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U.S. Freeskier Troy Podmilsak Claims First Career World Cup Victory at Big Air in China

Troy Podmilsak claimed his first-ever World Cup victory at the Big Air in Secret Garden, China, today, November 29. The 21-year-old Park City, Utah, skier scored 185.50 points with a switch right triple 1980 safety and a right 2160 mute. Podmilsak put down the day’s most technical and confident tricks, rising above a tightly packed field where just seven points […]
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[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, […]
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2024-25 FIS Freestyle World Cup Season Kicks Off This Weekend with Big Air Chur, Switzerland

This coming weekend, October 18-19, sees the start of the 2024-25 FIS Freestyle World Cup season with the Big Air in Chur, Switzerland. The Chur Big Air weekend is a staple on the Freestyle calendar of the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS). Each year, the best Freestyle snowboarders and skiers in the world battle it out on the Big […]
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Only 3 Weeks Until FIS World Cup Opening in Freestyle with Big Air at Chur, Switzerland

  The countdown is on until the start of the first Freestyle World Cup event held by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’). The Chur Big Air in Switzerland is a staple of the FIS Freestyle calendar and kicks off the Freestyle season each year. The FIS Freestyle category consists of six very unique disciplines: Ski/Boarder-Cross Moguls (Duals and […]
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100 Days Until FIS Freeski & Snowboard Season Opener in Chur, Switzerland

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It is only 100 days until the 23/24 FIS Freestyle Season kicks off with the Big Air Event in Chur, Switzerland. The Chur Big Air events will be held on Friday, October 20, and Saturday 21, 2023. The FIS Freestyle category consists of six very unique disciplines: Ski/Boarder-Cross Moguls (Duals and Singles) Big Air (Ski & Snowboard) Slopestyle (Ski & Snowboard)  […]
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[VIDEO] Huge Avalanche at Slopestyle World Cup in Tignes, France, Captured by Several Freeski Athletes

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Incredible images have been shared across social media after an avalanche in Tignes, France, was hurtling towards the FIS World Cup Slopestyle course, where the world’s best freestyle skiers were training and about to compete in the qualification round on March 16, 2023. US Freestyle skier Cody La Plante shared footage in his Instagram stories of the avalanche mercilessly making […]
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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

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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 […]
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