Mia lands fourth consecutive World cup podium
Mia Brookes’ sensational form continued in dazzling style with victory at today’s Laax Open Slopestyle World Cup.
A first run score of 84.86 was enough to comfortably secure victory for Mia, ahead of New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synott who finished second with 77.29, and Kokomo Murase of Japan who finished third with 71.15.
Brookes’ victory marks a fourth consecutive World Cup podium and a fifth in total this season, while also marking her third World Cup win this season.
Brookes, who turns 18 tomorrow, is also the reigning Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion, and will be seeking to defend her title at the Freestyle Snowboard World Championships in March.
Speaking afterwards, Mia said:
“It’s so insane to win gold here in Laax, it’s unreal.
“I really had fun on this course, super grateful I won here, and just a real fun day.”
The Freestyle Snowboard season now heads to North America for the next block of World Cups and X Games.
Header Image: Kristina Lubyova/GB Snowsport
Mia in third to extend World Cup podium streak
Mia Brookes finished third at the Big Air World Cup in Kreischberg this evening, securing her fourth World Cup podium of the season in the process.
On a challenging jump that saw many of the sport’s established names struggle to achieve significant amplitude, Brookes landed solid jumps on her second and third runs to secure her third successive Big Air World Cup podium and advance the defence of the Big Air Crystal Globe she secured last season.
A 72.00 for the Cab 9 on her second jump and 76.00 for the Back Couble cork 12 on her third ensured Brookes’ podium streak continued, putting her 9.75 points behind Reira Iwabuchi in second, with Anna Gasser taking top spot.
Brookes’ season continues with the Slopestyle World Cup in Laax next week.
Men’s Slalom action resumes, while Park & Pipe team move on to Kreischberg
Big Air World Cup – Kreischberg
A large British Park & Pipe team head to Kreischberg looking to build on the successes of last weekend’s Klagenfurt Big Air World Cup.
Mia Brookes heads up the Snowboard contingent with a third consecutive Big Air World Cup victory the prize on offer, while Txema Mazet-Brown will be hoping to build on a career best Big Air World Cup performance which saw him take ninth place at the weekend. Maisie Hill rounds out the Snowboard team having also showed up strong in Klagenfurt.
In the Freeski set-up, Chris McCormick and James Pouch will also be looking to capitalise on excellent performances last time out, and will be joined in the Men’s competition by Tom Greenway, while the Women’s side will see Ash Clayton line up for their Big Air World Cup debut and fourth career World Cup appearance.
Kreischberg Big Air – British Line-Up:
- Mia Brookes (Freestyle Snowboard)
- Ash Clayton (Freeski)
- Tom Greenway (Freeski)
- Maisie Hill (Freestyle Snowboard)
- Txema Mazet-Brown (Freestyle Snowboard)
- Chris McCormick (Freeski)
- James Pouch (Freeski)
Alpine Slalom World Cups – Madonna and Adelboden
The first Men’s Slalom World Cups of 2025 will take Dave Ryding, Billy Major, and Laurie Taylor to Madonna di Campiglio and Adelboden in quick succession as some of the most iconic races on the Slalom calendar come thick and fast through this month.
On Wednesday, the team head for the slopes of Madonna di Campiglio, site of Ryding’s most recent World Cup podium coming third at last season’s race, before the team head to Adelboden, where the best ever British result remains Ryding’s third place finish in January 2021.
Madonna and Adelboden Slaloms – BRitish Line-Up:
- Billy Major
- Dave Ryding
- Laurie Taylor
How to Watch:
All the action from Kreischberg, Madonna, and Adelboden will be live for British viewers on Eurosport, while Ski Sunday will also broadcast highlights and interviews from Madonna on next weekend’s show.
Mia Brookes and Andrew Musgrave delivered podiums across a brilliant week for British snowsport
Brookes goes back-to-back with Klagenfurt victory
Mia Brookes’ Big Air brilliance was on show in the first Freestyle Snowboard World Cup of 2025, as she delivered a spectacular performance to clinch Gold in Klagenfurt. While nominally considered a Slopestyle rider, Brookes’ increased confidence in Big Air has reaped rich dividends across the 2024/25 season with her first two World Cup victories, each secured with a cab-1440 which is fast becoming a trademark trick.
Brookes’ victory continues an epic battle with Japan’s Mari Fukada, with the two January 2017-born riders notching World Cup victories this year, with Fukada second two Brookes in both Beijing and Klagenfurt.
In the Men’s Snowboard Big Air, Txema Mazet-Brown finished in ninth spot to deliver a career-best World Cup performance, secured with an exceptional qualifying round performance on an extremely challenging city jump.
The Freeski competition, meanwhile, saw outstanding performances from both Chris McCormick and James Pouch, who each secured a career-best Big Air World Cup finish, taking 12th and 16th positions respectively, with McCormick desperately unlucky to miss out on a spot in Finals.
Musgrave’s 20km F podium caps excellent Tour de Ski showing
Andrew Musgrave delivered the best Stage World Cup performance of his career to date with a superb third place showing in the 20km F leg of this year’s Tour de Ski, in the final World Cup contest of 2024. Finishing in a time of 44:33.7, Musgrave was less than 10s behind second place and only 28.4s off the Gold medal spot as the 34-year-old secured the fifth World Cup podium of his career, three of which have come in the past three seasons.
Elsewhere in the Tour de Ski, Musgrave’s 13th place in the Skiathlon 10km/10km C/F leg was the highest non-podium finish, while James Clugnet’s SP F 33rd place and Andrew Young’s 20km F 25th place marked other standout results.
Lane and ROthney secure EC Freestyle Snowboard Bronzes
Charlie Lane and Emily Rothney both took the first Europa Cup podiums of their careers in the Font Romeu Slopestyle EC Premium event over the weekend, with each coming third in the Men’s and Women’s competitions respectively.
For 17-year-old Lane the result marks a first podium since dual top-3 finishes at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival following a long spell of injury that disrupted his 2023/24 season, while 16-year-old Rothney followed up a breakthrough performance at last year’s Junior World Championships with her first EC podium.
Both results came in stacked fields, showing the significant promise on display for the next generation of British Freestyle Snowboard talent.
Brit seals back-to-back World Cup victories with stunning performance in Austria
Mia Brookes delivered another stunning display of Big Air snowboarding at the Klagenfurt World Cup this evening to seal back-to-back World Cup victories, following last month’s podium-topping performance at the Beijing Big Air World Cup.
Coming into Finals after a safely-played qualification round, Brookes sat third after the first jump, before delivering two stunning jumps on the second and third rounds to fire herself to her latest career victory, and push Japan’s Mari Fukada into the Silver medal position.
A second round Backside Dub 12 and third round Cab 14 left Brookes with a total score of 184.25, two points clear of Fukada, and distant from Momo Suzuki, who took third place with a total score of 166.75.
Speaking afterwards, Mia said:
“I’m so hyped to win this competition! It doesn’t even feel real to know I’ve just gone back to back. It’s crazy!”
Ben Kinnear, Freestyle Snowboard coach, added:
“Two in a row! Scaffold jumps aren’t easy, Mia’s approach this week is of the seasoned pro: making her tricks fit this tricky man-made structure is no mean feat. Great finals, such a competitive field and women’s snowboarding right now is in an incredible place; Mia’s a big part of that”
In the Men’s competition, Txema Mazet-Brown finished ninth to land a career-best World Cup performance in his first season with the British team, following his nation transfer from the New Zealand system this summer.
More to follow…
Pre-Christmas podium rush in excellent week for GBS athletes
Simpson and Poth take Gold in Courchevel
Neil Simpson and Rob Poth delivered a timely reminder of their class and racing capabilities at the Courchevel Para Alpine GS World Cup this week, securing Gold in the week’s second race, after a second run DNF when well positioned in the opening contest.
The result marks a first World Cup podium for Simpson since the 2022/23 season, having been absent from snow for the majority of the 2023/24 season, and provides a meaningful springboard back into elite competition as the clock ticks towards the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games, where he will be due to defend the Super-G title won alongside his brother, Andrew, in Beijing.
Atkin strikes Silver in Copper
Zoe Atkin delivered her finest performance of the season so far, and one of the best demonstrations of the richness of her talent as a Halfpipe skier, with a Silver medal winning show at the Copper Mountain Halfpipe World Cup.
Having finished outside of the podium positions in Cardrona and Secret Garden Atkin soared to her fourth World Cup podium of the calendar year in a brilliant contest that saw the Brit battling it out with China’s Eileen Gu and Cassie Sharpe of Canada in a contest which saw the rankings determined on the third and final run.
In the end, Atkin’s score of 89.75 was enough to hold off Sharpe, who secured third with an 89.00, and sat only marginally behind Gu whose first round score of 90.50 took the honours on the day.
In the Men’s Freeski contest, Liam Richards impressed again with a 16th place finish, while in Freestyle Snowboard, Siddhartha Ullah took the best result coming 23rd, with Aaron Wild and Gidget Holden also representing Britain in the men’s and women’s competitions respectively.
Taylor doubles up in Telemark Sprint opener
Jaz Taylor‘s reign as Telemark Crystal Globe holder got off to a strong start at the Pinzolo Sprint World Cup opening races, taking Gold and Bronze across the week’s two races.
At the venue which marked the springboard towards her overall title glory last season, Taylor’s racing instinct and technical strength was on clear display amid challenging conditions, with weather rapidly setting in.
The results leave Taylor top of the nascent Overall World Cup standings with two races completed, ahead of Bjoernstad Konow of Norway, and France’s Augustine Carliez and Argeline Tan who share third spot.
Elsewhere, Jamie Dykes, Josh Wisbey, Hamish Ross, and Matthew Deane all competed in the Men’s Sprint races, with Dykes’ second race 25th place the pick of the performances.
Ski Cross team impress in Arosa and Innichen
Ollie Davies and Scott Johns delivered impressive showings in Arosa and Innichen, with Davies landing two top-10 finishes, and Johns the highest World Cup finish of his career to date.
For Davies, the pick of the races was the first Innichen World Cup, which saw him take victory in the Small Final, securing fifth place and the second best World Cup finish of his career, behind his Reiteralm Silver medal in 2023. The Arosa World Cup, meanwhile, saw him clinch tenth spot and an at-the-time sixth top-10 World Cup finish, marking a promising return from the season’s early races.
Johns, meanwhile, in his first season of full-time World Cup racing managed a career-first top-30 finish and the first FIS World Cup points of his career with an excellent performance in Arosa, highlighting the 21-year-old’s excellent potential in only his sixth World Cup race.
Ryding lands yet another top-10 in Alta Badia
Dave Ryding continued to fly the flag for British Alpine skiing with a powerful top-10 finish in the Alta Badia Slalom. His eighth place finish, 2.04s behind race winner Timon Haugan, marked a third consecutive top-10 performance for the 38-year-old, putting him only one top-10 finish behind his overall record from last season with the majority of the race calendar still to come.
Fellow Brits Laurie Taylor and Billy Major took 32nd and 36th spots respectively, each narrowly missing out on a second run in the final pre-Christmas Slalom races.
Jeannesson 15th in Bakuriani
Mateo Jeannesson landed an impressive fifteenth place finish at the Bakuriani Dual Moguls World Cup, following up a 26th place finish in the individual Moguls the previous day.
Para Alpine and Telemark teams set for first World Cups, with busy calendar across six disciplines
Ski cross World Cups – Arosa and Innichen
Ollie Davies and Scott Johns will face their second and third World Cup contests of the season in a busy pre-season blast of European competition. After disappointment in the opening Val Thorens World Cup, Davies and Johns have both qualified for Finals in this evening’s Aroso World Cup, with both then making the cross-country journey to Innichen for races across 19-21 December.
Arosa and Innichen Ski Cross – British Line-Up:
- Ollie Davies
- Scott Johns
Alpine Slalom World Cup – Alta Badia
After a promising weekend of action in France, the Men’s Slalom team are headed for the Italian resort of Alta Badia for the final pre-Christmas World Cup of the season on 23 December. A tenth place from Dave Ryding in 2020 marks the best British World Cup result at the resort, where the team will be looking to build on an encouraging start to the 2024/25 Slalom calendar.
Alta Badia Slalom – British Line-Up:
- Billy Major
- Dave Ryding
- Laurie Taylor
Moguls World Cup – Bakuriani
Mateo Jeannesson marks the sole British entrant for the Bakuriani Moguls World Cup this weekend, bringing to a close the team’s pre-Christmas calendar. The competition will mark Jeannesson’s second visit to the Georgian resort following the 2023 World Championships, which saw him secure a brace of top-30 finishes.
Bakuriani Moguls – British Line-Up:
- Mateo Jeannesson
Halfpipe World Cup – Copper Mountain
A potential five-athlete line-up awaits for the first North American Halfpipe World Cups of the season, hosted at Copper Mountain. Zoe Atkin and Liam Richards are set for action in the Freeski competition, while Siddhartha Ullah, Aaron Wild, and potentially Gidget Holden (if a late entry spot becomes available) will step up in the Freestyle Snowboard contest.
Copper Mountain Halfpipe – British Line-Up:
- Zoe Atkin (Freeski)
- Gidget Holden* (Freestyle Snowboard)
- Liam Richards (Freeski)
- Siddhartha Ullah (Freestyle Snowboard)
- Aaron Wild (Freestyle Snowboard)
Para Alpine GS World Cup – Courchevel
Neil Simpson and Guide Rob Poth are set for their first action of the season with a double-header GS World Cup across 19-20 December. The iconic French resort of Courchevel will mark its first instance hosting a Para Alpine World Cup, with a strong field expected to compete.
Courchevel Para alpine GS – British Line-Up:
- Neil Simpson and Rob Poth
Telemark Sprint World Cup – Pinzolo
The first Telemark World Cup races of the season will see reigning Crystal Globe holder Jaz Taylor looking to pick up where she left off last season, as part of a five athlete British line-up featuring three World Cup debutants. Matthew Deane, Hamish Ross, and Josh Wisbey will make the first World Cup level starts, with Jamie Dykes rounding out the British line-up for the traditional season openers.
Pinzolo Telemark Sprint – BRitish Line-Up:
- Matthew Deane
- Jamie Dykes
- Hamish Ross
- Jaz Taylor
- Josh Wisbey
How to Watch:
Alpine, Ski Cross, Moguls and Halfpipe action will all be available for broadcast in the UK on Eurosport, while the Courchevel Para Alpine World Cup races are due to be streamed via the Courchevel website.
Superb skiing in Lillehammer on a weekend of weather impacts in Sweden, and high-octane action in Beijing
Musgrave and Davies to the fore in high-grade Cross-Country showing
The British Cross-Country team, racing as part of Team AkerDaehlie, laid down a marker at the Lillehammer World Cup with a slew of excellent performances across the weekend’s competitions.
The best results of the weekend came on the final day’s racing, where Andrew Musgrave raced to a brilliant sixth place in the 10km/10km Classic/Free Skiathlon, with Joe Davies managing a new career-best finish in 15th spot, and Andrew Young making it three top-30 results with a 30th place finish. Amid a highly-competitive race, Musgrave led with just over 2.5km to go, before being reeled in but securing his first top-10 finish of the World Cup season, hot on the heels of an 11th place finish in the earlier 10km F races.
In the same 10km F race, Davies had matched his previous best World Cup finish with an excellent 16th place, while Young took 43rd and Gabriel Gledhill came in in 51st.
The weekend’s Sprint races saw James Clugnet take 42nd in the Sprint F, with Andrew Young in 46th, and Gledhill in 82nd.
Secret Garden Halfpipe action sees signs for encouragement
Zoe Atkin, Liam Richards, and Siddhartha Ullah all showed encouraging signs at the Secret Garden Halfpipe World Cup, with Atkin’s seventh place the pick of the results.
Qualifying for the Women’s Freeski Finals in 3rd, Atkin pushed outside of her established routine’s comfort zone, and was close to landing a superb run that would’ve challenged the higher medal positions in Finals, but fell marginally short to leave her in a still impressive seventh spot.
In the Men’s Freeski competition, Liam Richards skied brilliantly in only his second World Cup since transferring to the British system over the summer, just missing out on Finals and showing much of the rich promise that has marked him out as one of the sport’s most exciting young athletes to watch.
Meanwhile in the Men’s Freestyle Snowboard competition, Siddhartha Ullah finished in 34th spot in only his seventh World Cup start.
Weather interrupts Moguls programme in Idre Fjall
Having seen relatively few weather disruptions to the early part of the season’s calendar, the Idre Fjall Dual Moguls competition fell victim to heavy fog on the Swedish slopes, leaving the weekend shorn of the latter half of its competition schedule.
In the individual Moguls events, Cali Carr took 26th and Mateo Jeannesson 34th, with the team now entering a period away from competition after the Alpe d’Huez World Cup which had been planned for the coming weekend was called off having failed snow control procedures.
Beijing hosts the latest Halfpipe World Cups, while Lillehammer and Idre Fjall play host to Nordic and Moguls contests
Halfpipe World Cups, Secret Garden, China
Zoe Atkin, Liam Richards, and Siddhartha Ullah represent Britain’s latest World Cup interest in China as Secret Garden plays hosts to the latest of the season’s Halfpipe World Cup contests. In a midweek start, the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe qualifiers were postponed due to bad weather, with qualification and Finals now set for the weekend. Conditions held off long enough to permit the Men’s Freeski contest to get underway, where Richards skied brilliantly but just missed out on qualification for the weekend’s Finals.
In the Snowboard Halfpipe contest, Siddhartha Ullah is set for his first World Cup of the season and only the seventh of his career, with qualifiers set for early Friday morning.
Secret Garden Halfpipe – British Line-Up:
- Zoe Atkin
- Liam Richards
- Siddhartha Ullah
Cross Country World Cup, Lillehammer
The full Cross-Country World Cup squad is set to compete for the first time on this season’s World Cup calendar across the weekend’s Lillehammer World Cup races. Joe Davies will be looking to build on excellent performances at last weekend’s Ruka World Cup, while James Clugnet, Gabriel Gledhill, Andrew Musgrave, and Andrew Young will be taking to their opening World Cup start lines.
All five are due to compete in the 10km Free and Sprint Free races, while the Skiathlon 10/10km Classic/Free will see a three-man team of Davies, Musgrave, and Young in the line-up.
Lillehammer World Cup – British Line-Up:
- James Clugnet
- Joe Davies
- Gabriel Gledhill
- Andrew Musgrave
- Andrew Young
Moguls World Cup, Idre Fjall
The next stop on the Moguls World Cup circuit will Cali Carr and Mateo Jeannesson in the Idre Fjall World Cup, with Will Feneley set to make a late decision on whether to compete as he ramps up his return from injury. Amid exceptionally cold and icy conditions, competition is set to take place across 6-7 December, at a venue that has seen three previous top-10 finishes for British skiers, all from Makayla Gerken Schofield, as well as an 11th place finish for Feneley in 2020, and 12th place for Jeannesson last year.
Idre Fjall World Cup – British Lined-Up:
- Cali Carr
- Will Feneley
- Mateo Jeannesson
Header Image: Liam Richards