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FREESTYLE SKIING PRIZE MONEY · 2026

Freestyle skiing prize money in 2026

Freestyle skiing paid £1,672,107 across 56 competitions in 2026, to 230 skiers. Sandra Naeslund earned the most, £97,896.

PAID IN 2026£1.7m
COMPETITIONS56
SKIERS PAID230
TOP EARNER£98k

The 2026 money list

The top 50 skiers by prize money won in 2026

Freestyle skiing skiers ranked by prize money won in 2026.
# SKIER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Sandra Naeslund Sweden 7 £97,896£98k
2 Reece Howden Canada 3 £68,050£68k
3 Daniela Maier Germany 2 £61,920£62k
4 Simone Deromedis Italy 2 £38,875£39k
5 Ikuma Horishima Japan 2 £37,607£38k
6 Kirsty Muir Great Britain 2 £34,670£35k
7 Birk Ruud Norway 2 £34,476£34k
8 Florian Wilmsmann Germany 1 £32,609£33k
9 Youri Duplessis Kergomard France 2 £32,010£32k
10 Marielle Berger Sabbatel France 0 £29,998£30k
11 Olivia Giaccio United States 1 £29,697£30k
12 Jaelin Kauf United States 2 £29,548£30k
13 Jakara Anthony Australia 2 £28,204£28k
14 Jole Galli Italy 1 £27,459£27k
15 Tim Hronek Germany 1 £25,146£25k
16 Henry Sildaru Estonia 0 £24,814£25k
17 Jiaxu Sun China 1 £23,132£23k
18 David Mobaerg Sweden 1 £22,086£22k
19 Fanny Smith Switzerland 1 £22,011£22k
20 Matt Graham Australia 1 £21,341£21k
21 Winter Vinecki United States 1 £21,341£21k
22 Zoe Atkin Great Britain 1 £20,476£20k
23 Xindi Wang China 1 £20,445£20k
24 Finley Melville Ives New Zealand 1 £20,445£20k
25 Hannah Schmidt Canada 0 £18,580£19k
26 Mengtao Xu China 0 £18,506£19k
27 Kaila Kuhn United States 1 £18,280£18k
28 Indra Brown Australia 1 £17,764£18k
29 Mac Forehand United States 1 £17,170£17k
30 Danielle Scott Australia 1 £17,162£17k
31 Nicholas Goepper United States 1 £17,162£17k
32 Tess Johnson United States 0 £16,863£17k
33 Julien Viel Canada 1 £16,341£16k
34 Laura Peel Australia 1 £15,968£16k
35 Saskja Lack Switzerland 0 £15,237£15k
36 Federico Tomasoni Italy 1 £15,222£15k
37 Fanghui Li China 1 £15,221£15k
38 Elizabeth Lemley United States 0 £14,701£15k
39 Tormod Frostad Norway 1 £14,509£15k
40 Miro Tabanelli Italy 1 £14,209£14k
41 Xinpeng Li China 1 £14,103£14k
42 Naomi Urness Canada 1 £14,060£14k
43 Dmytro Kotovskyi Ukraine 1 £14,027£14k
44 Luke Harrold New Zealand 1 £13,462£13k
45 Sarah Hoefflin Switzerland 1 £13,462£13k
46 Ailing Eileen Gu China 1 £13,462£13k
47 Mikael Kingsbury Canada 1 £13,431£13k
48 Jade Grillet Aubert France 0 £12,834£13k
49 Elena Gaskell Canada 0 £12,107£12k
50 Jared Schmidt Canada 0 £11,492£11k

The top 15 in 2026

Sandra Naeslund £98k Reece Howden £68k Daniela Maier £62k Simone Deromedis £39k Ikuma Horishima £38k Kirsty Muir £35k Birk Ruud £34k Florian Wilmsmann £33k Youri Duplessis Kergomard £32k Marielle Berger Sabbatel £30k Olivia Giaccio £30k Jaelin Kauf £30k Jakara Anthony £28k Jole Galli £27k Tim Hronek £25k

Every competition in 2026

By prize money paid

Freestyle skiing competitions in 2026 with winner and total paid.
COMPETITION WINNER PAID
Silvaplana halfpipe, women, March 2026 Zoe Atkin £29,915£30k
Silvaplana halfpipe, men, March 2026 Luke Harrold £29,915£30k
Silvaplana slopestyle, women, March 2026 Sarah Hoefflin £29,915£30k
Silvaplana slopestyle, men, March 2026 Birk Ruud £29,915£30k
Tignes big air, women, March 2026 Naomi Urness £29,915£30k
Tignes big air, men, March 2026 Tormod Frostad £29,915£30k
Tignes slopestyle, women, March 2026 Kirsty Muir £29,915£30k
Tignes slopestyle, men, March 2026 Miro Tabanelli £29,915£30k
Laax slopestyle, women, January 2026 Ailing Eileen Gu £29,915£30k
Laax slopestyle, men, January 2026 Birk Ruud £29,915£30k
Gällivare ski cross, women, March 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Gällivare ski cross, men, March 2026 Simone Deromedis £29,847£30k
Gällivare ski cross, women, March 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Gällivare ski cross, men, March 2026 David Mobaerg £29,847£30k
Craigleith ski cross, women, March 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Craigleith ski cross, men, March 2026 Federico Tomasoni £29,847£30k
Craigleith ski cross, women, March 2026 Fanny Smith £29,847£30k
Craigleith ski cross, men, March 2026 Youri Duplessis Kergomard £29,847£30k
Montafon ski cross, women, March 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Montafon ski cross, men, March 2026 Reece Howden £29,847£30k
Nanto-Toyama dual moguls, women, March 2026 Jaelin Kauf £29,847£30k
Nanto-Toyama dual moguls, men, March 2026 Ikuma Horishima £29,847£30k
Kopaonik ski cross, women, February 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Kopaonik ski cross, men, February 2026 Reece Howden £29,847£30k
Nanto-Toyama moguls, women, February 2026 Olivia Giaccio £29,847£30k
Nanto-Toyama moguls, men, February 2026 Matt Graham £29,847£30k
Kopaonik ski cross, women, February 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Kopaonik ski cross, men, February 2026 Tim Hronek £29,847£30k
Val di Fassa ski cross, women, January 2026 Daniela Maier £29,847£30k
Val di Fassa ski cross, men, January 2026 Simone Deromedis £29,847£30k
Val di Fassa ski cross, women, January 2026 Jole Galli £29,847£30k
Val di Fassa ski cross, men, January 2026 Florian Wilmsmann £29,847£30k
Veysonnaz ski cross, women, January 2026 Daniela Maier £29,847£30k
Veysonnaz ski cross, men, January 2026 Reece Howden £29,847£30k
Veysonnaz ski cross, women, January 2026 Sandra Naeslund £29,847£30k
Veysonnaz ski cross, men, January 2026 Youri Duplessis Kergomard £29,847£30k
Waterville Valley Resort moguls, women, January 2026 Jakara Anthony £29,847£30k
Waterville Valley Resort moguls, men, January 2026 Ikuma Horishima £29,847£30k
Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026 Kaila Kuhn £29,847£30k
Lake Placid aerials, men, January 2026 Xinpeng Li £29,847£30k
Lake Placid aerials, women, January 2026 Danielle Scott £29,847£30k
Lake Placid aerials, men, January 2026 Xindi Wang £29,847£30k
Buttermilk halfpipe, women, January 2026 Fanghui Li £29,847£30k
Buttermilk halfpipe, men, January 2026 Finley Melville Ives £29,847£30k
Val St. Come dual moguls, women, January 2026 Jaelin Kauf £29,847£30k
Val St. Come dual moguls, men, January 2026 Julien Viel £29,847£30k
Snowmass slopestyle, women, January 2026 Kirsty Muir £29,847£30k
Snowmass slopestyle, men, January 2026 Mac Forehand £29,847£30k
Val St. Come moguls, women, January 2026 Jakara Anthony £29,847£30k
Val St. Come moguls, men, January 2026 Mikael Kingsbury £29,847£30k
Lac-Beauport aerials, women, January 2026 Laura Peel £29,847£30k
Lac-Beauport aerials, men, January 2026 Jiaxu Sun £29,847£30k
Lac-Beauport aerials, women, January 2026 Winter Vinecki £29,847£30k
Lac-Beauport aerials, men, January 2026 Dmytro Kotovskyi £29,847£30k
Calgary halfpipe, women, January 2026 Indra Brown £29,847£30k
Calgary halfpipe, men, January 2026 Nicholas Goepper £29,847£30k

The richest competitions of 2026

Silvaplana halfpipe, women, March 2026 £30k Silvaplana halfpipe, men, March 2026 £30k Silvaplana slopestyle, women, March 2026 £30k Silvaplana slopestyle, men, March 2026 £30k Tignes big air, women, March 2026 £30k Tignes big air, men, March 2026 £30k Tignes slopestyle, women, March 2026 £30k Tignes slopestyle, men, March 2026 £30k Laax slopestyle, women, January 2026 £30k Laax slopestyle, men, January 2026 £30k Gällivare ski cross, women, March 2026 £30k Gällivare ski cross, men, March 2026 £30k Gällivare ski cross, women, March 2026 £30k Gällivare ski cross, men, March 2026 £30k Craigleith ski cross, women, March 2026 £30k

Every year we hold

2020 £414k 2021 £2.0m 2022 £1.7m 2023 £2.7m 2024 £2.6m 2025 £3.5m 2026 £1.7m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most freestyle skiing prize money in 2026?

Sandra Naeslund, with £97,896 and 7 titles. Reece Howden was next on £68,050.

How much prize money was paid in 2026?

£1,672,107 across 56 competitions, to 230 skiers.

Which competition paid the most in 2026?

The Silvaplana halfpipe, women, March 2026, at £29,915.

How does 2026 compare with 2025?

2025 paid £3,530,132 across 125 competitions.

Where to next

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