FIS Freeski Stubai World Cup preview: Schedule, top athletes, and how to watch live
The world's top freeskiers travel to Austria to battle for the first points of the new World Cup season.
Freestyle Skiing
The first slopestyle event of the 2024-25 FIS World Cup season will take place this week (20-23 November) at the Stubai Zoo Snowpark in Stubai, Austria.
90 freestyle skiers from 22 countries will compete for valuable World Cup and Olympic qualification points for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games; as such the roster for the tournament is suitably elite, with a number of Olympic, world, and X-Games champions set to take part.
Here's everything you need to know for the Stubai World Cup, including the full schedule and how to watch the action live.
FIS Freeski Slopestyle Stubai World Cup Schedule
All times local (CEST).
Wednesday 20 November
Training Women & Men
Thursday 21 November
Training Women & Men
Friday 22 NovemberWomen's Qualification 09:40 - 10:50
Men's Qualification 12:15 - 14:15
Saturday 23 November
Women's Slopestyle Finals (Round 1) 11:15 - 11:31
Men's Slopestyle Finals (Round 1) 11:33 - 12:05
Women's Slopestyle Finals (Round 2) 12:07-12:23
Men's Slopestyle Finals (Round 2) 12:25-12:57
Skiers to watch at the FIS Freeski Stubai World Cup
In the women's field, Bejing 2022 bronze medallist and four-time X-Games slopestyle champion Kelly Sildaru is targeting her third Stubai victory after wins in 2018 and 2021.
It won't be an easy task for the Estonian, however, as Beijing 2022 gold medallist Mathilde Gremaud - who also won the world slopestyle title in 2023 - is in fine form after winning the women's Freeski Big Air World Cup in Chur back in October.
The men's field is arguably even more stacked; 2022 Big Air Olympic champion Birk Ruud will seek a third Stubai crown after victories in 2021 and 2022; Beijing 2022 champion Alex Hall and 2023 X-Games Big Air gold medallist Mac Forehand represent a strong American contingent; and Sweden’s legendary Jesper Tjäder, a slopestyle Olympic bronze medallist at Beijing 2022, are just a few of the names in the contest.
How to watch the Stubai World Cup 2024
The 2024 FIS Freeski World Cup Stubai will be broadcast on ORF 1 and other international TV channels. The final will be shown on ORF 1 on November 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM local.