2024 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain
Welcome to the 2024 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix – a FIS Freeski & Snowboard World Cup halfpipe event at Copper Mountain, Colorado!
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General Key Facts:
- The Woodward Copper Halfpipe on Copper's lower Main Vein trail is the first Olympic-size halfpipe to open in North America every season.
- Copper Mountain is home to the only pre-season, full-length Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team downhill training course.
- The massive 22-foot-tall pipe, the Olympic qualifying standard, is nearly 550 feet in length and 70 feet wide and has an 18-degree pitch.
- Athletes typically perform about five skills throughout the length of the halfpipe.
- Those wanting to watch the event can hike to the base of the halfpipe from Center Village and stand along the bottom of the pipe or its left wall during the competition
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Facts
- The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix is the longest-running winter action sports tour and has been a major part of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team and Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Olympic qualification series since 1998. It has launched Olympic medalists toward medals, including Chloe Kim, Jamie Anderson, Red Gerard, Shaun White, David Wise and Nick Goepper.
- In the qualifications phase, the best one of two runs counts. In the finals, the best one run of three runs counts.
- The Snowboard & Freeski FIS Event Page includes the event program, start lists, results and live scores during the event.
Competition Schedule:
2024 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and X Games
(all times in MST)
Monday, Dec. 16
8:30-11:45 am - Men's and women's freeski practice
12:00-3:30 pm - Men's and women's snowboard practice
Tuesday, Dec. 17
8:30-11:45 am - Men's and women's snowboard practice
12:00-3:30 pm - Men's and women's freeski practice
Wednesday, Dec. 18
9:30 am - Women's snowboard qualifications
11:55 am - Heat 1 - Men's snowboard qualifications
2:10 pm - Heat 2 - Men's snowboard qualifications
Thursday, Dec. 19
9:30 am - Women's freeski qualifications
11:55 am - Heat 1 - Men's freeski qualifications
2:10 pm - Heat 2 - Men's freeski qualifications
Friday, Dec. 20
11:00 am - Women's and men's snowboard finals
4:30 pm - Women's Next X freeski street style
5:15 pm - Men's Next X freeski street style
6:00 pm - Women's Next X snowboard street style
6:45 pm - Men's Next X snowboard street style
Saturday, Dec. 21
11:00 am - Women's and men's freeski finals
4:30 pm - Women's X Games freeski street style
5:15 pm - Men's X Games freeski street style
6:00 pm - Women's X Games snowboard street style
6:45 pm - Men's X Games snowboard street style
For more details, reference the FIS schedules:
Snowboard Halfpipe
Freeski Halfpipe
Start lists will be published the night before each event and linked below; results will be published right after the event
Freeski Halfpipe: TBD
Snowboard Halfpipe: TBD
CREATIVE ASSETS
B-roll: No more than 3:00 minutes total usage geoblocked to the USA only.
- Video - Dropbox
- Freeski (links to come)
- Snowboard (links to come)
- Event highlights for embed (links to come)
- Photo - SmugMug
News:
Broadcast & streaming schedule (all times ET)
Friday, Dec. 20
1pm ET - men's & women's snowboard halfpipe finals - LIVE on Outside
Saturday, Dec. 21
12pm ET - men's snowboard halfpipe finals replay - CNBC (tape delayed)
1pm ET - men's & women's freeski halfpipe finals - LIVE on Outside
Sunday, Dec. 22
4:30pm ET - men's and women's freeski halfpipe finals replay - NBC (tape delayed)
Media contacts:
Erin Doyle, Stifel U.S. Freeski Press Officer, erin.doyle@usskiandsnowboard.org
Sadie Texer, Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Press Officer, sadie.texer@usskiandsnowboard.org
Olivia Butrymovich, Copper Mountain Communications Manager, obutrymovich@coppercolorado.com