Silver for Brookes in Cardrona as Milan-Cortina qualification gets underway

Second ever World Cup Slopestyle podium for Brookes in weather-affected NZ meet

Qualification for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games officially got underway this weekend at a weather-affected Cardrona Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup, where qualifying round results were used for final placements as conditions were deemed too hazardous to complete Final runs.

The decision to shorten the competition left Britain’s Mia Brookes in the Silver medal position, granting the reigning Slopestyle World Champion a second-ever Slopestyle World Cup podium, and equalling her previous best Slopestyle World Cup result from the 2023 Laax World Cup. Brookes’ score of 71.65 was enough to comfortably secure second berth on the podium, behind Japan’s Kokomo Murase and ahead of Rebecca Flynn of the USA.

Txema Mazet-Brown, making his debut as a member of the GB Snowsport team, landed comfortably his best ever World Cup result with a superb 12th place. The 18-year-old Big Air Junior World Champion, who completed a nation transfer from the New Zealand system this summer, rode superbly to easily outdo his previous best World Cup finish, a 43rd place at the 2023 Edmonton Big Air World Cup.