Spot on for the best halfpipe riders in the world:
Snowboarders Mitsuki Ono and Scotty James are the LAAX OPEN 2024 halfpipe champions
Over 15,000 spectators make their way to Crap Sogn Gion for the legendary halfpipe night final and celebrate the 20 finalists of the LAAX OPEN 2024. The 200-meter-long superpipe in the floodlights, lined from top to bottom with enthusiastic fans, presents itself like royalty. Who will be crowned 2024 champion?
The Asian riders unleash a firework display of rotations: endless 10, 12 and 14-point combos. However, the hero of the evening was once again Scotty James after 2019 and 2020. With
With one of the most stylish halfpipe runs of all time, the Australian thrilled the crowds and scored 94 points: “I’m thrilled and simply proud. Everyone is riding so hard and there’s little room for error. Your run has to be perfect to finish in front. The boys do crazy tricks and keep me on my toes. It’s even cooler that I can still show them something.” Valentino Guseli (AUS), who is celebrated like a local in Laax, is the next generation to land in second place, making a world premiere with a frontside 1620 on the last hit. Japan’s Ruka Hirano completes the podium in third place.
Last year’s winner Mitsuki Ono from Japan won the women’s event with 81.75 points ahead of the young American Bea Kim and Ruki Tomita (JPN). The two-time Olympic champion
Chloe Kim fails both runs and finishes the LAAX OPEN 2024 in fourth place.
LAAX OPEN Media contact: Astrid Nehls