Freestyle skiers will compete in moguls at Taira, Japan, on Saturday, February 28th, as part of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup. The event, scheduled to initiate at 05:20 local time, is one of several World Cup competitions taking place across multiple winter sports disciplines this weekend, according to a schedule of events.
The 2025-26 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), began on November 20, 2025, in Stubai, Austria, and will conclude on March 29, 2026, in Idre Fjäll, Sweden. This season features six disciplines: moguls, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle, and huge air. The competition at Taira will focus on the moguls discipline for both men and women.
Currently, Ikuma Horishima leads the men’s moguls standings, although Jakara Anthony is the top-ranked woman in the discipline, as of the latest results from the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup. Finley Melville Ives and Indra Brown currently lead the Park & Pipe overall standings. Mac Forehand and Birk Ruud are leading in Slopestyle, while Troy Podmilsak and Naomi Urness are at the top for Big Air. Sun Jiaxu and Xu Mengtao lead in Aerials.
Alongside the moguls competition in Taira, a busy schedule of winter sports events is planned for Saturday. Alpine skiing World Cup events are scheduled in Soldeu, Andorra, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Ski cross competitions will be held in Kopaonik, Serbia. Biathlon World Championships are underway in Arber, Germany, with youth competitions scheduled. Luge World Cup events are set for Saint Moritz, Switzerland, and cross-country skiing competitions will capture place in Falun, Sweden. Other events include ski jumping in Poor Mitterndorf, Austria, and snowboard competitions in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.
The FIS website provides further information on the World Cup schedules, live results, and athlete profiles across all disciplines. The season is a crucial lead-up to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, with athletes vying for Olympic qualification and Crystal Globes.