Yoo Seung-eun lands her second run in the women’s snowboard big air final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park, Italy, on Feb. 9 (local time). [Photo by Yonhap]
The women’s snowboard slopestyle final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics was postponed for a day because of heavy snow.
The organizing committee said on Feb. 17 (local time) that worsening weather forced it to delay the final, now set for Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. in South Korea).
The event had been scheduled for 1 p.m. on Feb. 17 at Livigno Snow Park, but heavy snowfall in the Alps prompted a change. The organizers and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said snow made it difficult to maintain visibility and speed, complicating safe operations.
The men’s slopestyle final, originally set for 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, was moved up to 11:20 a.m., followed by the women’s final.
South Korea’s Yoo Seung-eun of Seongbok High School will compete in the women’s final after placing third in qualifying with 76.8 points.
Yoo earlier won bronze in women’s big air, becoming the first South Korean woman to medal in Olympic snowboarding. She will try to win a second medal in slopestyle.
Slopestyle is judged on difficulty and execution as riders navigate a course featuring rails, jumps and other obstacles.
In nearby Aerial Moguls Park, freestyle skiing aerials qualifying for both men and women was also postponed because of heavy snow. The women’s event is scheduled for Feb. 18, and the men’s for Feb. 19, with qualifying and finals to be held on the same day for each.
The organizing committee said on Feb. 17 (local time) that worsening weather forced it to delay the final, now set for Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m. local time (10:30 p.m. in South Korea).
The event had been scheduled for 1 p.m. on Feb. 17 at Livigno Snow Park, but heavy snowfall in the Alps prompted a change. The organizers and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said snow made it difficult to maintain visibility and speed, complicating safe operations.
The men’s slopestyle final, originally set for 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, was moved up to 11:20 a.m., followed by the women’s final.
South Korea’s Yoo Seung-eun of Seongbok High School will compete in the women’s final after placing third in qualifying with 76.8 points.
Yoo earlier won bronze in women’s big air, becoming the first South Korean woman to medal in Olympic snowboarding. She will try to win a second medal in slopestyle.
Slopestyle is judged on difficulty and execution as riders navigate a course featuring rails, jumps and other obstacles.
In nearby Aerial Moguls Park, freestyle skiing aerials qualifying for both men and women was also postponed because of heavy snow. The women’s event is scheduled for Feb. 18, and the men’s for Feb. 19, with qualifying and finals to be held on the same day for each.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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