Luca is a Freeski Slopestyle and Big Air specialist representing NZ on the world stage. Luca launched onto the World Cup podium at the start of 2025 and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. With five World Cup podiums (including two gold), a gold and silver X Games medal at his debut appearance, the Freeski Big Air World Championship title and winning NZ's first Freeski Crystal Globe (Big Air), Luca was a dominant force on the 2025 competition scene.
2025 Freeski Big Air World Champion, 2025 FIS Freeski Big Air Crystal Globe, 2025 slopestyle gold and big air silver at the Aspen X Games, six-time FIS World Cup podium athlete.
Wānaka athlete Luca Harrington was born into a family of avid freeskiers and learnt to ski at a very young age.
When he was just 14 years old he competed in his first FIS event at his home mountain of Cardrona.
In 2020 he represented New Zealand at the Youth Olympic Winter Games held in Leysin, Switzerland, where claimed the bronze medal in freeski halfpipe. This marked the first major event podium of his career.
Over the next couple of years Luca continued to climb the ranks through the North American Cup, European Cup and Australia New Zealand Cup competition circuts, choosing to focus on slopestyle and big air.
In 2023 matched New Zealand's best ever Freeski Big Air World Championships result, with a 5th place in Bakuriani, Georgia. Just weeks after he secured his career best World Cup finish, with a third place result at the Silvaplana Slopestyle World Cup. These exceptional results saw Luca awarded the Snow Sports New Zealand Freeski Athlete of the Year in 2023.
Luca Harrington launched onto the World Cup podium at the start of 2025 and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. With five World Cup podiums (including two gold), a gold and silver X Games medal at his debut appearance, the Freeski Big Air World Championship title and winning NZ's first Freeski Crystal Globe (Big Air), Luca was a dominant force on the 2025 competition scene.
