Hailey Langland and Chris Corning were the top U.S. riders at the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota at Copper Mountain, both landing huge tricks that secured them second place finishes.

It was a balmy day of 12 degrees F compared to the freeski big air on Friday, which topped out at 0 degrees, and the athletes were welcomed to the finish each run by cheering fans at the base of Copper Mountain. Langland sent it to the moon on her first hit, putting down a cab 10 indy that had the crowd going wild. She backed it up with a switch back triple 16 Weddle, which secured her second place, finishing in between two Japanese riders: Mari Fukada in first and Miyabi Onitsuka in second.  

Corning dropped a back 18 melon on his first hit and a switch back triple 16 Weddle, which held him in first place for the majority of the event, but Norwegian great Marcus Kleveland threw a nollie frontside off the toes 14 tail grab for his final trick—a trick no one had ever done in a contest before—to grab the win. Corning took second, while Ian Matteoli of Italy was third.

This was Corning’s second second place finish in a week, having securing the runner-up position at the Edmonton big air World Cup last week. “It’s a really good start to the season,” said Corning. “It is definitely a tough situation because I’m happy to be there, but I’m also not happy at all. It’s two second places in a row that I had a good chance of winning. I’m going to try to figure some stuff out and hopefully bring home a win in the next one.”

Julia Marino finished sixth, but scored the Visa Best Trick Award with a hugely progressive cab double 1080 nose grab. Kleveland took home the Visa Best Trick Award for the men.

Rounding out the rest of the U.S. Snowboard Team, Luke Winkelmann was seventh for the men and Courtney Rummel was eighth for the women. It was Rummel’s first time making finals in a big air World Cup.

The Visa Big Air presented by Toyota wraps the snowboarding portion at Copper. The team has a holiday break before the Kreischberg big air World Cup in Austria.

RESULTS
Women’s big air
Men’s big air

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST - Please refer to this link for most up-to-date schedule.

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 
3:00 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix freeski halfpipe finals - streaming LIVE on Outside

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022
12:30 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix snowboard halfpipe finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock
4:30 p.m. - Visa Big Air presented by Toyota freeski and snowboard finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock

Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022
5:00 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix freeski halfpipe finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock

Taylor Gold was the top American in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe at Copper Mountain, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. Maddie Mastro was the top U.S. woman, finishing fifth.

It was a sunny but frigid day, with temperatures topping out at 3 degrees at Copper Mountain, but that didn’t stop the level of riding, as both men and women threw down in the pipe. Mastro’s double crippler on her second run had everyone talking, but wasn’t quite enough to make it to the podium. Queralt Castellet of Spain took the win, Elizabeth Hosking of Canada was second and Mitsuki Ono of Japan third.

Gold put down an amazing first run, with an air to fakey with a tail grab to a flat spun cab 10, putting him a strong contention for both the podium and a style award. But the men’s competition was heavy, with Scotty James of Australia scoring a 99.00 on his second run, which no one could touch. Jan Scherrer of Switzerland was second and Kaishu Hirano third.

In her first World Cup, not only did U.S. Freeski Team rookie team rider Bea Kim make finals, but she snagged sixth place, showing off her switch riding with a switch back 5 and switch front 5. Sonoro Alba was eighth in her first World Cup final, throwing a stylish backside air with a tail grab with a ton of amplitude on her first hit.

In only his second finals, young Joey Okesson took fifth—his best ever World Cup finish—with a huge frontside 1080 on the last hit of his last run. Chase Josey rode well to finish sixth, with the fans excited to see his “double heinous flip”—a variation on a front double cork 10. Colorado’s Lucas Foster was ninth.

Comps at Copper Mountain finish on Saturday with the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota finals.

RESULTS
Women’s snowboard halfpipe
Men’s snowboard halfpipe

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST - Please refer to this link for most up-to-date schedule.

Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
3:00 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix snowboard halfpipe finals - streaming LIVE on Outside

Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 
11:30 a.m. - Visa Big Air presented by Toyota snowboard big air finals - streaming LIVE on Outside
3:00 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix freeski halfpipe finals - streaming LIVE on Outside

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022
12:30 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix snowboard halfpipe finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock
4:30 p.m. - Visa Big Air presented by Toyota freeski and snowboard finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock

Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022
5:00 p.m. - Toyota U.S. Grand Prix freeski halfpipe finals - tape delayed on NBC and simulcasted on Peacock

Mick Dierdorff just missed the podium, finishing fourth place in the second FIS World Cup snowboardcross race of the season.

Dierdorff made it through the heats and qualified for the big final, but couldn’t sneak onto the podium. Hagen Kearney was in the small final and finished seventh. Senna Leith and Jake Vedder made it to the quarterfinals, taking 11th and 16th. Nick Baumgartner was 21st.

Austrians Alessandro Haemmerle and Jakob Dusek went one-two, with Martin Noerl of Germany third.

On the women's side, Brianna Schnorrbusch was the only U.S. woman to pass through the qualification round, and she finished 15th. Chloe Trespeuch of France was first with her teammate Manon Petit Lenoir second. Charlotte Bankes of Great Britain finished third.

The team races another individual snowboardcross Saturday.

RESULTS
Women’s snowboardcross
Men’s snowboardcross

The U.S. Snowboard and Freeski Teams are in Copper Mountain, Colo. for the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota and the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix contests.

It's cold in Colorado's Summit County, but that didn't stop the U.S. Snowboard Team and U.S. Freeski Team from stacking skiers and riders from Wednesday and Thursday's qualifiers into Friday and Saturday's finals. All athletes that qualified to finals are listed below.

All qualifier runs and final runs are LIVE and FREE on outside.com.

TOYOTA U.S. GRAND PRIX

SNOWBOARD
Women:
Maddie Mastro
Bea Kim
Sonora Alba

Men:
Lucas Foster
Taylor Gold
Joey Okesson
Chase Josey

FREESKI
Women:
Brita Sigourney
Hanna Faulhaber
Carly Margulies
Svea Irving

Men:

VISA BIG AIR PRESENTED BY TOYOTA

SNOWBOARD
Women:
Hailey Langland
Julia Marino
Courtney Rummel

Men:

Chris Corning
Luke Winkelmann

FREESKI
Women:
Grace Henderson

Men:
Troy Podmilsak
Mac Forehand
Hunter Henderson
Alex Hall

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Copper Mountain Resort will host two events Dec. 12-17, 2022: the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota. 

The world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders will return to Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort for the annual World Cup series. The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix includes men’s and women’s halfpipe competitions while the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota will feature a big air competition for men and women. 

The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, which has been held at Copper Mountain since the early 2000s, is recognized as the longest-running winter action sports tour. On Dec. 14 and 15, freeski and snowboard athletes, including freeski halfpipe Olympian champion David Wise and Olympic freeskier Hanna Faulhaber and Olympic snowboarders Taylor Gold and Maddie Maestro will descend on Woodward Copper’s legendary 22-foot superpipe for two qualification runs. Finals for the snowboard halfpipe competition will take place on Dec. 16, with freeski finals on Dec. 17. 

Returning to Copper Mountain once again is the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota competition, where athletes will debut their latest tricks on a massive scale at “The Athlete’s Mountain” for the first time since the 2017-18 season. A 70-foot metal scaffolding jump, the skiers and riders will jump right into Copper Mountain’s Center Village. Many U.S. Freeski and Snowboard Team athletes are set to compete, including Olympic freeski slopestyle champion Alex Hall, Olympic freeski big air silver medalist Colby Stevenson, along with Olympic snowboard slopestyle champion Red Gerard and X Games big air champion Hailey Langland. Qualifiers for the freeski big air will take place on Dec. 14, with finals on Dec. 16. Qualifiers for snowboard big air will begin on Dec. 15, with finals on Dec. 17. 

This premier event has been a regular World Cup stop for the U.S. Snowboard and Freeski Team for several seasons and during Olympic years is a qualifying event for those pursuing their dream of being named to the U.S. Olympic Team. 

2022 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and Visa Big Air presented by Toyota Competition Schedule

(all times in MT)

• Monday, Dec. 12, 2022
  • 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - snowboard big air training, group 1
  • 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. - freeski halfpipe training
  • 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2
  • 12:00 - 3:15 p.m. - snowboard halfpipe training
• Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
  • 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. - snowboard halfpipe training
  • 12:00 - 3:15 p.m. - freeski halfpipe training 
  • 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2 
  • 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - snowboard big air training, group 2
• Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
  •  SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE QUALIFIERS
    • 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - women's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers
    • 12:00 - 1:10 p.m. - men's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers, heat 1
    • 2:10 - 3:20 p.m. - men's snowboard halfpipe qualifiers, heat 2
  • FREESKI BIG AIR QUALIFIERS
    • 9:35 - 10:45 a.m. - men's freeski big air qualifiers, heat 1
    • 11:50 - 1:00 p.m. - men's freeski big air qualifiers, heat 2
    • 2:05 - 3:15 p.m. - women's freeski big air qualifiers
• Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 
  • FREESKI HALFPIPE QUALIFIERS
    • 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - women's freeski halfpipe qualifiers
    • 12:00 - 1:10 p.m. - men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers, heat 1
    • 2:10 - 3:20 p.m. - men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers, heat 2
  • SNOWBOARD BIG AIR QUALIFIERS
    • 9:35 - 10:45 a.m. - men's snowboard big air qualifiers, heat 1
    • 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - men's snowboard big air qualifiers, heat 2
    • 2:05 - 3:15 p.m. - women's snowboard big air qualifiers
• Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
  • 10:00 - 11:40 a.m. - freeski big air finals
  • 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - snowboard halfpipe finals 
• Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 
  • 10:00 - 11:35 a.m. - snowboard big air finals
  • 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - freeski halfpipe finals

HOW TO WATCH

All events are streamed LIVE and FREE on Outside. You can find an in-depth schedule including times for qualifications and finals at usskiandsnowboard.org.

The FIS Snowboard World Cup tour headed to Canada for The Style Experience Big Air World Cup in Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. U.S. Snowboard Team rider Chris Corning found the podium, finishing in second.

Canadian Jasmine Baird won in front of the home crowd for the women, with Evy Poppe of Belgium in second and Reira Iwabuchi of Japan in third. Valentino Guseli of Australia took the win for the men and the first snowboard big air win for Australia in World Cup history. Canadian Nicolas Laframboise was third.

It was a chilly night, but the men and women put on a show for the Canadian crowd. Corning, who has two crystal globes in big air, showed that he will be a threat again this season. He put down a backside triple cork 1800 melon for his first trick, which earned him a high score of 93.50, but his last trick—a frontside 1440 truck driver—left him just a half point shy of Guseli’s total, knocking him to second place.

Jake Canter finished 13th and Sean FitzSimons was 17th. Jack Coyne, Fynn Bullock-Womble and Liam Johnson did not qualify for finals. Kaitlyn Adams was the only U.S. woman to compete, and she did not qualify for finals.

The riders now head to Copper Mountain for their next big air at the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota, as well as the first halfpipe World Cup of the season as part of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix.

RESULTS
Men’s big air