“Creativity is everything in our sport” – comes from the Riders Lounge. The 200 World Cup riders offer the judges, spectators and fans in the stands, on livestream and on TV class and ease at the same time. In Laax, Graubünden, and around the world from Manchester to Australia. On one and two freestyle boards, they follow the rule of three “snow, air, snow” and convey infinity.
9s, 10s, 12s, 14s and 16s – how many turns are there? How much technique, training and discipline is involved remains in the background during their performances at the LAAX OPEN 2024. Here they enjoy the enthusiasm of the audience, the presenters, the wows and ahs, the applause. And are grateful to be able to show off their skills in unique freestyle facilities. What an innovative slopestyle course and what a magnificent superpipe the Snowpark LAAX team conjures up year after year on the Crap Sogn Gion mountain, the “Rock of St. John”!
“Backside airs are and always will be the most stylish jumps” – that’s what snowboard fans from the very beginning say. Chloe Kim, Olympic champion 2018 & 2022 and multiple OPEN winner in LAAX since 2010, sets a special accent with her immense backside air on the first hit of this year’s night final and amazes thousands of spectators. Like Birk Ruud in freeski slopestyle, who takes off into the air on the final feature, the quarter, landing safely and leaving the community speechless. The sight of the Event Village on the night-time gondola ride down into the valley is beyond words: the rocksresort is buzzing with the best atmosphere and music. Get into the crowd and rap along is the right motto.
LAAX OPEN 2024 – What an event! Radiant for freestyle sport and freestyle lifestyle. LAAX at its very best. As top freeskier and multiple World Cup winner Andri Ragettli says: “I’m a freestyler because of LAAX.”
LAAX OPEN Media contact: Astrid Nehls