Freestyle Skiing
Birk Ruud
- Big Air
- Halfpipe
- Slopestyle
- Nationality
- Norway
- Hometown
- Baerum, Norway
- Born
- 2 April 2000
- Primary discipline
- Big Air
About Birk Ruud
Norwegian freestyle skier competing in big air, slopestyle and halfpipe. 2022 Olympic big air champion (first-ever Olympic freeski big air gold) and 2026 Olympic slopestyle champion (score 86.28). Multiple X Games and World Championship gold medalist. Born and raised in Baerum, near Oslo.
Olympic golds: 2016 Youth Olympics slopestyle, 2022 Beijing big air, 2026 Milano-Cortina slopestyle. World Championship golds: 2023 Bakuriani slopestyle, 2025 Engadin slopestyle. X Games golds: 2018 Norway big air, 2019 Aspen big air, 2024 Aspen slopestyle (per Sweet Protection official athlete page, Jan 2026).
Sponsors: Monster Energy, Voelkl (skis), Sweet Protection (helmets/goggles), Busi (own clothing brand, launched 2025 after leaving Adidas) - per Monster Energy, Sweet Protection and Voelkl official sites as of 2026
Setup
1 item
Skis
Völkl Revolt 90
- Park
Named by Voelkl as one of the two Pro Team athletes (with Andri Ragettli) the Revolt 90 was built around for 2025-26; personal length not publicly confirmed.
Park/slopestyle twin-tip; Light Swingweight wood core (weight concentrated at center for easier spins), extra sidewall layer for park durability, tip/tail rocker with camber underfoot. Tip-waist-tail 118-90-118mm across all sizes; radius 18.2m (168cm) to 23.0m (186cm); available 168/174/180/186cm. 2025-26 'BuiltTogether' graphic by Swiss artist Benjamin Guedel.
Setup verified 11 July 2026