Fresh off the 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships presented by Toyota, 16 U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes will battle the frigid temperatures of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the FIS Snowboard and Freeski World Cup halfpipe competition Wednesday through Saturday.

“I'm excited to go to Calgary for the World Cup,” said U.S. Freeski Rookie Team member Abigale Hansen (June Lake, Calif.). “I have been to Calgary before so I know it's a different venue than we are used to for a World cup event, but it should be super fun!”

Hansen recently had her tooth wired back into place after a fall at the World Championships. Being a true competitor, she plans to compete at Canada Olympic Park. Also, U.S. Freeski teammate Hunter Hess (Bend, Ore.) is happy to be back competing in Calgary.

“I’m really stoked to be skiing in the Calgary World Cup,” said Hess. “I have been coming to Calgary for the past few years and it’s one of my favorite places to compete. The people here really enjoy skiing and support it no matter what the temperatures are outside. Looking forward to see what type of show we can put on."

For the men, U.S. Freeskiers set to compete include Hess, Olympic gold medalist David Wise (Reno, Nev.), U.S. Pro Team member Birk Irving (Winter Park, Colo.) as well as U.S. Rookie Team members Jaxin Hoerter (Breckenridge, Colo.) and Dylan Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.). In addition, Americans Connor Ladd (Lakewood, Colo.), Cassidy Jarrell (Aspen, Colo.), Lennon Vaughn (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Cameron Broderick (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) are set to compete.

For the women, U.S. Freeskiers ready to drop in include Hansen, 2019 World Championships bronze medalist Brita Sigourney (Carmel, Calif.), U.S. Pro Team member Annalisa Drew (Andover, Mass.) and U.S. Rookie Team member Svea Irving (Park CIty, Utah).

Snowboarders representing the U.S. in Calgary include U.S. Pro Team member and fast rising star Toby Miller (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Jason Wolle (Winter Park, Colo.).

The Canada Olympic Park is known for its world class halfpipe and cold temperatures. Freeski qualifying takes place Thursday, with the finals slated for Saturday night. On the snowboard side, qualifications are scheduled for Wednesday, with the finals on tap Friday night.

With many athletes coming hot off amazing halfpipe competitions at the FIS World Championships in Park City, Utah, skiers and riders are in top form and ready to throw down. Competition will be televised and streamed on the networks of NBC. Tune in live to catch all the action.

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

FREESKI
Saturday, Feb 16.
9:00 p.m. - men’s and women’s halfpipe - Calgary, Canada FIS World Cup - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold.  

SNOWBOARD
Friday, Feb 15.
9:00 p.m. - men’s and women’s halfpipe - Calgary, Canada FIS World Cup - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold.
 

Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) and Judd Henkes (La Jolla, Calif.) qualified first and third respectively for the men Saturday in snowboard slopestyle at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships presented by Toyota at Park City Mountain, Utah.

“I’m stoked to make it to finals,” said Henkes, who was among the 10 men to advance to Sunday’s finals.” It’s cool having the World Championships here in Park City. I look forward to closing out the week of World Championship competition tomorrow with slopestyle finals.”

For the women, double-Olympic gold, and five-time X Games gold medalist Jamie Anderson (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) qualified third and will be looking for her first-ever World Championship podium.

“I’m excited to ride here in Park City,” said Anderson. “It’s a new course, new energy, and lots of new snow! It should be a really fun final.”

Corning currently leads the FIS snowboard slopestyle World Cup standings and is looking to improve on his bronze medal from the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Henkes is seeking his first top-level international competition result of his career.

The final round competition gets underway Sunday, and the networks of NBC will provide live broadcast and streaming coverage of all the action. NBC will also broadcast a one-hour recap on the men and women’s slopestyle finals at 4:30 p.m. EST.

START LISTS
Men’s snowboard slopestyle
Women’s snowboard slopestyle

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast

Sunday, Feb. 10
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
4:30 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*

All streams are available via desktop (NBCSports.com/Live, NBCSports.com/Gold and OlympicChannel.com) as well as mobile, tablet and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold app and Olympic Channel app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass.
 

Fresh off her mixed-team World Championship victory, Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) claimed her 30th career victory as the FIS Snowboard World Cup returned to action Saturday in Feldberg, Germany.

“I’m really happy with the way my starts are coming together,” said Jacobellis, the winningest snowboardcross athlete of all time, after her historic 30th win in some challenging conditions at Feldberg. “It makes things a lot easier when you don’t have to battle through traffic. I got out front and tried to stay in the smallest tuck possible so that I wasn’t creating a lot of draft for the girls behind me.”

The ladies’ big final was about as talent-loaded as you could hope to see, with Jacobellis lined up alongside 2019 World Championship two-time medallist Michela Moioli from Italy, 2019 World Champion Eva Samkova, and the resurgent Chloe Trespeuch from France.

Fighting from the rider’s left lane, Jacobellis was able to out-pump her competitors through the start section to pull into an early lead that she would not relinquish through the twisty Feldberg course, leaving Moioli and Samkova for battle for second while Trespeuch - who missed the first part of the season due to injury - looked for an opening from the back.

Across the line, it would be Jacobellis with the win, followed by Moioli in seconds, Samkova in third, and Trespeuch forced to settle for fourth. Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah) was 11th, and Stacey Gaskill (Golden, Colo.) was 20th.

Matched up in a tough final heat against a pair of German athletes in Paul Berg and Konstantin Schad, as well as young Japanese rider Yoshiki Takahara, Australia’s Cameron Bolton took out a page out of Jacobellis’ book, jumping quickly out of the left gate and into the lead before the first corner with the Germans hot on his tail in the men’s final.

With Takahara clipping Schad’s board and nearly crashing on the first corner, Schad and Berg would be free to battle for second while Bolton opened up a comfortable lead, holding on easily through the finish for the win.

“It feels really, really good,” said Bolton of his first World Cup win, “It was a tricky race today and I'm happy I was able to come out here and do it. Three years ago I broke my back on this course, so to come out here and qualify first and then take the win, it feels like I have a little bit of redemption. And to share the podium with a couple of German riders on their home turf is nice, too.”

Berg finished second and Schad in third, while 21-year-old Takahara, competing in just his 10th World Cup event, had the best finish of his career in fourth. Alex Deibold (Salt Lake City, Utah.) won the small final to finish fifth. Senna Leith (Vail, Colo.) was 11th; 2019 individual and mixed-team World Champion Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) was 13th;  Hagen Kearney (Silverthorne, Colo.) was 14th; Jake Vedder (Pinckney, Mich.) finished 17th, Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich.) was 20th.

Action at Feldberg continues on Sunday with what will be the first-ever mixed team snowboard cross World Cup event, after the new format made its debut last weekend at the 2019 World Championships in a highly entertaining affair.

RESULTS
Men’s snowboardcross
Women’s snowboardcross

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Sunday, Feb. 10
4:00 a.m. - Men and women’s team snowboardcross - Feldberg, GER - OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gol

All streams are available via desktop (NBCSports.com/Live, NBCSports.com/Gold andOlympicChannel.com) as well as mobile, tablet and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold app and Olympic Channel app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass.

Chloe Kim (Torrence, Calif.) took home the halfpipe gold as U.S. Snowboard teammate Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, Calif.) grabbed the bronze at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, presented by Toyota, Friday at Utah’s Park City Mountain.

“I’m pretty stoked,” said Kim, who pulled out a new trick - a front double cork 1080 - for her victory lap after already securing the gold medal with a score of 93.50 “It’s been pretty rough to find a good halfpipe to do it in that’s safe and that’s fun to do it in. And so today, I was like, ‘I have a third run, why not try it?’ I really wish I would have gotten it, but at the same time I kinda knew it wasn’t going to go all right when I took off. But I’m pretty stoked on how it went and hyped to go home in one piece. So, it’s all good!”

Mastro claimed her first World Championships medal after finishing sixth at the 2017 World Champs in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

“I’m pretty stoked. It’s really fun to come out and put down runs and have fun with it,” Mastro said. “That’s what today was about for me. It’s awesome everyone [on team U.S. Ski & Snowboard] is ripping. We really pushed each other this week. It’s inspiring to have such a great group of girls all around you, from slopestyle to halfpipe.”

China’s Xuetong Cai took home the silver medal. 2018 Olympic bronze medalist and 2013 World Champion Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) finished fifth.

In the men’s competition, reigning Junior World Champion Toby Miller (Mammoth Lake, Calif.) just missed the podium, finishing fourth.

“I'm super excited,” said Miller. “The level of riding out there today was through the roof. Coming here and ending up fourth, I couldn’t be happier.”

Two-time defending World Champion and 2018 Olympic bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pulled the three-peat with another dazzling halfpipe performance. Japan’s Yuto Totsuka was second, followed by Switzerland’s Patrick Burgener taking his third career World Championship halfpipe bronze.

RESULTS
Men’s halfpipe
Women’s halfpipe
 

Four U.S. Snowboard Team athletes will compete in the 2019 FIS Snowboard World Championship halfpipe finals on Friday at Park City Mountain, Utah.

Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim (Torrance, Calif.) will by vying for her first-ever World Championships medal. In addition, Olympians Maddie Mastro (Wrightwood, Calif.) and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) are also set to compete for the women.

“The pipe’s been riding well,” said Gold. “I think it’s been a bit challenging to get a solid cut because of the amount of snow that has been falling, but it’s supposed to dissipate throughout today and into tomorrow, so I think that’ll help a lot. We unfortunately haven’t gotten much practice because of all of the snow, but it helps that we’re mid-season, so hopefully the tricks will come back easy regardless. I’m excited to get back in there tomorrow, just looking to put down some runs that I’m happy with and have a great time doing it!”

For the men, 2019 Junior World Champion Toby Miller (Mammoth Lakes) will be representing the United States.

“The halfpipe here in Park City is world class,” said Miller. “When I heard World Championships were being held at Park City I knew the halfpipe was going to be amazing! World championships is such an amazing event because you get riders from all over the world coming to compete for their country on a non-Olympic year. I could not be happier to make finals here on home soil. The level of riding yesterday was through the roof. Friday is going to be a good show.”

The U.S. riders competing in the World Championship finals have collected a combined nine top-three finishes in halfpipe competition this season including the U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain, Colo., World Cup; Dew Tour modified superpipe; Laax, Switzerland, World Cup and X Games last month in Aspen, Colo.. All eyes are on the U.S. Snowboard Team as they come into the final round of competition with momentum in search for the coveted title of World Champion.

Tune into NBC to catch all the action!

START LIST
Men’s halfpipe finals
Women’s halfpipe finals

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast

SNOWBOARD
Friday, Feb. 8
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 9
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*
 

After much careful consideration, the organizers of the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships have taken the decision to cancel the snowboard big air competition, based on the weather forecast and with the best interests of the athletes in mind, and the remaining events scheduled to take place.
   
The snowboard big air finals were due to take place at Park City Mountain's Canyons Village from 7pm on Tuesday 5 February. Having taken into account all relevant factors, including the weather forecast for the next 24 hours in Park City, Utah, the organizing committee, comprising U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the International Ski Federation, Park City Mountain Resort and a number of related agencies, took the regrettable decision to cancel the event.
   
"There is an awful lot of snow coming in to Park City in the next 24 hours, and the temperatures are dropping fast" said Calum Clark, Chair of the the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships Organizing Committee. "This means that we have had to take the toughest of decisions, cancelling one of the headline events of these World Championships. We looked in detail at every option open to us, but the Organizing Committee agreed unanimously that the safety of the athletes taking part in the competition is our primary concern, as is the smooth running of the rest of the schedule. Despite this news, we have five more days of incredible action to look forward to, and many more World Champions to crown."
   
Also announced today was a change to the schedule for Wednesday February 6, with the freeski slopestyle finals moved from 11am to 2pm, still at Park City Mountain Resort. This change also takes into account the postponement of freeski slopestyle qualifiers on Tuesday February 5, allowing the qualifiers to take place from 9.15am on Wednesday February 6 at Park City Mountain. For full schedule details please go to https://2019worldchamps.com/schedule/.

Robert Burns (Mount Shasta, Calif.) battled snowy conditions and raced his way into finals Tuesday at the 2019 FIS Alpine Snowboard World Championships at Park City Mountain, Utah. In the first round of the parallel slalom finals, he faced a very worthy competitor in the 2019 parallel giant slalom World Champion, Dmitry Loginov of Russia. In what was a very close race from the start, Loginov bested Burns by only .62 seconds.

“It’s so much fun,” said Burns. “Honestly, it’s just an honor to be out here with some of my best buds on snowboards. I’ve been out training in Steamboat Springs, Colo, and it’s been a crazy year. I’ve been working a lot and training as much as possible, so getting to come out here and represent the U.S. is a huge honor. Head to head I have never had to race Loginov before, but I know he is such a talented kid. He won yesterday and he’s already the champion of the world in PGS, so anytime you’re up against someone like that, you have to bring your best. It’s been truly amazing to compete in Park City on home soil at the World Champs in front of a great crowd. It just makes my heart happy. Also, it’s rare to have my family here, so it’s a very special moment.”

Loginov went on to earn his second FIS World Championship gold medal of the week in parallel slalom, carving his way through the bracket to take the victory. Burns finished 15th overall on the day. Although he did not reach the podium, he represented his country and snowboarding in fine fashion at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, presented by Toyota.

Tune in to NBC for five more days of World Championships action.

RESULTS
Men’s parallel slalom
Women’s parallel slalom

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

FREESKI
Wednesday, Feb. 6
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
5:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN*

Saturday, Feb. 9
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC

FREESTYLE
Wednesday, Feb. 6
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold

Thursday, Feb. 7
12:00 a.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN*
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s team aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold

Friday, Feb. 8
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 9
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s dual moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Feb. 10
2:00 a.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s dual moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN*

SNOWBOARDING
Tuesday, Feb. 5
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s snowboardcross re-air - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold

Friday, Feb. 8
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 9
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*

Sunday, Feb. 10
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
4:30 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*

All streams are available via desktop (NBCSports.com/Live, NBCSports.com/Gold and OlympicChannel.com) as well as mobile, tablet and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports app, NBC Sports Gold app and Olympic Channel app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Exclusive commercial-free coverage will be available for subscribers of the NBC Sports Gold Pass.
 

Americans will face off against a strong international field this week in parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, presented by Toyota, at Utah’s Park City Mountain. The U.S. will be represented by four women and four men. For the men, Ryan Rosencranz (Weston, Mass.), Cody Winters (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Robert Burns (Mount Shasta, Calif.) and 2018 PyeongChang Olympian, and U.S Alpine Snowboard B Team member AJ Muss (Rumson, N.J.) will represent the U.S.

“At 24, I'm lucky enough to come back to the U.S. to participate in my third World Championships with my first being in Stoneham, Canada, and then two years ago in Sierra Nevada, Spain,” said Muss. “Coming home to compete on my home soil means alot since I have been training in Europe for so long! I’m super stoked to come back to Park City having not ridden here since Nastar Nationals years and years ago as a child. It always means alot to represent the U.S. whether it be the highest honor of representing Alpine Snowboarding at the Olympics last year in Korea or every time I pull out of gate on the World Cup Stage. The journey is not easy, but I am truly a proud American athlete striving to wins medals for myself and my country.“

For the ladies, Abby Champagne (Park CIty, Utah), Kaiya Kizuka (Sinking Spring, Penn.), Lynn Ott (Boston, Mass.) and Alexa Bullis (Slinger, Wisc.) are set to compete.

"I am beyond excited to be racing my first World Champs in my home town of Park City in front of my family and friends," said Champagne. "I am so thankful for the opportunity to represent the U.S. while racing with the best in the world. I have been fighting some injuries this season, but my goal for these World Champs is to come out strong and ride to the best of my abilities and of course to have fun and enjoy every bit of it."

Ott also shared her thoughts on being the veteran in the group. 

"I’m definitely not the youngest out here so when people fixate on me being older, I just think that it's just a number as not to let it get in my head," said Ott. My biggest accomplishment is living the dream for so long in the sport I love and getting to snowboard and enjoy life as much as I do. Snowboarding is my place of peace from working in the city."

The qualification round will be run on parallel courses. These courses are the same as, or similar to, the parallel finals courses, in terms of the number of gates, fall line, gate distance and angle of inclination. The qualification consists of two runs: the qualification run (first run) and the elimination run (second run). All qualified competitors (those with a valid time registered) from the qualification run start in the elimination run. They start on the opposite course in reverse order of their rank. The top 16 ranked competitors according to the combined time of the two runs qualify to the finals.

In the final round, two competitors ride side-by-side down the courses. The setting of the courses, configuration of the ground and preparation of the snow are to be as nearly identical as possible (vertical drop is 120-200 metres). Parallel finals heats consist of two runs. The competitors change courses for the second run ("Red" and "Blue" course). The loser of the first run starts with a time delay, which corresponds to his/her time behind from the first run. The delay is limited to a "penalty time" of 1.5 second). Finals heats consist of a direct knockout format: the best qualified competitor can choose his lane at start, the first to cross the finish line wins the heat and moves on to the next round.

The head-to-head direct knockout format will make for exciting competitions at Park City Mountain. Tune in on NBC to catch all the action.

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARDING
Monday, Feb. 4
3:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel giant slalom - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
7:30 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel giant slalom - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - NBCSN*

Tuesday, Feb. 5
3:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel slalom - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s big air - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold
 

Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) and Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) earned the gold for U.S. Ski & Snowboard in the inaugural mixed-team snowboardcross at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, presented by Toyota, at Utah’s Solitude Mountain Resort.

For DIerdorff the gold was World Championship win number two, coming hot on the heels of his victory on day one of the competition in the men’s snowboardcross event. For Jacobellis, the most successful female athlete ever in the sport, the win was redemption after falling short of the podium earlier this week in the individual women’s snowboardcross competition.

With eight inches of fresh snow blanketing the snowboardcross course at Solitude Mountain, the mixed-team race made its World Championship debut at the 2019 FIS World Champs, ahead of its first appearance at an Olympic Winter Games in Beijing 2022.

“It feels great to come back a couple days later and do well and find the top of the podium again, and earn another world champs title,” said Jacobellis. “It was amazing to have Mick there with me. This new dynamic kept me relaxed and added an extra element of fun.”

Dierdorff also commented on the similarities and differences from a traditional snowboardcross race to a mixed-team snowboardcross race.

“I don’t think anything changes as far as mindset,” said the newly crowned double-World Champ. “Especially dropping first. It feels like a normal boardercross heat. More so, it changes for the second person. You don’t know if you will be coming out of the gate last and have all this ground to make up, like what happened today for Lindsey. Your mindset in a normal heat is to get out in front early, and to turn that into a hunt and chasing a rabbit out in front of you changes things. In addition, the fresh snow also changes conditions as we had to figure out how to ride the course in a different way at a different speed.”

Jacobellis earned her sixth World Championships gold medal and has still has never failed to top a podium at a World Championship event she has contested. This is also Dierdorff’s second top-level international competition victory. The team of Jacobellis and Dierdorff was clearly a great match.

“It was a really great experience teaming up with Mick,” said Jacobellis. “I was really happy with my performance on the individual race side and being able to switch it up and have a strategy with Mick was amazing. I’m used to going out of the gate first in the team race, so it was a little nerve-wracking sitting at the gate and waiting for it to drop. I was definitely a little over gripped in some situations and even had some trouble getting out of the start. I’m happy that turned around for me and I was able to execute.”

The sport of mixed-team snowboardcross requires a different type of communication than the traditional individual race format. With the men starting first, and the women waiting for a signal from the coach, and ultimately for their teammate to cross the line before the start gate opens, it makes for an interesting dynamic on the course.

“We do have spotters on the course,” said Jacobellis. “Jeff Archibald is down at the bottom and radios up to the top to give an idea of how the men will finish. I did know my gate was going to drop fourth. It made me really want to focus and nail that start to get as much momentum and tuck into the draft.”

With the men running first in the final, Dierdorff found himself in trouble for the first time in either the individual race or the mixed-team competition at the worst possible time, falling behind and unable to make a pass at any point throughout his half of the race. While he was able to keep himself close to the pack of riders ahead, Dierdorff crossed the line just over a half-second back.

“The first thing I am trying to do is be first and give Lindsey a big as of a gap as possible,” said Dierdorff. “The first two worked out, and then in the final, the heat didn’t go my way for the first time on their course. Initially upon crossing the finish line in fourth, but still very much in the pack, I couldn’t help but have a gut wrenching feeling. I think one of the coolest parts about it was that I realized I have one of the greatest of all time in Lindsey Jacobellis on my team. I think it made it that much more exciting for her to have that task ahead to go from fourth to first and it just shows how good of a rider she really is. It was so cool being down there and cheering for Lindsey in the first ever mixed-team event.”

With an amazing week of snowboardcross training and competition, one thing was clear, the U.S. riders really enjoyed their time at Solitude Mountain Resort.

“Coming to Solitude, I knew it was going to be an awesome course. It’s such a cool mountain and has incredible people. They supported us so well, and that helped make the dreams come true this week!”

RESULTS
Mixed-team snowboardcross

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

FREESKI
Wednesday, Feb. 6
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
5:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN*

Saturday, Feb. 9
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC

FREESTYLE
Wednesday, Feb. 6
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold

Thursday, Feb. 7
12:00 a.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN*
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s team aerials - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold

Friday, Feb. 8
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN, NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 9
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s dual moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold

Sunday, Feb. 10
2:00 a.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s dual moguls - Deer Valley Resort, Utah - NBCSN*

SNOWBOARDING
Monday, Feb. 4
3:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel giant slalom - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
7:30 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel giant slalom - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - NBCSN*

Tuesday, Feb. 5
3:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s parallel slalom - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold
9:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s big air - Park City Mountain Resort, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold

Friday, Feb. 8
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBCSN & NBC Sports Gold

Saturday, Feb. 9
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s halfpipe - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*

Sunday, Feb. 10
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
4:30 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s slopestyle - Park City Mountain, Utah - NBC*

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The new Olympic discipline of mixed-team snowboardcross will make its debut Sunday at the 2019 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships, presented by Toyota, at Solitude Mountain Resort.

The U.S. Snowboardcross Team will be guaranteed a minimum of two teams in Sunday's event, with the possibility of a third. U.S. Team 1 will be represented by the newly crowned 2019 World Champion Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and five-time World Champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.). Jacobellis has had previous success in team snowboardcross competitions, earning a bronze medal with U.S. Snowboardcross teammate Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, Utah) at the 2017 FIS World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Following Dierdorff’s victory on Saturday, he shared his thoughts on the mixed-team snowboardcross competition. “I think it will be me and Lindsey out there,” he said. “I’m going to try to do the same thing I did out there on Friday, this time with Lindsey, and aim to go grab another World Championship medal!”

U.S. Team 2 will be represented by Stacy Gaskill (Golden, Colo.) and Jake Vedder (Pickney, Mich.), who won the small final in Friday’s World Championship snowboardcross competition finishing fifth overall. In addition, if the U.S. is granted a third team, eight-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Sandpoint, Idaho) and Olympian Meghan Tierney (Edwards, Colo.) will compete as U.S. Team 3.

In this event, mixed gender teams of two athletes, one female and one male, compete head-to-head in heats of four. On completion of the course by the first athlete, the start gate opens automatically and the second athlete starts (relay principle). The top two teams from each heat advance to the next round. The first athlete of the second teammates to reach the finish line claims the win for the team. Athletes are eliminated throughout quarterfinals and semifinals, as well as a small final (Fifth through eighth place ) and big final (first through fourth place).

The U.S. claimed three top-five finishes in Friday’s individual snowboardcross race and will be carrying momentum into Sunday’s competition. It’s clear that the course at Solitude Mountain is running well for the team and we can expect the U.S. to put their best foot forward to potentially earn another World Championships medal. Tune in on NBC To catch all the action.

HOW TO WATCH
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*Same-day broadcast
**Next-day broadcast

SNOWBOARDING
Sunday, Feb. 3
1:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s team snowboardcross - Solitude, Utah - Olympic Channel-TV, OlympicChannel.com & NBC Sports Gold
5:00 p.m. - FIS World Championships men and women’s team snowboardcross - Solitude, Utah - NBCSN*