Troy Podmilsak made history today when he landed the world’s first triple 2160 and won gold in big air at his first ever World Championships—all at just eighteen years old.

The big air events at World Championships got off to a bit of a bumpy start when men’s qualifications were delayed three hours due to heavy winds. However, Podmilsak didn’t let the delay or the wind hinder his performance. He stayed focused and was able to put down two clean runs to qualify into finals. Unfortunately, Podmilsak’s teammates Cody LaPlante and Hunter Henderson weren’t able to nail the tricks they were hoping for and did not advance to finals.

The weather in Bakuriani continued to pose a challenge, and big air finals were bumped up by a day in an effort to evade inclement weather coming into the region. Fortunately, the plan was successful and finals were able to go off with no wind and just a bit of light snow.  Podmilsak was the first to drop in finals and wasted no time getting the show going. He stomped a switch double bio 19 safety grab and called it, "the best he’s ever done." But Podmilsak was just getting started.

In big air, the athletes' best two jumps out of three count, so TPod knew he needed another exceptional run, and boy, did he deliver. On his second run, Podmilsak stomped the world’s first triple 2160 mute grab to put him into first place. Not only was this the first time the triple 2160 had ever been, but it was also the first time Podmilsak had ever attempted that trick on snow. Podmilsak explained, "That was the first time I've ever done [the triple 2160]. I did it on the air bag a few times and didn't really land it. That was the first time I've ever really landed it." Needless to say, it was a day of firsts. However, despite Podmilsak's epic second run, there was still one more run to go, and in big air, it’s not over until it’s over. 

Podmilsak dropped last on run three, so he anxiously watched his fellow competitors do everything in their power to usurp first place from him, but their efforts were to no avail. When it was finally TPod’s turn to drop, he had already secured the gold medal and was able to take a victory lap amidst the cheers of his fellow competitors and the fans.

When asked how he was feeling after taking first place at his very first World Champs, Podmilsak said, “I can’t even really believe it. It almost feels like a dream to me. I’m proud of myself and I’m proud of my team. We worked really hard for this.” 

Big air was the final event in Georgia and Podmilsak’s win was the perfect way to wrap up the 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships. Next up, the U.S. Freeski Team's slopestyle team will travel to Tignes, France for their second to last World Cup of the season. 

RESULTS
Men's big air

At only 18 years old, Hanna Faulhaber became the women’s freeski halfpipe 2023 World Champion. Faulhaber claimed the gold after landing the run she's been working on all season for the very first time.

This is only Faulhaber’s second World Championships appearance, her first being in 2021, when she was just 16 years old and claimed an impressive fourth place finish. This year though, Faulhaber came out swinging and put down a clean first run in qualifications to easily make it through to finals. 

After two rest days due to weather and the condition of the halfpipe, Faulhaber was more than ready to throw down when finals day rolled around. While no one knew quite what to expect of the weather, the wind and clouds held off for most of the finals, allowing the event to go off smoothly. 

Faulhaber put down a clean run right off the bat in finals and was sitting in second after her first run. On her second run, Faulhaber nailed her grabs, which bumped up her score by nearly four points. Faulhaber said, “Honestly, I got to the bottom and said I don’t think I can do much better than that.” But anyone who knows Faulhaber, knows she’s not one to throw in the towel early.

Dropping in second to last on her third and final run, Faulhaber gave it everything she had and managed to put down an even cleaner run. When her score of 95.75 came in and bumped her into first place, Faulhaber’s face of disbelief and excitement said it all. “It’s unbelievable," she said. "I’m really at a loss of words right now. I shed a couple tears, and wow. That is really the only word I can use to describe it right now—wow.”

“Wow” is the word of the day for the athletes, fans and coaches who witnessed the women’s freeski halfpipe final. Faulhaber’s halfpipe teammate Alex Ferreira, who took third at the 2023 World Champs, said, “I am extremely elated for Hanna Faulhaber...She just absolutely crushed it, and now she’s a World Champion.” Standing alongside Faulhaber on the podium was Zoe Atkin of Great Britain in second and Rachel Karker of Canada in third.

The conclusion of the 2023 World Championship halfpipe finals marks the end of the competition season for the U.S. Freeski Halfpipe Team. The Team will now head back to the states for some rest and recovery before spring camps begin. 

RESULTS
Women's halfpipe

On the cusp of the inaugural Stifel America’s Downhill at Aspen, the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team’s first coach is still impacting the athletes over a half-century later. U.S. Ski & Snowboard is thrilled to announce that the organization has reached its $20 million goal to endow the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund.

The Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund supports travel expenses for A, B, C and Pro team athletes across alpine, cross country, freestyle, snowboard and freeski. It is unique in the sports world—no other national governing body has an endowment that provides financial support specifically for its athletes’ travel needs. The Beattie Fund is part of the larger Marolt Athlete Endowment campaign, which also raises funds to support coaching, athlete education and sports career transition assistance, in perpetuity.

The fund is named in honor of the late Coach Beattie (1933 – 2018), an icon of the sport of alpine ski racing who led the alpine team to its first men’s medals in 1964 and was a tireless supporter of athletes up to his passing in 2018. Its launch in his name five months prior to his passing was one of his proudest moments.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard thanks all the supporters whose generosity made this achievement possible, especially Board of Trustees members Phill Gross, for his dedication and leadership as the Marolt Athlete Endowment campaign chair, and Karen Arnold, whose passion for this mission drove fundraising forward and across the finish line.  

As one of alpine ski racing’s most passionate pioneers, Beattie remained an outspoken advocate for athlete travel funding throughout his life. The fund was created to specifically close the gap on funding of athlete travel costs to training camps, and domestic and international competitions. While in the past most of those expenses were covered by the team, in recent years a gap in funding created scenarios where athletes were paying to travel with the team.

Beattie stumbled into the national team role in the early 1960s but went on to become its first full-time coach, leading Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga to silver and bronze in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck. He was one of the originators of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup tour, which began in 1967, and went on to pioneer NASTAR, start World Pro Skiing and become a legendary broadcaster with ABC and ESPN. He remained an active trustee with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Foundation for a half-century and was well known for his impassioned speeches at board members imploring more support for athletes.

As a nonprofit organization, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has limited annual resources to allocate across multiple sports. Endowments like the Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund are a great way to augment athlete support and maintain core operational funding. While he was a New Hampshire native, Beattie called Aspen, Colorado home for more than 40 years. It is fitting that we announce the realization of his dream of athlete travel funding ahead of the alpine competition that he championed for many years.

Hunter Henderson stomped his second run of two in the freeski slopestyle finals to earn sixth place in his first-ever FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.

The FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships take place every two years and the event brings together the best ski and snowboard athletes in the world to compete for the title of World Champion in moguls, dual moguls, aerials, halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, snowboardcross and skicross. This year, the event is taking place in Bakuriani, Georgia and is the largest sporting event Georgia has ever hosted.

High winds and heavy snowfall on the days leading up to qualifications and finals made training difficult. However, the athletes persevered and were able to make the most of their time on the course during practice. Slopestyle qualifications were postponed due to heavy wind, but they were able to go off a day later in sunny conditions, albeit with a bit of wind. Cody LaPlante and Hunter Henderson both landed clean first runs to qualify third and fourth, respectively, from heat two. Unfortunately, Mac Forehand and Troy Podmilsak weren't able to put down the runs they were hoping to and just missed out on making finals. 

Finals day dawned with perfect conditions—sunny, warm, and no wind. After Henderson bobbled on his first run, the pressure was on for his second run, but he didn’t let that phase him. Henderson proceeded to nail his final run. “I was honestly in disbelief when I landed my second run," he explains. "It was definitely the hardest run I’ve ever landed in competition.” Henderson’s run even featured a new trick he recently added to his collection. “I learned the carving double 1620 Japan in Laax after the competition there when we were training. Today, I took that into competition and was doing it on the second bat-wing style jump. I was definitely stoked to be using that feature in a more unique way.”

Birk Ruud of Norway won gold, while his teammate Christian Nummedal claimed silver, and Andri Ragettli of Switzerland took home the bronze. LaPlante wasn't able to put down the run he wanted and finished 13th. 

Henderson, Laplante and Podmilsak aren’t done just yet. Next up on the World Champs schedule for them is big air qualifications on March 3 at 3:30 am ET. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

HOW TO WATCH

Sunday, March 5 
1:00 a.m. ET - Freeski Big Air Finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday night, under the lights, Dew Tour held the men's ski super streetstyle qualifier and final, where 2x Olympian Colby Stevenson took first, and teammate Alex Hall took third. Oregon's Tucker FitzSimons placed second. 

The super streetstyle event consisted of three separate heats, with four athletes in each heat. Each competitor was allowed three attempts to earn a high enough score to advance into the second round. Two competitors from each heat then battled it off, head to head, to advance to the podium showdown. Stevenson, FitzSimons and Hall took their turns at duking it out on the course.

The streetstyle course included four different sections of a variety of rails to choose from. The first section had a staircase with two hand rails on either side, as well as a pole jam and barrier to a waterfall down rail. The second section had a flat rail, a down rail, and a pole jam to two separate down rails. The third section had a jersey barrier rail, a flat box or a fence flat rail to a corrugated down tube, as well as a shipping container feature. The last section contained a pole jam to a wall ride, a flat rail transfer to a down kinked rail, and lastly a down flat rail. 

Stevenson earned his top spot with a score of 92.66, with a run including a switch 270 onto the waterfall rail, pretzel 450 out, to a backside 360 switchup on the transfer, 270 out, to a right side 450 onto the jersey barrier and switch out, and ending the run with a switch on, front swap over the transfer, continuing 270 out. FitzSimon's earned his silver with a 89.33, and rounding it out in third was Hall with a 70.00. 

Results 

Men's Super Streetstyle

On a bluebird, pristine day, Dew Tour held its first event: the men's freeski halfpipe finals, where 2x Olympic gold medalist David Wise took second and teammate Aaron Blunck was third. Canadian Brendan Mackay took the win.

Wise earned his silver medal with a score of an 87.00 with a run that included a switch right 900 tail grab, into a switch double 1080 Japan grab, into right 900 tail grab, into a left double 1260 mute grab, and ending it off with a right double 1260 mute grab. After landing his first of four runs, Wise said, "I have three more runs to go; I don't know what to do next." Thankfully for him, this run secured him into that second place for the entirety of the event. 

Wise now flies to the Bakuriani World Championships tonight. "I like when the competition schedule is tight like this, because it gives me a little less time to overthink things," said Wise. "It's like, alright, we're going to show up and there is one day of practice, there's the finals, then we're going to get on an airplane to go to Georgia. Then there is one day of practice in Georgia, then there's qualifiers, and then were going to take a day off, and then there's finals. It just goes boom, boom, boom.

"I kind of excel in that chaotic environment, maybe because I'm a parent and I have raised children. So, I am stoked. I really was just happy that the sun was out and that the pipe was nice today. So to put down some solid runs felt good!"

Blunck claimed his third place with a score of an 84.00 with a run that included a right 1080 tail grab, into a switch down the pipe double cork 900, into a switch right 700, into a left double cork 900, and ending the run off with a right double cork 1260 tail grab. 

"Conditions out here today in Copper were all time," said Blunck. "It was a beautiful, bluebird day. It has been a busy week up here at Copper, so we're stoked. To finish my season off with a podium is huge for me. It's been a really rough season battling injuries, so it is nice to have one finish on top and now go finish the season skiing in deep snow and build some jumps."

Alex Ferreira just finished off the podium in fourth with a score of an 82.33. Hunter Hess placed sixth with a 70.66 and rookie team member Matt Labaugh placed seventh in his first ever Dew Tour appearance. 

RESULTS
Men's halfpipe

The FIS Freestyle, Freeski & Snowboard World Championships kicks off on February 19, featuring some of the best U.S. skiers and riders competing for medals in Bakuriani, Georgia. Tune in on Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live to watch it all, with delayed coverage on NBC and CNBC.

2023 FIS Freestyle, Freeski & Snowboard World Championships Live Coverage
All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023
3:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - mixed team aerials - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 21
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
4:00 a.m. - snowboard team parallel slalom - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:00 a.m. - men's and women's aerials finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's moguls finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
5:30 a.m. - men's and women's dual moguls - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Monday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
4:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski slopestyle – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 3
1:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard halfpipe finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 4
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski halfpipe finals – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. - team snowboardcross - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 5
1:00 a.m. – men’s and women’s freeski big air finals – Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live
5:00 a.m. - men’s and women’s snowboard big air finals - Peacock, skiandsnowboard.live

Next weekend, Copper Mountain Resort in Copper, Colo. will welcome back the best freeskiers and snowboarders for two days of unrivaled competition at the Dew Tour. Skiers and snowboarders from around the world will travel to Copper and compete in various events. Dew Tour kicks off Feb. 24th and goes until Sunday, Feb. 26th. 

This year, 14 U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes were invited to compete in the slopestyle, halfpipe, super streetstyle, and superpipe high air & best trick jam contests. Dew Tours signature super streetstyle competition will be doubled in size this year which will allow for a larger, more diverse athlete pool and gives onsite spectators a better viewing experience. All invited halfpipe competitors will get the chance to compete in the superpipe high air & best trick jam, where they will showcase their amplitude, creativity, and style. 

Olympic gold medalist Alex Hall will be competing in the Dew Tour slopestyle event after having a very successful season thus far, with a silver medal at the Laax Open and multiple top 10 results. Hall will be a great skier to watch out for as he is hungry to add more podiums to his repertoire this season. Joining him will be teammate Colby Stevenson who is coming off of a win at the Kings & Queens of Corbet's in Jackson Hole, Wyo., as well as a gold medal at the Aspen X Games slopestyle event.  

Reigning 2021 Dew Tour gold medalist, Alex Ferriera, will be returning to the halfpipe to claim his title on Saturday, Feb. 25th, along with several teammates who have been around the world competing in World Cups, most recently in Calgary, Canada and Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 

On the snowboard front, Colorado locals Red Gerard and Taylor Gold are set to drop in. Gerard will compete in slopestyle and Gold in halfpipe. U.S. Snowboard Pro Team athlete Sonora Alba will be one of the halfpipe ladies to look out for during this event. Alba's first Dew Tour was back in 2020 which secured her a spot to the U.S. Burton Open and eventually landed her onto the U.S. Pro Snowboard Halfpipe team in 2021. In the 2022-23 season, the snowboarders have competed around the world, most recently in halfpipe and slopestyle contests in Laax, Switzerland, Aspen, Colo., Mammoth Mountain, Cali., and Calgary, Canada. 

Athletes

Freeski

• Alex Hall
• Colby Stevenson 
• Aaron Blunk 
• David Wise
• Alex Ferreira 
• Matt Labaugh

Snowboard

• Red Gerard
• Kaitlyn Adams
• Sonny Alba
• Bea Kim
• Taylor Gold 
• Ryan Wachendorfer 

Schedule 

For the most up to date schedule, click here.

Feb 25th, 2023

• Men's Ski Superpipe Final
• Women's Snowboard Superpipe Final 
• Women’s Snowboard Super Streetstyle Qualifier and Final
• Men’s Ski Super Streetstyle Qualifier and Final

Feb 26th, 2023

• Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final
• Superpipe High Air & Best Trick Jam presented by U.S. Air Force
• Women’s Ski Super Streetstyle Qualifier and Final
• Men’s Snowboard Super Streetstyle Qualifier and Final

How to Watch 

Dew Tour (Available with Live Scoring!) 

Newschoolers 

Slush the Magazine 

Snowboarder

Outside

This past week, Feb. 4-11, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyo., held their sixth annual Kings & Queens of Corbet's event. U.S. Freeski Team athlete Colby Stevenson, who this season alone has won an X Games gold medal and had numerous top-10 World Cup results, was selected to participate and ultimately ended up winning the entire thing.

The King's & Queen's of Corbet's is a prestigious event held annually at one of the most legendary couloirs in the World. Invited skiers and snowboarders came together to huck themselves off of a 10-20 foot couloir into a steep chute with rock walls on each side. Throughout the 'course' there are several man-made features to give the athletes a chance to show more than one trick. First, you drop into the couloir and on the way to the bottom there are two large jumps that you can choose to go off of, otherwise, you are skiing and riding down variable backcountry terrain until you hit the finish area. Thankfully for the athletes, it had just snowed a good amount the night before the event, which provided soft landings for each competitor to showcase their tricks. 

Stevenson was one of the 24 invited athletes to compete at the most famous line in North America. Days prior to this event, Stevenson had just competed at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth Lakes, CA, as well as X Games in Aspen, CO, where he earned a gold and silver medal. Following his success in the slopestyle world, he was able to translate those skills to the big mountain where he took the top spot for the Kings & Queens of Corbet's, among some of the best freeride skiers in the World. 

Stevenson reflects on what this experience meant to him, "It was so fun to compete in my first big mountain competition, and have it be in the famous Corbet's Couloir. Pretty wild to go from a month of slopestyle skiing straight into it, but was definitely in the competition mindset. Every person that agrees to do that event has a screw loose, so it was fun to watch everyone send it. I'm excited to push this side of my skiing a lot more in years to come." 

We look forward to seeing more backcountry skiing from Stevenson in the near future.

RESULTS

Men's 

WATCH THE RECAP 

Kings & Queens of Corbet's 2023

Young up-and-coming skiers and snowboarders, eager to showcase their talent to the snowsports world, are currently competing at the 2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Snowmass Resort in Aspen, Colo. This second of three Revolution Tour events this season showcase the next generation of skiers and snowboarders from across the country, in both slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines.

The U.S. Revolution Tour is a series designed to serve as a stepping stone for athletes looking to progress their career onto a more professional level. Entry into this series is based on criteria that will pre-qualify U.S. athletes into each competition. As a result of the competitors doing well at these events, they have the opportunity to be invited to the U.S. Grand Prix, Junior Worlds, USASA Nationals, as well as annual Project Gold Camps. Unless stated otherwise, athletes will compete in an open format, allowing a showcase of multiple varieties of talent. 

As snowboard halfpipe kicked off the tour yesterday, Feb. 9, we saw great results from U.S. Snowboard Team rookie athlete, Alessandro Barbieri, who put down a solid 92.00 for first place, as well as teammate Levko Fedorowycz, who earned himself in third place. On the women’s side, we had a total of nine Americans in the top-10, with Kinsley White in first, Kelly Berger in second, and Zoe Guerrero in third. 

On Feb. 10, the snowboard slopestyle women competed and nine found their way into the top-10. U.S. Snowboard Team athlete Courtney Rummel took home the win with a 76.50, followed by Rebecca Flynn in second, and Kaitlyn Adams in third. It was another strong showing for the men, as five found their way into the top-10. American Lucas Ferry took home first place and Liam Johnson was in second. 

Saturday, Feb.10th, U.S. athletes: Matt Labaugh, Kai Morris, Ben Fethke, Connor Ladd, and Hunter Carey are scheduled to compete. Labaugh is looking to compliment his decorated season, as he had a great showing in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix finals in Mammoth last weekend.

To round out the weekend, U.S. ski athletes Jay Riccomini, Charlie Gnoza, and Konnor Ralph will compete in the Freeski Slopestyle event on Sunday, Feb. 12.

2023 U.S. Revolution Tour at Aspen Schedule 

Feb. 8-14, 2023 - slopestyle, halfpipe

Thursday, Feb. 9 - Snowboard halfpipe 

Friday, Feb. 10 - Snowboard slopestyle

Saturday, Feb. 11 - Freeski halfpipe 

Sunday, Feb. 12 - Freeski slopestyle 

Live Scoring and Results

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=FS&eventid=52742&seasoncode=2023

And 

https://liveheats.com/events/98660