CHUR, Switzerland – October 20, 2024 – Big start the Big Air season! Rising to the podium, 18-year-old Monster Army rider Rocco Jamieson from Wanaka, New Zealand, took second place in Men’s Snowboard Big Air and landed a trick never performed in competition before.

From October 18-19, the Big Air Chur snow sports competition brought the world’s best snow sports athletes to the Oberen Au mountain region in Switzerland. The official FIS Freeski & Snowboard World Cup, sanctioned by the World Ski Federation (FIS), marked the season opener in the Big Air discipline.

The iconic snow sports festival featured 85 competing riders, includingOlympic champions, World Champions and World Cup crystal globe winners. Fans also experienced musical performances headlined by Bonez MC and Paul Kalkbrenner.

In Saturday night’s final in a party atmosphere, Jamieson took to the scene. After earning a strong score of 83.00 points for a switch backside 1620 Japan on Run 1, the young upstart unveiled a trick never landed in competition before: A technical ‘Rubix Flip’ – scored as a back roll switch backside Rodeo – earned 80.50 points for a total score of 163.50 points and second place.

After securing his career-first World Cup podium finish, Jamieson now holds 828.60 points in the 2024/25 FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup rankings.

Make sure to tune in when the FIS Snowboard World Cup season continues in Beijing on November 29-30!