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Goepper Second, Ferreira Third in World Champs Halfpipe
Goepper, Melville-Ives, and Ferreira on the Podium with champagne // @fisparkandpipe
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.
Kate Gray
Kate Gray of Mammoth Lakes California started skiing when she was two years old and jumped into park skiing before she turned ten, inspired by her older brothers.
Svea Irving
USASA Series: Rocky Mountain Series
Hunter Hess
Hunter Hess of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe roster is one of the most exciting athletes on the circuit. Growing up in Oregon, Hunter spent his time honing his love for skiing at Mt. Bachelor and grew up skiing with the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation.
Nick Goepper
A smart and talented Midwest native, Nick Goepper has the tools for success and it shows with his impressive roster of results, which includes two Olympic medals - bronze and silver - five X Games medals (three of them gold) and podium finishes at pretty much every other major event in freeskiing
Alex Ferreira
Alex Ferreira started competitive freeskiing when he was ten and his mom registered him for an aerials event without his knowledge. From there, Ferreira found halfpipe and has gone on to become one of the most decorated halfpipe skiers in history.
David Wise
David Wise has been on the top of the halfpipe podium since early 2011, with a trophy case that includes the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's ski halfpipe and a matching gold medal in halfpipe from the 2018 Games!
Stifel U.S. Freeski Team Goes 4-5-6 in World Champs Big Air
Troy Podmilsak grabs mute during the World Championships big air finals.
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
Kate Gray
Kate Gray of Mammoth Lakes California started skiing when she was two years old and jumped into park skiing before she turned ten, inspired by her older brothers.
Svea Irving
USASA Series: Rocky Mountain Series
Hunter Hess
Hunter Hess of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team halfpipe roster is one of the most exciting athletes on the circuit. Growing up in Oregon, Hunter spent his time honing his love for skiing at Mt. Bachelor and grew up skiing with the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation.
Nick Goepper
A smart and talented Midwest native, Nick Goepper has the tools for success and it shows with his impressive roster of results, which includes two Olympic medals - bronze and silver - five X Games medals (three of them gold) and podium finishes at pretty much every other major event in freeskiing
Alex Ferreira
Alex Ferreira started competitive freeskiing when he was ten and his mom registered him for an aerials event without his knowledge. From there, Ferreira found halfpipe and has gone on to become one of the most decorated halfpipe skiers in history.
David Wise
David Wise has been on the top of the halfpipe podium since early 2011, with a trophy case that includes the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's ski halfpipe and a matching gold medal in halfpipe from the 2018 Games!