Mac Forehand

Mac Forehand (born August 4, 2001) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the big air event. He also currently holds 6 medals from the Winter X Games and 11 FIS World Cup podiums.

Background Forehand grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut and got his start in skiing at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont.

Career He competes in the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, where he won the FIS Crystal Globe in slopestyle at 17 years old in his rookie season.

He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing at age 20. In the 2022 big air event, he qualified for the final and finished in 11th place. In the slopestyle event, he finished in 17th place.

At the 2026 Winter X Games in Aspen, Forehand won the gold medal in the Men's Ski Big Air event, scoring a 96.00 in his second run. He then participated at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and won the silver medal in big air event with a score of 98.25 in his final run for a total of 193.25.