In bright winter conditions at Crap Sogn Gion, nineteen-year-old French rider Romain Allemand claims his first LAAX OPEN title…

…making history as the first French snowboarder to win a FIS Slopestyle World Cup: “I am speechless!”. Allemand impresses with progressive and technical difficult tricks, including a back double 1080 pullback to 900 melon. 17-year-old Yuto Kimura (JPN) finishes second, while Olympic champion Su Yiming (CHN) takes third place. From a Swiss perspective, Jonas Hasler delivers an outstanding performance, securing sixth place and clinching his Olympic qualification.

Romain Allemand – Ph. Ruggli

In the women’s competition, Kokomo Murase claims her first victory at the LAAX OPEN presented by Zalando. The Japanese rider impresses with a stylish frontside double cork 900 truckdriver. Lily Dhawornvej (USA) finishes in second place, while Olympic champion Anna Gasser completes the podium in third.

Crap Sogn Gion – Ph. Laemmerhirt

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