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| Born | August 4, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 9th Overall (FIS World Cup Standings) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Big air, Slopestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stratton Mountain School[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mac Forehand (born August 4, 2001) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally.[3][4] At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the big air event. He also currently holds 6 medals from the Winter X Games and 11 FIS World Cup podiums.
Background
[edit]Forehand grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut[5] and got his start in skiing at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont.[6]
Career
[edit]He competes in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, where he won the FIS Crystal Globe in slopestyle at 17 years old in his rookie season.[7]
He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing at age 20.[8] In the 2022 big air event, he qualified for the final and finished in 11th place. In the slopestyle event, he finished in 17th place.
At the 2026 Winter X Games in Aspen, Forehand won the gold medal in the Men's Ski Big Air event, scoring a 96.00 in his second run.[9] He then participated at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and won the silver medal in big air event with a score of 98.25 in his final run for a total of 193.25.[1] He also placed 11th in the finals of the slopestyle event.
FIS World Cup Crystal Globes
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Season | Discipline |
| 2018–19 | Slopestyle | |
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| 2023–24 | Slopestyle |
FIS World Cup Podiums
[edit]| Season | Podiums | ||||||
| Slopestyle | Big Air | Total | |||||
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| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11[10] | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Molski, Max (February 5, 2026). "How to watch freestyle skier Mac Forehand compete at the Milan Cortina Olympics". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Mac Forehand". www.usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldRTC/posts/fairfield-is-proud-to-cheer-on-our-hometown-olympianskristen-santos-griswold-and/1316809327143228/
- ↑ "Mac Forehand". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-02-17/vermont-trained-skier-mac-forehand-wins-silver-medal-in-freeski-big-air
- ↑ VT Voices: Mac Forehand. VERMONT Magazine, Feb. 14, 2024. https://www.vtmag.com/post/vt-voices-mac-forehand. Accessed 19 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Nico (February 7, 2026). "TGR Olympic Athlete Profile: Mac Forehand". Teton Gravity Research. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Stewart, Dave (February 7, 2022). "Mac Forehand advances to Olympic men's freeski big air final". CT Insider. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ↑ "X Games Aspen 2026 Driven by Jeep – Day One Results | X Games". January 24, 2026. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Mac FOREHAND - Athlete Biography - Freestyle". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mac Forehand at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mac Forehand at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Mac Forehand at Team USA
- Mac Forehand at the X Games
- Mac Forehand at Milano Cortina 2026
- Mac Forehand at Olympedia
- Mac Forehand at InterSportStats
- Mac Forehand on Instagram
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