The 2025 Freeride World Tour Finals showcased the most effective freeriders on the earth tackling the legendary Bec de Rosses with phenomenal performances on the YETI Xtreme Verbier by Honda. With the title of Freeride World Champion on the road, The athletes displayed perfection on good rides.
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Incomes his second podium standing of the season, Toby Rafford (Ski Males) employed his distinctive model to cap off his inaugural season with a rating of 72.67 factors. Rafford celebrated a third-place podium end for the occasion, third-place total, and Rookie of the 12 months honors.
“[The feeling] is tough to sum up,” Rafford defined. “I believe I’m nonetheless processing it, however one in all my targets was to be the rookie of the yr. A little bit of a smaller objective, however working in direction of that I believe helped me. I had a pair runs that I wanted I had landed and this one wasn’t good and not what I needed, however it all labored out so I’m simply tremendous hyped on the way it went.”
Taking his typical calculated-line technique, Ross Tester (Ski Males) skied to a second-place podium end. His daring run, with a clear 360, earned him 76.67 factors, and bumped him as much as sixth place total. Each Rafford and Tester put out runs that took them one step nearer to the debut of the FIS Freeride World Championships in 2026 – a part of freeride’s plan to grow to be a sport within the 2030 Winter Olympics.
“I would like to ensure I’m wholesome and doing properly in these competitions nonetheless as a result of the subsequent technology is so good, so I’ve to maintain my sport up, after all,” mentioned Tester. The FWT veteran made a comeback this yr after taking a yr off the tour. “That was an enormous motive I got here again and determined to get again into this as a result of the Olympics is sort of the dream.”
Molly Armanino (Ski Girls), flew by the air in the beginning of her run and straight into her flawless technical turns. Although she gave it her greatest effort, the Bec overtook Armanino, as she sadly missed her touchdown on a tough cliff drop, which landed her in fifth place total.
Lily Bradley, however, fought the Bec tooth and nail after a good-looking win at Fieberbrunn Professional. Though Bradley introduced all the precise expertise to the desk, their touchdown on the backflip fell simply wanting the mark and they ended up with no rating (NS).
Holden Samuels (Snowboard Males) racked up all of the factors he may on air and model along with his velocity and creativity. Nonetheless, he got here up quick on his touchdown, finally touchdown a rating of 45.67 factors – good for sixth place within the occasion.
As the primary rider of the day, Michael Mawn set the bar with technical turns and huge air, however a battle with sluff and a tricky touchdown resulted in a rating of 39.67 factors, which landed him in seventh on the occasion and seventh total for the season.
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Canada’s Marcus Goguen ended his spectacular season along with his first-ever FWT title. Regardless of ending in fourth for the day, his mixed scores all through the season added as much as a outstanding end, which topped him as the general champion.
Goguen’s win was celebrated with fellow Canadian Wei Tien Ho, who delivered a stellar efficiency. His first run down Bec des Rosses was executed with an enormous backflip and a 360 accented with management and fluidity. Ho’s talent on the face earned him the profitable rating of the day with 84.33 factors.
SKI WOMEN
Balancing technique with aggression, Canada’s Justine Dufour-Lapointe grabbed the Bec by its horns, incomes her second FWT title with a rating of 77 factors. The mogul snowboarding Olympic champion ended her season on a excessive be aware, whereas Jenna Keller (SUI) took the highlight of the day, as she dropped with out hesitation off the Géraldine Fasnacht Cliff. The Swiss crowd was ecstatic as Keller earned a rating of 82.00, incomes her first-ever FWT victory and inserting second total on her residence turf.
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Having already obtained the FWT Champion for Snowboard Girls, France’s Noémie Equy delivered a pleasant and simple descent on the YETI Xtreme Verbier by Honda. Her profitable rating of 89.67 factors was adopted up with Michaela Davis-Meehan’s (AUS) second-place rating of 83 and Núria Castan Baron’s (ESP) third-place rating of 74.
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After inserting third for the day, Victor de La Rue’s (FRA) mixed scores for the season secured him his fourth FWT title – a historic achievement. The trailblazer efficiently juggled a technical line alternative with a frontside 360 and a entrance flip, incomes a rating of 89 factors.
The hero of the day, nevertheless, was Nice Britain’s Cody Bramwell, who stomped an impeccable run down the Bec. Regardless of the difficult snow circumstances, Bramwell was in a position to pull by with an enormous backflip and stick the touchdown, which led proper right into a 360 and a second backflip. His rating of 92.67 factors propelled Bramwell to the highest of the ranks, inserting first for the day and second total for the season.
Whereas the 2025 Freeride World Tour is coming to a detailed, the season is much from over. Keep tuned as freeriders throughout the globe proceed to compete within the FWT Challenger, Qualifier, and Junior occasions for a spot within the inaugural FIS Freeride World Championships in 2026. Discover the checklist of official rankings and replays of the occasions on the Freeride World Tour web site.
