Dhawornvej Wins Historic Crystal Globe

At just 16 years old, Lily Dhawornvej became the youngest rider in history to claim the FIS women's slopestyle Crystal Globe, taking home the honor after Sunday's slopestyle World Cup finals were canceled due to inclement weather.

Dhawornvej's path to the Crystal Globe was a season-long display on consistency against a stacked international slopestyle field. Across three World Cup events, she stacked up results when it mattered most, earning her first two career World Cup podiums with a second place in Laax and a third place in Flachau, along with a ninth place finish on home snow in Aspen.

Those performances earned her 169 points, which were enough to top the overall standings.

What makes Dhawornvej’s Crystal Globe even more remarkable is how quickly it came. The Colorado native's World Cup slopestyle debut came in January 2025 and she has rapidly climbed from a promising rookie to a confident mainstay in only a year.

Dhawarnvej earned experience on the World's biggest stage at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, earning a spot in the coveted women's slopestyle final and ultimately finishing 11th.

After her Olympic debut, Dhawornvej became Junior World Champion in Calgary (CAN) in early March before returning to the World Cup circuit.

This accomplishment is even more special for Dhawornvej, who beat out many of her idols, including Anna Gasser, Kokomo Murase and Mia Brookes, to earn the title.

“All these girls that I’m competing with, I’ve looked up to for so long," said Dhawornvej. "It’s been super cool to ride with them.”

Dhawornvej is the first American to win the honor since Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team teammate Julia Marino won the slopestyle Crystal Globe in 2023.

With a Crystal Globe already on her shelf, Dhawornvej enters the next Olympic cycle looking to build as a legitimate medal threat. If the 2025–26 season was her breakout season, the next few years could define her legacy.

For now, though, one thing is clear. Lily Dhawornvej isn’t the future of slopestyle.

She's already here.