[1] The freestyle program was expanded at this Olympics, with aerials, previously a demonstration event, added as a full medal event.

Five countries, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Uzbekistan, won their first Olympic freestyle medals.

The gold medal won by Lina Cheryazova in the women's aerials was the first Olympic medal for Uzbekistan, and as of 2023, the only one won by that country at the Winter Games.

[1] [1] Twenty-one nations participated in freestyle skiing at Lillehammer.

Austria, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan made their debuts in the sport.