Aerials

There’s at least one place in the world where Russia and Ukraine are hugging one another. Here’s what happened.

Qi Guangpu won gold for China in the men’s aerials competition, part of freestyle skiing. Here’s why.

How did Mikey Willis die? The cause is still unclear — but what is clear is that older brother Chris Lillis is carrying the torch for him in Beijing.

Justin Schoenefeld and Chris Lillis both failed to medal on Wednesday in the men’s aerials.

Chris Lillis, Eric Loughran and Justin Schoenefeld will represent the U.S. in the men’s aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Nearly four years after Mikey Lillis passed away at 17, his brother Chris is skiing at the Winter Olympics. Here’s the Lillis family’s story of overcoming loss.

Mikey Lillis was an up-and-coming professional freestyle skier before he suddenly died in his sleep at age 17. His parents found him at their home in East Rochester on Oct. 21, 2017

The first final will take place on Wednesday in Beijing.

Xu Mengtao topped Team USA’s Megan Nick and Ashley Caldwell in the women’s aerials finals Monday. Nick took home Bronze, while Caldwell finished fourth.

China’s Xu Mengtao earns gold, Belarus’ Hanna Huskova the silver and Team USA’s Megan Nick the bronze in women’s aerials.

Team USA’s gold medal-winning mixed aerials team explains the difference between getting dizzy and “getting lost” in their sport and why it can be so dangerous.

Aerial skiers spend a lot of time upside-down. We wanted to see if Team USA’s gold medal-winning mixed aerials team could recognize some upside-down photos while they were right-side up.

American freestyle skier Chris Lillis helped the United States win the gold medal in the inaugural mixed teams aerials event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The New York native faces some pressure in his Olympic debut — no American athlete has medaled in men’s aerials since 2010.

The United States won the the gold medal in the first ever mixed team aerials event at the Winter Olympics.

Figure skater Karen Chen talks about growing up in Fremont, Calif., and her path to the Olympics.

Freestyle skiers Alex Hall, Colby Stevenson and Brita Sigourney explain what slopestyle and big air are, how tricks get their names and the best way to fall.

Chris Mazdzer and Emily Sweeney explain explain everything you might want to know about luge, including how you steer and what a crash feels like.

The men’s aerials qualifying saw a very high level of jumps. In the first round, the bubble score was 124.34. American Jonathon Lillis rose the occasion. He came into the Olympics ranked 10th in the world. Lillis chose to execute a quadruple twisting triple back flip, a popular choice in the first round. He did it perfectly. He had huge...