Atkin takes World Cup win in Silvaplana, secures Crystal Globe

Olympic bronze medallist confirms fourth British Crystal Globe in two days after stellar campaign

Olympic Freeski Halfpipe bronze medallist, Zoe Atkin, banked the Halfpipe Crystal Globe for the second time in her career as she soared to a second World Cup win and fourth World Cup podium of the season in Silvaplana.

Lining up for her first World Cup outing since winning the country’s first ever Halfpipe medal at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, Atkin dominated from the outset, qualifying in first position and then setting the competition winning score in her first run of Finals to ease her way onto the top of a World Cup podium for the fourth time in her career, and the first time outside of the USA.

Victory, which came ahead of New Zealand’s Mischa Thomas and Aleksandra Glaskova, competing as an athlete of an independent nation, saw her amass a lead of 70 points over Australia’s Indra Brown in the overall standings, and confirmed Atkin’s second career Crystal Globe having also taken seasonal honours in 2025.

Atkin’s accolade marks a fourth Crystal Globe for Britain in two days, after Kirsty Muir sealed both the Slopestyle and Overall Freeski Park & Pipe titles with her own Silvaplana podium, with Charlotte Bankes later adding the Snowboard Cross overall title for the third time in her career.

Those results mark the first time British athletes have ever secured four Crystal Globes in Olympic disciplines in a single season and, added to the three medals won across the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, confirm the 2025/26 season as a record-breaking endeavour for GB Snowsport athletes, featuring 50 major podiums for British skiers and snowboarders.