[VIDEO] Troy Podmilsak Stomps New Jump at Big Air World Cup in Chur, Switzerland U.S. Freeskier Troy Podmilsak landed a world-first trick in competition today, October 18, at the World Cup in Chur, Switzerland. The trick is so new that there is no name for it yet. Podmilsak’s coach calls it a left-flat-360-right-pretzel-720, and the highlight of this trick is the rotation change Podmilsak does in midair. When asked to name his new trick, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Mandates Ski Poles in Freestyle Competitions The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) mandates that for the 23/24 season all Freeski competitors have to use ski poles. The new regulation was stated in the 23/24 FIS Snowboard & Freeski Park & Pipe Judges Handbook, which was released in October 2023. The Judges Handbook states that ski poles are mandated for all level 1 competitions. Level 1 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
US Freestyle Skier Troy Podmilsak Wins Gold at Big Air World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, While France’s Ledeux Redeems Herself in Women’s Big Air The Bakuriani 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships closed out on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with the always exciting Big Air event in Freeski and Snowboard. Unlike Slopestyle, which features a whole course with jumps and features, skiers and boarders in Big Air are judged on a single big jump, and the two best runs out of three are added together for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
U.S. Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Bronze in Snowboard Cross at 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia Wednesday, March 1, 2023, saw the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Cross event at the 2023 Freestyle World Championships. Team USA consisted of Lindsey Jacobellis, Faye Guilini, Brianna Schnorrbusch and Stacy Gaskill on the women’s side and Jake Vedder, Nick Baumgartner, Mick Dierdorff, and Senna Leith on the men’s side. All four women and all four men qualified for the brackets. Faye Guilini made it to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 2, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] France’s Tess Ledeux Suffers Horrific Crash at Bakuriani’s World Championships in Freeski Slopestyle [arve url="https://youtu.be/elPOmA4H8NY"] Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
U.S. Chris Corning Wins Bronze in Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle at 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia U.S. Snowboarder Chris Corning won Bronze at the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Corning is one of the most decorated snowboard athletes in FIS Snowboard history, having won the 2019 FIS Snowboard World Championships in Slopestyle. The podium at Bakuriani, Georgia, is Chris Corning’s fourth World Championships podium of his […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 1 Comment
2023 World Championships Moguls Recap: Double-Gold for Canada’s ‘King’ And Double-Silver for U.S. Mogul Skier Jaelin Kauf The 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, continued last weekend with the Moguls and Dual Moguls event. The single Moguls event was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Kokhta resort. Defending World Champion Perrine Laffont was dominant all day. The French mogul skier qualified for each round in first place. Meanwhile, Olympic champion and current leader in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 0 Comments
16-Year-Old British Snowboarder Stomps First Ever Women’s 1440 at World Championships and Wins Gold On Monday, Britain’s Mia Brookes became the first woman ever to land a 1440 in competition. A 1440 is a quadruple-trick, which you would probably only see in Big Air, and Brookes actually double grabbed over the course of the rotation before stomping it cleanly. It was the final of two runs and Mia had a medal in her pocket, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
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