In unpredictable weather conditions, PyeongChang hopefuls Torah Bright, Holly Crawford and Nate Johnstone are all through to the snowboard halfpipe finals at the Laax World Cup.
Snowboard Cross riders return to World Cup competition this weekend in the last Olympic qualifying event in Erzurum, Turkey with Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin looking to extend his comfortable lead on 3,026 points at the top of the world rankings.
Australia’s Flying Kangaroos are jumping straight back in the saddle for this week’s Aerial Skiing World Cups in Lake Placid, New York following disappointing results in Deer Valley, Utah.
Some of Australia’s top snowboarders will drop into the halfpipe in Laax, Switzerland in this year’s second World Cup and final PyeongChang qualifier.Â
Less than a week since claiming Australia’s first Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup medal, PyeongChang hopeful Tess Coady will compete in the season’s last Olympic qualifier at Laax, Switzerland.
Slopestyle skier Russ Henshaw has received “a real confidence boost†after competing in Snowmass ahead of this week’s World Cup in Mammoth, California.Â
The opening day for the Para Alpine Veysonnaz World Cup delivered more medals for Australia, with Melissa Perrine and Christian Geiger finishing on the podium again.
Two back-to-back competitions opened 2018 for the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup tour at Sweden’s Idre Fjall resort on the weekend with mixed results for the Australians amid another weather-affected event.
Scotty James has claimed silver at the Halfpipe World Cup finals in Snowmass, Colorado following what was described by commentators as the “most impressive event in the history of Snowboardingâ€.
Day two of the Para Alpine World Cup in Slovenia delivered two silver medals for Australia, putting the team is a strong position building towards the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in just under two months time.
Junior Snowboard World Champion Tess Coady has started the year with a bang after taking bronze in the Slopestyle World Cup final in Snowmass, Colorado on Friday.
The Australian aerials team will be at full strength for the first time this season as Lydia Lassila lines up in her first major event since last year’s World Championships.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING: The final stretch into the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics has arrived for the Australian Cross Country Team, who will take to the World Cup course in Dresden this weekend.