Great Britain's Snowboarding Duo Shine at X Games Aspen, as Team GB Takes Shape for Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
British snowboarders Mia Brookes and Zoe Atkin have won gold medals in their respective disciplines at the X Games Aspen, further solidifying Great Britain's strong showing in freestyle skiing. This success comes as the country gears up to compete in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Brookes secured her second major podium of the season with a victory in the women's snowboard slopestyle competition, edging out New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Japan's Kokomo Murase for the top spot. Her win comes after success at the Beijing Big Air World Cup last month, which marked her fourth World Cup win of the year.
Atkin meanwhile took to the slopes in style, winning gold in the women's freeski superpipe competition with a score of 94.66 points. This victory follows her previous win in the event at X Games Aspen in 2023. With three World Cup podiums this season under her belt and having taken silver in the 2024 competition, Atkin is shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with in the freestyle skiing world.
Both athletes feature prominently in Great Britain's 20-strong squad for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics next month. For Brookes, the event marks her long-awaited Winter Games debut, where she will compete in both the slopestyle and big air events. Her gold at X Games Aspen is a testament to her growing prowess as a snowboarder, earning her a spot as snowboarding's youngest world champion at just 16 years old.
The wins by Brookes and Atkin add another feather to Great Britain's cap, building momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
British snowboarders Mia Brookes and Zoe Atkin have won gold medals in their respective disciplines at the X Games Aspen, further solidifying Great Britain's strong showing in freestyle skiing. This success comes as the country gears up to compete in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Brookes secured her second major podium of the season with a victory in the women's snowboard slopestyle competition, edging out New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Japan's Kokomo Murase for the top spot. Her win comes after success at the Beijing Big Air World Cup last month, which marked her fourth World Cup win of the year.
Atkin meanwhile took to the slopes in style, winning gold in the women's freeski superpipe competition with a score of 94.66 points. This victory follows her previous win in the event at X Games Aspen in 2023. With three World Cup podiums this season under her belt and having taken silver in the 2024 competition, Atkin is shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with in the freestyle skiing world.
Both athletes feature prominently in Great Britain's 20-strong squad for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics next month. For Brookes, the event marks her long-awaited Winter Games debut, where she will compete in both the slopestyle and big air events. Her gold at X Games Aspen is a testament to her growing prowess as a snowboarder, earning her a spot as snowboarding's youngest world champion at just 16 years old.
The wins by Brookes and Atkin add another feather to Great Britain's cap, building momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
I'm literally so hyped for Mia & Zoe!!! They're killing it in snowboarding rn! 
Those two are def on fire, with 2x gold medals between them at X Games Aspen... I mean what's not to love? 
And can we talk about how young Mia is? 
Just 16 and she's already a world champ? Girl power, am i right?! 
Great Britain is for real, bringing home the gold in freestyle skiing... let's see them crush it at Milan-Cortina! 
can't wait to see these two Brits bring home the gold in Milan-Cortina!!! 
Zoe's also been crushing it in superpipe, with three World Cup podiums under her belt.
these British snowboarders are on fire!!! Mia Brookes is literally a total rockstar, she won gold at X Games Aspen and just got named youngest world champion ever! Zoe Atkin is also killing it in freeski, 3 World Cup podiums this season? That's insane! 
. Let's go Team GB 
Mia Brookes is literally a prodigy snowboarding at 16! 
And Zoe Atkin's skills are so sick 
UK snowboarders are killin' it right now! Mia Brookes is literally on fire, and I'm not surprised she won that gold at X Games Aspen... but 16 years old? That's just mental. 
and I'm loving every minute of it! 
they're both going to crush it at the Olympics next month!
Bring on Milan-Cortina - I'm rooting for them to bring home some serious medals 
Mia Brookes and Zoe Atkin are total rockstars, dominating their respective events at X Games Aspen. It's awesome to see these girls killing it on the slopes, they're literally carrying Great Britain to victory 
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. Anyway, congrats to Mia and Zoe for their wins β hope they can bring some snowboard fever to the Olympics next month 
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- two major podiums in one season? Mind blown! And Zoe Atkin's got the skills too 
And how cool that they're both representing Team GB at the Olympics? It's like, finally, we've got some British talent taking over the slopes and making us proud! 
I mean, Mia's only 16 and already a world champion... talk about rising to the top! 
Onwards to Milan-Cortina and I'm all for Team GB taking home those medals! 