Henderson Sixth At Stubai Slopestyle World Cup; Winds Force Cancellation of Men’s Event

After an endless supply of sunny days during training, Mother Nature showed up in force, bringing in weather that does not mix well with slopestyle skiing. Therefore, the first 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games slopestyle qualifying event and FIS Freeski World Cup for the men was canceled — women's qualifying results became final results. 

Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athlete Grace Henderson led the women, finishing sixth in qualifications, meaning Henderson's final result in the first World Cup of the season was sixth. Teammate Marin Hamill finished eighth. Hamill secured the last spot in the finals during the qualification round, which, luckily, resulted in a top-10 finish. Rookie Avery Krumme made her World Cup debut in Stubai, finishing 20th.

The men had both qualifications and finals canceled due to the storms. The Stubai podium has been kind to Americans in the past three years, with Colby Stevenson, Alex Hall and Mac Forehand all taking home Stubai hardware.

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team has no time to rest; they ship off tomorrow to Secret Garden, China, for the first big air World Cup of the year. Qualifications are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 28, with finals on Sunday, Nov. 30. Finals will be available to stream on skiandsnowboard.live. 

Halfpipe is back in action in China in early December. 

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