austrian wunderkind was born to melt minds on skis. May he do the same in Livigno.

Don’t sleep on:

Tormod Frostad 🇳🇴
Alex Hall 🇺🇸
Henry Sildaru 🇪🇪

View the complete start list.

Big Air Women

Our favorites:

Eileen Gu 🇨🇳 The defending champ.

Kirsty Muir 🇬🇧 The up-and-coming challenger.

Megan Oldham 🇨🇦 Will she bring her triple to Livigno?

Mathilde Gremaud 🇨🇭 Always a safe podium bet.

Don’t sleep on:

Naomi Urness 🇨🇦
Anni Karava 🇫🇮
Rell Harwood 🇺🇸

View the complete start list.

Big Air Men

Our favorites:

Matej Svancer 🇦🇹 Magic Matej is sure to put on a show.

Troy Podmilsak 🇺🇸 With a daunting trick bag, you gotta get past Troy to get on the podium.

Luca Harrington 🇳🇿 His switch triple locked in esco is a sight to be seen.

Tormod Frostad 🇳🇴 Spin to win’s the name of the game, but Tormod ain’t playing it.

Don’t sleep on:

Matias Roche 🇫🇷
Elias Syrja 🇫🇮
Tim Sivignon 🇫🇷
Dylan Deschamps 🇨🇦

View the complete start list.

Halfpipe Women

Our favorites:

Eileen Gu 🇨🇳 Yes, her again.

Zoe Atkin 🇬🇧 After a dominant X Games win, she’ll take her shot at Olympic gold.

Fanghui Li 🇨🇳 She’s got a couple World Cup wins and a mean switch 900.

Don’t sleep on:

Cassie Sharpe 🇨🇦
Svea Irving 🇺🇸

View the complete start list.

Halfpipe Men

Our favorites:

Finley Melville Ives 🇳🇿 The kid is from another planet.

Nick Goepper 🇺🇸 This four-time Olympian, three-time medalist has the right stuff.

Alex Ferreira 🇺🇸 Just a year ago, his run was unstoppable. Can he reclaim that pace?

Don’t sleep on:

Luke Harrold 🇳🇿
Hunter Hess 🇺🇸
Sam Baumgartner 🇦🇹

View the complete start list.