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FREESTYLE SKIING · 2025-12-06 · RUKA, FINLAND

Ruka aerials, men, December 2025 freestyle prize money

The Ruka aerials, men, December 2025 paid £29,101 to 10 skiers. Oleksandr Okipniuk won £13,095. Pirmin Werner took £6,839 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£29k
WINNER£13k
SKIERS PAID10
PAYOUT BANDS10

Men's payouts

10 skiers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each skier at the Ruka aerials, men, December 2025.
PLACE SKIER NATION PRIZE MONEY
1st Oleksandr Okipniuk Ukraine £13,095£13k
2nd Pirmin Werner Switzerland £6,839£7k
3rd Christopher Lillis United States £3,638£4k
4th Quinn Dehlinger United States £1,746£2k
5th Tianma Li China £873£873
6th Jiaxu Sun China £728£728
7th Dmytro Kotovskyi Ukraine £655£655
8th Alexandre Duchaine Canada £582£582
9th Emile Nadeau Canada £509£509
10th Connor Curran United States £437£437

How the money splits

Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one skier

Where the money went, band by band

1st £13k
2nd £6,839
3rd £3,638
4th £1,746
5th £873
6th £728
7th £655
8th £582
9th £509
10th £437

The rest of 2025

The 40 freestyle skiing competitions either side of this one, of the 125 we hold from 2025

Other freestyle skiing competitions in 2025.
COMPETITION WINNER PAID
Copper halfpipe, men, December 2025 Alex Ferreira £29,101£29k
Secret Garden aerials, women, December 2025 Fanyu Kong £29,101£29k
Secret Garden aerials, men, December 2025 Tianma Li £29,101£29k
Arosa ski cross, women, December 2025 Sandra Naeslund £29,101£29k
Arosa ski cross, men, December 2025 Reece Howden £29,101£29k
Secret Garden halfpipe, women, December 2025 Ailing Eileen Gu £33,070£33k
Secret Garden halfpipe, men, December 2025 Finley Melville Ives £33,070£33k
Steamboat big air, women, December 2025 Naomi Urness £29,101£29k
Steamboat big air, men, December 2025 Troy Podmilsak £29,101£29k
Val Thorens ski cross, women, December 2025 Sandra Naeslund £29,101£29k
Val Thorens ski cross, men, December 2025 Kevin Drury £29,101£29k
Val Thorens ski cross, women, December 2025 Sandra Naeslund £29,101£29k
Val Thorens ski cross, men, December 2025 Simone Deromedis £29,101£29k
Ruka moguls, women, December 2025 Jakara Anthony £29,101£29k
Ruka moguls, men, December 2025 Matt Graham £29,101£29k
Ruka moguls, women, December 2025 Tess Johnson £29,101£29k
Ruka moguls, men, December 2025 Ikuma Horishima £29,101£29k
Beijing big air, women, December 2025 Anni Karava £31,249£31k
Beijing big air, men, December 2025 Ulrik Samnoey £31,249£31k
Ruka aerials, women, December 2025 Mengtao Xu £29,101£29k
Secret Garden big air, women, November 2025 Kirsty Muir £33,070£33k
Secret Garden big air, men, November 2025 Troy Podmilsak £33,070£33k
Stubai slopestyle, women, November 2025 Mathilde Gremaud £14,550£15k
Idre Fjäll ski cross, women, March 2025 Fanny Smith £27,600£28k
Idre Fjäll ski cross, men, March 2025 Reece Howden £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships halfpipe, women, March 2025 Zoe Atkin £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships halfpipe, men, March 2025 Finley Melville Ives £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships aerials, women, March 2025 Kaila Kuhn £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships aerials, men, March 2025 Noe Roth £27,600£28k
Idre Fjäll ski cross, women, March 2025 Daniela Maier £27,600£28k
Idre Fjäll ski cross, men, March 2025 Reece Howden £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships big air, women, March 2025 Flora Tabanelli £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships big air, men, March 2025 Luca Harrington £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships slopestyle, women, March 2025 Mathilde Gremaud £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships slopestyle, men, March 2025 Birk Ruud £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships ski cross, women, March 2025 Fanny Smith £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships ski cross, men, March 2025 Ryan Regez £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships dual moguls, women, March 2025 Jaelin Kauf £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships dual moguls, men, March 2025 Mikael Kingsbury £27,600£28k
Engadin World Championships moguls, women, March 2025 Perrine Laffont £27,600£28k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Ruka aerials, men, December 2025 get?

Oleksandr Okipniuk took £13,095.

How much did the runner-up get?

Pirmin Werner took £6,839, 52% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Ruka aerials, men, December 2025?

£29,101, paid to 10 skiers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Ruka moguls, women, November 2024 paid £27,600, and the Ruka aerials, women, December 2025 paid £29,101.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Ruka prize money page, and the whole year on freestyle skiing prize money in 2025. The edition before was the Ruka moguls, women, November 2024. The one after was the Ruka aerials, women, December 2025.