Lake Placid freestyle prize money
Lake Placid has paid £174,588 across 6 competitions from 2025 to 2026. In 2026 Kaila Kuhn took £13,431.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the competition paid in all
| COMPETITION | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 aerials, women, January 2026 | Kaila Kuhn | £13,431£13k | £29,847£30k |
| 2026 aerials, men, January 2026 | Xinpeng Li | £13,431£13k | £29,847£30k |
| 2026 aerials, women, January 2026 | Danielle Scott | £13,431£13k | £29,847£30k |
| 2026 aerials, men, January 2026 | Xindi Wang | £13,431£13k | £29,847£30k |
| 2025 aerials, women | Mengtao Xu | £12,420£12k | £27,600£28k |
| 2025 aerials, men | Jiaxu Sun | £12,420£12k | £27,600£28k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SKIERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1st | 1 | £13,431£13k | £13,431£13k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £7,015£7k | £7,015£7k |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £3,731£4k | £3,731£4k |
| Women's 4th | 1 | £1,791£2k | £1,791£2k |
| Women's 5th | 1 | £896£896 | £896£896 |
| Women's 6th | 1 | £746£746 | £746£746 |
| Women's 7th | 1 | £672£672 | £672£672 |
| Women's 8th | 1 | £597£597 | £597£597 |
| Women's 9th | 1 | £522£522 | £522£522 |
| Women's 10th | 1 | £448£448 | £448£448 |
Every cheque by name is on the Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at Lake Placid
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SKIER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mengtao Xu | China | 1 | £26,449£26k |
| 2 | Danielle Scott | Australia | 1 | £23,648£24k |
| 3 | Xindi Wang | China | 1 | £21,135£21k |
| 4 | Xinpeng Li | China | 1 | £17,553£18k |
| 5 | Kaila Kuhn | United States | 1 | £17,162£17k |
| 6 | Jiaxu Sun | China | 1 | £15,106£15k |
| 7 | Noe Roth | Switzerland | 0 | £7,904£8k |
| 8 | Yan Havriuk | Ukraine | 0 | £7,015£7k |
| 9 | Guangpu Qi | China | 0 | £5,081£5k |
| 10 | Miha Fontaine | Canada | 0 | £3,731£4k |
| 11 | Marion Thenault | Canada | 0 | £3,450£3k |
| 12 | Laura Peel | Australia | 0 | £2,537£3k |
| 13 | Fanyu Kong | China | 0 | £2,537£3k |
| 14 | Tianma Li | China | 0 | £2,402£2k |
| 15 | Qi Shao | China | 0 | £2,320£2k |
| 16 | Anhelina Brykina | Ukraine | 0 | £2,104£2k |
| 17 | Derek Krueger | United States | 0 | £1,791£2k |
| 18 | Abbey Willcox | Australia | 0 | £1,149£1k |
| 19 | Hanna Huskova | Individual Neutral Athletes | 0 | £1,044£1k |
| 20 | Emile Nadeau | Canada | 0 | £896£896 |
| 21 | Winter Vinecki | United States | 0 | £896£896 |
| 22 | Karenna Elliott | United States | 0 | £690£690 |
| 23 | Alexandra Montminy | Canada | 0 | £672£672 |
| 24 | Airleigh Frigo | Australia | 0 | £672£672 |
| 25 | Emma Weiss | Germany | 0 | £621£621 |
The top 12 here
Other freestyle skiing venues
The venues either side of Lake Placid by prize money paid
| # | VENUE | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Craigleith | 12 | £330,988£331k |
| 19 | Silvaplana | 12 | £317,458£317k |
| 20 | Alpe d'Huez | 12 | £303,600£304k |
| 21 | Mammoth Mountain | 12 | £303,600£304k |
| 22 | Waterville | 10 | £280,494£280k |
| 23 | Aspen | 10 | £257,600£258k |
| 24 | Laax | 8 | £230,031£230k |
| 25 | Val di Fassa | 8 | £229,788£230k |
| 26 | Stubai | 11 | £212,723£213k |
| 27 | Nakiska | 8 | £202,400£202k |
| 28 | Beijing | 6 | £202,101£202k |
| 29 | Chur | 8 | £179,354£179k |
| 30 | Lake Placid | 6 | £174,588£175k |
| 31 | Beidahu | 6 | £165,600£166k |
| 32 | Livigno | 6 | £165,600£166k |
| 33 | Chiesa in Valmalenco | 6 | £151,800£152k |
| 34 | Le Relais | 6 | £147,200£147k |
| 35 | Gällivare | 4 | £119,388£119k |
| 36 | Kopaonik | 4 | £119,388£119k |
| 37 | Nanto-Toyama | 4 | £119,388£119k |
| 38 | Alleghe | 4 | £110,400£110k |
| 39 | Gudauri | 4 | £110,400£110k |
| 40 | Steamboat | 4 | £105,694£106k |
| 41 | Kreischberg | 4 | £101,200£101k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026?
Kaila Kuhn took £13,431. The whole competition paid £29,847 across 10 skiers.
How much prize money has Lake Placid paid?
£174,588 across 6 editions from 2025 to 2026. The richest was the Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026, at £29,847.
Who has won the most money at Lake Placid?
Mengtao Xu, with £26,449 and 1 win. Danielle Scott is next on £23,648.
Where does Lake Placid rank for prize money?
30th of the 57 freestyle skiing venues we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every freestyle skiing venue and skier is ranked on freestyle skiing prize money. The latest edition is the Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026, and the one before it the Lake Placid aerials, men, January 2026. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's freestyle skiing prize money. How much of the pot a freestyle skiing winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.