Current snowboard standings leaders Yuto Totsuka and Sena Tomita, along with freeski leaders Eileen Gu and Brendan Mackay, headline an all-star lineup as opening round heats and brackets are revealed ahead of the final Season One Event
LAAX, Switzerland (March 19, 2026) – The Snow League, founded by three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, kicks off Event Four today, March 19, with three full days of competition through Saturday, March 21. The final competition of the inaugural season takes center stage in the iconic LAAX halfpipe, as the race to crown the first-ever Snow League snowboard and freeski World Champions reaches its peak.
Fifty-two of the world’s top snowboard and freeski athletes are locked in, following two days of halfpipe training in perfect spring conditions. The opening-round snowboard heats and freeski brackets were revealed to the field during The Draw, setting the stage for three full days of competition.
Snowboard Qualifying Kicks off Event Four
Snowboard qualifying begins today, Thursday, March 19, featuring current Snow League World Championship leaders Sena Tomita (JPN) and Yuto Totsuka (JPN), the 2026 Olympic gold medalist. Both athletes have held the lead since the start of Season One.
Totsuka tops the men’s standings with 270 points, holding a 41-point advantage over Olympic bronze medalist Ryusei Yamada (JPN). Tomita enters Event Four with 233 points and a 30-point lead over Olympic bronze medalist Mitsuki Ono (JPN). The women’s field also features Event Three winner, 16-year-old, Sara Shimizu (JPN), currently ranked sixth, and Event Two winner, 14-year-old, Patti Zhou (CHN), who sits seventh in the standings.
All 36 snowboarders (16 women and 20 men) have been seeded into four heats for Qualifying Day based on Snow League World Championship standings, with matchups revealed during The Draw. Each athlete will take two runs, with the best score counting. The top athlete from each heat will advance directly to Finals Day on Saturday, March 21, while second- and third-place finishers move into the Last Chance Qualifier to compete for the remaining spots.
A total of 16 athletes (8 women and 8 men) will advance to finals, where the head-to-head format takes center stage.
Women’s Snowboard Heats
Men’s Snowboard Heats
Friday Freeski Finals Day
The freeski field returns to competition on Friday, March 20, to determine the first-ever freeski Snow League World Champions. Headlining the field 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).
While the freeski field regularly trains in the halfpipe at LAAX, The Snow League marks a monumental milestone with the top-tier freeski competition returning after a 15-year hiatus. Gu is thrilled at the opportunity to compete at LAAX: “I’m really looking forward to competing at LAAX—I’ve been getting major FOMO from the snowboarders for years so I’m looking forward to it.”
The women’s championship battle centers on two 22-year-olds—Gu and Olympic silver medalist Fanghui Li (CHN). Gu, with 100 points, holds a 28-point advantage ahead of Li, who sits on 72 points.
On the men’s side, the race is tighter. Mackay leads with 100 points, just 15 ahead of 17-year-old Luke Harrold (NZL) with 85 points, followed by Gus Kenworthy (GBR) with 72 points.
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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