Halfpipe World Champion delivers third podium of sparkling season

Zoe Atkin secured a second British World Cup podium of the weekend, taking second place in a tightly contested Aspen Freeski Halfpipe World Cup this evening.

The reigning Halfpipe World Champion topped the standings in qualification, but was forced to settle for silver as she finished finals 0.25 points behind China’s Fanghui Li, with a score of 92.75 to Li’s 93.00.

The result gives Atkin her third World Cup podium of the season following a season-opening silver in Secret Garden and her gold medal winning showing at the Copper Mountain World Cup in December, and matches the World Cup medal tally the 22-year-old secured last season on her way to a share of the 2025 Crystal Globe.

Speaking afterwards, Zoe said:

“I’m super excited, I’m really happy to be able to put both my runs down in the Finals and end up on the podium at the last World Cup before the Olympics. I’m feeling super confident, really excited to get back to training and work on a couple of new things in preparation for the Games. I’m excited, and I hope everyone’s going to be watching along!”

GB Snowsport Head Coach, Pat Sharples, added:

“Zoe is really helping push women’s pipe skiing to the next level right now. Her amplitude, clean and solid grabs, and the technicality of her run is becoming more and more consistent, and it’s so good to see all her hard work paying off. These are really exciting times for Zoe, for us as a team, and for the whole of the sport.”