Kiwi snowboarding powerhouse Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has won the women’s snowboard slopestyle at the 2025 Aspen X Games, and in the process made history landing the world’s first triple cork in a women’s slopestyle competition. This takes her career total X Games medal count to a staggering 11 medals, of which six are gold.
“Being able to do that run, which is a dream run of mine I never thought was possible, it means the world to me to be back here at X Games.” said Sadowski-Synnott, “Honestly, I didn’t know if I would be on the podium again going through this injury, so to be back here in the mix with the girls and to be part of the progression means so much to me and to win this comp, I can’t even believe it.”
With clear, calm weather in Aspen, and temperatures much warmer than last night’s big air, the scene was set for the women’s snowboard slopestyle. X Games slopestyle uses the same format as the big air last night, with eight women in playoffs, cutting to four in the finals.
Sadowski-Synnott came out swinging in the playoffs, and laced together a solid rail section before putting down her switch backside 1260 (which she only debuted last weekend at the LAAX Open) then stomping back-to-back double corked 1080’s on the last two jumps. Scoring a 92.33, she cruised through to the final round with ease.
Sadowski-Synnott kicked it up a gear in the finals, putting down a huge backside triple corked 1440 on the third and final jump, making history as the first women (ski or snowboard) to ever land a triple cork in a slopestyle competition.
“I am just stoked to be here, and a big congrats to everyone, we got such epic conditions to ride here today so I am just so grateful.”- Sadowski-Synnott
With a huge score of 94.66 on the board, Sadowski-Synnott remained untouchable for the remainder of the competition and took the win. Kokomo Murase of Japan and Great Britain’s Mia Brookes joined her on the podium in second and third respectively.
This wraps up Sadowski-Synnott’s 2025 X Games, but with plenty of Kiwi’s still in action she will get to enjoy spectating and cheering her team mates on for the remainder of the weekend!
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