All eyes on World Championships, while Freestyle World Cup action continues
Alpine World Championships – Saalbach
The Austrian resort of Saalbach plays host to an Alpine World Championships for the first time since 1991, with Britain sending its largest ever contingent of athletes to an Alpine WSC.
Action gets underway today with the Team Parallel featuring Gieslle Gorringe, Lois Jackson, Calum Langmuir, and Owen Vinter, with the schedule then shifting to Super-G, Downhill, Team Combined, and Giant Slalom before closing with the Slalom races on 14-16 February.
Alongside the Team Parallel racers, Roy Steudle, Billy Major, Molly Butler, Abi Bruce, Jack Irving, Dominic Shackleton, Victoria Palla, Reece Bell, Dave Ryding, and Laurie Taylor are all set to compete across twelve days of action.
Viewers in the UK will be able to catch live action from the 2025 Alpine World Championships across BBC Sport.
Alpine world championships – British Line-Up:
- Reece Bell
- Abi Bruce
- Molly Butler
- Giselle Gorringe
- Jack Irving
- Lois Jackson
- Calum Langmuir
- Billy Major
- Victoria Palla
- Dave Ryding
- Dominic Shackleton
- Roy Steudle
- Laurie Taylor
- Owen Vinter
Para Biathlon World Championships – Pokljuka
Scott Meenagh will be Britain’s sole representative at the Pokljuka Para Biathlon World Championships, competing in three races across the Championships.
A silver medallist at the 2023 World Championships, Meenagh’s campaign will open with the Biathlon Sprint, followed by the Biathlon Sprint Pursuit and finally the Biathlon Individual.
Biathlon World Championships – British Line-Up:
- Scott Meenagh
Para Alpine World Championships – Maribor
Weather impact has forced a late change to the Para Alpine World Championships schedule, where Neil Simpson and guides Rob Poth and Andrew Simpson are set for action.
With the Downhill programme cancelled, the Championships will open with Super-G races tomorrow, and will close with Slalom later in the week.
Para Alpine World Championships – British Line-Up:
- Neil Simpson
- Rob Poth (Guide)
- Andrew Simpson (Guide)
Cross-Country World Junior championships – Schilpario
The next generation of Cross-Country skiers are underway in their U23/WJC campaigns in the Italian resort of Schilpario.
Tabitha Williams, Gabriel Gledhill, and James Slimon will feature across the U23 Championships, with Thomas Duncan, Ewan McAdam, Elke Hammerstein, Elspeth Cruickshank, and Sophie Forth set for the Junior Championship races.
Cross-Country World Junior Championships – British Line-Up:
- Elspeth Cruickshank
- Thomas Duncan
- Sophie Forth
- Gabriel Gledhill
- Ewan McAdam
- James Slimon
- Tabitha Williams
Moguls World Cup – Deer Valley
The North American leg of the Moguls World Cup calendar continues in Deer Valley with a full contingent of British athletes set for action. Makayla Gerken Schofield and Mateo Jeannesson will be looking to build on excellent performances in Val St Come last weekend, joined by Cali Carr and Will Feneley.
Deer Valley Moguls World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Cali Carr
- Will Feneley
- Makayla Gerken Schofield
- Mateo Jeannesson
Park & Pipe World Cup – Aspen
The Aspen Park & Pipe World Cup concludes with the Freeski and Freestyle Snowboard Big Air competitions following a brace of podiums for Zoe Atkin and Mia Brookes in last week’s Halfpipe and Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle contests.
Brookes will be joined by Maisie Hill, Tom Greenway, Caoimhe Heavey, Txema Mazet-Brown, Chris McCormick and Kirsty Muir for the final contests of one of the biggest World Cup meets of the season.
Aspen Big Air World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Mia Brookes
- Tom Greenway
- Maisie Hill
- Caoimhe Heavey
- Txema Mazet-Brown
- Chris McCormick
- Kirsty Muir
Ski Cross World Cup – Val di Fassa
Ollie Davies and Scott Johns will return to Ski Cross World Cup action in Val di Fassa across 6-9 February, marking a first World Cup visit to the Italian resort.
Val di Fassa Ski Cross World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Ollie Davies
- Scott Johns
Where to Watch
British audiences can catch live coverage of the Alpine World Championships across BBC Sport and Eurosport, with the Aspen and Deer Valley World Cups available via Eurosport.
World Cup podiums in China and the US lit up a sparkling weekend
Bankes’ brilliance lights up Beidahu
Charlotte Bankes’ customary brilliance was on full display in Beidahu as the second leg of the Snowboard Cross World Cup circuit yielded a brace of victories for the 29-year-old Brit.
After a fourth place finish in the season’s first World Cup meet, Bankes was on imperious form throughout the weekend’s racing, finishing first in her Quarter, Semi, and Big Final races on both days to give her a commanding lead in the overall season standings.
The results gave Bankes her 22nd and 23rd career World Cup victories, and further stated her case to be recognised as one of the pre-eminent British athletes of her generation.
In the men’s competitions, Huw Nightingale continues to show good progress, finishing inside the top-30 in 28th and 21st place across the two days’ racing, the latter representing his second best career World Cup finish to date.
Atkin and Brookes take Gold and Bronze in Aspen
Aspen proved a fruitful hunting ground for British Park & Pipe athletes once again, with Zoe Atkin securing a brilliant Gold in the Freeski Halfpipe World Cup, and Mia Brookes demonstrating her ability to consistently take podiums with Bronze in the Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle.
For Brookes, her latest podium marked a third in Slopestyle for the current season in addition to the three Big Air podiums already to her name, with the Aspen Big Air World Cup to follow this week.
Atkin’s victory, meanwhile, gave her a second career World Cup win and a second podium of the season, having previously taken silver at Copper Mountain in December.
In the Women’s Freeski Slopestyle contest, Kirsty Muir marked a remarkable return from a serious knee injury by making Finals in her first competition back on snow for a year, the 20-year-old qualifying in sixth spot, before finishing eighth in Finals as she made an assured return to the competitive scene.
Elsewhere in Aspen there were top-30 finishes for Chris McCormick (Freeski Slopestyle – 27th), Txema Mazet-Brown (Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle – 26th), Liam Richards (Freeski Halfpipe – 24th), and Siddhartha Ullah (Freestyle Snowboard Halfpipe – 30th).
Meenagh Fourth in Para Biathlon Sprint World Cup
Scott Meenagh took his best result of the season so far with an excellent fourth place in the Val di Fiemme Para Biathlon World Cup Sprint, a result made even more remarkable for coming in Meenagh’s least favoured discipline.
The competition, which comes just before the Para Biathlon World Championships, marks an important step in Meenagh’s preparations for an event which saw him take Britain’s first ever Para Biathlon World Championships medal with silver in the 2023 edition.
Jeannesson and Gerken Schofield impress in Val st come Moguls
Makayla Gerken Schofield‘s return from injury yieleded a first top-10 finish since March 2024 with tenth place in the Val St Come Moguls World Cup, followed by 12th in the Dual Moguls competition. Having not skied competitively for almost a year between March and January, Gerken Schofield’s return has delivered four successive top-20 finishes to reaffirm their position as one of Britain’s most talented Mogul skiers of this generation.
Mateo Jeannesson meanwhile secured a first top-10 of the season with eighth place in the Dual Moguls, having come 30th in the previous day’s individual Moguls competition.
And elsewhere…
Ollie Davies took the weekend’s best British Ski Cross World Cup result with a 28th place finish in Veysonnaz…
James Clugnet and Gabriel Gledhill came 23rd in the Cogne Team Sprint Cross Country World Cup…
Teenager secures third slopestyle medal of season in Colorado
Mia Brookes has just taken Bronze at the Aspen World Cup in Snowboard Slopestyle.
A tightly-contested Final had Brookes sitting in second after the first run with a score of 74.70, before she was overhauled by Kokomo Murase’s 79.00, with Zoe Sadowski-Synott subsequently scoring a huge 87.80 to take victory.
Brookes’ medal winning first run featured her trademark excellent rail work in the top section, with a bottom section comprising the frontside 7, backside 9, and cab 10 stalefish to close the run.
The result gives Brookes her sixth World Cup podium of the season, and her third in Slopestyle, and means she now has ten career World Cup podiums since taking her first in January 2023.
Brookes will return to action for the Aspen Big Air World Cup, with qualifiers scheduled for Wednesday 5 February.
Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross World Cup seasons resume, as athletes spread across Europe, North America, and Asia
Park & Pipe World Cup – Aspen
Aspen plays host to one of the biggest Park & Pipe World Cup meets of the season, with Freeski and Freestyle Snowboard athletes in action across Halfpipe, Slopestyle, and Big Air competitions.
A sizeable British contingent will be set to compete, with Kirsty Muir set to make her return from injury after more than 12 months out of action, Mia Brookes looking to cement a second consecutive Big Air Crystal Globe, and Caoimhe Heavey lined up for her first World Cup appearance of the season.
Zoe Atkin will be back in action in Freeski Halfpipe as will Liam Richards, while in Freestyle Snowboard Halfpipe, Gidget Holden, Siddhartha Ullah, and Aaron Wild are all set to compete.
The Freestyle Snowboard Big Air and Slopestyle contests will see Maisie Hill and Txema Mazet-Brown line up alongside Brookes, and in the Freeski contests, Chris McCormick is confirmed to compete, with Tom Greenway on the standby list.
Aspen World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Zoe Atkin
- Mia Brookes
- Tom Greenway
- Caoimhe Heavey
- Maisie Hill
- Gidget Holden
- Txema Mazet-Brown
- Chris McCormick
- Kirsty Muir
- Liam Richards
- Siddhartha Ullah
- Aaron Wild
Alpine Slalom World Cup – Schladming
The legendary Schladming Night Slalom race will see Billy Major, Dave Ryding, and Laurie Taylor in action, after a successful Kitzbuehel race which saw Ryding and Taylor share 16th spot.
One of the most iconic races on the annual Slalom circuit, Britain’s best Schladming result remains Ryding’s eighth place finish in 2020, while last year’s race saw Ryding finish highest of the Brits in 14th position.
Schladming World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Billy Major
- Dave Ryding
- Laurie Taylor
Para Biathlon World Cup – Val di Fiemme:
Scott Meenagh‘s 2024/25 campaign continues with the first of the year’s Para Biathlon World Cups in Val di Fiemme. Coming just ahead of the Para Biathlon World Championships early next month, Meenagh is set to compete across two days of action in the well-regarded Italian resort.
Val di Fiemme World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Scott Meenagh
Snowboard Cross World Cup – Beidahu
The next step on the Snowboard Cross World Cup circuit takes Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale to Beidahu, in the Chinese province of Jilin, made famous as the site of the 2007 Winter Asian Games.
Following the cancellation of the Dolni Morava World Cup races, Beidahu marks just the second stop on the 2024/25 SBX World Cup calendar, with competitions coming thick and fast throughout February and March, following this weekend’s double-header.
Beidahu World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Charlotte Bankes
- Huw Nightingale
Moguls World Cup – Val St. Come
Following successful returns from injury at least weekend’s Waterville World Cup from Makayla Gerken Schofield and Will Feneley, the full Moguls squad heads to Val St. Come with some encouraging results and positive progress under their belt.
Joining Makayla and Will in the line-up will be the two youngest members of the team, Cali Carr and Mateo Jeannesson.
Val St. Come World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Cali Carr
- Will Feneley
- Makayla Gerken Schofield
- Mateo Jeannesson
Ski Cross World Cup – Veysonnaz
The two-man World Cup line-up of Ollie Davies and Scott Johns are both set to compete in this weekend’s Veysonnaz World Cup, a race which marks the mid-point of the Ski Cross World Cup season.
Double header races will see qualification runs on 30 and 31 January, with Finals set for 1 and 2 February.
Veysonnaz World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Ollie Davies
- Scott Johns
Where to Watch
British audiences can tune in to Eurosport to follow the Schladming Slalom, Val St Come Moguls, Veysonnaz Ski Cross, and Aspen Park & Pipe World Cup competitions throughout the week.
Mia Brookes and Jaz Taylor continued their podium crusades, while there were strong performances across Europe for British athletes
X Games ends with double podiums for Mia Brookes
The 2025 Winter X Games ended with two Mia Brookes medals in Slopestyle and the non-Olympic Knuckle Huck discipline, as well as an excellent fourth place in Big Air.
Coming into the Slopestyle competition as defending champion, Brookes looked set for a medal from the outset with her usual style and dynamism on full show, landing her a blistering 94.00 in her first playoff run to qualify for Finals in top spot. What followed was possibly the highest quality Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle contest in X Games history, as Brookes, Kokomo Murase, and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott each delivered sensational runs to blow the competition wide open. In the final reckoning, Brookes’ 88.33 was enough to comfortably secure bronze, with Murase taking silver with a second run 90.33, and Sadowski-Synnott landing a run for the ages for 94.66.
Later in the day, Brookes’ X Games Knuckle Huck debut yielded an excellent silver medal, coming in second behind Murase and ahead of Lily Dhawornvej of the US who took the bronze medal slot. In three visits to X Games, Brookes now boasts three medals and two fourth-place finishes, marking her out as one of the competition’s most reliably competitive athletes.
Elsewhere, Zoe Atkin fell just short of a third X Games medal of her won in the Freeski Superpipe, coming fourth in a highly competitive Final won by Cassie Sharpe. Atkin’s qualification score of 89.00 had been enough for a second place finish during Playoffs, and would have secured Gold in the Finals, but in a high grade Final, could only muster a 68.00 to leave her in fourth place.
Ryding and Taylor share 16th in Kitzbuehel
The legendary Kitzbuehel Slalom, won so memorably by Dave Ryding in 2021, yielded dual 16th place finishes for Ryding and Laurie Taylor amid a rainy 2025 edition. In imperfect conditions, Ryding and Taylor each navigated two challenging runs to give Britain another brace of top-20 finishes in a season marked by impressive consistency from the British Men’s Alpine team.
The result continues Ryding’s streak of top-20 finishes on the iconic Austrian course, which now stretches to an increadible eight consecutive seasons since a second run DNF in 2016, while for Taylor it marks a best ever result Kitzbuehel result, bettering his 19th place finish last year.
Earlier, the team came close to a three-man second run contingent, with only a sector two error preventing Billy Major from breaking into the top-30, while in the earlier Super G races, Roy-Alexander Steudle‘s first World Cup of the season finished agonisingly close to the top-30 with only a late error forcing him into 36th spot, the result marking a storming return from injury for the experienced Speed skier, and Britain’s best Men’s World Cup SG result since Finley Mickel took 33rd in Gardena/Groeden in 2006.
Taylor first and fifth in Melchsee-Frutt
Jaz Taylor maintained her grip on the Overall Telemark World Cup leaderboard with first and fifth place finishes at the back-to-back Melchsee-Frutt Parallel Sprint World Cup races.
A barnstorming display of head-to-head racing in the week’s first race saw Taylor comfortably hold off Argeline Tan Bouquet to secure her third World Cup victory and fifth podium of the 2025 season, before the weekend’s second race saw her off the podium for the first time in nine races, as Strom Goril Eriksen came through for victory, again ahead of Tan Bouquet of France.
Taylor’s overall standings lead now sits at 60 points with 485, with Tan Bouquet sitting second on 425, and Augustine Carliez in third on 355.
Gerken Schofield makes Moguls return in impressive Waterville showing
Makayla Gerken Schofield‘s return from injury saw the Beijing 2022 Olympian deliver a pair of hugely impressive performances to take 14th in Dual Moguls and 16th in the single event, having not skied competitively since March following a knee injury sustained during the summer. The results mark the 37th and 38th top-20 World Cup finishes of Gerken Schofield’s career, and confirms their continued ability to mix it with the best in the sport, even after almost a year on the sidelines.
Elsewhere, Will Feneley also made his comeback from injury almost two years on from his last World Cup appearance, while Mateo Jeannesson‘s 23rd and 19th in Dual and Single Moguls showed impressive consistency from the Junior World Champion. Cali Carr, meanwhile, took 31st in the single event.
Musgrave 14th in Engadin
Andrew Musgrave notched another top-20 World Cup finish at the Engadin 20km F Mass Start Cross Country race this weekend, finishing in 14th spot. His time of 53:39.3 put him less than 10s outside of the top-10 in a race dominated by the Norwegian and French teams, who secured nine of the top-10 spots. Teammate James Clugnet finished in 55th spot having taken 34th place in the Sprint Free races the previous day.
More weather impacts curtail Para Snowboard Lenk World Cup
The Lenk Para Snowboard Cross World Cup races saw a curtailed race programme after poor weather locally left the course out of action in the first day of competition, but recovered sufficiently to permit racing in the competition’s second day of action. Ollie Hill was the pick of the British competitors, taking eighth spot in the Men’s Lower Limb 2 category.
Jaz Taylor and Mia Brookes’ excellent seasons continued in MElchsee and Aspen
GB Snowsport athletes were celebrating two more podiums this evening, as Jaz Taylor and Mia Brookes took Gold and Bronze in Telemark World Cup and X Games Slopestyle respectively.
Up first for the day, Taylor’s victory in the Melchsee-Frutt Parallel Sprint World Cup marked her seventh consecutive World Cup podium and her third victory of the season, as she saw off the challenges of Argeline Tan Bouquet and Augustine Carliez, both of France, in second and third respectively.
Taylor’s result strengthens her lead at the top of the overall Telemark standings, as she looks to defend the Crystal Globe that she secured last year.
Speaking afterwards, Taylor said:
“It’s so intense racing head to head and the great thing about it is when you cross the finish line ahead, knowing you’ve won, it’s just the best feeling. Thank you to everyone making this possible!“
The evening’s competition saw Mia Brookes take third as she set out to defend her X Games Slopestyle title, having finished fourth In the previous night’s Big Air contest.
Sitting in first place after the playoff heat, the Finals saw some of the highest quality women’s Slopestyle snowboarding ever recorded in competition, with Brookes securing third place behind Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Kokomo Murase having gone down attempting a gold-medal challenging run at her final attempt.
Brits to be represented in Alpine skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Freeski, and Freestyle Snowboard
15 snowsport athletes have been named among a 20-strong Team GB squad announced by the British Olympic Association for this year’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Bakuriani.
Running from 9-16 February, Team GB’s young athletes, all agend between 14 and 17, will compete in seven of teh right sports on the programme: Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Freeski, Freestyle Snowboard, Biathlon, Figure Skating, and Short Track Speed Skating.
EYOFs play an important roles in the development of young British athletes, providing crucial multi-sport event experience and guiding them towards realising their Olympic ambitions as they compete alongside over 1600 athletes from 44 countries.
Bakuriani has recently hosted winter sport events and was the venue where Mia Brookes won her Snowboard Slopestyle title at the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Chamionships.
The squad features multiple snowsport atheltes who return after representing Team GB in Gangwon at the 2024 Youth Winter Olympic Games. Elspeth Cruickshank, Sophie Forth, Freddy Carrick-Smith and Zak Carrick-Smith all took to the snow in South Korea, with the latter making history as he secured Britain’s first ever Alpine gold medal at an Olympic event – a feat which he backed up with a further gold and silver.
Charlie Burn, Team GB’s Chef de Mission for Bakuriani 2025, said: “It is a huge honour to be the Chef de Mission and lead Team GB in Bakuriani. It will be the first time many of our young athletes experience the Olympic movement and is an invaluable opportunity for them to develop in an international competition of this level.
“While it may be many of the athletes’ first exposure to a multi-sport event environment, we are also excited to welcome back three of the team from Gangwon 2024. Team GB has a great history of youth athletes taking part in an EYOF and going on to become senior Olympians, so it will be great to support our athletes as they use Bakuriani 2025 as a foundation for development at future Games. We hope that the 2025 edition of the Winter EYOF will continue to build on the success of recent events.”
Former GB Snowsport Alpine World Cup Squad athlete, Charlie Guest, will take on the role of Athelte Ambassador for Bakuriani, offering advice and support as the athletes come together as one team GB.
Charlie Guest said: : “I am very proud to be named the Athlete Ambassador for the Bakuriani Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. I have always been very passionate about sport and Team GB is such an incredibly special team. To have the chance to hopefully inspire and pass on knowledge to the next generation is something that I am really looking forward to.”
“Having competed at an EYOF myself back in 2009, I know just how these athletes are feeling. So, I’ll be looking to give them some useful information to make sure they can best use this opportunity to further their careers.”
Freestyle Snowboarder, Emily Rothney said: “I’m really excited to be selected for Team GB. I can’t wait to get out there, meet all my teammates and start learning.”
“I’ve been trying lots of new skills and jumps this season, and it’s found me some success. This event gives me a fantastic opportunity to continue that and fully immerse myself in something new with sports and athletes I’ve not been around before.”
Full Snowsport Squad selections:
Alpine
- Emily Turner, 17, Crowthorn – Berkshire
- Freddy Carrick-Smith, 17, Savoie – France
- Hamish Blyth, 16, Stirling – Scotland
- Tabitha Milkins, 17, Bristol – England
- Tia Freshwater, 16, Inverness
- Toby Stephen, 17, Chertsey – Surrey
- Zak Carrick-Smith, 17, Savoie – France
Cross-Country
- Elspeth Cruickshank, 17, Insch – Aberdeenshire
- Ewan McAdam, 17, Lochgelly – Fife
- Rasmus Ipsen, 17, Stornoway – Aberdeenshire, Outer Hebrides
- Sophie Forth, 17, Huntly – Aberdeenshire
Freeski
- Artemii Teplov, 17, Peacehaven – East Sussex
- Sandra Gabriela Caune, 16, Ellon – Aberdeenshire
Freestyle Snowboard
- Emily Rothney, 16, Carrbridge – Highlands
- Roahan Duncan, 16, Dundee
Some of the season’s most iconic contests land in a week of intense competition
X Games – Aspen
The Winter X Games rolls back into Aspen, with defending Slopestyle champion Mia Brookes and two-time X Games medallist Zoe Atkin set for action.
Brookes will drop into Snowboard Slopestyle and Big Air action having secured a stunning victory at least year’s Slopestyle competition, while Atkin is set for the Freeski Superpipe where she won Gold in 2023 and Silver in 2024.
X Games – British Line-Up:
- Zoe Atkin (Freeski Superpipe)
- Mia Brookes (Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle and Big Air)
Alpine World Cup – Kitzbuehel
Alpine action heads to one of the most iconic World Cup venues on the calendar, with the Kitzbuehel Slalom and Super-G World Cups this weekend.
Site of Dave Ryding‘s history-making Slalom World Cup victory in 2022 and second place finishes in 2017 and 2023, this weekend will also see Billy Major and Laurie Taylor in Slalom action, while Roy-Alexander Steudle will start his first World Cup of the 2024/25 season in the Super-G after an impressive recovery from injury which has a slew of promosing EC and FIS race performances over the past month.
Kitzbuehel wOrld Cup – British Line-Up:
- Billy Major (SL)
- Dave Ryding (SL)
- Roy-Alexaner Steudle (SG)
- Laurie Taylor (SL)
Moguls World Cup – Waterville
The first Moguls World Cups of 2025 will see a full World Cup squad contingent compete across Moguls and Dual Moguls contests in Waterville, USA. Makayla Gerken Schofield and Will Feneley are set for their first World Cup competitions of the season after periods out with injury, while Mateo Jeannesson and Cali Carr are set to continue their campaigns after the Christmas and New Year hiatus.
waterville World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Cali Carr
- Will Feneley
- Makayla Gerken Schofield
- Mateo Jeannesson
Cross Country World Cup – Engadin
Engadin marks the next stop on the Cross Country World Cup circuit, with James Clugnet and Andrew Musgrave set for action, with the Swiss resort hosting World Cup competition for the first time since 2021.
Two days of racing for the British contingent will see Sprint Free and 20km Mass Start Free races set for the Saturday and Sunday.
Engadin World Cup – British Line-Up:
James Clugnet
Andrew Musgrave
Para Snowboard World Cup – Lenk
The Para Snowboard team move onto the next Snowboard Cross World Cup of the season in Lenk, with James Barnes-Miller, Ollie Hill, and Nina Sparks lining up for the second PSB World Cup meet of the year. The team will be looking to build on a solid set of performances in Pyha last weekend, with Matt Hamilton potentially set to join the team’s World Cup field pending confirmation of entry.
Lenk Snowboard Cross World Cup – British Line-Up:
- James Barnes-Miller
- Ollie Hill
- Nina Sparks
- Matt Hamilton TBC
Telemark World Cup – Melchsee-Frutt
Jaz Taylor will look to continue her podium streak at the Melchsee-Frutt Telemark Parallel Sprint World Cup races, with Hamish Ross and Jamie Dykes also both set to compete in the Men’s competition. With four podiums under her belt already this season, Taylor’s Crystal Globe defence has got off to a flying start which she will be looking to carry into Swiss territory at this week’s races.
Melchsee-Frutt Parallel Slalom World Cup – British Line-Up:
- Jamie Dykes
- Hamish Ross
- Jaz Taylor
Where to watch
British viewers can catch X Games 2025 live on X Games’ YouTube channel, while Cross-Country, Alpine, and Moguls action will be avaialble across Eurosport throughout the weekend.
Mia Brookes and Jaz Taylor delivered World Cup podiums on another weekend of British snowsport successes
Brookes dominant in Brilliant Laax showing
An already spectacular season from Mia Brookes added another World Cup victory as the teenager laid down a phenomenal display at the Laax Open Slopestyle World Cup.
After a comfortable qualifying run at a venue that practically counts as a home park, Brookes set the bar at an unmatchable 84.86 in the first Final run, ensuring her second run counted for little more than a victory lap. In a performance shot through with the style and technical supremacy that has become a hallmark of her riding, Brookes’ margin of victory stood at more than seven points, with Zoi Sadowski Synnott in second on 77.29 and Kokomo Murase in third on 71.15.
The performance gave Brookes her fifth World Cup podium and third World Cup victory of the season, while also marking a first World Cup victory in the Slopestyle discipline, which she famously took a World Championship title in at 16.
Elsewhere in Laax, Maisie Hill took 16th in the Women’s Freestyle Snowboard competition, Chris McCormick delivered his best Slopestyle World Cup performance of the season to finish in 16th in the Men’s Freeski, Siddhartha Ullah and Aaron Wild finished 28th and 34th respectively in Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe, Txema Mazet-Brown was solid with 30th in Men’s Freestyle Snowboard, and James Pouch came 52nd in Men’s Freeski.
Ryding and Major secure World Cup points in Wengen
On the notoriously challenging Wengen piste, Dave Ryding and Billy Major took more Slalom World Cup points with 19th and 26th place finishes respectively, while Laurie Taylor just missed out on a second run coming in 34th.
The result gives Ryding his sixth top-20 finish in seven World Cup races this season, while Major made the top-30 for the second consecutive World Cup, while Ryding’s second run saw him deliver the second fastest time in the field.
Taylor delivers double podiums in Carezza
Jaz Taylor‘s imperious Telemark Sprint World Cup form continued with first and second place finishes at the Carezza World Cup this week. The results leave Taylor, the defending Crystal Globe holder, top of the overall standings with 340 points to Argeline Tan’s 265, with Tan’s fellow French athlete Augustine Carliez in third.
In the Men’s races, Hamish Ross finished 23rd and 25th.
The Telemark tour continues into Melchsee-Frutt with Sprint and Parallel Sprint World Cups in the coming week.
Musgrave continues to impress in Les Rousses
The evergreen Andrew Musgrave continued his impressive form with an 11th place finish at the Les Rousses 10km F World Cup race this weekend, alongside 31st spot in the 20km C Mass Start. The result gives the 34-year-old his sixth top-20 finish of the season as well as his best ever result in Les Rousses, improving on the 17th place he secured at the same event in 2023.
And the rest…
The Pyha Para Snowboard World Cup saw heavy disruption after overnight rain ahead of the first day of competition saw the opening World Cup of the weekend cancelled due to dangerous conditions. In the second scheduled set of races, James Barnes-Miller was pick of the bunch with an eighth place finish.
Victoria Palla continued her Alpine Slalom World Cup progress with another outing in Flachau, but was unable to complete the first run, while in Ski Cross Ollie Davies managed 41st in the first World Cup’s qualification run followed by a DSQ in the second.
Header Image: Kristina Lubyova/GB Snowsport