Sierra Nevada, Spain – China’s Xuetong Cai and Australian Scotty James successfully defended their halfpipe world championships titles on Saturday night at the Sierra Nevada 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships. Having already paved the road for back-to-back wins after the first of three runs, James finally upped his score from 95.75 to a 97.50 … Continue reading Defending Champion Halfpipe Snowboarders Keep Their Titles→
Sierra Nevada, Spain – Canada’s Laurie Blouin and Belgian rider Seppe Smits claimed the first snowboard titles of the Sierra Nevada 2017 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships at Saturday’s slopestyle finals. Warm temperatures made it tough for the eight best women and 16 men from Thursday’s qualifiers to land their runs. Both Blouin and Smits finally … Continue reading Blouin and Smits Win Slopestyle Gold at World Champs→
Tignes, France – The American skiers had an excellent showing at the final FIS World Cup halfpipe of the season on Tuesday, with Alex Ferreira of Aspen, Colo. grabbing the top spot and fellow ColoradoanTaylor Seaton taking second for the men. It was Ferreira’s first major podium of the year, and it was a big one—he … Continue reading Ferreira and Seaton Go 1-2 at Final World Cup Ski Halfpipe→
Sierra Nevada, Spain – The 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships got underway today in Sierra Nevada, Spain, with the Opening Ceremony at the Granada Convention Centre. It will be a World Championship of huge proportions with 25 Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard medal events planned during the 13 days of competition. “Sierra Nevada and … Continue reading 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championship Starts Today→
Vail, CO – American snowboarders dominated the Burton US Open halfpipe event in Vail on Saturday, scoring five of six podium spots. Shaun White and Chloe Kim each took their second-consecutive US Open titles, while Elena Hight was second for the women and Maddie Mastro and Chase Josey were third for the women and men, respectively. Scotty James … Continue reading Americans Dominate US Open Halfpipe→
Vail, CO – Anna Gasser of Austria took her first Burton US Open slopestyle title in Vail on Friday, while Canada’s Mark McMorris took the victory for the men. On the women’s side, South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson scored her 11th Burton US Open podium with a second-place finish on the challenging Vail slopestyle course just behind … Continue reading Gasser, McMorris Win U.S. Open Slopestyle→
Silvaplana, Switzerland – Park City’s McRae Williams, and Gus Kenworthy of Telluride, Colo., scored podium finishes at the final FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season in Silvaplana on Friday, with second and third-place finishes, respectively. Williams also earned the overall championship with the result, earning the FIS Crystal Globe for slopestyle. Joining Williams and … Continue reading Williams Wins World Cup Slopestyle Title→
