LAAX Open presented by Zalando: Gu, Ruud, Murase, Allemand, Choi and James claim titles

Eileen Gu won women’s Freeski Slopestyle with 85.13. Birk Ruud took the men’s with 85.08, his third straight Laax Open win. Margin of victory was decisive on the women’s side and one point on the men’s side, underscoring Ruud’s consistency under pressure.

Romain Allemand secured France’s first men’s Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup victory with 86.10. Kokomo Murase led the women with 77.50 in high winds. These results close the Slopestyle program before Milano Cortina 2026.

Gaon Choi posted 92.50 to win a third consecutive Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup. Scotty James delivered 98.75 for a record fifth Laax Open win as Oceania swept the men’s podium.

Podium depth suggests strong Olympic form trends. Gu’s repeat, Ruud’s three-peat, Murase’s fifth Slopestyle win and James’s near-perfect run point to stable top tiers heading into February.

Freeski Slopestyle Women

• 1, Eileen Gu, CHN, 85.13
• 2, Marin Hamill, USA, 71.38
• 3, Lara Wolf, AUT, 67.85

Freeski Slopestyle Men

• 1, Birk Ruud, NOR, 85.08
• 2, Matej Svancer, AUT, 84.08
• 3, Evan McEachran, CAN, 82.70

Snowboard Slopestyle Women

• 1, Kokomo Murase, JPN, 77.50
• 2, Lily Dhawornjev, USA, 71.18
• 3, Anna Gasser, AUT, 69.70

Snowboard Slopestyle Men

• 1, Romain Allemand, FRA, 86.10
• 2, Yuto Kimura, JPN, 81.95
• 3, Su Yiming, CHN, 76.10

Snowboard Halfpipe Women

• 1, Gaon Choi, KOR, 92.50
• 2, Rise Kudo, JPN, 82.75
• 3, Cai Xuetong, CHN, 75.25

Snowboard Halfpipe Men

• 1, Scotty James, AUS, 98.75
• 2, Campbell Melville Ives, NZL, 91.00
• 3, Valentino Guseli, AUS, 80.25

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Article Sources: https://www.fis-ski.com/freeski-park-and-pipe/news/2025-26/gu-secures-second-laax-slopestyle-world-cup-victory-as-ruud-makes-it-a-three-peat, https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-park-and-pipe/news/2025-26/allemand-and-murase-come-out-on-top-in-slopestyle-to-close-2026-laax-open, https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-park-and-pipe/news/2025-26/choi-makes-it-three-in-a-row-as-james-claims-fifth-laax-open-win

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