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Europe's most anticipated winter sports event of the year is officially over! 300 of the world's best snowboarders and freeskiers came to the Swiss Alps to open the competition season in style. The unique freestyle facilities, an innovative slopestyle course and the superpipe offer perfect conditions for the superstars on freestyle snowboards and skis.

In the Slopestyle Freeski Men competition Birk Ruud from Norway, current Olympic Big Air champion and Slopestyle World champion took home the gold medal. Swiss local hero Mathilde Gremaud, current World & Olympic Slopestyle champion, wins the women Freeski competition.

After 2019 and 2020, Australian Scotty James once again took the win this year, wowing spectators with his stylish halfpipe run. Valentino Guseli (AUS) landed in second place, making a world premiere with a frontside 1620. Japan’s Ruka Hirano completes the podium in third place. In the women’s event, last year’s winner Mitsuki Ono from Japan won with 81.75 points. The young American Bea Kim and Ruki Tomita (JPN) completing the podium in second and third place.

The twenty finalists showed progressive runs at this first FIS Snowboard World Cup of the season. Tricks such as cab double 9 on the shark fins, back to back 1620s on kickers, backside 5 in the quarter. US rider Julia Marino, who also won the LAAX OPEN in 2020, mastered the seven features best in the women's category. Annika Morgan from Germany came in second place. Anna Gasser, the two-time Olympic champion in Big Air, came third. In the men´s category Canadian Liam Brearley receives the...

The freestyle year 2024 is about to kick off in Laax, Switzerland from January 16th – 21st. The LAAX OPEN 2024 (official FIS World Cup) hosts two sport disciplines: snowboarding (Slopestyle & Halfpipe) and freesking (Slopestyle). Europe's most important snowboard freestyle event will take place again! Freestyle riders from all over the world dominate the sporting and cultural events in Laax. Women, men, on snowboards and freeskis are soaring high and hurrahing the finest freestyle action....

LAAX OPEN 2023 - Europe's most important snowboard freestyle event will take place again from January 16th to 21st, 2024! Hundreds of freestyle riders from all over the world will dominate the sporting and cultural events in Laax. Women, men, on snowboards and freeskis will be soaring high and hurrahing the finest freestyle action. Exciting final decisions for titles, trophies and CHF 180,000 in prize money are on the agenda. One of the best-known names this year is Valentino Guseli (AUS),...

Premier victories for Johanne Killi and Andri Ragettli at the FIS Freeski World Cup in LAAX. Reigning Slopestyle World Champion and local hero Andri Ragettli (SUI) wins ahead of Olympic Champions Alex Hall (USA) and Birk Ruud (NOR). No stranger to the LAAX victory podium is Johanne Killi. As the first LAAX OPEN Freeski winner, the Norwegian completes the loop to the European Freeski Open, held in LAAX in previous years where she won in 2014 as a newcomer.

Europe’s premium freestyle event celebrated a premiere, for the first time ever Freeskiers were part of the event. The FIS World Cup made its first guest appearance at the LAAX OPEN 2023 with two sport disciplines – snowboarding and freesking. Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski Synnott (NZL) and World champion Marcus Kleveland (NOR) take home the LAAX OPEN Slopestyle titles, while Japanese Junior Olympic champions Ono Mitsuki (JPN) and Ruka Hirano (JPN) are the 2023 Halfpipe champions. The winning...

The LAAX OPEN will take place from 18-22 January 2023. The world-renowned freestyle event now also has freeskiing on board. The traditional Snowboard World Cup in Slopestyle and Halfpipe will be joined by the Freeski World Cup in Slopestyle. Around 300 freestyle World Cup riders are pleased to show off their skills at the prestigious international contest. Fortunately, in 2023 the characterizing OPEN side event program is back on track: DJ sets and live concerts in the rocksresort village, LA...

The big event of the last FIS Snowboard World Cup before the Olympic Games took place last weekend in Laax (SUI). At the Crap Sogn Gion, the freestyle snowboarders had best conditions. A truly magical atmosphere after sunset at 2,252 meters above sea level, combined with sensational riding and rapturous fans. In slopestyle the athletes showed their skills on ramps and rails under a bright sunny sky. The absolute highlight of the event was the night finale in the halfpipe under floodlight, whe...

The 5th edition of the LAAX OPEN will take place from January 13 to 18, 2020. It is the snowboarding event highlight in Europe’s mountains and guarantees snowboarding at its finest. It includes high-quality contests in slopestyle and halfpipe for women and men, sanctioned by FIS and WS, and offers CHF 200,000 in prize money.

The 5th edition of the LAAX OPEN will take place from January 13 to 18, 2020: It is the snowboarding event highlight in Europe’s mountains and guarantees snowboarding at its finest. It includes high-quality contests in slopestyle and halfpipe for women and men, sanctioned by FIS and WS, and offers CHF 200,000 in prize money.

After Good Morning in 2018, Richard Permin - the freeskier with the red jacket - comes back with an immersive run in the woods. With speed, tension and rhythm, Richard hits the slopes with style. France’s Richard Permin has become the symbol of a new generation of skiers – those who use the art of acrobatics to enhance all freestyle sports. Smitten by skiing from an early age, he joined a ski club so he could go to the slopes every weekend. At age 15, he decided to become a ski instructor...

A world-class international field dropped into the Alta Chutes today at The North Face Frontier Freeride World Qualifier 4* at The Remarkables ski field in Queenstown (New Zealand). The Skiers and Snowboarders showed their skills as the runs were picked with traditional freeriding style, big technical skiing and progressive freestyle tricks. Results Snowboard Women 1. Nuria Castan Baron (ESP), 80.00 2. Claire McGregor (NZL), 75.00 3. Mikaela Hollsten (FIN), 73.00 Snowboard Men 1...

Finals day brought a spectacular showdown at the FIS Australia New Zealand Cup Freeski & Snowboard Slopestyle. Ben Barclay was never in doubt for a podium placing as soon as he had the first run on the scoreboard, taking the lead right from the get-go with a score of 87.33. Scoring highly for the difficulty and variety of his rail tricks and then backing up with well-executed and technical jump tricks, the win was his for the taking. Eileen Gu was the deserved winner, getting solid grabs on...

Competitors brought their A game to the finals of the FIS Australia New Zealand Cup Freeski & Snowboard Halfpipe presented by Cardrona Alpine Resort at the QRC Winter Games NZ, fuelled by Forsyth Barr today. The judges had their work cut out for them all day long with competitors pushing their limits to earn their spot on the podium. Halfpipe judging criteria is based on trick variety, difficulty and execution as well as the amplitude a competitor can gain above the wall of the 22ft high pip...

LAAX OPEN 2019 kick off to celebrate one week of finest snowboarding action with the world’s best competing in the slopestyle contest and the first ever halfpipe night finals. The destination LAAX isn’t only popular for the outstanding LAAX OPEN competition: Freestyle in general is part of the overall concept. LAAX has won the award for “World’s Best Freestyle Resort” at the World Ski Awards in each of the last two years. “Greenstyle” is dedicated to preserving and developing the environmen...

Check out Richard Permin's latest video: rooftop freestyle skiing in Avoriaz 1800, France. Certain days can be really original… They depend on where you live and what you do! Richard Permin’s everyday life for instance is definitely out of the ordinary. In Good Morning, his latest video project, Richard endlessly repeats his morning routine. Right after getting out of bed, he clicks into his skis and rides down the snow-covered rooftops of Avoriaz. Richard is throwing one backflip after a...

The 24-year-old Canadian was able to up her efforts to score 91.00 in the second run to overtake Slopestyle winner Kelly Sildaru at the top of the standings. Full results here: https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&raceid=10352 Freestyle is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered the - The International Ski Federation (FIS). The discipline consists of five events Moguls, Aerials, Skicross, HalfPipe and Slopestyle. Freestyle skiing is a young snow sport beginni...

The 24-year-old Canadian was able to up her efforts to score 91.00 in the second run to overtake Slopestyle winner Kelly Sildaru at the top of the standings. Full results here: https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&raceid=10352 Freestyle is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered the - The International Ski Federation (FIS). The discipline consists of five events Moguls, Aerials, Skicross, HalfPipe and Slopestyle. Freestyle skiing is a young snow sport beginning i...

15-year-old teen sensation from Estonia scores 90.00 points in the 1st run on her way to a maiden win on the World Cup Tour. Full results here: https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=FS&raceid=10348 Freestyle is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered the - The International Ski Federation (FIS). The discipline consists of five events Moguls, Aerials, Skicross, HalfPipe and Slopestyle. Freestyle skiing is a young snow sport beginning in the 1950's. Originally, a m...

The Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010 Olympic gold medallist enjoyed quite a lot his first days of practice in the newly-built superpipe at Bokwang/Phoenix Park resort. Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The discipline consists of five different events Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as youn...

Marion et Marion, attendent désespérément les entrainements femmes de la dernière coupe du monde FIS de slope style de la saison qui a lieu en ce moment même en Sierra Nevada dans le sud de l'Espagne à coté de Grenade qui n'auront sans doute jamais lieu pour cause de vent de neige de nuage comme 80% des contests de cette année dans les quatres coins de la planète entière dans le but d'une progression extreme lié à ce reve à l'objectif olympique juvénile nous preferons changer de discipline l...

Before the Alpine Skiing World cup Finals in Meribel (18 to 22 March 2015), look at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Ladies, last 23 & 24 February 2013! (Copyrights: Flyprod & Aurélie Monod)

Movie of Alexis Pinturault (Dynastar/Lange) during the FIS Junior World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)

Mat crepel winning run @ FIS world cup Bardonechia stop.