Weekend Preview: Gurgl Slalom and Stubai Slopestyle

Six Brits primed for action as Slopestyle World Cup season gets underway and Slalom arrives in Austria

Stubai Freeski Slopestyle

The Freeski Slopestyle World Cup season rolls into Stubai Zoo Snowpark for the first competition of the 2024/25 season with Chris McCormick and James Pouch lining up in British colours. The Stubai park marks familiar terrain for 26-year-old McCormick, who landed his career best World Cup result here in 2021 with a seventh placed finish, while 24-year-old Pouch will be making his third World Cup visit following previous appearances in 2022 and 2023.

Stubai Slopestyle – British Line-Up:

Chris McCormick

James Pouch

Gurgl Slalom

In Alpine, the Slalom World Cup tour makes its second stop with the Gurgl Slalom, site of a stunning showing from Dave Ryding last season, which saw Britain’s greatest ever Alpine skier move up eleven places after the first run to secure fourth spot, only one one-hundredth of a second behind the all-Austrian podium.

Held on the Kirchenkar slope, the race’s start point sits at an altitude of 2,475m with the finish line 320m above the Top Mountain Crosspoint.

Joining Ryding in the line-up are Billy Major and Laurie Taylor, while Victoria Palla will make her fifth World Cup start in the women’s Slalom.

Gurgl Slalom – British Line-Up:

Billy Major

Victoria Palla

Dave Ryding

Laurie Taylor

How to Watch:

Viewers in the UK can watch Stubai Slopestyle Finals on Eurosport on Saturday 23 November, and the Gurgl Women’s and Men’s Slalom races on Saturday 23 November and Sunday 24 November respectively.