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22 Freestyle athletes selected to strong GB Park & Pipe squads

Seven Freeski and eight Freestyle Snowboard athletes named in World Cup squads for 2025/26 season

Fifteen World Cup squad athletes and seven Next Generation squad athletes have been selected to represent GB Snowsport in international Park & Pipe competition through the 2025/26 season.

In a seven athlete Freeski World Cup squad, reigning World Champion and Crystal Globe winner Zoe Atkin and 17-year-old breakthrough star Liam Richards are selected in Halfpipe. They will be joined by 2014 Olympic Winter Games silver medallist Gus Kenworthy, who returns to the international stage for the first time since the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in 2022. Kirsty Muir, who took her maiden World Cup victory last season on return from a serious knee injury, will compete in Slopestyle and Big Air alongside the returning Men’s World Cup team from last year of Tom Greenway, Chris McCormick, and James Pouch.

The Freestyle Snowboard World Cup squad will see eight athletes line up in British colours, with double Crystal Globe champion Mia Brookes, Maisie Hill, Charlie Lane, Txema Mazet-Brown, Katie Ormerod, Emily Rothney, and Ethan Smith all set to compete in Big Air and Slopestyle competitions. Siddhartha Ulla is once again named to the World Cup squad in the Halfpipe.

Meanwhile, seven highly promising young athletes have been selected to the Freestyle Snowboard Next Generation squad, with Saul Brown, Roahan Duncan, Kai Hamaini, Riley Sharpe, Fedde Smith, and Chase Weatherley all named in the Big Air and Slopestyle disciplines, with Aaron Wild selected for Halfpipe.

Speaking after confirmation of selections, GB Snowsport Performance Director Kearnan Myall said:

“Britain’s track record in Park & Pipe competition over recent years has been extraordinary, and we have every confidence that this year’s squads will continue to set new standards at the very highest levels of the sport.

“For every one of our athletes this will be a hugely important season, and we look forward to seeing each of them go out and perform to their full potential in the year ahead.”

The 2025-26 season will see British athletes compete in World Cup competition across three continents before the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games kicks off in Italy in February.

Full Squad Selections:

Freeski – World Cup squad

• Zoe Atkin (Halfpipe)
• Tom Greenway (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Gus Kenworthy (Halfpipe)
• Chris McCormick (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Kirsty Muir (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• James Pouch (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Liam Richards (Halfpipe)

Freestyle Snowboard – World Cup squad

• Mia Brookes (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Maisie Hill (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Charlie Lane (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Txema Mazet-Brown (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Katie Ormerod (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Emily Rothney (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Ethan Smith (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Siddhartha Ullah (Halfpipe)

Freestyle Snowboard – Next Generation squad

• Saul Brown (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Roahan Duncan (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Kai Hamaini (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Riley Sharpe (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Fedde Smith (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Chase Weatherley (Big Air and Slopestyle)
• Aaron Wild (Halfpipe)