2021/22 Park & Pipe Continental Cup wrap-up

The final FIS Snowboard Continental Cup event of the season took to Austria’s Kitzsteinhorn last week, and that halfpipe competition wrapped up a hugely successful 2021/22 campaign that saw some 17 European Cup and 18 NorAm Cup competitions go down over the course of the winter.

We witnessed some tight battles for top spot on the various rankings that went right down to the very end of the season, as the next generation of stars fought to claim overall wins and lock down a personal World Cup quota spot for themselves for the 2022/23 season.

In NorAm Cup action it was a strong season for the US squad, where we saw Kaitlyn Adams and Fynn Bullock-Womble finishing atop the respective women’s and men’s slopestyle & big air standings, while Jason Wolle claimed the overall win in the men’s halfpipe NorAm rankings.

Top spot for women’s NorAm halfpipe went to Korea’s Gaon Choi who, at just 13 years old, will unfortunately be too young to compete on the World Cup circuit next season. However, signs point to her being able to make an immediate impact when she is able to join the tour in 2023/24, so we suggest you rmember the name Gaon Choi.

2021/22 NORAM CUP RESULTS

Women’s slopestyle & big air:

1. Kaitlyn Adams (USA)

2. Emeraude Maheux (CAN)

3. Ty Schnorrbusch (USA)

Men’s slopestyle & big air:

1. Fynn Bullock-Womble (USA)

2. Grey Katko (USA)

3. Eli Bouchard (CAN)

Women’s Halfpipe:

1. Gaon Choi (KOR)

2. Bea Kim (USA)

3. Olivia Lisle (USA)

Men’s Halfpipe:

1. Jason Wolle (USA)

2. Kade Martin (USA)

3. Ryan Wachendorfer (USA)

Over on the European Cup side of things it was the Swiss enjoying the biggest success this past season, taking three of the four top spots up for grabs including a sweep atop the of the halfpipe rankings, with Isabelle Loetscher claiming the women’s win in tiebreaker over Kona Ettel (GER), and Jonas Hasler claiming the men’s overall win.

Meanwhile, it was also Switzerland atop the men’s slopestyle & big air overall rankings with Nick Puenter finishing off his breakout season strong. For the women, 15-year-old Mia Brookes emerged as one of the 2021/22 season’s most exciting young talents, dominating the slopestyle & big air rankings to punch her ticket to the World Cup next season.

2021/22 EUROPEAN CUP RESULTS

Women’s slopestyle & big air:

1. Mia Brookes (GBR)

2. Bianca Gisler (SUI)

3. Lia-Mara Boesch (SUI)

Men’s slopestyle & big air:

1. Nick Puenter (SUI)

2. Enzo Velax (FRA)

3. Sam Vermaat (NED)

Women’s Halfpipe:

1. Isabelle Loetscher (SUI)

2. Kona Ettel (GER)

3. Berenice Wicki (SUI)

Men’s Halfpipe:

1. Jonas Hasler (SUI)

2. Chaeun Lee (KOR)

3. Patrick Burgener (SUI)

Congrats to our top riders of 2021/22 and a big thank you to everyone who made the 2021/22 FIS Snowboard Continental Cup season so special, including all the athletes, organisers, host resorts and volunteers. We already can’t wait for next season!