1998 Olympics: Freestyle Skiing
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Aerials consist of two jumps with points awarded for execution and precision (50%), height and distance (20%) and landing (30%). Moguls consist of turns executed on a bumpy course (50%), two aerials (25%) and elapsed time (25%).
Medal breakdown (4 events): Three medals— United States (3-0-0); Two— Finland (0-1-1); One— Japan (1-0-0), China (0-1-0), France (0-1-0), Germany (0-1-0), Belarus (0-0-1), Norway (0-0-1) and Switzerland (0-0-1).
Men
Aerials
| Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Bergoust, USA | 255.64 |
| 2 | Sebastien Foucras, FRA | 248.79 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dashchinsky, BLR | 240.79 |
Top 10 USA: 5th, Britt Swartley (231.6).
Moguls
| Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonny Moseley, USA | 26.93 |
| 2 | Janne Lahtela, FIN | 26.00 |
| 3 | Sami Mustonen, FIN | 25.76 |
Top 10 USA: 10th, Alexander Wilson (24.68).
Women
Aerials
| Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikki Stone, USA | 193.00 |
| 2 | Nannan Xu, CHN | 186.97 |
| 3 | Colette Brand, SWI | 171.83 |
Best USA: No other Americans qualified for the final.
Moguls
| Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae Satoya, JPN | 25.06 |
| 2 | Tatjana Mittermayer, GER | 24.62 |
| 3 | Kari Traa, NOR | 24.09 |
Top 10 USA: 4th, Donna Weinbrecht (24.02); 8th, Elizabeth McIntyre (23.72); 10th, Ann Battelle (23.65).
