Hot streak continues
Wānaka skiers and snowboarders continue their world class form, with both Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Luca Harrington taking to the podium yet again last week.
Sadowski-Synnott, 23, won the final stop of the 2024/25 FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup Tour in Aspen Colorado on Friday, 7 February, her first Big Air World Cup victory since December 2023.
She stomped a switch backside double corked 1260 with a weddle grab for her first run, scoring the highest single jump score of the day, following up with a backside double 1080 drunk driver grab (both hands on the board) in run two.
“I actually can’t believe it, the conditions were kind of challenging today with the firm, shady landing in contrast with the run-in being soft and bumpy,” Zoi said. “To put down those two tricks in these conditions, I am pretty stoked.”
The result rounds out a huge couple of weeks in Aspen for her, with two X Games medals (gold and bronze) and two World Cup wins.
Meanwhile Luca Harrington, 20, has continued his phenomenal season by securing second place at the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup, also in Aspen on Friday, following his gold and silver medals at the X Games.
Luca secured his first Big Air World Cup podium a little over a month ago, but is now second in the overall rankings.
He hit a right triple corked 1800 safety grab and a precision perfect switch right triple corked 1620 esco grab in the comp.
