By Liz Hampton and Tommy Lund PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ski jumping left a distinct mark on the Milano Cortina Winter Games, with a strange sideshow, a weather-driven controversy and a series of upsets that reshaped the sport’s landscape as its Olympic programme expanded.

Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event. A snow squall forced officials to end the competition early on Monday.

Gu, 22, is a freestyle skiing star who has won two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, adding to three medals won in Beijing in 2022.

The equipment-related DQ came a day after an Austrian ski jumper was disqualified from an event due to the size of his boots.

Ski mountaineering, or “skimo,” will make its Olympic debut this week. The idea is simple: race uphill fast, then ski back down fast.

Freestyle Skiing has been part of the Winter Games’ program since 1988. The exciting sight of athletes soaring through the sky has been an exciting sight for fans. Aerials was a demonstration sport in both 1988 and 1992, but was officially entered into the program as a medal event in Lillehammer, Norway in 1994.

Why women's ski big air competition at Olympics isn't happening with delay in Italy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Skiing fans were excited to tune in to the women's big air final on Monday at the Winter Olympics.