Maïa Schwinghammer

Maïa Schwinghammer
Personal information
Born (2001-09-14) September 14, 2001
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
Event
Moguls
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2025 St. Moritz Moguls

Maïa Schwinghammer (born September 14, 2001) is a Canadian mogul skier. She represented Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Schwinghammer's first experience of skiing came on Christopher Lake while being pulled behind a snowmobile. Her parents ran her local skiing hill, Mount Blackstrap, during her childhood.[1] She joined the Saskatchewan provincial team at the age of 15, and the national team when she was 17.[2]

Schwinghammer attended Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon.[3]

Career

During the 2024–25 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, Schwinghammer earned her first career World Cup victory on January 31, 2025.[4][5] She finished the World Cup in third place with 456 points.[6]

Schwinghammer represented Canada at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a bronze medal in the moguls event with 74.92 points.[7][8]

In January 2026, she was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9][10] During the moguls qualification she finished in sixth place with a score of 74.90 and advanced to the finals.[11] She was the only Canadian to qualify for the second final round, in which she finished in fifth place with a score of 77.61.[12] On February 14, 2026, she also competed in the inaugural dual moguls event, and was eliminated by Perrine Laffont in the 1/8 finals.[13]

Results

Olympic Winter Games

 Year   Age  Moguls Dual Moguls
2026 Milano Cortina 24 11 5

World Championships

 Year   Age  Moguls Dual Moguls
2019 Deer Valley 17 18 –
2023 Bakuriani 21 5 8
2025 Engadin 23 3 11

World Cup

Season standings

Season Age Overall Moguls Moguls Dual Moguls
2019 17 23 N/a
2020 18 23
2021 19 21
2022 20 15 20 9
2023 21 14 13 15
2024 22 9 11 5
2025 23 4 8

References

  1. ^ Kliem, Theresa (February 4, 2026). "Meet the six Saskatchewan athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics". CBC. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  2. ^ Dudha, Aishwarya (January 31, 2026). "From frozen lakes to the Olympic stage: Maïa Schwinghammer's road to Milano-Cortina". CBC. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. ^ Warick, Jason (January 3, 2020). "'People are always surprised': Downhill mogul ski star takes pride in her Prairie roots". CBC.ca. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Canadians Maia Schwinghammer and Mikael Kingsbury deliver Moguls magic in Val St. Come". fis-ski.com. February 1, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Song, David (February 20, 2025). "Maia Schwinghammer earns first World Cup gold in Val St. Côme". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kauf caps perfect World Cup season with hat-trick of titles". fis-ski.com. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Japan's Horishima denies Canada's Kingsbury of 4th straight moguls world title". CBC.ca. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  8. ^ Song, David (March 20, 2025). "'Holy heck, I'm going to the Olympics'". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canadian freestyle ski team into Milan Cortina Games". TSN.ca. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  10. ^ Song, David (January 22, 2026). "Maia Schwinghammer, Jessica Linton confirmed for Team Canada". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  11. ^ "Four Canadians book spot in moguls final on Day One of qualifications". olympic.ca. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  12. ^ "Canada's Maia Schwinghammer finishes fifth in Olympic women's moguls". Sportsnet. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  13. ^ Tozer, Jamie (February 14, 2026). "Team Canada's women's moguls skiers gain valuable experience at Milano Cortina 2026". olympic.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2026.



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