Almaty ready to host moguls & aerials season grand finale

After four exciting months of the FIS Freestyle Ski Moguls & Aerials World Cup tour, it all comes down to the final stop of the season in Kazakhstan, where the top women and men of 2022/23 will face off one last time in single and dual moguls as well as aerials competitions scheduled to take place in Almaty’s Shymbulak Ski Resort this upcoming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 17-19.

And there’s plenty of reasons to get excited for the final three competitions of the season, with a stacked field of athletes on hand in here in Almaty, a perfectly prepared course and World Cup crystal globes, Nations Cups and Rookie of the Year awards up for grabs once the season comes to a close on Sunday.

The Kazakhstan Ski Association has put in an enormous amount of effort to host this major event and now here we are ready to kick off with the final competitions of the 2022/23 season.

Shymbulak, which will host both aerials and moguls competitions, is one of the most modern mountain resorts in Central Asia with a rich history of hosting sporting events. Also with the start section of the brand new moguls course “Yuka G” located at 2750 meters above the sea level, the venue at Shymbulak boasts the highest elevation on the entire FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup tour. The highest peaks of the surrounding resort, meanwhile, reach over 4500 meters above sea level, and with its modern infrastructure and enormous big mountain terrain surrounding the resort, Shymbulak holds all the pieces to soon became a top-level destination for ski enthusiast from all around the World.

Looking back at the successful events held at Shymbulak during the 2017 Winter Universiade, three editions of moguls & aerials World Cup competitions in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as well as the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships, it’s fair to expect that also the 2022/23 World Cup finals will deliver a remarkable showcase of world’s best aerials and moguls freestyle action.

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the women’s moguls tour

1. Jakara Anthony (AUS) - 480 points

2. Perrine Laffont (FRA) - 330 points

3. Anri Kawamura (JPN) - 293 points

4. Jaelin Kauf (USA) - 261 points

5. Elizabeth Lemley (USA) - 190 points

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the men’s moguls tour

1. Mikeal Kingsbury (CAN) - 440 points

2. Ikuma Horishima (JPN) - 297 points

3. Matt Graham (AUS) - 276 poins

4. Nick Page (USA) - 247 points

5. Walter Wallberg (SWE) - 204 points

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the women’s dual moguls tour

1. Perrine Laffont (FRA) - 420 points

2. Anri Kawamura (JPN) - 380 points

3. Elizabeth Lemley (USA) - 280 points

4. Jaelin Kauf (USA) - 232 points

5. Jakara Anthony (AUS) - 232 points

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the men’s dual moguls tour

1. Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) - 362 points

2. Walter Wallberg (SWE) - 294 points

3. Ikuma Horishima (JPN) - 281 points

4. Filip Gravenfors (SWE) - 250 points

5. Matt Graha (AUS) - 196 points

Standings after 10 of 12 competitions on the women’s overall moguls tour

1. Perrine Laffont (FRA) - 750 points

2. Jakara Anthony (AUS) - 709 points

3. Anri Kawamura (JPN) - 673 points

4. Jaelin Kauf (USA) - 493 points

5. Elizabeth Lemley (USA) - 470 points

Standings after 10 of 12 competitions on the men’s overall moguls tour

1. Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) - 802 points

2. Ikuma Horishima (JPN) - 578 points

3. Walter Wallberg (SWE) - 498 points

4. Matt Graham (AUS) - 472 points

5. Nick Page (USA) - 357 points

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the women’s aerials tour

1. Danielle Scott (AUS) - 382 points

2. Marion Thenault (CAN) - 290 points

3. Laura Peel (AUS) - 262 points

4. Kaila Kuhn (USA) - 204 points

5. Anastasiya Novosad (UKR) - 196 points

Standings after 5 of 6 competitions on the men’s aerials tour

1. Dmytro Kotovskyi (UKR) - 351 points

2. Noe Roth (SUI) - 349 points

3. Christopher Lillis (USA) - 239 points

4. Pirmin Werner (SUI) - 202 points

5. Quinn Dehlinger (USA) - 189 points

The event in Almaty will start on Friday with moguls finals at 14:30 local time, with dual moguls following up on Saturday at 14:30, and the aerials event wrapping up the weekend with finals also scheduled at 14:30.

WATCH LIVE

Live streaming will also be available on our Youtube channel - FRIDAY (MOGULS), SATURDAY (DUAL MOGULS) & SUNDAY (AERIALS). Please note that due to broadcasting rights restrictions, live streaming may not be available in your region.

QUICK LINKS

• Almaty World Cup FIS data page (start lists, results, etc.)

• Full competition programme: MOGULS / AERIALS

• 2022/23 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup calendar

• World Cup standings

• Photos: MOGULS / AERIALS

• Videos