Freeski halfpipe finals marked the of end of an exciting two weeks in Engadin, Switzerland, for the 2025 FIS Ski Freestyle World Championships. Nick Goepper walked away with his first halfpipe World Champs medal, finishing second, and Alex Ferreira finished third.

Goepper is not a stranger to the pressure of World Champs, with two previous slopestyle podiums in 2013 and 2019. However, this result was Goepper's first in the halfpipe discipline and his highest World Champs finish ever. Goepper finished the day with a 94.00 on run 2, after a crash score on his first run. He impressed the judges with back-to-back double cork 1620s and finishing the run with his signature bone air 900. Ferreira finished third, tying his best result at a World Champs (he was also third in Bakuriani 2023), with a 92.50 on run one. He capped his run off with the classic double cork 1620 blunt and celebratory pole swings that got the crowd going. The Kiwi phenom, Finley Melville-Ives took home the gold after scoring a 96.00. Hunter Hess also had a great performance, finishing fifth, and impressing the crowd and judges alike with his left misty 720 mute. David Wise finished 11th, unable to put down a clean run in finals.

On the women's side, Svea Irving was the top finisher for the U.S. women in fifth. Irving put down two clean runs, highlighted by her left 1080 safety on her last hit. Kate Gray finished tenth, putting down the first bone air by a woman in competition. Great Britain's Zoe Atkin secured her first World Championship gold, with China's Fanghui Li in second and Canada's Cassie Sharpe in third.

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team is now officially on summer vacation. They are looking forward to enjoying their off season with training camps, time in the gym, and even more skiing.

RESULTS
Women
Men

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

The first freeski event of the 2025 FIS Ski Freestyle World Championships wrapped up, with Mac Forehand and Alex Hall sharing the slopestyle podium. Forehand won the silver and Hall the bronze. The United States finished with four men in the top eight, a huge accomplishment in a stacked slopestyle field.

After a week of prime conditions in Corvatsch, Switzerland, the slopestyle finals were moved earlier to squeeze in before an incoming weekend storm. In qualifications on Wednesday, six of seven athletes punched their ticket to finals: Forehand, Hall, Hunter Henderson, Troy Podmilsak, Marin Hamill and Grace Henderson.

Forehand and Hall shared the podium for the second time this season, joined by Norway’s Birk Ruud in the gold medal spot. After failing to put together a clean first run, Forehand, Hall and Hunter Henderson all needed to lace their second go. Podmilsak and Hunter Henderson both sat in third after their second runs before being bumped down to finish in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Forehand had an impressive second run, with judges loving his first rail combo - a right back swap transfer, pretzel 240 out - giving it the highest score of the day. They also loved his second jump, a switch left triple 1620 mute. Hall answered well, putting together an tricky first rail combo: a switch right tails on, tails over transfer, blind 450 out. Hall was the only athlete in the field using the transition feature so progressively, getting two hits out of it instead of just one. Hall talked about his approach to World Championships, saying, “My strategy lately has just been to go for the run I really feel like doing, having fun doing it and trying the hardest rail tricks I can think of.”

It is Forehand’s first World Championship medal and Hall’s second. Forehand reflected on sharing the podium with a teammate, saying, “My teammates are like my brothers at this point. With Alex up there with me today, it’s like having a brother with me, I really enjoyed it.”

On the women’s side, Grace Henderson finished ninth and Marin Hamill 11th. Both were stoked to put down a clean run when it counted and walk away from the season healthy and in high spirits. Switzerland's own Mathilde Gremaud finished first, with Austria's Lara Wolf in second and Canada's Megan Oldham in third.

Next up, the same squad will throw down in big air qualifications. Women’s qualifications are scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 and men’s on Thursday, March 27. Finals are on the March 29. Halfpipe qualifications are scheduled for Friday, March 28, with finals on March 30.

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.

In Tignes, France, Stifel U.S. Freeski Team's Alex Hall took home another World Cup win in slopestyle and captured the slopestyle Crystal Globe, marking him the best slopestyle skier of the 2024-25 season. Mac Forehand also stood on the podium in second place in big air. The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team also continued their reign as best in the world, winning the Nation's Cup for park and pipe.

Tignes Big Air

On Thursday, both the men and women threw down in big air finals. On the women’s side, Rell Harwood was the sole American to qualify into finals and finished the event in fourth. She finished the evening with a 174.25 – a combined score from her switch right bio 900 and her left double 1260. Italy’s Flora Tabanelli finished in first, with France’s Tess Ledeux in second and Finland’s Anni Karava in third. Tabanelli secured her big air Crystal Globe with the win, podiuming at every big air this season.

On the men’s side, Mac Forehand, Alex Hall and Troy Podmilsak qualified into finals. All three had a very strong showing in a tight competition. Forehand finished the night in second, with the judges rewarding him for going huge on his switch left triple 1800 and left triple 1800. Podmilsak finished just off the podium in fourth, showing off his two signature tricks: right triple cork 1800 and left Berco flip. Hall took ninth, with a big score of 90.50 on run one. Forehand was joined on the podium by Italy’s Miro Tabanelli in first and New Zealand’s Luca Harrington in third. Harrington secured his big air Crystal Globe as well, podiuming at four of six World Cups this season.

Tignes Slopestyle

Friday was slopestyle finals day, with Marin Hamill and Rell Harwood qualifying through to finals. Hamill was the top U.S. finisher, ending the day in fourth with the judges enjoying her switch right 720 and right cork 720. Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir finished first, with Australia’s Abbi Harrigan in second and New Zealand’s Ruby Star Andrews in third. Harwood finished in 10th after a hard fall on run one, resulting in a DNS on run two. Harwood ended the season in fourth and Hamill in sixth for the slopestyle overall standings.

Four men in finals represented the U.S.: Alex Hall, Hunter Henderson, Cody Laplante and Colby Stevenson. Hall threw down a monster run to take the win, highlighted by two rail sections – right 270 Tokyo drift to right switch lip, back 450 and swift left Tokyo drift 270 on, back 810. He was joined on the podium by Switzerland’s Andri Ragettli in second and Norway’s Sebastian Schjerve in third. This is Hall's second win of the season and third total podium this year.

Henderson finished the day in fifth, his best result of the season. LaPlante also had his best result of the season in seventh, while Stevenson was 10th.

Hall’s win secured his first slopestyle Crystal Globe. It was his second career Globe; he won the big air Globe last season. He was joined on the overall podium by Stevenson, who finished the season third overall. Mac Forehand also had a great slopestyle season, taking fifth overall.

The season's overall success resulted in the overall Nations Cup for the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team, naming them the strongest team in the world for the third year in a row.

The season's final event is the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Endagin, Switzerland from March 18-30. The World Championships team will compete in slopestyle on March 22, big air on March 29 and halfpipe on March 30. All events can be streamed on skiandsnowboard.live.

RESULTS
Women
Men

Stifel U.S. Freeski Team Announces 2025 World Championship Team

Park City, Utah (March 11, 2025) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce the 17 Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athletes and four ski cross athletes representing the United States at the 2025 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, March 18-30, 2025.

This event marks the 20th FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships and is sure to impress. The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team is headlined by freeski veterans including Olympic medalists Alex Hall and Colby Stevenson in slopestyle/big air, along with Olympic medalists Alex Ferreira, Nick Goepper and David Wise in halfpipe. 

Reigning big air world champion Troy Podmilsak will look to defend his title he won in 2023. Alex Hall, Colby Stevenson, Mac Forehand and Konnor Ralph all have podiumed at FIS World Cups this season, earning them their World Championships spot. On the women’s side, Grace Henderson scored a silver at X Games big air and Rell Harwood is coming off back-to-back slopestyle World Cup podiums, making both women serious podium threats in Endagin.

The men’s halfpipe squad has been tough to beat this year, with the United States sweeping the podium at the Secret Garden World Cup, X Games and Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen, highlighted by Ferreira and Goepper’s season-long battle for victory. They are joined by Hunter Hess and three time Olympic medalist David Wise, who have shared podiums with Goepper and Ferreira this season. Svea Irving will also be one to watch as she earned a third place in Secret Garden earlier this season and is currently sitting in fourth overall.

“The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team has been looking forward to the FIS Ski World Championships in Endagin all season,” said Freeski Sport Director Skogen Sprang. “With the slopestyle venue consistently being one of the best stops of the tour for the last 10 years and a new superpipe built to perfection, we couldn’t be happier to wrap up the season in such a beautiful place with world class venues. Strong podium results have qualified a great team and I look forward to seeing all the athletes progress the sport and land some amazing runs."

“The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team is having an incredible season,” said Anouk Patty, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport. “We have a great group of athletes representing us at World Championships and I know they will push one another to the top of the podium.”

Fans can tune in to watch all the action on Infront’s skiandsnowboard.live. Events will be shown live and on demand on its website and app.

2025 FIS FREESTYLE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Listed in alphabetical order by last name by discipline
(Name; hometown; ski club; birthdate; past World Championship teams)

HALFPIPE

Women

• Piper Arnold* (South Lake Tahoe, CA; Sierra-at-Tahoe Freestyle Ski Team; 6/1/2007)
• Kate Gray* (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; 6/29/2006)
• Svea Irving (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Freeski Team; 2/27/2002; 2021, 2023)
• Hanna Lamm* (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; 9/3/2005)

Men

• Alex Ferreira (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club; 8/14/1994; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, IN; Cork Tech Freeski; 3/14/1994; 2013, 2019)
• Hunter Hess* (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation; 10/1/1998)
• David Wise (Reno, NV; 6/30/1990; 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

SLOPESTYLE/BIG AIR

Women

• Kate Gray* (Crowley Lake, CA; Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team; 6/29/2006)
• Marin Hamill (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 4/5/2001; 2021)
• Rell Harwood (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 6/1/2001; 2021)
• Grace Henderson* (Madbury, NH; Waterville Valley BBTS; 4/28/2001)

Men

• Mac Forehand (Winhall, VT; Stratton Mountain School; 8/4/2001; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Alex Hall (Salt Lake City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 9/21/1998; 2017, 2019, 2021)
• Troy Podmilsak (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 8/23/2004; 2023)
• Konnor Ralph* (Helena, MT; Wy’East Mountain Academy; 1/27/2003)
• Colby Stevenson (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 10/3/1997; 2015, 2021)

SKI CROSS

Women

• Morgan Shute*^ (Allendale, NJ; Carrabassett Valley Academy; 9/13/2006)
• Maggie Swain*^ (Kingfield, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy; 7/10/2006)

Men

• Chris Del Bosco^ (Colorado Springs, CO; Team Summit Colorado; 3/30/1982; 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Jack Mitchell*^ (Wenatchee, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education Foundation; 3/3/2003)

^Non-Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete

*Denotes first World Championships team

2025 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Live Coverage

All times EST. Check local listings, subject to change.

Saturday, March 22

5:00 a.m. - women’s slopestyle finals - skiandsnowboard.live

6:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s ski cross finals - skiandsnowboard.live

7:30 a.m. - Men’s slopestyle finals - skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 23

6:30 a.m. - men’s and women’s ski cross team finals - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 29

2:30 p.m. - men’s and women’s big air finals - skiandsnowboard.live 

Sunday, March 30

5:00 a.m. - women’s halfpipe finals - skiandsnowboard.live

7:00 a.m. - men’s halfpipe finals - skiandsnowboard.live

Rell Harwood of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team made it back-to-back slopestyle podiums, capturing third in Stoneham, Quebec, Canada for the final North American World Cup of the season. 

The weather has been tricky all week, with high winds impacting the way athletes structured their runs. In qualifications earlier in the week, five Americans progressed to finals: Harwood, Alex Hall, Konnor Ralph, Mac Forehand and Cody LaPlante. Harwood was the sole woman to progress to finals, while Ralph and Hall were the top qualifiers in their respective heats.

Harwood put down a clean second run and scored a 74.11, bumping her into the third spot. Harwood toned down some of her usual style to cater to the challenging conditions, but still executed cleanly. Harwood was stoked to be on the podium, saying, "I had so much fun skiing today! The weather conditions were challenging, so I was just happy to put a run down that I was stoked on!". Harwood also added a new trick to her repertoire recently, a switch on front 450, that she got to use in her run today.

Harwood was joined on the podium by Italy's Flora Tabanelli in first and China's Ruyi Yang in second. This is Harwood's second consecutive slopestyle podium, having podiumed at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen - and just her second slopestyle podium ever. 

On the men's side, Ralph was one of the only athletes in the field to put down a clean first run. It unfortunately didn't keep him in the top spot, but he came back on run two to secure a fourth place finish. Forehand also had a great second run, landing him in fifth for the day. Hall finished the day in 12th, with LaPlante 14th.

The men's side was won by Austria's Matej Svancer, with New Zealand's Luca Harrington and Ben Barclay in second and third, respectively. 

The race for the Crystal Globe is still on, with one more slopestyle and big air competition to come in Tignes, France. The race is tight and three American men are vying for the Globe. Harwood currently sits in fourth overall for the women, and looks to bump up her standings by the end of the season.

RESULTS
Women
Men

In an epic conclusion to an exciting season of halfpipe skiing, Alex Ferreira and Nick Goepper found themselves together on the podium once again at the Snow Rodeo in Calgary.

After a week in frigid temperatures, the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe riders gave it their all for the last World Cup of the season. In Friday's qualifiers, Svea Irving was the lone American woman to get through to finals, while seven American men qualified including Hunter Hess, Dylan Ladd, Birk Irving, Alex Ferreira, Nick Goepper, Matt Labaugh and David Wise. Wise was the top qualifier in heat one and Goepper was the top qualifier in heat two.

While the action heated up on Saturday night, the temperatures dropped. The famed night final took place at -5 degrees Fahrenheit, adding another layer of difficulty. 

The women's side had their usual three run final format with eight finalists. Svea Irving put down her first run, giving her a score of 72.75 and she knew she needed to kick it up a notch for her next two runs. Unfortunately, Svea could not put down a clean run, getting caught up on her last two hits and finishing the night in fifth. China's Li Fanghui finished in the top spot, with Great Britain's Zoe Atkin in second and Canada's own Rachel Karker in third. Svea's finish secured her the fourth overall spot in women's halfpipe this season, just one away from an overall podium finish.

On the men's side, it was a 16-man, two-run final. Goepper finished as the top American man in second place with an unreal second run. Ferreira ended in third, after his first run resulted in a 91.75 - setting the tone for the contest. They were joined on the podium by New Zealand's Finley Melville-Ives in first, his first World Cup victory.

Hess finished the evening in sixth, after a good first run. He also debuted his misty 720, adding an extra 180 degrees of rotation from how he usually does it to land switch, a new twist on his beloved last hit. Wise finished the night in seventh, after a clutch last run, but unfortunately it was not enough to crack the podium. Ladd finished eighth, Birk Irving 10th and Matt Labaugh 14th. The American men put together incredible runs, with many having heartbreaking, last-hit falls that ultimately resulted in a disappointing night for many.

Alex Ferreira also won the Crystal Globe for the second year in a row and the third time in his career. Nick Goepper joined him on the overall podium, finishing the season in second overall. The two had a heated battle for the top spot that brought a lot of excitement to the season. They were joined by Canada's Brendan Mackay for third place overall.

Next up for the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team, slopestyle heads to Stoneham, Quebec next weekend for their last North American competition this season. Halfpipe is taking some time off, and then gears up for the World Championships in Endagin, Switzerland in March.

RESULTS
Women
Men