U.S. Ski & Snowboard has nominated a strong team of young athletes to compete at the 2019 FIS Freestyle and Snowboard Junior World Championships competing this week across four different international venues. The U.S. will be sending 36 snowboarders and 30 skiers to fight for their chance at taking home the coveted Marc Hodler Trophy - awarded to the best overall nation throughout the series.

"We are proud to send a very talented team of athletes to Sweden and Slovenia to compete in the Junior World Championships where we will be vying for the Marc Holder Trophy for the second year running in snowboarding,” said Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, and Parallel Giant Slalom Sport Development Leader Ashley Deibold. “In addition, the athletes will be competing to secure a personal World Cup spot for the 2019-20 season."

The Freestyle and Snowboard Junior World Championships competition began Jan. 26 in Leysin, Switzerland with the halfpipe program. The second round of Junior World Championships competition continues with snowboardcross and skicross in Reiteralm, Austria, March 28-April 2. Next, alpine snowboarders will hit the gates April 2-4 in Rogla, Slovenia, and slopestyle/big air athletes will compete April 7-13 in Klappen, Sweden. Meanwhile, the aerials and moguls athletes are set to compete April 4-6 at Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy, which has hosted Junior Worlds events five times since 2012.

“The talent exhibited at the junior level from the aerials, moguls, ski and snowboardcross disciplines is very promising,” said Moguls, Aerials, Skicross and Snowboardcross Sport Development Manager Katie Fieguth. “We’re excited to send such a robust group of athletes to compete at these events in Junior Worlds.”

“It’s an incredible opportunity for me to compete with the world's best juniors,” said aerialist Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, Mich.), “As an athlete, it means the world to me to be competing with such an amazing group of people. I hope this competition will not only bring experience but a spot on the podium!”

The U.S. Snowboard Junior World Championship Team claimed the Marc Hodler Trophy at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Cardrona, New Zealand, but the U.S. freeskiers fell just short behind Russia. With a strong U.S. contingent of young snowboard and freestyle athletes heading to Europe, the 2019 U.S. Snowboard and Freestyle Junior World Championships Team will be looking to close the season on a strong note.

“It’s an honor to represent U.S. Ski & Snowboard in Sweden at the Junior World Championships,” said U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team member Jade Thurgood (Salt Lake City, Utah). “It has been a progressive season for me and to wrap it up with a chance to help the team win the Marc Hodler Trophy means a lot. The Junior World Championships are an important event in my season and I hope I can make it to the podium.”

2019 U.S. SNOWBOARD & FREESTYLE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
(Hometown, Club, USASA Series, Birth Year)

SNOWBOARD
Slopestyle/Big Air
Men

• Jake Canter (Evergreen, Colo.; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; Aspen Snowmass Series; 7/19/03)
• Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, Calif; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; Unbound Series; 2/2/03)
• Eli McDermott (Wells, Vt.; Maine Mountain Series; 4/23/2002)
• Will Healy (Riverside, Conn.; Kirk’s Camp; Southern Vermont Series; 3/11/2002)
• TJ Fitzgerald (West Dover, Vt.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 9/14/2001)
• Alex Atno (Lavallette, N.J.; Kirk’s Camp; Southern Vermont Series; 1/14/2001)

Women

• Addison Gardner (Riegelsville, Penn.; Maine Mountain Series; 2/19/2002)
• Courtney Rummel (West Bend, Wisc.; Wisconsin Advanced Ski and Snowboard Program; Midwest Best Series; 11/12/03)
• Jade Thurgood (Salt Lake City, Utah; Park City Ski & Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 1/27/02)
• Isabella Gomez (Issaquah, Wash.; Stevens Pass Alpine Club; Inland Northwest Series; 9/11/2001)
• Ty Schnorrbusch (Monroe Township, N.J.; Tom Anderson, Rocky Mountain Series; 1/27/02)
• Ellie Duchow (Breckenridge, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/15/2002)

Snowboardcross
Men

• Kurt Hoshino (Huntington Beach, Calif.; International Snowboard Training Center; Rocky Mountain Series; 2/20/2001)
• Zachary Stewart (Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 2/10/2001)
• Michael Martin (Freeman Township, Maine; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series, 3/9/2000)
• Theodore McLemore (Pittsburgh, Penn.; Carrabassett Valley Academy, Maine Mountain Series; 12/30/2002)
• Liam Maguire (Bethel, Maine; Maine Mountain Series; 8/2/2000)
• Benjamin Smith (Shrewsbury, Mass.; Killington Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 8/3/2002)

Women

• Emma Downing (Carrabassett Valley, Maine; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 7/19/2001)
• Olivia Shively (Jeffersonville, Vt.; Westminster College Snowboard Team; Northern Vermont Series; 2/20/1999)
• Madeline Lochte-Bono (Durango, Colo.; international Snowboard Training Center; Southwest Colorado Series; 1/7/2003)
• Montana Braden (Gypsum, Colo.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/26/2000)
• Payton Bacca (Ketchum, Idaho; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; Big Mountain West Series; 7/12/2001)
• Helen French (Cumberland, Maine; Gould Academy Competition Programs; Maine Mountain Series; 6/3/2001)

Parallel Slalom & Parallel Giant Slalom
Men

• Mika Kizuka (Sinking Spring, Penn.; Ski Roundtop Racing Club; Mid Atlantic Series; 1/22/2002)
• Nate True (Hampstead, N.H.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/12/2000)
• William Taylor (Wayzata, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 4/12/2001)
• Cody Winters (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 4/20/2000)
• Jacob McCarthy (Edina, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 12/27/2000)
• Winston Vaughan (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/23/2001)
• Tate DePaepe (Eden Prairie, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 5/20/2002)

Women

• Lily Janousek (Greenwood, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/2003)
• Rose Bransford (Minneapolis, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 12/8/2002)
• Olivia Bellek (Whitehouse Station, N.J.; Catskill Mountain Series; 5/16/2001)
• Iris Pflum (Minneapolis, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/13/2003)
• Kaiya Kizuka (Sinking Spring, Penn.; Ski Roundtop Racing Club; Mid Atlantic Series; 5/26/1999)

FREESTYLE
Slopestyle/Big Air
Men

• Kiernan Fagan (Brownfield, Maine; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/18/2002)
• Deven Fagan (Brownfield, Maine; Wy’East Mountain Academy; Rocky Mountain Series; 1/18/2002)
• Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H..; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 12/28/2002)
• Troy Podmilsak (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 8/23/2004)
• Rodney Koford (Ogden, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; 5/11/2001)
• Zane Severson (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 3/25/2002)

Women

• Rell Harwood (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; Big Mountain West Series; 6/1/01)
• Grace Henderson (Madbury, N.H.; Waterville Valley BBTS; New Hampshire Series; 4/28/01)
• Montana Osinski (Fairfield, Conn.; Stratton Mountain School; Southern Vermont Series; 4/1/2003)

Skicross
Men

• Noah Giron (Carson City, Nev.; North Tahoe Series; 9/11/1999)
• Eli Derrick (Harrisburg, Va.; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 7/29/2002)
• Stuart Whittier (Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Carrabassett Valley Academy; Maine Mountain Series; 2/10/2001)
• Aidan Steffe (Hummelstown, Penn.; Blue Mountain Race Team; Mid Atlantic Series; 7/28/2002)
• Jake Roney (Laurel Springs, N.J.; Adirondack Series; 7/27/1999)

Moguls
Men

• Kalman Heims (Westborough, Mass.; Killington Mountain School; 4/10/00)
• Ian Beauregard (Wilmington, Mass.; Killington Mountain School; 5/12/99)
• Alex Lewis (Carlisle, Mass.; Killington Mountain School; 11/16/99)
• Landon Wendler (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 10/12/00)

Women

• Sabrina Cass (Cheshire, Conn.; Wasatch Freestyle Foundation; 3/27/02)
• Kai Owens (Vail, Colo.; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 8/16/04)
• Madison Hogg (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle Foundation; 2/15/01)
• Kasey Hogg (Park City, Utah; Wasatch Freestyle Foundation; 1/8/03)

Aerials
Men

• Quinn Dehlinger (Cincinnati, Ohio; Elite Aerial Development Program; 6/8/02)
• Derek Krueger (Cincinnati, Ohio; Elite Aerial Development Program; 6/2/03)
• Cole Kozlowski (Knoxville, Tenn.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 2/5/02)
• Evan Dermott (Hingham, Mass.; Elite Aerial Development Program; 2/19/04)

Women

• Kaila Kuhn (Boyne City, Mich.; Park City Ski and Snowboard; 4/8/03)
• Megan Smallhouse (Reno, Nev.; Park City Ski and Snowboard; 1/16/01)
• Tasia Tanner (Park City, Utah; Park City Ski and Snowboard; 7/26/02)
• Dani Loeb (Montgomery, Ala.; Park City Ski and Snowboard; 8/10/01)

Snowboard Marc Hodler Trophy Standings:
Leysin, Switzerland: HP - Jan. 26 - Complete
Reiteralm, Austria: SBX - April 1-2
Rogla, Slovenia: PGS, PSL - April 2-4
Klappen, Sweden: SS, BA - April 8-13

Freestyle Marc Hodler Trophy Standings:
Leysin, Switzerland: HP - Jan. 26 - Complete
Reiteralm, Austria: SX - March 28
Valmalenco, Italy: MO, AE - April 4-6
Klappen, Sweden: SS, BA - April 7-13

The 2019 Spring Battle took place at the Absolut Park in Flachau, Austria, this week serving up a nice change of pace for U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes. U.S. Snowboard Pro Team member Lyon Farrell took the top spot earning the highest score of this very unique competition.

“Wow, I don’t even know what to say,” said Farrell as he watched his score of 97 hit the monitor in front of a live studio audience during the events grand finale prize giving show. “I had the craziest day ever. We had to submit all of our video by 2:00 p.m. and I landed my run 1:50 p.m. I spent all day struggling. Luckily, I was riding with my teammate and good friend Judd Henkes who gave me the best pep talk on the way up the lift before my last run. I almost submitted another run to be judged, but really wanted to do something different. I can’t believe I won.”

Farrell’s run included a 50-50 front 180 Nose to Pretzel and a Blunt 270 out on the rails, a Tailslide 270 on the Waterfall Rail, a front 180 Butter switch backside 540 Tailgrab on the Turbo Knuckle, a front double cork 1080 frontside grab and a backside 1620 Melon on the kickers. Judd Henkes (La Jolla, Calif.), Farrell’s teammate and U.S. Snowboard Pro Team member also performed very well, finishing in fourth-place coming hot off his first FIS World Cup podium at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain in California.

Throughout the bulk of the winter, U.S Freeski and Snowboard athletes compete in numerous FIS World Cup, X Games, Dew Tour and a variety of relatively standardized and structured competitions. The Spring Battle offered an opportunity for these athletes to take a break, but keep the competitive spirit flowing throughout the slopestyle follow cam jam session format. This means that skiers and riders have a limited time frame to hit the terrain park and film one complete top to bottom run, which is then submitted to be judged as opposed to live judging format. This different competition atmosphere allows athletes to celebrate their season ending with an innovative and low pressure contest.

In addition to the main competition, there is also one off best trick events where U.S. Freeski Pro Team member, and 2019 X Games gold medalist, Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah) thrived. Hall won the best 540 with a stylish interpretations of the classic trick including a creative left pre-nose hand drag take off. Also, Hall won the best rail trick competition with a super technical switch left 360 Tokyo drift 360 switch-up to blindside switch-up pretzel 270 off.

Hall will continue the season in Silvaplana, Switzerland, for the final World Cup slopestyle of the season. Hall, along with U.S. Rookie Team member and current slopestyle World Cup leader Mac Forehand (Winhall, Vt.), will be battling it out for the overall title and Crystal Globe. Be sure to tune in and catch the action live.

CUP STANDINGS
Men’s freeski slopestyle
Women's freeski slopestyle

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast

FREESKI
Saturday, March 30.
8:00 a.m. - FIS Freeski Slopestyle World Cup - Silvaplana, Switzerland - NBC Sports Gold
11:00 a.m. - FIS Freeski Slopestyle World Cup - Silvaplana, Switzerland - Olympic Channel-TV*
 

The fifth and final event of the Toyota U.S. Rev Tour series concluded at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area last weekend. The event hosted NorAm sanctioned snowboard and freeski halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions from March 12-16.

The competition kicked off with the snowboarders taking over Mammoth’s Unbound Terrain Park for slopestyle competition. U.S Snowboard Rookie Team member Sean Fitzsimons (Mt. Hood, Ore.), who was said by the Snowboard and Freeski Head Coach Mike Jankowski to have “won” U.S. Snowboard Team Camp in Saas Fee, Switzerland, in October, finished third for the men. Teammate Jade Thurgood (Salt Lake City, Utah) finished second for the women.

“There was good weather, a really fun course and it felt great to make the podium,” said Fitzsimons. “It’s been a great season on the Rev Tour and I hope I continue to have this much fun riding and competing.”

Competition continued with snowboard halfpipe where Kolman Lecroy (Big Bear Lake, Calif.) finished second and U.S. Rookie Team members Lucas Foster (Telluride, Colo.) and Tessa Maud (Carlsbad, Calif.) also earned spots on the podium.

“I’ve been competing for about eight years now, but this podium feels especially great,” said Lecroy. “I landed a new trick that I have never tried before, so to be rewarded and get on the podium is amazing. My ultimate goals are compete in X Games and the Olympics one day.”

The snowboarding program was capped off with an impressive men’s big air competition where U.S. Rookie Team member Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) took the win.

“It feels really nice to put down a run,” said Henricksen. “It definitely was a huge relief. I hope I can continue to progress, compete in the Olympics, and hopefully be at the top of the sport one day.”

The freeskiers picked right up where the snowboarders left off as they dropped in for big air. Coming off a double-FIS World Cup podium season, Kiernan Fagan (Brownfield, Maine) continued his success by taking the Rev Tour win. Tim Ryan (Gilford, N.H.) finished right behind Fagan in second-place. Ryan, ecstatic after his podium, may have very well been the most excited skier on the hill.

“It feels great to be on the podium,” said Ryan. “It was a fun day out there with my friends. My ultimate goals in skiing are to have the best time I possibly can, and keep hanging out with the amazing community that makes these competitions so fun.”

For the women, Lake Tahoe local Marea Adams (Truckee, Calif.) finished in third place.

“This is only my fourth year competing, so to land on the podium today felt really good,” said Adams. “I’m stoked, it was my first Rev Tour podium and I thought everyone was killing it. I want to continue to have fun, stay safe and healthy, and continue to ski my best.”

Freeski competition continued in halfpipe where it was a full U.S. Rookie Team sweep for the men. Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.) topped the podium in first, Jaxin Hoerter (Breckenridge, Colo.) finished second, and Sammy Schuiling (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) finished in third.

“It feels awesome to take first place today,” said Ladd. “I honestly didn’t think I was going to be able to pull through today, so to make it happen feels great. I hope I can make the U.S. Freeski Pro Team, compete in X Games, and also win an Olympic medal one day.”

For the women, another U.S. Rookie Team member Svea Irving (Winter Park, Colo.) won the event after struggling in practice for a couple weeks at Mammoth Mountain. Despite challenging training sessions, Irving never lost sight of the most important element of freeskiing.

“I was struggling all practice at the Rev Tour and at the Grand Prix last week,” said Irving. “I just couldn’t land my runs. Finally, I was able to put it down. I would love to one day compete at X Games and the Olympics, but I also want to make sure competition doesn’t take away from my love of the sport. I want to continue to have fun for as long as I can.”

Finally, a week of Rev Tour competition came to end with freeski slopestyle. Young American skiers continued to deliver as Hunter Henderson (Madbury, N.H.) and U.S. Rookie Team member Marin Hamill (Park City, Utah) took the top spots.

“I couldn’t be happier,” said Hunter Henderson (Waterville Valley, N.H.). “This is my second win of the season and it feels amazing. My ultimate goals are to always stay positive win or lose, but career wise, I would like become a true pro skier and compete at the highest level.”

The event at Mammoth Mountain signals the end of the first season with the improved athlete pipeline in place for the Rev Tour series. This season, the passion and motivation amongst Rev Tour athletes was undeniable. With the improved athlete pipeline throughout the Rev Tour Series, athletes have a chance to compete at the correct level of competition against their peers, continue to hone their skills and climb the competition ladder in an enjoyable atmosphere. It is safe to say that athletes are happy about the increased competition opportunities.

“It feels really good to finish first and ski well, especially at a NorAm level Rev Tour,” said Hamill. “My ultimate goals in skiing are to have fun and continue to compete at bigger and better events.”

Hamill is referring to the two different levels of FIS sanctioned competition now available to athletes as a result of an important decision made by U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Rev Tour events are divided into two different levels, two FIS sanctioned Rev Tour, and three FIS NorAm Sanctioned Rev Tour Elite events.

“As the Revolution Tour has grown in popularity over the last several years we recognized a demand to split the tour in order to provide appropriate competitive opportunities for athletes looking to progress through the development pipeline,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and Big Air Sport Development Manager Ashley Deibold. “With this new split in the Revolution Tour, the development pipeline for athletes starts with regional USASA events, moving to the Revolution Tour, then the Revolution Tour Elite, from which athletes can qualify into World Cups and other major competitions.”

This change has been well received by athletes, parents, coaches, and other industry constituents. Along these lines, there has also been a consistent theme among Rev Tour athletes this year and it’s one that is right on par with the goals of the event series. Athletes want to have fun skiing and riding, while also progressing and climbing the competition ladder with admirable goals of competing at the highest level in their sport. Stay tuned for more Toyota U.S. Rev Tour action coming next season!

RESULTS

SNOWBOARD
Wednesday, March 13.
Men’s slopestyle
1. Liam Brearly (Canada)
2. John Macdougall (Canada)
3. Sean Fitzsimons (U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team; Mt. Hood, Ore.)

Women’s slopestyle
1. Addison Gardner (Riegelsville, Penn)
2. Jade Thurgood (U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team; Salt Lake City, Utah)
3. Danielle Weiler (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

Men’s snowboard slopestyle
Women’s snowboard slopestyle

Thursday, March 14.
Men’s halfpipe
1. Shawn Fair (Canada)
2. Kolman Lecroy (Big Bear Lake, Calif.)
3. Lucas Foster (U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team; Telluride, Colo.)

Women’s halfpipe
1. Brooke Dhondt (Canada)
2. Tessa Maud (U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team; Carlsbad, Calif.)
3. Kinsley White (Santa Clarita, Calif.)

Men’s snowboard halfpipe
Women’s snowboard halfpipe

Friday, March 15.
Men’s big air
1. Dusty Henricksen (U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team; Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)
2. Sam Koven (Canada)
3. Kolman Lecroy (Big Bear Lake, Calif.)

Men’s snowboard big air

FREESKI
Friday, March 15.
Men’s big air
1. Kiernan Fagan (Brownfield, Maine)
2. Tim Ryan (Gilford, N.H.)
3. David Stine (Mosinee, Wisc.)

Women’s big air
1. Constance Brogden (Great Britain)
2. Lauren Bendixen (Keystone, Colo.)
3. Marea Adams (Lake Tahoe, Calif.)

Men’s freeski big air
Women’s freeski big air

Saturday, March 16.
Men’s halfpipe
1. Dylan Ladd (U.S. Freeski Rookie Team; Lakewood, Colo.)
2. Jaxin Hoerter (U.S. Freeski Rookie Team; Breckenridge, Colo.)
3. Sammy Schuiling (U.S. Freeski Rookie Team; Steamboat Springs, Colo.)

Women’s halfpipe
1. Svea Irving (U.S. Freeski Rookie Team; Winter Park, Colo.)
2. Yujin Jang (Korea)
3. Constance Brogden (Great Britain)

Men’s freeski halfpipe
Women’s freeski halfpipe

Sunday, March 17.
Men’s slopestyle
1. Hunter Henderson (Waterville Valley, N.H.)
2. Porter Maclennan (Canada)
3. Ryan Mcelmon (Park City, Utah)

Women’s slopestyle
1. Marin Hamill (U.S. Freeski Rookie Team; Park City, Utah)
2. Skye Clark (Canada)
3. Megan Cressey (Canada)

Men’s freeski slopestyle
Women’s freeski slopestyle

REV TOUR ELITE OVERALL STANDINGS (NOR-AM)
SNOWBOARD
Men's slopestyle
Women's slopestyle
Men's Halfpipe
Women's Halfpipe

FREESKI
Men's slopestyle
Women's slopestyle
Men's halfpipe
Women's halfpipe

REV TOUR OVERALL STANDINGS (FIS)
SNOWBOARD
Men's slopestyle
Women's slopestyle
Men's Halfpipe
Women's Halfpipe

FREESKI
Men's slopestyle
Women's slopestyle
Men's halfpipe
Women's halfpipe

NOR-AM STANDINGS
SNOWBOARD
Men’s slopestyle
Women’s slopestyle
Men’s halfpipe
Women’s halfpipe
Men’s big air
Women’s big air

FREESKI
Men’s slopestyle
Women’s slopestyle
Men’s halfpipe
Women’s halfpipe

PHOTOS
https://www.instagram.com/usrevtour/
 

Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) took the victory under the lights at the final FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Cup big air season Saturday night in Quebec City, Canada. 

"This contest is always cool to attend because of all the people the come watch," said Marino. "Quebec gets really festive for that night and it really fun to be a part of it, not to mention they do a really good job with the jump every year making sure that because it’s a scaffolding it’s not too sketchy and it’s perfect every time."

The competition kicked off in the afternoon with the freeskiers taking to the 40-meter tall, 90-meter long scaffolding jump set-up located between two converging highway overpasses. A capacity crowd looked on as the best athletes in the world dropped into one of the most impressive venues of the FIS World Cup tour.

Double-Olympic medalist Nick Goepper fell on his first attempt but made a run at the podium after lacing his last two runs and landing a right double cork 1260 Mute to Japan, as well as a right double cork 1260 Cuban. Goepper’s combination put him on the bubble in third place, where he lasted until the number one qualifier and the last rider to drip, Fabian Boesch of Switzerland stomped a perfectly execute right triple cork 1620. Goepper would finish the night just outside the podium in fourth place.

Lukas Muellauer of Austria won the event and Switzerland’s Boesch and Andri Ragettli finished in second and third respectively. Ragettli’s podium finish secured the coveted Crystal Globe in big air.

For the women, Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud topped the podium, Kea Kuehnel of Germany finished second, and Canada’s Elena Gaskell finished in third. Gaskell’’s third-place finish locked in the World Cup big air title.

As the sun set, the lights turned on, and the big air jump quickly became part of the Quebec skyline for the evening as snowboarders lined up for their chance at the massive jump. Marino would take the top spot for the ladies landing all three of her tricks and securing her third consecutive big air podium in Quebec in three years.

On the final run, Laurie Blouin of Canada was the only rider left that could challenge Marino. Blouin landed her final trick in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd, but to Marino’s favor, her final score would only be good enough for second place. As the top qualifier, Marino had a victory lap waiting for her on run three, but she did not let off the gas. Feeding off the crowd, she dropped in full speed and stomped a double underflip to improve on her first run score. Blouin finished second, and Klaudia Medlova of Slovakia closed out the podium in third.

For the men, Ryan Stassel (Anchorage, Alaska) rode extremely well landing his first two tricks including a beautiful front side flat spinning 1440 Indy. The flat spins are known to be extremely difficult to stop rotating for a solid landing, but Stassel locked it in. Dropping into run two and listening to Kansas, Stassel landed a backside 1260 Mute to move into first with only one run remaining. He was unable to land his final run and improve his score, opening the door for the rest of the field to fight for a spot on the podium.

Seppe Smit of Belgium, would land his final run and move into first where he would finish. Kalle Jarvilehto of Finland and Jonas Boesiger of Switzerland both landed their third run and would move into second and third respectively. Stassel finished fifth.

The Quebec World Cup signals the end of the FIS snowboard season. However, the U.S. Freeski Team will cap off their competition season in Silvaplana, Switzerland, March 29-30 with a full slopestyle program. Mac Forehand (Winhall, Vt.) will compete for a chance to take home the Crystal Globe as he currently leads the slopestyle World Cup standings.

CUP STANDINGS
Men’s freeski big air
Women’s freeski big air
Men’s snowboard big air
Women’s snowboard big air

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

HOW TO WATCH
All times EDT
**Next-day broadcast

FREESKIING
Monday, March 18
7:00 p.m. - Men and women’s big air - Quebec, CAN - Olympic Channel-TV**

SNOWBOARDING
Monday, March 18
8:00 p.m. - Men and women’s big air - Quebec, CAN - Olympic Channel-TV**

All streams are available via desktop (NBCSports.com/Live, NBCSports.com/Gold and OlympicChannel.com) as well as mobile, tablet and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold app and Olympic Channel app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass.
 

A short, but thrilling FIS Snowboard World Cup snowboardcross season came to a close in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, Saturday and U.S riders finished out the season strong. With four World Cup stops, five races, and an incredibly successful 2019 FIS World Championships, the U.S Snowboardcross Team was in the mix the entire season.

For the women, the Veysonnaz finals could not have been scripted any better, as the six-time FIS World Champion, and three-time World Cup Champion, Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) and Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic came into the final event tied at the top of the overall World Cup SBX standings with 3,400 points each.

Samkova won the event, as Chloe Tespeuch of France finished second, and Michela Moioli of Italy capped of a strong season in third-place. Jacobellis finished fifth after winning the small final. The FIS World Cup standings would finish with Samkova winning the Crystal Globe and Jacobellis in second. Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah) finished a respectable 11th place in Veysonnaz.

Although Jacobellis didn’t take home her fourth World Cup title, she did complete another historic season. Jacobellis, the winningest snowboardcross athlete in history, earned her 30th World Cup victory this season, and her sixth FIS World Championship title in the inaugural team boardercross event with 2019 individual snowboardcross champion Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colo.). In addition, Jacobellis found success outside of the World Cup tour successfully hosting the ninth rendition of the Supergirl Snow Pro, providing increased opportunity for female snowboard athletes to follow their dreams. Jacobellis continues to be a staple and leader in the snowboardcross community at 33-years-old.

For the men, Hagen Kearney (Norwood, Colo.) was the top U.S. finisher in fifth-place. U.S. Snowboardcross team mates DIderdorff and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich.) finished in 14th and 15th respectively. Lucas Equibar of Spain won as Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria finished second and claimed the Crystal Globe, while Cameron Bolton of Australia closed out the podium in third-place.

Notable U.S. finishes in the World Cup overall standings include 2018 FIS Junior World Champion Jake Vedder (Pickney, Mich.) finishing ninth. Not only did Vedder earn a top-10 finish in the overall standings proving he is in mix with the best in the world, but he also earned his first-ever FIS World Cup podium in Cervinia, Italy, at the first stop of the season. Teammates Dierdorff, Kearney, Alex Deibold (Manchester, Vt.) and veteran Nate Holland (Sandpoint, Idaho) finished 13th, 14th, 16th and 20th respectively.

Holland suggested that, after 16 seasons on the snowboardcross World Cup, he’s likely to be hanging up the race bib and retiring after Saturday’s competition. Last season’s winner in Veysonnaz, Holland has seven World Cup victories, 17 podiums, two world championship podiums, and eight X Games gold medals to his name, and is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest SBX riders of all-time.

If Holland chooses not to return next season, the U.S. Snowboardcross Team is set to fill the veteran’s void with strong young riders like Vedder, Senna Leith (Vail, Colo.) and Cole Johnson (Reno, Nev.) coming up through the ranks. In addition, Dierdorff, Baumgartner, Kearney, Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, Mass.) and Olympic medalist Alex Deibold continue to prove they can find the podium on any given day. The future is bright for the U.S. Snowboardcross Team.

CUP STANDINGS
Men’s snowboardcross
Women’s snowboardcross

RESULTS
Men’s snowboardcross
Women’s snowboardcross
 

The Supergirl Snow Pro came a close and what a weekend it was at California’s Bear Mountain Resort for the world’s only all-female snowboarding competition and lifestyle series. The snowboarding contest and festival featured more than 100 competitors with pro riders paired with top amateur talent in a unique pro-am format designed to mentor the next generation of female snowboarders.

“The 2019 Supergirl Snow Pro was an incredibly successful weekend,” said event host and inspiration leader Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.). “There was so much energy throughout the whole weekend and the growth with the second year from the first was amazing.  I am very excited to see this event grow as the year's progress.”

Jacobellis, the current World Champion, four-time Olympian, and 10-time X-Games Gold Medalist, was not the only high-profile athlete in the mix. The event showcased many other Olympians, including Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah), Meghan Tierney (Edwards, Colo.), Silvia Mittermuller of Germany, Carla Somaini of Switzerland and Sandra Hillen of Mexico.

Day one of Supergirl Snow Pro featured the snowboardcross competition on a custom-built pro-level course, created to showcase elite talent, while also providing a platform for young competitors to learn from their heroes. In addition to competing and claiming first place, Jacobellis spent much of the event mentoring the next generation of up-and-coming athletes.

The podium for Saturday's pro boardercross contest included an all American sweep of Jacobellis in first-place, Gulini second, Anna Miller (Orem, Utah) third, and Tierney just off the podium in fourth-place.

“I’m really happy that this event was able to come back to Bear Mountain, and it’s a thrill to take home the winner’s Supergirl cape,” said Jacobellis. “The course was the perfect speed for all ages and to have the pros mentoring the young riders is just a wonderful experience for all. It’s so great to be able to give back to the sport that has given me so much. I love being able to race with my friends and U.S. Snowboard teammates as we’re constantly pushing each other and just trying to pave the way for the next generation of girls in this sport.”

Day two offered a different competition where the finish line was irrelevant, but where style and execution was everything. The event featured a big air competition with an amateur jam session and professional contest in an innovative head-to-head bracket-style format. Lia-Mara Bosch from Switzerland took first in Big Air with a smooth backside 720. Jasmine Baird took second place and local Big Bear rider, Melissa Evans (Big Bear, Calif.), took third.

“What a super experience to be in an all-women’s contest, and then to win it was amazing,” said Bosch from Switzerland. “I really liked the event format and was so impressed with the young ones riding.”

The Supergirl Snow Pro offers more than just opportunities for young female riders to compete and learn valuable snowboarding skills, but also offers a chance for young riders to learn important life lessons from those who have put in the hard work, time and effort to be at the top of the sport. In the words of Jacobellis, “I would say when you fall…get back up.” Stay tuned for the next edition of Supergirl Pro Snow coming 2020.

More information at https://supergirlsnowpro.com/.

ATHLETE QUOTES

Faye Gulini - U.S. Snowboard Pro Team
“I’m so excited to be here, the weather is great, the ladies are stoked. So many different generations and levels of boarding going on here. I think it’s awesome to have a whole women’s event to inspire, encourage and push the sport. We get to learn and grow in an environment where we feel supported and that’s the goal here is to push the riders limits and doing so in a comfy, healthy environment.”

Meghan Tierney - U.S. Snowboard Development Group & U.S. FIS World Championship Team
“I really just love giving back and it’s awesome what Lindsey is doing. She used to coach me when I was younger, so I’m so happy to be able to give back and coach the younger girls coming up. It’s just so rewarding seeing all these young girls getting better and encouraging them and others. ”

Reese Rivera - AM 8-11-year-old Boardercross
“I try not to speed check and just go for it! I don’t look back.” The confident Rivera drew on words of advice given to the amateurs at Friday’s clinic led by Lindsey Jacobellis.

HOW TO WATCH
2019 Supergirl Snow Pro Boardercross Replay
2019 Supergirl Snow Pro Big Air Replay

RESULTS

SBX PRO
1st Lindsey Jacobellis
2nd Faye Gulini
3rd Anna Miller
4th Meghan Tierney

SBX PRO AM RELAY
1st Anna Miller, Montana Braden, Helen French, Hanna Percy
2nd Danielle Steinhoff, Danielle Hunter, Kaylee Underwood, Reese Rivera
3rd Shannon Maguire, Lea Logal, Alexandra Morton, Maia Metzger

SBX AM (ages 8-11)
1st Reese Rivera
2nd Desari Riaz
3rd Leah Harteau
4th Ava Harteau

SBX AM (ages 12-15)
1st Anika Juneau
2nd Jadyn Dalrymple
3rd Riley Rivera
4th Ashley Phillips

SBX AM (ages 16+)
1st Helen French
2nd Kayci Deitsch
3rd Kaylee Underwood
4th Danielle Hunter

BIG AIR PRO DIVISION
1st Lia-Mara Bosch
2nd  Jasmine Baird
3rd Melissa Evans

PRO-AM TEAM EVENT
1st Carla Somaini and Hanna Norman
2nd Melissa Evans and Riley Rivera
3rd Sommer Gendron and Ella Sorenson

AM JAM SESSION
1st Alyssa Moroco
2nd Riley Rivera
3rd Hanna Norman
 

The race for the coveted FIS Snowboard World Cup Crystal Globe comes down to the Verysonnaz World Cup in Switzerland Saturday. Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) is currently tied with Czech Republic’s Eva Samkova in the FIS Snowboardcross World Cup standings.

"I put a lot of pressure on myself to race and win the title," said Jacobellis. "But at the end of the day, I can look at how I am pushing a developing the sport for years to come. I am confident that I have the ability to take the title but it will just come down to the day."

The six-time FIS World Champion and three-time World Cup Champion Jacobellis must finish ahead of Samkova to claim the title. The top 16 women and 32 men competing on the snowboardcross World Cup Tour will compete in Veysonnaz. Joining Jacobellis in Veysonnaz is U.S. Snowboardcross Teammate and three-time Olympian Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah) will compete for the women.

For the men, 2018 Junior World Champion Jake Vedder (Pickney, Mich.), Olympic bronze medalist Alex Deibold (Manchester, Vt.) and 2019 double FIS World Champion Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) will look to cap off his season with a strong result.

“Veysonnaz has always been one of my favorite events and an awesome place to finish up the World Cup season,” said Dierdorff. “The top of the course follows a different path this year, which will be a new challenge, but I’m super excited to get the course figured out. After finishing just off the podium in Spain I’m hungry to finish this last race standing on the box and taking home a big wheel of raclette.”

In addition, eight-time X Game gold medalist Nate Holland (Sandpoint, Idaho), U.S. Development Team member Senna Leith (Vail, Colo.), Hagen Kearney (Norwood, Colo.), veteran Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich.) and Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, Mass.) are set to compete.

In 2018, Dierdorff and Holland claimed the top two spots on the podium to close out the season in Veysonnaz. With the men looking to repeat a solid performance from 2018 and Jacobellis vying for the Crystal Globe, It’s safe to say expectations are high for the 2019 Veysonnaz World Cup.

It’s been an excellent season for the U.S. Snowboardcross Team collecting two FIS World Championships titles and multiple FIS World Cup top-ten finishes. U.S. riders will look to close out the season with the potential to capture the FIS Snowboardcross World Cup titles as well as add to their podium count. Catch the action live and head out to Veysonnaz, Switzerland, or tune in on NBC.

CUP STANDINGS
Men’s snowboardcross
Women’s snowboardcross

HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST

Saturday, March 16.
9:15 a.m. - FIS Snowboarding World Cup - Veysonnaz, Switzerland - NBC Sports Gold
 

The final day of snowboard competition at the 2019 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., launched with an impressive display by U.S. Snowboard Pro team member and Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.) in slopestyle finals. Fresh off a win a the Burton U.S. Open, Gerard landed his second run, complete with a backside triple cork 1440 on the last jump, to seal the top spot on the podium.

“I feel great,” said Gerard. “We have had some bad weather here in Mammoth, so I was really psyched to get the contest done and have everyone get to ride in finals. The last two weeks have been insane. I could not ask for any more. The jumps were a little small, so there was a sense that you want to tone down your run, but the fact is in the finals you are competing against the best riders in the world, so I decided to throw the triple 1440 on the last jump.”

Gerard was not the only U.S. Snowboard athlete to find success on Saturday as Judd Henkes (La Jolla, Calif.) also earned himself his first-ever World Cup podium, finishing second behind Gerard. Henkes also stomped a backside triple cork 1440 to close out his run.

“It feels really good man,” said Henkes. “I was just stoked to put down a run. I was actually feeling really sick this morning and didn’t want to compete, but I’m happy I did. Also, shout out to Mammoth. This is my home mountain and it’s really cool to come out here and have success here on a great course. I know it was tough with the weather, but I’m really happy the contest got off.”

Henkes also wrapped up a strong season that included finishing third at the 2019 FIS World Championships. In addition, Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) put down a strong run, finishing fifth, and securing the FIS World Cup slopestyle title and the coveted Crystal Globe.

“I am really happy to take home the globe,” said Corning. “My goal coming here was to hold down that top spot and I’m stoked I was able to do that. This is my last contest of the year. I plan on going home riding some powder and get ready for summertime.”

U.S. Snowboard Team alumnus Chas Guldemond (Truckee, Calif.) also competed for the first time this season and put on a show for his local California crowd.

“I am transitioning to the coaching and mentor side of the sport right now,” said Guldemond. “All year people have asked me if I was competing and I kept telling them if I receive an invite, I won’t turn it down. The other day I got the invite and put my kid in the car and headed down. Stoked to be putting down runs.”

Gerard shared his thoughts on having Guldemond in the field as it clearly was a treat for all the current U.S. Snowboard Team members.

“It was awesome to ride with Chuck G,” said Gerard. “I actually worked out with him all summer, so it was sick to compete with him. I thought he rode insane and honestly thought he was going to win.”

As if the day couldn’t get any better, Gerard’s win earned him the U.S. Grand Prix National Championship award. Ruki Tobita of Japan finished second, and U.S. Snowboard Pro team member and Olympian Ryan Stassel (Anchorage, Alaska) finished a respectable ninth-place.

With the snowboard slopestyle World Cup season coming to a close, the U.S. Snowboard Team dominated the 2019 FIS Cup Standings claiming the top four spots. Behind the cup leader Corning was Henkes in second, Farrell in third and Stassell in fourth.

Following snowboard slopestyle, the men and women of the U.S. Snowboard Team would drop in for snowboard halfpipe finals. Chase Josey (Hailey, Idaho) finished in fourth place just outside of podium contention, and just in front of teammate Ryan Wachendorfer (Edwards, Colo.) in fifth. Josey’s finish would earn him the title of U.S. Grand Prix National Champion. In addition U.S. Rookie Team member Jason Wolle (Winter Park, Colo.) finished in ninth.

“Finals have always been sort of an unattainable goal for me,” said Wolle. “To finally see all the hard work pay off and land tricks I have been working in the final round of a World Cup competition makes this the best day ever.”

Yuto Totsuka of Japan won the event, Patrick Burgener of Switzerland finished second and Derek Livingston of Canada closed out the podium in third. For the women, Cai Xuetong of China finished in first-place, Sena Tomita of Japan finished second and Verena Rohrer of Switzerland finished in third.

CUP STANDINGS
Men’s snowboard slopestyle
Men’s snowboard halfpipe
Women’s snowboard halfpipe

RESULTS
Men’s snowboard slopestyle
Men’s snowboard halfpipe
Women’s snowboard halfpipe