In the final FIS snowboard cross World Cup of the 2024-25 season and first official qualifier for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team’s Nathan Pare earned his first career World Cup podium with a third place finish at Mt. St. Anne.

Pare found himself in an unfamiliar spot during Thursday’s qualifications, leaving it up to his second run to earn a spot in finals. An aggressive second run earned him the 26th fastest time of the day and a coveted spot in Friday’s big show and the young American looked to redeem himself infrant of the loud Canadian 

Joining pare in the round of eight finals was top American qualifier Senna Leith, with the 10th fastest time in qualifications, Olympic Gold medalist Nick Baumgartner and Olympian Jake Vedder. Leith and Baumgartner were taken out in the first round of heats but Pare and Vedder kept the American hopes alive, making it all the way through to the quarterfinal round where the two teammates were forced to race in the same heat. Pare bested veteran Vedder to take second place in the heat and moved to the round of semis, where another second place results set up the 20 year old for the first World Cup big final of his career. Up against the likes of Austria’s Jakob Dusek and Canada’s Eliot Grondin, Pare took to the start gate and put on a show, racing toe-to-toe with the world’s best riders and edging out France’s Loan Bozzolo for a spot on the podium.

Earning such an accomplishment at the Mt. St. Anne track is special for Pare, who won the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year honor at the same track last season despite not being able to race in the World Cup due to a broken jaw.

“This race is so special and it means so much to podium here after last season,” said the Maine native. “It made me so hungry to come back and crush it this year and to have my friends, family and everyone who has supported me my whole life here to watch me earn my first podium- it just means everything”

The Canadian double header caps off a successful season for the snowboard cross team, who will now take a well deserved break before heading into summer training camps ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Silvaplana (March 29, 2025) - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim made history at the 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships, earning her third career World Championships gold to match the all-time record for most world titles in women’s halfpipe snowboarding.

A wind-blown pipe and white out skies forced a two-hour delay on the women’s halfpipe final, forcing riders to anxiously await an update from event organizers on whether the contest would run. Despite significant snowfall and windy conditions, officials deemed the pipe worthy to ride and the competition was on. Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team teammates Maddy Schaffrick and Maddie Mastro competed alongside Kim for the U.S.

Kim set the tone early on with a dominant first run, executing a switch double cork 1080, two back-to-back 900s, a frontside 720 and a massive switch 1080 stalefish to earn a score of 93.50. With the win locked in before her second drop, the crowd lining the pipe watched as Kim decided to forgo the victory lap and proved why she’s the most successful female rider in women’s snowboard halfpipe history, attempting to land a 1260 on her final hit, a feat she has only completed in the run that earned her the 2024 X Games gold medal.

“I wanted to take a victory lap to progress the sport and try to do the craziest run I’ve ever done,” said Kim. “I was really hoping to put that down here, but next time.”

“I was just happy I was able to land something,” Kim joked. “Today was a big mental battle for off of us- I definitely had a couple of mental breakdowns during practice.”

Mastro, the 2024-25 FIS Crystal Globe champion, put down a solid performance in her fourth career World Championships, throwing her signature double crippler and crowd pleasing Haakon flip to post an 81.00 on her second run. Despite a top-to-bottom pull, the snowy conditions and slow pipe got the best of Mastro who finished the day in sixth place behind a second to fifth Japanese sweep.

Rounding out the American women was veteran Schaffrick who held strong and put down her first attempt but slipped out on her second to take 11th place.

Japan’s Sara Shimitzu and Mitsuki Ono rounded out the women’s podium. 15-year-old Shimitzu took silver and Ono bronze.

On the men’s side of halfpipe competition, all four Americans named to the World Championship quad were set to drop, led by two-time Olympian Chase Josey who headed into finals fourth overall after earning a massive 90.00 score in qualifications. The tough riding conditions got the best of Josey, who was unable to follow up his performance in qualifications and landed in 12th overall. Olympian Lucas Foster was the top American male, ending his second career World Championships in eighth overall. 16-year-old teammate Alessandro Barbieri earned ninth and Jason Wolle 16th in their first World Championships appearance. 

The conclusion of World Championships marks the end of the 2024-25 halfpipe season. The team will return home for some well-deserved rest before heading back on the road to Aspen, Colorado for an airbag camp in April.

RESULTS
Women
Men

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

It was the most successful days in recent Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team history, with three American men finishing in the top eight in the highly contested 2025 World Championships individual final. Having three athletes in the final has not been achieved at World Championships since 2011 in La Molina.

Leading the charge for the Americans was Olympic gold medalist Nick Baumgartner who came into Friday’s final seeded ninth overall from Thursday’s round of qualifications. The veteran was followed by Olympian Jake Vedder, 2024 FIS Rookie of the Year Nathan Pare and Olympian Cody Winters, who was set to make his fourth appearance at the 2025 World Championships after successful rounds of racing in the alpine snowboarding disciplines the week prior.

Winters fell in the first round of sixteen against a heavy heat, ending his chances at another top 10 world championships finish, but the veteran Baumgartner reignited the American’s hops at a big World Championships showing, taking second place in the round of 16 and first place in the round of eighth, to earn a ticket to semi finals. A near catastrophic mistake almost took Baumgartner out of contention for the final heats but the veteran showed why he’s one of the best to ever do it, fighting to get his board back under his feet and fight back to earn a spot to the small final.

Baumgartner joked that the mistake almost ended his career, saying “all that was going through my mind was save it, save it save it and put this plank of wood back on the snow. I think that’s where my 20 years of experience gives me an advantage,” the veteran continued, “when something goes wrong, rather than just accept it and go with it I fight for my run and to at least finish the heat. I learned from that mistake and let it motivate me to perform in the small final.”

Seeded in the same heat to start of the day based on qualifying times, Vedder and Pare would have to take the top two spots in each round of racing to both continue to advance. The Americans did just that, ultimately joining teammate Baumgartner in the small final. Roommates throughout their stay in St. Moritz for World Championships, the duo chanted “Room 315” as they raced their way to the consolation final.

All with something to prove, the trio took to the start gate and delivered a small final for the ages, taking the top-three spots in the heat. Baumgarter led the red, white and blue and took fifth place on the day, Pare finished just behind him in sixth and Vedder rounded out American’s in seventh.

All smiles in the finish, Baumgartner remarked, “today was awesome. It doesn’t matter how much older I get, this stuff is still just as fun. I went into the small final determined to fix my error from the semis and won which is really rewarding. I had a blast with my teammates going five, six and seven. It’s a really good day.”

“I’m super excited with how today went for my first World Championships,” said Pare as he stood with his teammates in the finish.” We for sure wanted to get the U.S. on one of the top steps but super happy to ride all the way through the day with Jake and I can’t ask for anything more going into Olympic qualifications - this is the closest thing you can get to it so it’s pretty good preparation and I’m really excited for what’s to come.

Vedder echoed his teammates, saying “I’m honestly just really proud of the team. It’s really cool to have three of us in the top eight and was fun to have my roommate, Nate Pare, push me through every single heat. We all have potential to be in the big final but we’ll take this for sure. Let’s go Room 315.”

Brianna Schnoorbusch and Acy Craig represented the American’s on the women’s side of competition but both fell in the quarterfinal round. The two have another shot at the challenging course tomorrow in the World Championships mixed team event, with Craig pairing up with Baumgartner and Schnoorbusch teaming up with Pare to take on the final snowboard cross event at the 2025 FIS World Championships.

We’re gonna give the team event everything we got,” said Baumgartner. “It’s obviously for a spot on the World Championships podium but it’s a big opportunity to give these young riders an experience to race on one of the biggest stages as we get closer to the Olympics next year. It’s gonna be a wild one, but we’re ready.”

Saturday’s mixed team event caps off snowboard cross competition at the 2025 FIS World Championships but the team’s season isn’t over just yet as they travel to Mt. Saint Anne for a World Cup double header that marks the first qualifying event towards the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

RESULTS
Women
Men

SILVAPLANA, CE (March 21, 2025) 16-year-old Ollie Martin stepped up under pressure in the first event of the 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships slopestyle final to earn a bronze medal - this is Martin’s first career World Championships appearance and first medal  

Originally set for Sunday, Mar. 23, finals were rescheduled for Friday, Mar. 21 to take advantage of the weather window. Martin was joined by two Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team teammates in finals, 2023 FIS slopestyle Crystal Globe winner Dusty Henricksen and 2018 Olympic slopestyle champion Red Gerard, each bringing their own unique style and steeze to the Silvaplana course.

Gerard was first to drop for the Americans and had a solid start to his run before an uncharacteristic mistake on his front double 10 on the transition feature, which ultimately denied him the full pull. Although a low score was given, Gerard stood in podium position for the majority of the first run, as rider after rider fell victim to the flat light conditions that plagued the World Championship final. Despite a laced second run, Gerard’s run cumulative two score’s of 74.61 was unable to crack the top three and earned him fifth on the day.

With a gold chain around his neck and rocking his signature stache, Henricksen dropped into the picturesque Silvaplana slopestyle course and earned the first full pull of the morning. Complete with a flawless 50-50 frontside 270 boardslide & massive switch backside rodeo stalefish in transition, Henricksen sat in third place heading into run two. A fall on the first jump of his third run ultimately took Henricksen out of medal contention but the “sleepy style” rider put on a show for the European fans lining the course, proving why he’s one of the most stylish riders in the world, and ultimately took seventh place overall.

With both American veterans out of the top three, the 16-year-old rookie was the last hope for the American’s to secure a World Championships slopestyle podium. Stoic as ever, Martin locked in and delivered the run of his life, switching up his final two tricks last minute after watching his fellow competitors level up. Martin upgraded his back-16 to a back-18 on the third jump and opted for a double crippler on the sharkfin over a cab double nine. The judges awarded his versatility with a score of 78.98, earning the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team rookie the 2025 Snowboard World Championships slopestyle bronze.

“Switching things up last minute made things super stressful,” said Martin, visibly realized after the contest was over. “I didn’t feel confident the run I had planned would give me a good enough shot at the podium so I talked with my coaches and decided to change it up. I’m so glad I did and just relieved I was able to put it down. Really happy to have pushed through the stress and have used it to my advantage.”

Spot owned.

Martin’s third place finish marks the second consecutive World Championships slopestyle bronze for the United States, with Olympian Chris Corning taking the chocolate medal in 2023.

The slopestyle team will be lucky to squeeze in a nap over the next few days as big air training at the 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships begins tomorrow, Saturday Mar. 22. Snowboard big air qualifications are scheduled for Mar. 24-25 with finals on deck for Thursday, Mar. 27.

RESULTS
Women
Men

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Awards

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is a diverse organization of many sports with a vital backbone of athletes, officials, coaches and clubs nationwide all working together for the betterment of the sport. It’s important each year to recognize the work of those behind the scenes who are providing athletes of all ages with an opportunity to participate in ski and snowboard competitions.

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard awards program is designed to recognize a wide range of individuals and organizations for their work over the past year. As a U.S. Ski & Snowboard member, you are eligible to nominate into many of the award categories. To learn more about the full range of U.S. Ski & Snowboard awards, go here.

Award Selection:

• Nominations are accepted all at once and at large from members who have a valid and current membership for the 2024-25 Season.
• Each sport committee will select the respective sports winners for Club and Coach of the Year.
• Selection of other awards winners is determined by a vote of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Awards Working Group.
• Winners are announced at the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Awards Dinner on May 14, 2025.

Nominations: 

• Click on the nomination link for each individual award for which you wish to nominate.
• Complete the nomination paying special attention to highlighting accomplishments required for each award.
• Nominees must also be current members of U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
• Click to submit.
• Remember, you need to submit nominations for each award separately.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS: Friday, March 28, 2025

NOMINATION CATEGORIES

Paul Bacon Award (event organization)

The Paul Bacon Award is given to an individual or group for the greatest contribution to U. S. Ski & Snowboard in the field of race organization during the 2024-25 season. Traditional nominees include local clubs or individuals whose work has made a difference in providing good events for athletes.

PAUL BACON AWARD Nomination Form

John J. Clair Award (service to national teams)

The John J. Clair Jr. Award is given for outstanding service that benefited the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team in 2024-25. Past recipients have included outside team support personnel, donors, journalists, movers and shakers. Most recipients have been individuals, though some organizations have been recognized. The recipient’s service should be to the national teams.

JOHN J. CLAIR JR. AWARD Nomination Form

Bud & Mary Little Award (service to FIS or USOPC)

The Bud & Mary Little Award is a lifetime achievement award presented to an individual who has contributed significantly through a long-term involvement with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation or U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Recipients are eligible to receive the award only once. Achievement should be lifetime; it is not specific to this past year.

BUD & MARY LITTLE AWARD Nomination Form

Buddy Werner Award (sportsmanship)

Have you seen any great acts of sportsmanship this past year? Nominations should be based on actions from the 2024-25 season. It is only open to individuals.

BUDDY WERNER AWARD Nomination Form

Russell Wilder Award (service to youth)

The Russell Wilder Award recognizes the most outstanding effort during 2024-25 in focusing the interests of American youth on the sports of skiing or snowboarding. It can be awarded to an individual or an organization.

RUSSELL WILDER AWARD Nomination Form

OFFICIALS NOMINATION AWARD CATEGORY

West Family Award (outstanding official)

The West Family Award is a lifetime achievement honor, recognizing an outstanding certified official at any level.  Nominations come from the pool of current U.S. Ski & Snowboard Officials membership.

WEST FAMILY AWARD Nomination Form

Nominations only open to those who hold a current U.S. Ski & Snowboard Officials membership. 

FIS TECHNICAL DELEGATE NOMINATION AWARD CATEGORY

Westhaven Award (outstanding FIS technical delegate)

The Westhaven Award is a lifetime achievement award, recognizing an outstanding FIS technical delegate for his or her service over time. Nominations come from the pool of current FIS TDs.

WESTHAVEN AWARD Nomination Form

Nominations only open to those who hold a current U.S. Ski & Snowboard Technical Delegate membership. 

CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD CATEGORY

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Club of the Year Award

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Club of the Year is the club that achieved the most outstanding high-performance athletic and organizational results in the current season and best meets the athletic and club performance benchmarks.

This award will be granted for each sport: Adaptive, Alpine, Cross Country, Freeski, Freestyle, Snowboard & Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined

U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD Nomination Form

Nominations only open to those who are current U.S. Ski & Snowboard Clubs.

DEVELOPMENT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD CATEGORY

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Development Coach of the Year Award

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Development Coach of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contribution to development and international programs by a coach resulting in high-level performance by his or her athletes in competition during the past season. Coaches of the year are recognized for their leadership, commitment, sport knowledge and passion, including proven ability to foster athletic excellence amongst their constituents or teams. 

This award will be granted for each sport: Adaptive, Alpine, Cross Country, Freeski, Freestyle, Snowboard & Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined

U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD DEVELOPMENT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD Nomination Form

Nominations only open to those who are current U.S. Ski & Snowboard Coaches.

MAR. 6, 2025- U.S. Ski & Snowboard is thrilled to announce the 16 park and pipe riders representing the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team at the 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, March 17-30.

“Our 2025 park and pipe World Championships roster is absolutely stacked,” said snowboard sport director Rick Bower. “Complete with World Cup winners, world champions and Olympians, the depth of the squad speaks volumes of the team’s success this season. Big names in the sport like 2025 Crystal Globe winner Maddie Mastro and the top-ranked WSPL rider Chloe Kim highlight the halfpipe squad while the strength of the slope roster is undeniable, with all four men’s team athletes having a World Cup victory to their name. I can’t wait to see what these 16 athletes accomplish in Engadin.”

Halfpipe

Making her fourth career World Championships halfpipe roster is 2024-25 FIS Crystal Globe winner Maddie Mastro, who won the silver medal at her last World Champs appearance in 2021 next to teammate Chloe Kim, who took the World Championships gold medal for a USA top-two sweep. Kim returns for her third career World Championships and looks to defend her 2019 and 2021 titles. Maddy Schaffrick and Sonora Alba join the two veterans and earn their first career World Championships roster call up.

The men’s halfpipe roster is led by Chase Josey, earning his fifth career World Championships spot, and Lucas Foster, who secures his second. 16-year-old Alessandro Barbieri and Winter Park’s own Jason Wolle earn their first career call up to the World Championships stage.

“So hyped to be headed to World Championships with this talented roster,” said head coach Danny Kass. “Coming out of Calgary with Alessandro’s first career podium and Maddie’s Crystal Globe gives us great momentum heading into the final contest of the season. This crew is ready to put on a show.”

Slopestyle/Big Air

The women’s slopestyle and big air team is led by Olympic silver medalist Julia Marino, making her third World Championships roster, but first since 2019. Marino is joined by 2024 Junior World Championships big air gold medalist Rebecca Flynn and Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team rookies Hahna Norman and Lily Dhawornvej.

The men’s slopestyle and big air roster is led by veterans Red Gerard and Dusty Henricksen, both making a World Championships roster for the first time since 2021. They will be joined by 16-year-old Ollie Martin, coming off his first career World Cup victory (and podium) at the Calgary Snow Rodeo and Sean FitzSimons, who returns to the World Championships stage after a 2023 slopestyle appearance in Georgia.

“The strength of this slopestyle roster lies in the camaraderie and depth,” said head coach Mike Ramirez. “I truly believe that when it comes to selections like this, it's the hardest team in the world to make. Every rider on the World Championships team has stepped up and earned their spot. We’ve got a fantastic mix of grizzled veterans and some exciting young talent on the rise.”

The 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships kick off March 17. More information, including event schedules and broadcast information, can be found on the event website.

2025 Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team Park & Pipe World Championships Roster

(Hometown; Club; College; Birthdate)

* denotes first World Championships team

Halfpipe

Women

• Sonora Alba (San Pedro, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team;; 7/16/2006)*
• Chloe Kim (Torrance, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; 4/23/2000)
• Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, CA; Mammoth Snowboard Team; 2/22/2000)
• Maddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 4/29/1994)*

Men

• Alessandro Barbieri (Portland, OR; Tahoe Select Snowboard Team; 10/5/2008)*
• Lucas Foster (Telluride, CO; Jim Smith Club; 9/17/1999)
• Chase Josey (Hailey, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation; 3/31/1995)
• Jason Wolle (Leadville, CO; Jim Smith Club; 11/30/1999)*

Slopestyle/Big Air

Women

• Lily Dhawornvej (Frisco, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 8/14/2009)*
• Rebecca Flynn (Victoria, MN; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/2006)
• Julia Marino (Westport, CT; Southern Vermont Series; 9/11/1997)
• Hahna Norman (Truckee, CA; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/26/2004)*

Men

• Sean FitzSimons (Hood River, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; 9/22/2000)
• Red Gerard (Silverthorne, CO; 6/29/2000)
• Dusty Henricksen (Mammoth Lakes, CA; Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team; 2/2/2003)
• Ollie Martin (Wolcott, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 6/15/2008)
   

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