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30 January 2018

As there's generally a fair bit of interest in this Winter Olympics carry-on, we thought we'd throw together a schedule for your viewing pleasure; though, close to being on the opposite side of the planet, and bound to daylight hours, we're unsure how much pleasure this viewing schedule may bring.

Izzy and Woodsy step onto the X-Games podium

30 January 2018

The last week of major competition before the Olympic Winter Games is currently taking place with success for our freestyle skiers on one of the biggest stages in the sport. Izzy Atkin and James Woods both scored top three finishes at the X-Games in Aspen in what has been widely viewed as one of the highest quality competitions of all time....

Seven British Ski and Snowboard athletes head for World Cups this weekend

10 November 2017

The competitive snowsports season moves into full swing this weekend with seven British athletes set to compete at two FIS World Cup events. Following a disrupted start two weeks ago in Austria, the Alpine World Cup moves on to Levi in Finland with Dave Ryding, Laurie Taylor, Alex Tilley and Charlie Guest in action, whilst the Snowboard Big Air...

White withdraws from Winter Games NZ

6 September 2017

As a result of a crash in training earlier in the week, two-time Olympic gold medallist Shaun White will no longer be competing in the Halfpipe World Cup scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday (8-9 September) as part of the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ. "I took a crash while practising for the event,” said White.

FWT Dream Stop approaches

14 March 2017

For the FWT athletes who received their tickets to Haines after the Fieberbrunn stop last week much...

Laax Banked Slalom harks back to comps of yesteryear

6 March 2017

The third edition of the Sudden Rush Banked Slalom LAAX 2017 is a wrap. Around 300 participants from 18...

Chloe Kim & Shaun White Win 2017 Burton U.S. Open Halfpipe Titles

6 March 2017

Chloe Kim (USA) and Shaun White (USA) soundly defended their respective halfpipe titles here at the 35th...

Anna Gasser and Mark McMorris Win 2017 Burton U.S. Open Slopestyle Titles

Banked Slalom in LAAX is go

Complete coverage of the 35th Burton US Open

FWT Fieberbrunn is Crunch Time

World’s Top Snowboarders to Compete at the 35th Annual Burton U.S. Open

FWT in Vallnord-Arcalis goes off under clear skies

Woodsy, Morgan and Ormerod invited to X Games Oslo

Remarkable runs in Andorra FWT

Pyrenean capital of freeride welcomes 52 top riders for 3rd FWT

Les Arcs Great British Celebration

UK's Ellie Soutar second at Junior Freeride World Tour

Air + Style Podium for Katie Ormerod

Morgan and Coultas qualify for Air + Style final

Aimee Fuller qualifies for World Cup Slopestyle finals

The 4* Freeride World Qualifier Event, Big Mountain Hochfügen

Witness the next gen of freeriders at Junior FWT in Grandvaleria

Freeride World Tour opener moves from Chamonix to Andorra

Burton US Open returns to Vail

Woodsy claims X Games gold and Ormerod bronze

X-Games kicks off today

Freeride World Tour 2017 kicks off

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23 Jan 2017 - 1:53pm	X Games on ESPN for Katie O and Woodsy	0
20 Jan 2017 - 11:00am	Brits do well as Finland crowned best team at World Rookie Fest	0
19 Jan 2017 - 2:55pm	2017 Swatch Freeride World Tour in Chamonix just 10 days away	0
19 Jan 2017 - 2:28pm	Broadcast times for LAAX OPEN finals	0
18 Jan 2017 - 9:57pm	LAAX OPEN 2017 Slopestyle Semi-Finals	0
17 Jan 2017 - 11:24pm	Solitude celebrates debut as World Cup host	0
17 Jan 2017 - 5:15pm	Travis Rice wins first Japanese Freeride World Tour	0
16 Jan 2017 - 3:42pm	Brits out in force for LAAX Open	0
23 Dec 2016 - 1:32pm	Laax ready for top riders and the LAAX OPEN	0
19 Dec 2016 - 11:46am	Katie Ormerod pulls out of Copper Mtn Big Air final	0
14 Dec 2016 - 5:08pm	Knights and Queens unite for Suzuki Nine Royals	0
13 Dec 2016 - 1:56pm	FWT countdown	0
24 Nov 2016 - 3:48pm	Team GB prepped for Big Air in PyeongChang	0
18 Nov 2016 - 4:19pm	GB Park and Pipe in Austria for Pleasure Jam	0
29 Oct 2016 - 2:50pm	Jake Terry looking forward to Freeride Junior World Champs	0
4 Oct 2016 - 3:28pm	Japan to host first 4* FWT qualifier in January	0
1 Oct 2016 - 4:26pm	LAAX OPEN 2017 Becomes FIS Snowboard World Cup	0
3 Aug 2016 - 2:26pm	2018 South Korean Winter Olympics Appear In Rio And Look For Volunteers	0
2 Aug 2016 - 8:10am	Altitude Comedy Festival Kicks Off Winter 2016/17	0
30 Jul 2016 - 10:10am	Freeride World Tour 2017 Schedule Announced	0

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Chloe Kim & Shaun White Win 2017 Burton U.S. Open Halfpipe Titles

Chloe Kim (USA) and Shaun White (USA) soundly defended their respective halfpipe titles here at the 35th annual Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships.

Anna Gasser and Mark McMorris Win 2017 Burton U.S. Open Slopestyle Titles

Anna Gasser (AUT) and Mark McMorris (CAN) took home the slopestyle titles at the 35th annual U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships on a creative course at Vail Mountain. The field of 10 men and five women absolutely raised the bar competing in a best of three-run finals format that resulted in a historical leap forward in slopestyle progression.

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Knights and Queens unite for Suzuki Nine Royals

Since its inception, the Suzuki Nine Knights & Queens events have served as a platform enabling the best freeskiers — and eventually snowboarders — to develop and capture their most creative and technical riding. In the spring of 2017 the Knights and Queens will unite for the very first time in picturesque Watles, South Tyrol in Italy, to form the Suzuki Nine Royals.

UK's Sascha Hamm first in Andorra FWT

The 2016 edition is the second time the SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR makes its appearance in Vallnord-Arcalís. 61 male and female professional riders across two disciplines have made the trip to Andorra for the first out of five stops on this world championship tour.

Woodsy claims podium in European Freeski Open

James "Woodsy" Woods has secured his best result of the season, clinching a fantastic 3rd place at the European Freeski Open in Laax.

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Tom and Amy double down at The Brits

Tom Greenway and Amy Clayton have capped off perfect weeks in Laax by winning ski slopestyle gold today at The BRITS. The pair swept to big air glory in a weather-affected competition on Wednesday, and after the cancellation of halfpipe yesterday both were back in action and on top of the slopestyle podium. In the ladies’ event, 14-year-old Amy Clayton produced a 98-point final run and m

Brookes and Cockrell win, but Mother Nature rules the day

With a big weather front on the horizon, it was hoped that it would only affect one day of competition, but the early arrival of the wind shortened today’s Picture Big Air British Championship to one breezy run. Battling the elements and coming out on top were 2018 champions Billy Cockrell and Mia Brookes. A cloudy morning welcomed riders on the Crap Sogn Gion, but as they cleared it looked

New names claim ski cross golds at The Brits

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Billy celebrates in style as Maisie defends title

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