Despite the fact that spring has almost arrived, winter continues to hold a strong grip on the European Alps. This has resulted in problems for late-season competitions scheduled in the region after the conclusion of the World Cup season. One event that was impacted was the Livigno 2024 FIS Park & Pipe Junior World Championships for slopestyle and big air.
Due to rough weather conditions throughout the week, the big air finals had to be cancelled on Saturday due to safety concerns. However, results were still awarded in most of the competitions that were part of the championships. The slopestyle finals took place as scheduled on Wednesday, while snowboard big air podiums were determined based on qualification results leading up to the cancelled finals session on Saturday. Unfortunately, women’s freeski big air competition had to be scrapped entirely due to weather conditions, but men’s freeski big air competition was completed in full.
In snowboarding events, Laura Zaveska of Czechia secured the gold medal in slopestyle, with Yura Murase of Japan earning silver and Rebecca Flynn of USA taking home bronze. In men’s slopestyle competition, Brooklyn Depriest of USA claimed gold followed by Romain Allemand of France with silver and Rocco Jamieson of New Zealand securing bronze medal. Despite facing tough challenges posed by adverse weather conditions, athletes displayed their skills and determination during these competitions.
