Martin Bronze in World Championships Big Air

St. Moritz (Mar. 29 2025) Less than one week after taking home the snowboard slopestyle World Championships bronze medal, 16-year-old Ollie Martin of the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team backed up his podium performance with another World Championships top three, securing a bronze medal in Friday night’s big air competition.

Martin was the only American to make it through the round of qualifications and came into the big air final seeded second in a stacked field of Olympic champions and big air legends. Carrying all the weight of the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team on his back, the young American and youngest rider in the field started the night off strong with a frontside 18 mute but leveled up on his second jump, throwing a huge backside 18 indy to keep his hopes at another World Championships medal alive. 

Despite having a deep bag of tricks, Martin played it safe and chose to clean up his first jump, besting his first run score by 11 points and locking in the third place spot on the podium. With only one rider left to drop, the American watched as France’s Romain Allemand took to the St. Moritz big air jump for one final attempt. The Frenchman uncharacteristically biffed the landing, securing Martin his second World Championships podium. Martin finished behind Japanese teammates Ryoma Kimata in first and Taiga Hasegawa in second.

“It went really well,” said Martin. “I played it safe and decided not to go for anything too big, but it paid off and I snuck onto the podium.”

The accomplished rookie stepped on his first World Cup podium at the end of February, and also took bronze in the World Championships slopestyle, proving that he will be one to watch as the 2025-26 Olympic season looms in the distance.

“It feels amazing to walk away from my first World Championships with two medals,” Martin said. "I can’t imagine it going any better.”

RESULTS
Women’s big air 
Men’s big air