The head-to-head brackets are set for Saturday’s snowboard finals where the Event Four podium will be decided and the historic first-ever Snow League World Champions crowned.
Freeskiing finals, led by Eileen Gu and Brendan Mackay, are set for tomorrow, Friday, March 20 – fans around the world can watch action live in more than 175 countries.
LAAX, Switzerland (March 19, 2026) – The final event of The Snow League, Season One at LAAX featured a full day of snowboard qualifying with Olympic bronze medalist Ryusei Yamada (JPN) and Sara Shimizu (JPN) leading the field of 16 athletes (eight men and eight women) advancing into Saturday’s finals.
Kaishu Hirano (JPN) made history again, setting a new world record for the highest halfpipe air, soaring to 25′ 4″ (7.72 meters) to surpass the previous mark of 25′ 2″ (7.68 meters) set at The Snow League Event Three at Aspen in February. He also takes home the men’s Jeep Biggest Air Award of the night, with Brooke D’Hondt (CAN) winning the women’s award at 15′ 4″ (4.67 meters).
In the women’s field, 16-year-old Shimizu, currently ranked 6th, continued her Snow League run of form, picking right up where she left off after winning at Event Three in Aspen just over two weeks ago. She put down the top score of the day, a 91.50, in Heat 2. Her run started off with a backside barrel roll Indy grab nearly 12-feet out, into back-to-back 720s, maintaining amplitude as she finished with back-to-back 900s .
The Snow League World Championship standings leader Sena Tomita (JPN), winner of Event One in Aspen, led Heat 1, while 14-year-old Patti Zhou (CHN), winner of Event Two in China, topped Heat 3—meaning all three Snow League women’s event winners claimed their respective heats heading into Finals Day.
Sixteen-year-old Rise Kudo (JPN) topped Heat 4. With Heat leaders ranked by highest score and seeded #1-4 going into Finals Day.
Finals Day lineup was completed with seeds #5-8 awarded to the top four scores from the Last Chance Qualifier including Mitsuki Ono (JPN), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Xuetong Cai (CHN), and Maddie Mastro (USA).
The head-to-head brackets are set for Saturday’s quarterfinals, where the top two ranked women – Tomita (233 points) and Ono (203 points) – are on a collision course in a matchup that could ultimately decide the inaugural Snow League World Champion.
The men’s field saw Yamada, winner of Event Three in Aspen and currently second in the standings, earning the top score of the night of 95.75 in Heat 2. Yamada threw down a switch frontside double cork 1440 Indy, into a frontside double cork 1260 mute over 21-feet out, into his signature McTwist Japan, a frontside double cork 1440 Indy, finishing with a switch backside alley-oop double rodeo 900 stalefish to secure the top seed heading into finals.
Yamada earns 5 points as the top qualifier (234 points) heading into Finals, closing the gap to 36 points behind current Snow League World Championship standings leader and Olympic champion, Yuto Totsuka (JPN, 270 points). Totsuka led Heat 1, the pair are locked in a battle to become the first-ever Snow League World Champion.
Ruka Hirano (JPN) led Heat 3 while Cam Melville Ives (NZL) unleashed a switch frontside triple cork 1440 to take the top spot in Heat 4. The Heat leaders are ranked by highest score and seeded #1-4 going into Finals Day.
The heat winners are followed by seeds #5-8, awarded to the top four scores from the men’s Last Chance Qualifier: Chaeun Lee (KOR), Levko Fedorowycz (USA), Jan Scherrer (SUI) and Chase Blackwell (USA).
On the line in Saturday’s finals are the Snow League World Championship points that will determine the first-ever Snow League World Champion titles. The athletes will also be competing for a share of the $370,000 snowboard purse to be split equally between genders, in addition to the $160,000 snowboard League Champion purse.
All 52 competing athletes (36 snowboarders and 16 freeskiers) also receive a $5,000 appearance fee as part of The Snow League’s goal to elevate winter sports competition.
Women’s Snowboard Finals Day Brackets
Men’s Snowboard Brackets
Friday Freeski Finals Day
The Snow League freeski competition takes center stage tomorrow, Friday, March 20, in what will be a historic day of competition to determine the first-ever freeski Snow League World Champions. Headlining the field of 16 athletes are two-time Olympic halfpipe champion and current points leader Eileen Gu (CHN) and Olympic bronze medalist and men’s points leader Brendan Mackay (CAN). Competition kicks off with morning quarterfinals, finishing with semifinals and finals at night under the lights.
Competition opens with the quarterfinal rounds, featuring four men’s and four women’s head-to-head matchups. Each matchup follows a best-of-three format, with athletes required to drop in from opposite walls for their first two runs. The first athlete to win two runs advances to the semifinals and ultimately the final, where the inaugural Snow League freeski World Champions will be decided.
Women’s Freeski Bracket
Men’s Freeski Bracket
How To Watch
The Snow League is available for viewing in more than 175 countries worldwide, through an unprecedented lineup of television, streaming, and digital media partners spanning six continents.
In the United States, coverage will air on NBC and Peacock. Peacock will host live streaming of freeski finals on Friday, March 20 (7:00 PM local time/2:00 pm ET) and snowboard finals on Saturday, March 21 (7:00 PM local time / 2:00 pm ET). NBC will broadcast a snowboarding recap show on Sunday, March 29, from 2:00–3:00 PM ET, with a freeski recap show to follow on Peacock.
In Canada, viewers can watch live streaming of the snowboarding finals on CBC Sports via CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. The Game+ television network will also air a recap show for Canadian audiences.
Across Europe, fans can stream the snowboarding finals live on HBO Max and Discovery+. Eurosport 1 will broadcast a snowboarding recap show on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 20:00 CET, followed by the freeski show at 21:00 CET.
In the UK, TNT Sports 6 will live stream the freeski semifinals and finals on Friday, March 20 from 18:30–21:30 (GMT), followed by snowboard semifinals and finals on Saturday, March 21 from 18:30–21:30 (GMT). TNT Sports 3 will air the freeski recap show on Tuesday, April 7 at 21:00 (GMT), with the snowboard recap airing later that evening at 22:00 (GMT).
Additional global broadcasters and further details are listed here.
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About The Snow League
Launched in June 2024, The Snow League is the first professional winter sports league dedicated to snowboarding and freeskiing. Founded by three-time Olympic gold medalist and entrepreneur Shaun White, Season One features a four-event global format boasting a $2.2 million season purse, with athletes competing to earn points to determine the overall champions. The season kicked off at Buttermilk in Aspen Snowmass (March 7–8, 2025), then headed to Yunding Snow Park, China (Dec. 4–6, 2025), where 16 of the world’s top freeskiers joined the roster at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games venue. The League returned to Aspen (Feb. 27–28, 2026) and concludes at LAAX, Switzerland (March 19–21, 2026), where the first-ever Snow League World Champions will be crowned.
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