Stifel U.S. Freeski Team Goes 4-5-6 in World Champs Big Air
The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team wrapped up their slopestyle and big air season with an epic night finals at the FIS Ski Freestyle World Championships big air in Engadin, Switzerland. In a stacked field, three U.S. men threw down but just missed out on the podium, with Mac Forehand taking fourth, Troy Podmilsak fifth and Alex Hall sixth.
Forehand was the top American, finishing just one point off the podium. He wowed the judges with a switch left triple 1800 mute on run one, earning him a 94.00. Unfortunately, even with an 88.00 on run two, it wasn't enough to crack the podium. Podmilsak, who was the 2023 big air world champion, looked to defend his title, but finished fifth for the night. Hall was sixth.
New Zealand's Luca Harrington landed in the top spot with a total score of 192.00. He was joined on the podium by Finland's Elias Syriain second and Norway's Birk Ruud in third.
The slopestyle squad is celebrating the end to a great season with two slopestyle medals already won at these World Championships, Alex Hall bringing home the 2024-25 slopestyle Crystal Globe and the team winning the FIS Park & Pipe Nations Cup.
Freeski halfpipe finals are scheduled for Sunday, March 30 at 5:00 a.m ET. Tune in at skiandsnowboard.live.
RESULTS
Women's big air
Men's big air
