A field of 12 men will battle it out for the medals in Tuesday's Big Air Freestyle Skiing Final, which takes place at Livigno Snow Park.
Norway took gold four years ago and Birk Ruud is back to defend the title he won in Beijing, but there will be three American athletes looking to take top spot.
Schedule
Qualification took place on Sunday February 15, when the USA's Mac Forehand topped the standings after three runs.
The 24-year-old, who is from Connecticut, recorded an overall score of 183.00 and will be amongst the favourites to win golf on Tuesday.
The final is due to start at 19:30 in Italy, which will be 13:30 Eastern Time in the US and 10:30 in the morning Pacific Time.
Venue
The spectacular Livigno Snow Park is the venue for the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events, including ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.
The outdoor centre can hold a crowd of around 8,400 spectators for the freestyle skiing events.
History of Men's Olympic Big Air Freestyle Skiing
This is only the second appearance of Big Air Freestyle Skiing at the Olympics, with its debut coming in the 2022 Games.
Norway took the gold in the inaugural event, while Scandinavian neighbours Sweden had three athletes in the top seven.
The US took silver in Beijing thanks to Colby Stevenson and will be hoping to go one better in Italy, with three participants in the men's final.
How it works
Big Air sees competitors launching off a big ramp to perform complex tricks, with each athlete in the final having three runs.
This competition is one of the most technical in freestyle skiing, with skiers often having to spin 1440, 1800 or even 2160 degrees, while performing complex flips.
The winner is determined by the combined score from their best two runs, while their two scoring trinkets must be different.
The judges use the DEAL system to mark each participant, which means they assess on Difficulty, Execution, Amplitude, and Landing.
Difficulty: Technical complexity, including the number of rotations and flips
Execution: How well the trick was performed
Amplitude: The height and distance achieved off the jump
Landing: A clean landing without hand drags or crashing
USA Medal prospects
Forehand is a six-time Winter X Games medalist and was the highest scoring competitor in qualification.
Having competed in Beijing, there is a realistic hope that Forehand can reach the podium this time around.
Utah's Troy Podmilsak is a former Freestyle Junior World Ski Big Air champion and qualified in 10th place for Tuesday's final.
Konnor Ralph took the final qualifying spot, after a score of 171.75, to become the third American to make the top 12 in Milano Cortina.
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Men's Olympic Big Air Freestyle Skiing Final odds
Mac Forehand | +200 |
Birk Ruud | +325 |
Matej Svancer | +400 |
Troy Podmilsak | +750 |
Luca Harrington | +800 |
Tormod Frostad | +1000 |
Dylan Deschamps | +1200 |
Ulrik Samnoey | +2000 |
Konnor Ralph | +3300 |
Martin Nordqvist | +5000 |
Matias Roche | +6600 |
Timothe Sivignon | +6600 |
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