Eighteen-year-old Wānaka snowboarder Rocco Jamieson has claimed his career best World Cup result, with second place at the Chur FIS Big Air World Cup today.
After qualifying through to the finals in second position in his heat earlier in the day, Jamieson dropped into the night finals under floodlights, with thousands of fans gathered around the landing of the big air enjoying the festival scene.
Despite being relatively new to the World Cup competition scene, Jamieson took it all in his stride and not only claimed his career best World Cup result, he also put down a “never been done” trick in competition – the Rubix Flip.
Big Air results are taken from each athletes two best of three tricks that must be performed in two different directions of rotation. Jamieson combined his debut Rubix Flip with a switch backside 1620 Japan grab to finish in second place.
Reigning Snowboard Big Air World Champion Taiga Hasegawa of Japan finished in first place, with Romain Allemand of France taking his maiden World Cup podium finishing in third.
Fellow Kiwi Lyon Farrell also qualified through to the finals, finishing in 9th position.
Jamieson has started his 2024/25 season and Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games campaign with a bang this morning in Switzerland (NZT). With his second-place finish today, combined with his third-place finish at Winter Games NZ in August 2024, Jamieson is leading the overall FIS Park and Pipe World Cup standings.
The Snowboard Big Air World Cup circuit continues in early December with the Beijing Big Air World Cup.
