Park and Pipe Community Update - May 2026

Hey Park and Pipe Community!

What an amazing few months it has been.

The International Snow Season has officially come to a close with the final events concluding in April.

An incredible season, filled with fantastic results across the board. This season saw our Park & Pipe junior athletes reaching top performances and personal bests, and high-performance athletes smashing their way to the top at events including World Cup, Junior World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Finishing up the season in the Park & Pipe Freeski world, Indra Brown finished with two top 10 performances at the Tignes and Silvaplana World Cups, coming 4th in Big Air and 6th in Halfpipe respectively. This saw Indra placed 2nd in Overall Freeski Halfpipe World Cup Standing, and 3rd in the Overall Freeski Park & Pipe World Cup Standing. A truly inspiring result for this talented young athlete competing in her first World Cup Season! 

In the Vars, France Big Air European Cup (EC), Angus Falconer and Joey Ellis, stomped their way to 10th and 11th place respectively. Aidan Laing also competing in France in the Slopestyle Event placing 11th. Angus Falconer finished off his season at the St Anton, Austria Big Air EC finishing 11th as well. 
The Corvatch, Switzerland EC was a fantastic event for young athletes Maya and Hugo Broadbent. Competing in both Freeski Slopestyle and Big Air, Maya smashed her way to 2nd for Slopestyle, and finished her campaign with the Gold Medal in Big Air. Alongside Hugo, who competed against a stacked field of competitors and landed in 10th place in the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle event. Fantastic results for both athletes!

The FIS Park & Pipe Junior World Championships, hosted in Calgary Canada, saw amazing performances from all our Aussie athletes competing. In Freeski Slopestyle, Maya Broadbent landed on the podium in 3rd place, followed by another 3rd in the Big Air event. Indra Brown, competed in Slopestyle, Big Air, and Halfpipe, placing 4th and 5th, and finishing it off with the Halfpipe Gold Medal. LETS GO!

Additionally, for our Junior Snowboard Park & Pipe Athletes, top performances included Marie-Jeanne Purwanto’s 11th place in Women’s Halfpipe, and James Garth making his way into the Top 10, placing 9th in Men’s Slopestyle. Congratulations again to all Junior Athletes who competed at this high standard event!
 
Over to Snowboard Park & Pipe, World Cup Athletes Valentino Guseli, Mela Stalker, and Tess Coady competed in the Flachau, Austria Slopestyle event. Val finishing in 9th place in the Men’s competition, alongside Mela placing 9th for the Women’s and Tess placing 4th! Val also competed in both the Sapporo, Japan and Silvaplana, Switzerland Halfpipe events, landing his way to 2nd place in both competitions! Val finished up the season placed 2nd in the Snowboard Halfpipe, and Overall Snowboard Park & Pipe World Cup Standings. Fantastic results from Val!

Hayden Jacobs, finished up his season competing in  St Anton’s Junior Snowboard Slopestyle event, placing 7th, followed by the LAAX Kids Open Slopestyle and Halfpipe events where he finished in 7th once again, and took home the Silver Medal in Men's Snowboard Halfpipe! Congratulations Hayden! LAAX also hosted its European Cup soon after, where Jess McGregor smashed her way to 4th in the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle event.
 
With the Australian Winter Season just around the corner, many more events will soon be upon us all. We cannot wait to see how the Park & Pipe athletes develop and progress over this coming domestic season.

Need to catch up on recent events?

Check out the Snow Australia News and Articles in this month's edition, including the Park & Pipe Season Wrap, the Snow Australia Awards Night, and the 2026 Emerging Talent Program Cohort Announcement 😊 

Wishing you all the best, 
Park & Pipe National Discipline Committee 

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In this update:

• Wrapping up the 2025/26 Park & Pipe Season
• Debut Season and Second Overall Standing?!
• Double Silver for Val!
• Park & Pipe Stars Shine at Junior World Championships
• Olympic Experience into Halfpipe Junior World Title
• 2026 Emerging Talent Program Athlete Announcement
• Indra Brown Awarded 2026 Junior Athlete of the Year
• Farewell Cathy Lambert!
• Renew Your Snow Australia Membership Now