Elias Lajunen crash scares Olympics fans during skiing big air competition

The Big Air competitions at the 2026 Winter Olympics are some of the most physically impressive.

They're also quite dangerous, as 18-year old Finland competitor Elias Lajunen found out on Sunday.

During the skiing portion of big air, Lajunen had a scary crash.

The event calls on competitors to go off a huge slope, as if ski jumping, but then to perform tricks in the air to be judged upon, too.

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Lajunen didn't stick the landing, though, and he stayed down.

The good news is that Lajunen seemed aware afterward.

As he was taken off on a stretcher, he held a thumb up for the crowd:

lajunen Elias sembra stia bene.
Aspettiamo le condizioni nei prossimi giorni.
Solo 18 anni
Che paura!#MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 #FreestyleSkiing pic.twitter.com/2PmcXao5BV

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Lajunen is an impressive young athlete, having also competed in the slopestyle in these Olympics while representing Finland, too.

Right now, skiing fans and those rooting for Finland are just hoping that Lajunen is OK after his scary fall.

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