2021/22 Freeski Continental Cup wrap-up

After an action-packed four months of action that saw 14 European Cup and 14 NorAm Cup competitions take place on their respective sides of the ocean, the 2021/22 FIS Freeski Continental Cup season wrapped up last week at the world-renowned Stubai Zoo (AUT) with one final slopestyle event to shut down the season in dramatic fashion.

There we saw Sweden’s Melvin Moren claim the win on the men’s side, launching himself into top spot on the EC slopestyle & big air rankings for 2021/22 and thereby earning himself a guaranteed World Cup quota spot for next season.

Things weren’t quite so down-to-the-wire on the women’s side of the slopestyle & big air equation, as France’s Lou Barin had a dominant season, finishing with 850 points – nearly 250 above her nearest competitor.

In the halfpipe we saw an exciting new talent hit the scene, as 13-year-old Estonian Grete-Mia Meentalo looks to be following in the footsteps of her compatriot Kelly Sildaru and making big waves on the freeski scene at an early age. While Meetalo won’t be old enough to compete on the World Cup tour next season, we look forward to seeing what she has to offer in 2023/24.

Finally, top spot on the overall European Cup halfpipe rankings for the men went to Switzerland’s Rafael Kreienbuehl, as the experienced 22-year-old showed the rest of the field how it’s done with his second career EC halfpipe overall win.