Canada Celebrates Megan Oldham’s Slopestyle Triumph
Megan Oldham achieved a remarkable Olympic milestone by winning a bronze medal in women’s freeski slopestyle at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Overcoming doubts from a concussion and a tough fall during her second run, Oldham secured her place on the podium with a strong final performance, highlighting her determination and resilience.
Megan Oldham’s Olympic moment did not arrive quietly. It came after pain, doubt, and one final run that demanded everything she had left.
At Livigno Snow Park on Monday, the 24-year-old freestyle skier from Parry Sound, Ontario captured bronze in women’s freeski slopestyle, earning Canada’s second medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and her first Olympic podium finish.
For Oldham, the result was about far more than a score.
“I can’t even believe it,” she said after stepping off the course. “This has been a dream for so long, and there’s so much work behind the scenes that people don’t always see.”
A season nearly lost before it began
Oldham’s road to Italy was uncertain until late in the fall. A concussion suffered two months before the Games threatened to end her Olympic hopes before they truly began. Recovery was slow, both physically and mentally, and returning to big tricks carried its own weight.
That history made Monday’s competition feel fragile from the opening run.
The fall that changed everything
Oldham’s second run looked promising until the final jump. After rushing the takeoff, she landed off balance and crashed hard, sliding to a stop as her skis came off and the crowd went silent.
She stayed down for several moments before getting back to her feet, waving to reassure spectators. The score dropped her down the standings and left visible discomfort in her quad and lower back.
“I was pretty sore,” Oldham admitted later. “But once I got to the top again, I told myself I had one run left. That was it.”
One last run, one last chance
Slopestyle rewards a single best run, and Oldham knew she had to reset quickly. Her third and final attempt was cleaner, controlled, and confident, enough to push her back into medal contention.
She posted a score that held through the final riders, edging out Britain’s Kirsty Muir and securing the bronze behind Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud and China’s Eileen Gu.
Oldham waited at the bottom of the course, watching the final results unfold. When the numbers confirmed her place on the podium, the relief finally showed.
Redemption after Beijing
Milano Cortina marked Oldham’s second Olympic appearance. At Beijing 2022, she finished fourth in big air and placed 13th in slopestyle, results that stayed with her.
“After Beijing, I was chasing redemption,” she said. “I wanted to put everything into this.”
This bronze medal delivered exactly that.
Canada’s first mountain medal of the Games
Oldham’s performance gave Canada its first podium finish in the freestyle skiing events at Milano Cortina. Speedskater Valérie Maltais claimed bronze in the women’s 3,000 metres earlier in the Games, but Oldham’s run marked Canada’s breakthrough in the mountains.
It also adds to Canada’s slopestyle legacy, which includes Olympic medals from Dara Howell, Kim Lamarre, and Alex Beaulieu-Marchand in past Games.
What’s next for Oldham
Oldham’s Olympic schedule is not finished. Big air competition awaits later this week, and she plans to carry the momentum forward.
“I have some tricks I really want to show,” she said. “I’m going to take this energy into big air and see what happens.”
After a crash, a comeback, and a medal earned the hard way, Megan Oldham has already delivered one of Canada’s defining moments of Milano Cortina 2026.
