The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be held from February 6th to 22nd, 2026. STEEP will focus on the freestyle ski and snowboard events
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Highlights of the "Freestyle Ski Aerials" Competition - Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
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Gear Trusted by Olympians to Support the World's Best Tricks | Men's Ski Slopestyle
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Highlights of the Snowboard Slopestyle Competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics
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Exploring the SAJ National Team Coaches: Moguls Edition (Part 2)
Highlights of each event
List of Japanese players expected to participate
Photo courtesy of the Ski Association of Japan
Freestyle skiing | Moguls
Born December 11, 1997
Hometown: Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation: Toyota Motor Corporation Ski Club
Major achievements: 2025 World Championship MO victory, '25-26 W-CUP first round victory, etc
Instagram: @ikuma_horishima
Born September 21, 2000
Hometown: Machida, Tokyo
Affiliation: Tama University Ski Club
Main achievements: 2nd place in the World Championship MO, etc
Instagram: @hinako1753
Born December 13, 2000
Hometown: Tsushima City, Aichi Prefecture
Affiliation: Aichi Daihatsu Ski Club
Main achievements: 2nd place in the opening round of the 2024-2025 W-CUP DM, etc
Instagram: @_rinoyanagiiii_
Born December 18, 1998
Hometown: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Affiliation: Japan Temporary Workers' Union
Main achievements: 7th place in the opening round of the 2024-2025 W-CUP MO, etc
Instagram: @takuya_shimakawa
Born April 19, 2001
Hometown: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Affiliation: Satake Foods
Main achievements: 6th place in the World Championship MO, etc
Instagram: @nakao_haruka
Born October 1, 1999
Hometown: Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture
Affiliation: Team Listel
Main achievements: 8th place in the final round of the 2024-2025 W-CUP MO
Instagram: @taketo_nishizawa
Born May 31, 1997
Hometown: Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture
Affiliation: Imatoku
Main battle record: 8th place in the 8th round of the 2024-25 W-CUP DM
Instagram: @gogogoat54
Born April 17, 2001
Hometown: Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture
Affiliation: Mukogawa Women's University
Main achievements: 6th place in the final round of the 2024-2025 W-CUP MO
Instagram: @hinahina_0417
Freestyle skiing | Ski cross
Born December 11, 1991
Hometown: Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture
Affiliation: Team Creve
Major achievements: 2nd place in the 2024-25 W-CUP Gudauri, 4th place in the 2025-26 W-CUP Val Thorens, etc
Instagram: @ryorioss
Born June 11, 1999
Hometown: Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture
Affiliation: U-NEXT HOLDINGS Ski Club
Main battle record: 18th place in the 2025-2026 W-CUP Arosa match, etc
Instagram: @satoshi_furuno
Born February 16, 1996
Hometown: Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture
Affiliation: Morikawa Construction Ski Club
Main battle record: 35th place in the 2025-26 W-CUP against Innichen, etc
Instagram: @ryuto_kobayashi
Born August 6, 2003
Hometown: Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture
Affiliation: Kyoto Koka SC
Major races: 11th place at Idre Fjall in the 2024-2025 W-CUP, 8th place at Craigleith, etc
Instagram: @lin.nkns
Born January 20, 1992
Hometown: Yokote City, Akita Prefecture
Affiliation: Fujifilm BI Akita Co., Ltd. Ski Club
Major achievements: 21st place in the 2023 World Championships, 4th place in the 2024 European Cup, etc
Instagram: @saku.rako
Born June 12, 1993
Hometown: Takayama, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation: Gifu Hino Motors SC
Main battle record: 25th place in the 2025 W-CUP against Innichen, etc
Instagram: @makii.arai
Freestyle skiing | Halfpipe
Born September 23, 2002
Hometown: Ono Town, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation: Gifu Hino Motors SC
Main achievements: 12th place in the final round of the 24-25 W-CUP HP,
8th place in the 25-26 W-CUP HP Copper Mountain Tournament HP
Instagram: @tomamatsuura_ski
Born July 19, 1996
Hometown: Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation: Himalaya SNOW CLUB
Major achievements: '24-25 W-CUP HP Secret Garden Tournament 9th place, 3 times in the top 12
Instagram: @nanahokiriyama
Freestyle skiing | Slopestyle/Big Air
Born February 19, 2003
Hometown: Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture
Affiliation: Oriental Bio
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main race history: '24-25 W-CUP SS Round 4, 6th place
Instagram: @cocone_kondo
Born April 2, 2002
Hometown: Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
Affiliation: Johoku Shinkin Bank Ski Club
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: 9th place in the 3rd round of the 2024-25 W-CUP BA
Instagram: @yuna_koga0402
Freestyle skiing | Aerial
Born October 1, 2004
Hometown: Nayoro, Hokkaido
Affiliation: Nippon Sport Science University
Main achievements: 2nd place in AE at the 2024 FIS Continental Cup (COC) Kazakhstan tournament;
high ranking in the overall AE at the 2024/25 FIS COC;
Qualified for and qualified for the 2025 FIS W-CUP AE
Instagram: @runa1001anur
Born December 13, 2002
Hometown: Nayoro, Hokkaido
Affiliation: BIFUKA AIR FORCE
Main achievements: 24 FIS Continental Cup (COC) China Tournament AE Winner
24/25 FIS W-CUP AE (Debut season) Finalist (TOP6)
25 World Championships National Team Selection Tournament AE High ranking
Instagram: @haruto.ski.ae
Snowboarding | Halfpipe
Born November 29, 1998
Hometown: Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture
Affiliation: TOKIO Inkarami
Main achievements: '22 Beijing Olympics HP winner,
'25 W-CUP Aspen HP winner, etc.
Instagram: @ayumuhirano1129
Born September 27, 2001
Hometown: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Affiliation: Yonex
Main race history: 2nd place at the 24/25 W-CUP Copper Mountain HP,
3rd place at the 25 W-CUP Aspen HP, etc.
Instagram: @yuto_totsuka
Born March 12, 2002
Hometown: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Affiliation: INPEX
Main achievements: 3rd place in the 24/25 W-CUP Klagenfurt HP,
24/25 W-CUP HP, advanced to the finals in multiple tournaments, etc.
Instagram: @rukahirano
Born March 25, 2006
Hometown: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Affiliation: JWSC Vocational School
Main achievements: '24/25 W-CUP Secret Garden HP 3rd place
'24/25 W-CUP HP multiple tournament finals, etc.
Instagram: @ryusei.yamada
Born March 5, 2004
Hometown: Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture
Affiliation: BURTON
Major achievements: 2025 World Championship HP 3rd place, etc
Instagram: @mitsukiono
Born October 5, 1999
Hometown: Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture
Club: Usami SC
Major achievements: 2024/25 W-CUP Calgary HP victory, etc
Instagram: @sena_tomita
Born August 28, 2009
Hometown: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Affiliated with: TOKIO Inkarami
Main achievements: 2025 FIS World Championship HP 4th place,
2024/25 W-CUP overall ranking HP 9th place, etc.
Instagram: @riseee.1211
Born November 12, 2009
Hometown: Otsu, Shiga Prefecture
Affiliated with: TOKIO Inkarami
Main achievements: 2025 FIS World Championship HP 2nd place,
2024/25 W-CUP Overall Ranking HP 3rd place, etc.
Instagram: @osaradon
Snowboarding | Slopestyle/Big Air
Born July 24, 2002
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Affiliation: YAMAZEN
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: 2nd place in the 24/25 W-CUP Baku BA, 2nd place
in the 24/25 W-CUP SS finals multiple times
Instagram: @ryomakimata
Born October 23, 2005
Hometown: Iwakura, Aichi Prefecture
Affiliation: TOKIO Inkarami Snowboard Club
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: 24/25 Youth Olympics SS winner,
24/25 W-CUP Copper Mountain SS 3rd place
Instagram: @hasegawataiga1023
Born July 19, 2005
Hometown: Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture
Affiliation: TOKIO Inkarami Snowboard Club
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main battle history: '24/25 W-CUP Copper Mountain SS 3rd place
'24/25 W-CUP Steamboat SS 1st place
Instagram: @hiroto_ogiwara
Born November 7, 2004
Hometown: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Affiliation: TOKIO Inkarami Snowboard Club
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main race history: '24/25 W-CUP Cardrona SS/Chur BA winner
Instagram: @cocomonsan
Born December 14, 2001
Hometown: Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture
Affiliation: BURTON
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: 22 Beijing Olympics BA 3rd place,
24/25 W-CUP Klagenfurt BA 2nd place
, 25 X Games Aspen BA 2nd place
Instagram: @leila_iwabuchi
Born January 1, 2007
Hometown: Miyoshi City, Aichi Prefecture
Affiliation: YAMAZEN
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: '24/25 W-CUP Cool BA winner
' '24/25 W-CUP Beijing BA 2nd place
Instagram: @mari54ff
Born June 30, 2004
Hometown: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Affiliation: Murasaki Sports
: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main battle record: '24/25 W-CUP Klagenfurt BA winner,
'24/25 W-CUP Steamboat SS 2nd place
Instagram: @kimura_kira
Born October 29, 2007
Hometown: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Affiliation: Kirara Quest Snowboard Club
Events: Slopestyle, Big Air
Main achievements: '24/25 W-CUP Klagenfurt BA 3rd place
'24/25 W-CUP Aspen BA 3rd place
Instagram: @momo__suzuki
Competition Schedule
| Date and time | Event | Broadcast schedule |
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| 2/6 (Fri) | Opening ceremony | |
| 2/7 (Sat) | Women's Freeski Slopestyle Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/7 (Sat) 18:30 | February 7th (Sat) 18:00~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ |
| Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/7 (Sat) 22:00 | ||
| Men's Snowboard Big Air Final [Japan time] 2/8 (Sun) 03:30 | February 8th (Sun) 03:25-04:35 NHK Educational TV | |
| 2/8 (Sun) | Women's Snowboard Big Air Qualifiers [Japan time] February 9th (Mon) 03:30 | |
| 2/9 (Monday) | Women's Freeski Slopestyle Final [Japan time] 2/9 (Mon) 20:30 | |
| Women's Snowboard Big Air Finals [Japan time] 2/10 (Tue) 03:30 | February 10th (Tue) 03:25-04:35 NHK Educational TV | |
| 2/10 (Tue) | Men's Moguls Qualifying 1 [Japan time] 2/10 (Tue) 19:15 | February 10th (Tue) 19:10~ NHK Educational TV 19:30~ NHK General |
| Men's Freeski Slopestyle Final [Japan time] 2/10 (Tue) 20:30 | February 10th (Tue) 20:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| Women's Moguls Qualifying 1 [Japan Time] 2/10 (Tue) 22:15 | February 10th (Tue) 22:10~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/11 (Wed) | Women's Snowboard HP Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/11 (Wed) 18:30 | February 11th (Wednesday) 18:25~ NHK General 18:45~ NHK Educational TV 19:30~ NHK General |
| ● Women's Moguls Qualifying 2 [Japan time] 2/11 (Wed) 19:00 ● Women's Moguls Final [Japan time] 2/11 (Wed) 22:15 | 2/11 (Wed) 18:30-24:00 TV Asahi affiliates 18:55- NHK BS | |
| Men's Snowboard HP Qualifiers [Japan Time] 2/12 (Thu) 03:30 | February 12th (Thurs) 3:00-6:00 TV Tokyo Network | |
| 2/12 (Thu) | Men's Moguls Qualifying 2 [Japan time] 2/12 (Thu) 18:00 | February 12th (Thu) 17:55-18:35 NHK General |
| Men's Snowboard Cross Seed Deciding Match [Japan time] 2/12 (Thu) 18:00 | ||
| Men's Moguls Final [Japan Time] 2/12 (Thu) 20:15 | February 12th (Thu) 20:10-20:55 NHK General 20:55-21:10 NHK Educational TV | |
| Men's Snowboard Cross Final [Japan time] 2/12 (Thu) 23:01 | ||
| Women's Snowboard HP Finals [Japan time] 2/13 (Fri) 03:30 | 2/13 (Fri) 03:25~ NHK General | |
| 2/13 (Fri) | ● Women's Snowboard Cross Seeding Match [Japan time] 2/13 (Fri) 18:00 ● Women's Snowboard Cross Final [Japan time] 2/13 (Fri) 22:46 | |
| Men's Snowboard HP Finals [Japan Time] 2/14 (Sat) 03:30 | 2/14 (Sat) 03:25~ NHK General | |
| 2/14 (Sat) | ● Women's Dual Moguls Preliminaries [Japan time] 2/14 (Sat) 18:30 ● Women's Dual Moguls Finals [Japan time] 2/14 (Sat) 19:46 | 2/14 (Sat) 18:25~ NHK BS |
| Women's Freeski Big Air Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/15 (Sun) 03:30 | ||
| 2/15 (Sun) | Men's Dual Moguls Preliminaries [Japan time] 2/15 (Sun) 18:39 Men's Dual Moguls Finals [Japan time] 2/15 (Sun) 21:48 | 2/15 (Sun) 18:25~ NHK Educational TV |
| Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Final [Japan Time] 2/15 (Sun) 22:40 | ||
| Men's Freeski Big Air Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/16 (Mon) 03:30 | ||
| 2/16 (Monday) | Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifiers [Japan Time] 2/16 (Mon) 18:30 | February 16th (Mon) 18:25~ NHK BS |
| Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/16 (Mon) 22:00 | February 16th (Mon) 21:55～ NHK BS | |
| Women's Freeski Big Air Final [Japan time] 2/17 (Tue) 03:30 | February 17th (Tue) 03:25~ NHK Educational TV | |
| 2/17 (Tue) | Women's Aerial Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/17 (Tue) 18:45 | February 17th (Tue) 18:40~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ |
| Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final [Japan time] 2/17 (Tue) 21:00 | February 17th (Tue) 20:00-23:05 Fuji TV Network | |
| Men's Aerial Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/17 (Tue) 21:30 | February 17th (Tue) 21:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| Men's Freeski Big Air Final [Japan time] 2/18 (Wed) 03:30 | February 18th (Wed) 03:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/18 (Wed) | Women's Aerial Final [Japan time] 2/18 (Wed) 19:30 | February 18th (Wed) 19:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ |
| Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final [Japan time] 2/18 (Wed) 20:30 | 2/18 (Wed) 20:25 NHK BS｜Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/19 (Thu) | Men's Freeski Halfpipe Qualifiers [Japan time] February 19th (Thu) 18:30 | February 19th (Thu) 18:00~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ |
| Men's Aerial Final [Japan time] 2/19 (Thu) 21:30 | February 19th (Thu) 19:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| Women's Freeski Halfpipe Qualifiers [Japan time] 2/20 (Fri) 03:30 | February 20th (Fri) 03:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/20 (Fri) | ● Women's Ski Cross Seeding Match [Japan time] 2/20 (Fri) 18:00 ● Women's Ski Cross Final [Japan time] 2/20 (Fri) 21:15 | February 20th (Friday) 17:55~ NHK BS |
| Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final [Japan time] 2/21 (Sat) 03:30 | February 21 (Sat) 03:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/21 (Sat) | Men's Ski Cross Seeding Match [Japan time] 2/21 (Sat) 18:00 Men's Ski Cross Final [Japan time] 2/21 (Sat) 21:15 | February 21 (Sat) 17:30~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ |
| Mixed Team Aerial Final [Japan Time] 2/21 (Sat) 18:45 | February 21 (Sat) 18:00~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final [Japan time] 2/22 (Sun) 03:30 | February 22nd (Sun) 03:25~ Tver https://tver.jp/olympic/milanocortina2026/ | |
| 2/22 (Sun) | Closing ceremony |