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Week preview: X Games and Kitzbuehel crown busy week of action

Week preview: X Games and Kitzbuehel crown busy week of action

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.

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