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New Trick Lands Stalker in Big Air Final
9 Feb
Summary
- Meila Stalker qualified for the final with a new trick learned recently.
- Tess Coady secured the last spot in the competitive women's snowboard big air final.
- Several global stars from the previous Olympics also advanced to the medal round.
Olympic debutant Meila Stalker has qualified for the women's snowboard big air final, impressively executing a trick she only learned upon arrival in Livigno. The 22-year-old Australian secured her spot alongside Beijing bronze medallist Tess Coady. Stalker entered the final ranked sixth after a strong performance.
Stalker performed a backside double cork 1080 in competition for the first time, demonstrating nerves of steel on her final jump. Coady, who won bronze in slopestyle at the 2022 Olympics, anxiously waited to confirm her place in the 12-strong medal round.
Global stars such as Anna Gasser, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, and Kokomo Murase, who previously filled the podium, also successfully qualified. Meanwhile, Australia's Ally Hickman, despite a strong first jump, did not advance, having prepared fewer elite-level tricks. Australia's Alex Ferlazzo finished 18th in the men's luge, with Hugo Hinckfuss and Seve de Campo competing in the men's skiathlon.
