Today at the Games: Makayla Gerken Schofield finishes 22nd in Moguls
Gerken Schofield finishes 22nd in Moguls
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Today at the games: Txema Mazet-Brown makes Big Air debut
The first British Snowsport action of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games came from debutant Txema Mazet-Brown in the Men’s Snowboard Big Air qualifiers
GB Snowsport action got underway on day-1 of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, as Txema Mazet-Brown made his Olympic debut in men’s Snowboard Big Air.
The 19-year-old delivered two solid runs in qualification, landing a switch back 16 on his first jump, followed by a huge Cab nose butter pull back 12 on his second, earning a combined score of 151.75.
Mazet-Brown went for the switch back 19 on his third and final run but was unable to land the trick, finishing the event in 21st place overall in a highly competitive field.
Speaking afterwards, Mazet-Brown said:
“I’m feeling happy. I’m happy with my riding today, it’s my first Olympics so it was nice to land two of my jumps. It would have been nice to clean one up but I’m happy to put two down. There were definitely a couple of butterflies in my stomach, but they were good ones.
I’m definitely feeling super proud. It was super cool to see my family in the crowd. I saw them briefly at the end and my little brother was actually crying so I’m pretty happy for sure. I have a lot of close family and then cousins and aunties, about 12 people are here.”
The Games is not over for the young Brit as he is set to return to action in the men’s Slopestyle qualifications on Monday 16th February.
