Birk Ruud (born 2 April 2000) is a Norwegian freestyle skier in halfpipe and slopestyle and Olympic champion in big air. In 2016, he won Gold (Slopestyle) at the Winter Youth Olympics at Lillehammer. He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning the silver medal in the slopestyle event. He has won 4 medals (including 2 golds) in X Games (Norway 2018, Aspen 2019, Aspen 2020, Norway 2020). During the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ruud qualified first in the inaugural big air event.
| Rank | events.event | events.discipline | events.date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's slopestyle — Livigno | Women's slopestyle | Feb 10, 2026 |
| 1 | Men's slopestyle — Livigno | Men's slopestyle | Feb 10, 2026 |
| 1 | Laax — Laax | Freeski Slopestyle | Jan 17, 2026 |
| 3 | Laax — Laax | Freeski Slopestyle Qualification | Jan 15, 2026 |
| 9 | Beijing — Beijing | Freeski Big Air | Dec 06, 2025 |
| 3 | Beijing — Beijing | Freeski Big Air Qualification | Dec 04, 2025 |
| 44 | Secret Garden — Secret Garden | Freeski Big Air | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 20 | Secret Garden — Secret Garden | Freeski Big Air Qualification | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 8 | Stubai — Stubai | Freeski Slopestyle Qualification | Nov 22, 2025 |
Freestyle
Norway's Birk Ruud claimed gold in the men's freeski slopestyle final at Milano Cortina 2026, delivering a winning performance despite sustaining a bloody lip during competition.
Olympics
Norway celebrates triple gold as three athletes claim victory in different winter sports disciplines within hours.
