ContestHappening 3 2025/26 | FIS Freeride World Championship 2026

Snowboard Men

The snowboarders got straight down to business. Liam Rivera laid down an uncompromising line in the fall line, took full risk and combined a mandatory cliff with a powerful backflip. Clean landings, a double cliff and a 360 on the windlip at the end earned him the victory.

Victor De La Rue chose a similar line, opening his run with a big 360, followed by a laid-out backflip and a 360 on the windlip. An extremely fast, fluid and technical run overall put him in second place.

Michael Mawn started on the Looker's Left side in extremely steep terrain with an incline of up to 47 degrees. His run was fast, technically demanding and included a very large cliff, directly followed by a massive 360.

From a German perspective, Timm Schröder (GER) did not have the best day. The 28-year-old started aggressively into a challenging groove, but crashed on his first jump. Although he later performed a stylish backside 360, he had to settle for 56.00 points and eighth place.

1. Liam Rivera (84.33)

2. Victor De La Rue (82.00)

3. Michael Mawn (69.00)

Noémie Equy skied extremely fast and smoothly through the rocky sections, placed two large drops cleanly in the lower part of the slope and scored points with a very clever line choice.

Spain's Núria Castán Barón wowed the home crowd. Aggressive in the upper section, tactically clever between the rocks and with a lot of speed on the windlip, where she placed a long jump with a grab. With 79.00 points, she deserved third place and proved once again that she is in top form in the Pyrenees.

1. Mia Jones (84.00)

2. Noémie Equy (81.33)

3. Núria Castán Barón (79.00)

Ski Men

The unofficial motto for the skiers seemed clear: "All in!". Although this led to a few "no scores", it in no way detracted from the show. This was symbolized by the American Kelly Hilleke, who, after losing his skis in the upper part of the windlip, still managed to perform a double backflip - pure freeride attitude.

Ben Richards dominated the contest with a run that perfectly combined speed, style and control. His line through the close-out couloir looked playfully easy, plus a big 360 with a perfect landing, several cliffs in the middle section and a spectacular moment in the lowest section: he was the only rider in the entire field to top it off with a stylish 360 after the big air.

Ugo Troubat got off to a spectacular start with a huge cliff straight from the start, performed several 360s in extremely challenging terrain and finished his creative run with a massive backflip on the last cliff - a highlight despite some minor landing difficulties in between.

Kai Jones, cousin of snowboard winner Mia Jones, completed the podium. At just 19 years old, he was the youngest in the field, extremely fast through the couloir with a mandatory cliff. A big backflip with a slight backslap cost him points, but he still managed to finish third by a wafer-thin margin of 0.67 points.

In contrast, things did not go as hoped from the German-speaking countries. Valentin Rainer opened with a backflip, but crashed after a leftside 360 and was left without a score. Max Hitzig lost a ski after a strong start and, like Tiemo Rolshoven , was left without a score.

1. Ben Richards (91.67)

2. Ugo Troubat (86.00)

3. Kai Jones (76.67)

Ski Women

The women's skiing competition had to be stopped at the decision of the competition director due to increasingly difficult visibility conditions. At this point, eleven of the 16 participants had completed their runs. This meant that the required two-thirds threshold had been reached and the results determined up to that point were recognized as the World Championship ranking.

Zuzanna Witych secured the title with a classic freeride run. After an individual start, she showed all her skills in steep, exposed terrain, combining three large cliffs with clean landings and impressing with creative line choices and "first tracks". Justine Dufour-Lapointe scored with a technical start, three consecutive cliffs and her trademark move, a cleanly landed backflip on the windlip at the bottom of the slope. Molly Armanino focused on speed and flow. Without any big drops, but extremely controlled and cleverly skied, it was enough for third place.

Ulla Gilot showed a technically demanding run with several airs, but crashed after a difficult double cliff drop and finished in fifth place with 37 points. Lena Kohler performed three clean airs and skied smoothly, but crashed after the highest cliff drop of the entire women's field and was therefore left without a score.

1. Zuzanna Witych (80.33)

2. Justine Dufour-Lapointe (76.33)

3. Molly Armanino (74.00)