U.S. National Freestyle Championships
The U.S. National Freestyle Championships brings together the top competitors from each division in moguls, dual moguls, and aerials.
Mogul and Dual Moguls
Criteria
- All U.S. Freestyle Mogul Ski Team athletes.
- The top 16 U.S. athletes per gender from the current season (2025-26) NorAm Mogul Overall Grand Prix (The list does not change due to retirements or injury after the close of that NorAm Cup series.) who have not already qualified via criteria 1.
- The next 30 ranked U.S. athletes from the Mogul National Ranking List #5 per gender per discipline who have not already qualified via criteria #1 and #2. Additional athletes will be invited via criteria #3 to replace those athletes who have qualified via criteria #3 but do not accept their spot, but not to replace those athletes that are not FIS age eligible, excluded by 46 their division, injured or competing in conflicting events.
- A final ten (10) spots per gender will be allocated between the divisions based on the Divisional Allocations section below to be used at the divisions’ discretion. Divisions should notify the Freestyle Office (freestyle@usskiandsnowboard.org) of their allocations 48 hours after the invitation becomes valid. If the spot remains unused or divisions do not notify by the 48-hour deadline, the spot may be lost. If a division allocated athlete is invited to the event via criteria 3 as an alternate, the division will be allowed to choose a new division allocation. Divisions may not add to or change requirements for the quota spots described in this section apart from those spots designated as the divisional allocation.
National Championships Invite List
Aerials
U.S. Aerials National Championships, held each year, hosts the U.S. Aerials Ski Team and the top athletes in the performance phase of the pipeline to compete in aerials. The event format, quota and criteria will be posted on usskiandsnowboard.org.