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This is how freeskiing moves Verbier, Switzerland
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We’re still buzzing from last night’s podium sweep at #milanocortina2026 😮‍💨🥇🥈🥉 In what is being widely described as the best Big Air final in history, there’s one thing it proved above all: creativity and freeskiing are forever connected. Above all, it was a moment that brought together @torm__od , @macforehand and @shyhim_ ; 3 friends of the Collective who respect, care about and ride with each other. Their collaborations extend far beyond the comps, working together on our films such as Sugar Bowl (2025) and Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition (2023). Much of the field was worthy of gold in their own right. It gets wilder the more you read about it. Read the full story at the 🔗.
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SILVER for @eileengu in Olympic Big Air 👑 A dramatic night that started with blizzards ripping across the venue, finished with some of the best women’s Big Air skiing ever seen. @eileengu came through in the final round with a composed dub 12 tail to lock down silver and cap off an incredible competition. A big congratulations to @nao.urs , who put down solid switch bio work for 6th, and @liumeng_ting21 , who threw down otherway dub 14s for 7th. The level was absolutely unreal; dub 16s, switch dub 12s... technical brilliance across the board. The riders brought it. What a final tonight at #milanocortina2026 🔥
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A FULL PODIUM SWEEP 🥇🥈🥉 A truly transformative night for Big Air skiing. Tormod Frostad (@torm__od ) flew to 95.25 in run one, posting 97.00 in run two. @macforehand , who’d been sitting on two 95s, dropped in for his final run and sent a massive nose butter triple 21 safety that scored 98.25 and moved him into gold position with one skier left to drop. That skier was Torm. He answered with a nose butter double bio 16, absolutely flawless, and scored a breathtaking 98.50 - the highest score of the night. Gold by 2.25 points. Matej Svancer (@shyhim_ ) claimed bronze with 191.25, throwing carved hand drag triple 19s and switch tail butter triple 21s that had the crowd absolutely losing their minds. Dylan Deschamps (@dylandeschamps_ ) laid down a truly honorable fight for 7th, displaying true grit for his first Olympics appearance. Dylan stormed into the latter half with a 91 in run two, then sent the biggest triple of the entire night on his last attempt, leaving it all out there. Through a blizzard that continued into its second night, under the lights, the squad delivered the greatest big air final in history. Congratulations to all. We’re going to remember this one for a long time.
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Meet the Runner-Up for Be The Next X 2.0 💣 Swiss rider Nina Maeder, @xninasophia , 23, showed us a great blend of big-mountain freeride lines and an equal amount of heart, which stuck with us. To Nina and to all those who entered this second edition of our search for women’s freeskiing talent, we encourage you to keep riding, creating and showing what you do to the world. The level of talent in this competition was impressive, and we’re stoked to see where each skier heads next. Should we return with 3.0 next year ?
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Meet your Freestyle Winner for Be The Next X 2.0 🧨 UK rider @ash.ski04 brought a polished, fluid and personal touch to park features, and topped the Freestyle panel vote for Be The Next X 2.0. Spot Ash in our campaigns next year. Ready to shoot for the moon, perhaps on a cannon rail. Drop a 🔥 to welcome Ash.
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Meet your Freeride Winner for Be The Next X 2.0 💥 At 16, French rider @monaalecluze throws down a wild and versatile style on a mix of built features, natural booters and powdery cliffs. As one of the winners of Be The Next X 2.0, she joins our team next season, and will appear in our upcoming campaign content. Keep an eye out for her. Tomorrow, we announce the winner for Freestyle 👀 Drop a 🔥 to welcome Mona.
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A juicy slice of @macforehand 🥭 from this year's short "SUGAR BOWL"
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18 days ago
Introducing the Studio 3 Martin Bender. Our way to mark a singular talent from our home of Verbier, @martin__bender . A limited edition ski made for a legend of the freeride capital. Available now at select Swiss retail partners in limited quantities. A closer look at the 🔗. 📸: @beerrnni
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2nd Hit Triples? @dylandeschamps_ @thenines.cc
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1 month ago
Dipped in gold: @torm__od , and this California sunset In “SUGAR BOWL” → at the 🔗
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@kadigomis ’ masterclass in springtime riding with rocket fuel ⛽ In “SUGAR BOWL” → at the 🔗.
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The final Freeski World Cup of the season. Slopestyle Saturday, halfpipe Sunday. Sarah 👑 took gold on home snow. Back 270, right front 450, left dub 1080, switch right dub 1080 all the way to the bottom for the top spot 🥇 Giulia right behind with bronze, her second podium of the season 🥉 Henry owning the rail section all the way to silver 🥈 and Mac nosebutter sev’d the transfer for bronze 🥉 As usual, Torm and Matej brought the kind of style that makes you stop in your tracks. Then Henry came back for the pipe... back to back 16s, silver 🥈. And with it, he took men’s overall Park & Pipe Crystal Globe for the season 🔮 Congratulations team 🫶
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