U.S. Ski & Snowboard and USASA continue their fruitful relationship with major improvements to the event pipeline. USASA will now serve as the sole event entry point for both freeskiing and snowboarding events. 

This vastly improves the clarity of the layout in the United States and makes it easier to access grassroots competitions through USASA’s 31 regional series and 500-event network. Highlighting this shift, USASA will also take on a new role in the running of "The Futures Tour" for the 2019-20 competition season.

The Futures Tour will consist of six regional FIS/USASA sanctioned slopestyle and halfpipe events across the nation that will offer an improved and expanded athlete development pipeline for young skiers and riders. The Futures Tour registration links will be available on Nov 1 at usasa.org. To create synergy in the pipeline, the top three athletes from the 2019 USASA National Championships will hold secured positions in their respective disciplines. Regional athletes will enjoy a two-week priority registration period where they can sign up for events in their area. After the regional priority registration period closes registration will be available to athletes from all regions. 

“We are looking forward to working with U.S. Ski & Snowboard to be able to provide this stepping stone to the Rev Tour,” said USASA Executive Director Mike Mallon. “These events will showcase some of our premier USASA Series and resort partners, and make it easier for young athletes to test the waters at FIS level competitions.”

These new events will take place across four of the five USASA regions. There will be two in the Rockies and New England and one each in the Western and Central. The increased availability of FIS sanctioned grassroots competition will result in reduced travel costs and decreased barriers to entry for young athletes looking to progress to the next level in their sport. The addition of The Futures Tour is by no means a complete re-working of the athlete development pipeline, but rather fine-tuning of a system that has been extremely successful to this point. U.S. Snowboard Pro Team member and Olympic bronze medalist Arielle Gold could not agree more.

“I think that one of the biggest contributions of USASA is to ensure that young athletes of the future have a platform to compete, and can see a pathway to becoming a professional snowboarder,” said Gold. “USASA provides the foundation necessary for kids to start competing on the tour, and continue progressing through the proverbial ladder in competitive snowboarding including the USASA Nationals, Revolution Tours, Grand Prix, World Cups, and finally the Olympics. I absolutely would not be where I am today without having competed in USASA.”

Entry-level athletes participating in FIS/USASA sanctioned Futures Tour events will have a clear pathway to the USASA Nationals and the FIS Nor-Am Rev Tour events. As an athlete moves from the Futures Tour to the Rev Tour anything is possible including invites to the U.S. Grand Prix World Cup events. At this point the door is wide open for private competition invitations from events like the X Games, Dew Tour, and the Burton U.S. Open of snowboarding. If history is any representation, this tier of competition also includes U.S. Olympic Team qualification events. The pathway to the top of the freeski and snowboard competition ladder is now as transparent as ever.

Together, U.S. Ski & Snowboard and USASA look forward to another great year of fun and fair competition as well as facilitating the competitive journey for all of snowboarding and freeskiing in the United States. See below for more information and stay tuned for more detailed information about The Futures Tour as well as the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Rev Tour Nor-Am events.

Renew Your USASA Membership Today
The Futures Tour Event Page
The Futures Tour FAQ
 

On Thursday, Sept 5, U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the Atlanta Braves announced the Visa Big Air presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park December 20-21. Four-time X Games medalist Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.) as well as 2018 PyeongChang Olympic big air silver medalist Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, Mich.) were on-site ahead of the Braves home game versus the Washington Nationals to celebrate the iconic new event. 

“We are here in Atlanta presented with an opportunity to put on an amazing event in a beautiful stadium with a high energy crowd,” said Voisin. “We were down on the field earlier watching practice and I could not help but imagine how the jump would look and how the crowd would react. It will be an incredible and fun event for both the athletes and the fans of Atlanta.”

Joining the athletes for the announcement was U.S. Ski and Snowboard President and CEO Tiger Shaw, Visa Vice President of Global Brand & Innovation Marketing Andres Polo, as well as President and CEO of the Atlanta Braves Derek Schiller, who shared his thoughts on welcoming U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the world of winter Olympic competition to their hometown. 

“This is a venue that we’ve built to host all kinds of entertainment activities,” said Schiller. “Just by walking around The Battery, you can see there is a lot going on. We do our best to make this a true entertainment destination. Of course, our primary business is baseball, but for the wintertime, we thought - what is the coolest event we can bring to SunTrust Park? I think this event definitely fits the bill.”

Voisin and Mack were in awe of the new SunTrust Park as well as The Battery Atlanta, the new lifestyle destination surrounding the stadium. The Atlanta Braves rolled out the red carpet experience for the athletes starting with a stadium tour including the Monument Garden. This area featured some of the franchise’s most prized memorabilia including a nine-foot statue of Braves legend Hank Aaron hitting his Babe Ruth-record-beating 715th home run. As Voisin and Mack acknowledged the strong history and foundation of the Braves organization, they looked forward to the new milestones freeskiers and snowboarders could reach this December at SunTrust Park.

Following the tour, Voisin and Mack were escorted to the infield for batting practice. Mack - a former baseball player himself - was itching to step up to the plate, but with a tight schedule and a focused Atlanta Braves Team dead set on making the playoffs, he would have to wait until December to put his athleticism on display. 

The athletes were then escorted to the press conference on the plaza green stage, complete with a snowy mountain landscape. As fans got ready for the evening's ball game, there was a strong sense of curiosity as to just what was about to take place. The sizzle reel rolled and Schiller introduced the event, it was clear Atlanta was ready for the world’s top freeskiers and snowboarders to descend on SunTrust Park. 

Voisin and Mack were both gifted an official Atlanta Braves jersey to wear to the evening’s game where an additional on-field announcement took place. The crowd erupted as Voisin explained what Atlanta should expect and also that she was about to experience her first-ever baseball game. 

Worlds will collide this Dec 20-21 at the Visa Big Air presented by Land Rover. The last stadium big air FIS World Cup competition to take place in the United States was at Boston’s Fenway Park in 2016, where U.S. Snowboard Team’s Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) was victorious. Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s best at the Visa Big Air presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park. Tickets on sale now at braves.com/VisaBigAir.

VISA BIG AIR PRESENTED BY LAND ROVER KEY FACTS

The Commitment
On the heels of snowboard big air’s debut in PyeongChang, freeskiers will make their first Olympic big air appearance at the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. The Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover is part of a multi-year commitment by U.S. Ski & Snowboard to bring big air events to the masses in breathtaking new environments by hosting one city big air event per season leading into the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

Sanctioning
Visa Big Air presented by Land Rover is sanctioned as an International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup for both freeskiing and snowboarding. The event will serve as the third and final big air World Cup of the season for both sports. This means the FIS big air overall championships and Crystal Globes will be on the line!

The Jump
The competition will take place on a 15-story tall steel scaffold jump structure, which is then covered with up to 800 tons of snow. Athletes will drop into an approximately 40-degree in-run, then launch themselves off the jump at speeds up to 40 miles per hour to perform their biggest tricks while traveling up to 70 feet in the air. The competition is judged on difficulty, amplitude, variety, and execution.

Athletes
U.S. Freeski Olympians Julia Krass (Hanover, N.H.) and Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.), as well as two-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper are set to compete. In addition, Olympic gold medalists Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.), Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) as well as the 2018-19 FIS Snowboard Overall Crystal Globe Winner Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) will represent the U.S. Snowboard Team. An elite international field will also be in attendance. 

Broadcast/Streaming Coverage
The Visa Big Air presented by Land Rover will be broadcast live Dec. 20-22 on NBCSN and NBC Sports, plus on live streaming platforms to be determined. As a FIS World Cup, the event will be seen by tens of millions worldwide through global broadcast distribution.

EVENT SCHEDULE
Visa Big Air
SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga., USA
Snowboard & Freeski Big Air FIS World Cup
December 18-21, 2019
*Subject to change

Friday, Dec 20
12:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Sponsor Village/Entertainment - The Battery
5:30 p.m. - Gates Open
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Men's and women's snowboard big air finals practice
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Men's and women's snowboard big air finals          

Saturday, Dec 21
12:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Sponsor Village/Entertainment - The Battery
5:00 p.m. - Gates Open
5:30 p.m. - Teton Gravity Research Premiere - “Fire on the Mountain” 
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Men's and women's freeski big air finals practice
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Men's and women's freeski big air finals

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARD
Friday, December 20
7:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBCSN

Saturday, December 21
4:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBC Sports**

FREESKI
Saturday, December 21
7:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBCSN

Sunday, December 22
3:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBC Sports**
 

In partnership with the Atlanta Braves, U.S. Ski & Snowboard will host the Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover at SunTrust Park Dec. 20-21. The event will be sanctioned as a FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Cup and will offer elite international men’s and women’s big air competition.

The Visa Big Air Presented by Land Rover is part of a multi-year commitment by U.S. Ski & Snowboard to bring big air events to the masses in breathtaking new environments by hosting one city big air event per season leading into the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

As part of its renewed sponsorship of U.S. Ski & Snowboard through 2026, Visa is the founding title sponsor of this new big air series; Visa is also the preferred way to pay at both the online U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Shop and the on-site merchandise experiences. Atlanta is an optimal first site for the Visa Big Air series, as it is an iconic sports city with great Olympic history.

“The Visa Big Air at SunTrust Park will bring our sports out of the mountains and to the people in a major metropolitan area,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Tiger Shaw. “We are very excited to have Visa as our title sponsor and to partner with the Atlanta Braves to continue to grow the fan-base of this exciting sport for our athletes, sponsors and the snow sports industry ahead of the 2022 Games in Beijing."

Big air competition has been a critical part of snowboarding’s progression since the start of organized competitions. Air + Style, one of the first major big air events, started in 1994 and Big Air has also been part of the Winter X Games program since the event was founded in 1997. Snowboard big air made its Olympic debut at the Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 where U.S. Snowboard Team’s own Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) walked away with silver medals at the inaugural event. On the heels of snowboard big air’s debut in PyeongChang, freeskiers will make their first Olympic big air appearance at the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. This December, snowboard, and freeski big air competition will add yet another major debut to the sport’s list at the Atlanta Braves’ state of the art SunTrust Park.

“We are proud to showcase SunTrust Park to a global audience as the host of this world cup ski and snowboard event,” said Derek Schiller, Atlanta Braves President and CEO.  “In collaboration with U.S. Ski and Snowboard, SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta will provide an incredible venue for fans from around the region to witness this truly unique event.  It’s our privilege to host these world-class athletes.”

The competition will take place on a 15-story tall steel scaffold jump structure consisting of up to 29,000 unique pieces, which is then covered with up to 800 tons of snow to create a surface on which the world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders can perform. Athletes will drop into an approximately 40-degree in-run, then launch themselves off the jump at speeds up to 40 miles per hour to perform their biggest tricks while traveling up to 70 feet in the air. The competition is judged on progression, amplitude, variety, execution, and difficulty.

The Visa Big Air will be the first event of its kind to come to Atlanta. Event organizers expect to provide a taste of mountains and Olympic winter competition to 20,000 fans for each of the two days of competition. U.S. Freeski Olympians Julia Krass (Hanover, N.H.) and Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Mont.), as well as two-time Olympic medalist Nick Goepper are set to compete. In addition, Olympic gold medalists Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.), Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) as well as the 2018-19 FIS Snowboard Overall Crystal Globe Winner Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) will represent the U.S. Snowboard Team.

If you live in Metro Atlanta or consider yourself an action sports fan, the Visa Big Air is a must-see. Learn more about the event and purchase your tickets here. Continue to learn more about the Visa Big Air at USSkiandSnowboard.org.

Tickets on sale Friday, Sept 6 at 12:00 p.m. EDT: braves.com/visabigair
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Visa Big Air
SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga., USA
Snowboard & Freeski Big Air FIS World Cup
December 18-21, 2019
*Subject to change

Friday, Dec 20
12:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Sponsor Village/Entertainment - The Battery
5:30 p.m. - Gates Open
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Men's and women's snowboard big air finals practice
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Men's and women's snowboard big air finals          

Saturday, Dec 21
12:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Sponsor Village/Entertainment - The Battery
5:00 p.m. - Gates Open
5:30 p.m. - Teton Gravity Research Premiere - “Fire on the Mountain” 
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Men's and women's freeski big air finals practice
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Men's and women's freeski big air finals

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARD
Friday, December 20
7:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBCSN

Saturday, December 21
4:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBC Sports**

FREESKI
Saturday, December 21
7:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBCSN

Sunday, December 22
3:00 p.m. - Visa Big Air World Cup - SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga. - NBC Sports**
 

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of August, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last month. U.S. Snowboard Team member Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.), who won the opening FIS Snowboard World Cup big air in New Zealand, is among the finalists. Fans are invited to vote for their favorite athletes and teams at TeamUSA.org/Awards through midnight Monday, Sept. 9.

A total of 12 sports – including equestrian, figure skating, gymnastics, Para taekwondo, shooting, snowboarding, sport climbing, triathlon, water polo, water ski, wheelchair rugby and wrestling – are represented among the 13 finalists across men’s, women’s and team categories. The finalists’ collective accomplishments tell the inspiring story of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes year-round.
 
AUGUST FINALISTS

Male Athlete of the Month
Jordan Burroughs (Sicklerville, N.J.), Wrestling
Won his third-straight Pan American Games title, winning the 74 kg. bracket in men’s freestyle with a perfect 3-0 record that included defeating two world medalists.

Brian Burrows (Fallbrook, Calif.), Shooting
Clinched the gold medal in men’s trap at the Pan American Games Lima 2019, earning a quota spot for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Team USA’s first in the event since 2008. 

Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.), Snowboarding
Opened the 2019-20 FIS World Cup season with a big air snowboarding win on the strength of his signature quad cork 1800, defeating the world No. 4 and 5 athletes and defending his title at the New Zealand event.

Johnny Hooper (Los Angeles, Calif.), Water Polo
Led the American men with 24 goals – over 20 percent of Team USA’s 117 goals – as the U.S. won the gold medal at the Pan American Games Lima 2019 and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Evan Medell (Grand Haven, Mich.), Para Taekwondo
Won three straight matches at the Parapan American Games to become the first U.S. gold medalist in the sport as taekwondo made its debut at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Female Athlete of the Month
Simone Biles (Spring, Texas), Gymnastics
Won her sixth U.S. all-around title, earned three gold medals and a bronze in individual events and performed two skills never before performed by a female gymnast in competition: a double-double dismount on beam and a triple-double pass on floor.

Regina Jaquess (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.), Water Ski
Secured gold medals in slalom, jumping and overall at the Pan American Games Lima 2019, took two titles at the national championships and led the U.S. to overall team silver at the world championships with a silver in slalom and bronze in jumping.

Alysa Liu (Richmond, Calif.), Figure Skating
Became the first U.S. woman to land a quad Lutz in competition and the first woman in the world to land a quad and triple Axel in the same program, winning the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid by 21.52 points in her junior international debut.

Brooke Raboutou (Boulder, Colo.), Sport Climbing
Became the first American climber to qualify for an Olympic Games, finishing ninth in combined at the IFSC Climbing World Championships to earn a spot in Tokyo for the sport’s Olympic debut.

Katie Zaferes (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Triathlon
After earning third in 2017 and second in 2018, clinched the overall 2019 ITU World Triathlon Series title by winning the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, her fifth podium finish – and fourth win – in eight WTS races this series.

Team of the Month
U.S. Eventing Team, Equestrian
Claimed the team gold medal at the Pan American Games Lima 2019 – with a final score over 30 penalty points lower than the silver-medal team – thus securing U.S. team qualification for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team
Defeated Canada, 58-47, in the gold-medal match at the Parapan American Games Lima 2019 to go undefeated throughout the tournament and punch its ticket for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 with the win.

U.S. Men’s National Team, Water Polo
Outscored its opponents, 117-27, to go undefeated and win the gold medal at the Pan American Games Lima 2019, qualifying for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

SELECTION PROCESS
Each National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per sport discipline. An internal nominating committee selects finalists to advance to the voting round. Votes received from NGB representatives and select members of the media account for 50 percent of the final tally, with the other half determined by online fan voting via TeamUSA.org/Awards.

Dropping in through the roof of Telenor Arena U.S. Freeski Team member Alex Hall (Park City, Utah) earned his second career X Games gold medal in the big air competition in Oslo, Norway, Saturday. Also, U.S. Snowboard Team member Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) banked her third consecutive X Games Norway big air medal, taking the bronze.

Hall’s win marks the first American X Games freeski big air gold since U.S. Freeski Team alumnus Bobby Brown (Denver, Colo.) won in 2012 in Aspen, Colo.

“This is a huge moment for me,” said Hall. “It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I don't do a ton of big air competitions, so I’m hyped on the result. The jump was so much fun and I really like the step over style. It was definitely the best time I have ever had at a city big air.”

 

 

 

 

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Sooo hyped to land this trick and get the 🥇 last night in @xgames Big Air!!! Always a good time skiing with the homies in front of a crowd. Congrats to @abmskier🥉and @hharlaut🥈for killing it! Thanks for the good times Norway 😁

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Hall landed a beautiful and unique double cork 1620 bio Seatbelt Japan grab as well as a switch left double cork 1440 Buick to overcome strong performances from the rest of the field. Sweden’s Henrik Harlaut, who recently recovered from a near injury in May, found himself back in a familiar position on the podium taking home the silver medal, while Canada’s Alex Beaulieu-Marchand took the bronze. 

For the women, France’s Tess Ledoux won the gold, as Switzerland’s Giulia Tanno and Mathilde Gremaud finished in second and third respectively. 

Marino led the charge for the U.S. Snowboard Team by stomping a cab double underflip as well as a clean frontside 720 to lock down her place on the podium. 

“It was a super technical jump,” said Marino. “There were a lot of factors to consider between the drop in and the landing. Scaffold jumps are never easy and this one definitely stayed true to that sentiment. I was hoping to land a 1080 here this time, but with the condition of the jump, I wasn’t able to do so. I just focused on landing runs and was stoked to put them down.”

Double-Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) finished fifth. After recovering from an ankle fracture in January of 2019, Austrian phenom Anna Gasser returned to win the gold, as Kokomo Murase of Japan took the silver.

For the men, Chris Corning made a strong run at the podium by landing both a frontside and backside 1440 to finish fourth. Corning was in medal contention throughout the majority of the event, but was bested on the third and final runs.  

After taking a full year off of competition to undergo treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the cancer-free and six-time X Games gold medalist Max Parrot of Canada won his first event back in a bib. Sweden’s Sven Thorgren took home the silver medal and Japan’s Yuki Kadano closed out the podium with the bronze. 

REPLAY
Julia Marino’s Bronze Medal Runs
Alex Hall’s Gold Medal Runs 

RESULTS
Men’s snowboard big air
Women’s snowboard big air
Men’s freeski big air
Women’s freeski big air

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARD
Sunday, Sept 1
7:00 a.m. - Men’s snowboard big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
9:30 a.m. - Women’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
1:00 p.m. - Men’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**

Sunday, Sept 8
2:30 p.m. - Best of Ski & Snowboard at X Games Norway 2019 - ABC

FREESKI
Sunday, Sept 1
7:00 a.m - Men’s ski big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
1:00 p.m. - Women’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
4:00 p.m. - Men’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**

Sunday, Sept 8
2:30 p.m. - Best of Ski & Snowboard at X Games Norway 2019 - ABC

Four U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes are headed to the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway for the fourth edition of X Games Norway Aug 31 for a one-of-a-kind big air competition.

U.S. Snowboard Team riders Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.), Julia Marino (Westport, Conn,), and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) all plan to compete. X Games Norway will serve as Marino and Anderson’s first competition of the 2018-19 season, while Corning will arrive in Scandanavia with momentum on his side after defending his Winter New Zealand World Cup big air title by landing his signature quad cork 1800 melon. 

“This is my second time competing at X Games Norway,” said Corning. “I ended up in third-place last year, so I’m hoping to improve on that and do well this time around. I always take each contest one at a time and try not to think much about the last one. I am excited to get the invited and am looking forward to the event.”

The defending X Games Aspen slopestyle gold medalist Alex Hall (Park City, Utah) will represent the U.S. Freeski Team and is excited to kick off the competition season in such unique circumstances. 

“I’m pretty hyped to be going out to Norway this time of the year,” said Hall. “It’s kind of crazy to be competing in an event as big as X Games at the end of the summer, but it should be really fun. Summer in Norway is always great!”

Event organizers have built the big air jump adjacent to the Telenor Arena and temporarily removed the stadium’s roof panels allowing for skiers and riders to drop directly through the roof of the stadium as part of the in-run to the impressive 130-foot tall kicker. Hall is excited about the opportunity. 

“The through the roof drop-in sounds insane,” he said. “I heard there is a metal beam on the in-run that’s only a few meters above the snow, so it should definitely be a crazy experience.”

It’s a small, but strong U.S. Ski & Snowboard crew headed to Norway for what should be quite the spectacle. Both Marino and Corning found their way to the podium in 2018 and will be looking to take over the top spot this year. 

“I'm looking forward to this X Games mainly because of the unique venue, said Marino. "Last year all of the events were in separate locations and this year all of the sports are going to be in the same stadium. Not to mention dropping in from outside the stadium and coming in through the roof is going to be so cool.”

With four U.S. Olympians on the start list, fans watching back on the mainland are in for a treat. However, with a strong international field including 2018 X Games Norway women’s snowboard big air champion Kokomo Murase from Japan as well as the freeski men’s 2018 gold and silver medalists from Norway, Birk Ruud and Oystein Braaten, U.S. skiers and riders have their work cut out for them. 

For more details on the athletes, schedule and more visit xgames.com/norway.

VIDEOS
The Build Has Begun
2019 Hype Reel

HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST
@XGames - Streaming via ESPN App, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARD
Saturday, Aug 31
3:30 a.m. - Men’s snowboard big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App
6:00 a.m. - Women’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App
8:30 a.m. - Men’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App

Sunday, Sept 1
7:00 a.m. - Men’s snowboard big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
9:30 a.m. - Women’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
1:00 p.m. - Men’s snowboard big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**

Sunday, Sept 8
2:30 p.m. - Best of Ski & Snowboard at X Games Norway 2019 - ABC

FREESKI
Saturday, Aug 31
3:30 a.m. - Men’s ski big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App
8:30 a.m. - Women’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App
11:30 a.m. - Men’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN App

Sunday, Sept 1
7:00 a.m - Men’s ski big air eliminations - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
1:00 p.m. - Women’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**
4:00 p.m. - Men’s ski big air - Fornebu, Norway - ESPN NEWS**

Sunday, Sept 8
2:30 p.m. - Best of Ski & Snowboard at X Games Norway 2019 - ABC