Relive the epic action from the Fieberbrunn Pro, where the world's best freeriders battled it out on Wildseeloder's legendary slopes! Witness Lily Bradley's breakthrough victory, Noémie Equy's historic rookie-season title, and thrilling last-run triumphs that defined the Freeride World Tour Finals lineup. The Cut has shaped the competition, setting the stage for an unforgettable finale in Verbier. Who will claim the coveted 2025 FWT Champion title?
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00:00This isn't just another stop on the Freeride World Tour, it's the last chance to secure
00:09a spot for the grand finale.
00:13After five intense events, only 60% of the athletes will advance.
00:19For the rest, the journey ends here.
00:32Every turn, every drop, every landing counts.
00:37One mistake and the dream of riding with the world's best on Verbier's iconic Bec d'Orost
00:43is gone.
00:44Fuck!
00:45No!
00:46The cut is everything.
00:47It's push, it's make or break.
00:49The pressure is there.
00:51I have to do super well.
00:52I have to ski 100%.
00:59The mountain doesn't care about rankings.
01:02It rewards commitment, confidence and pure skill.
01:08And as the cut looms, only those who can handle the heat will survive.
01:16This is Freeride at its most ruthless.
01:28Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Fieber Brun Pro.
01:32This is stop number five on the 2025 Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance and you better
01:39buckle up your butts because it is crunch time and we are here for the cut.
01:44We have a slight change in the format here today.
01:47We are only running three categories, ski women, snowboard women and snowboard men.
01:52It's based on the conditions that we have on the Wiltsiloder face.
01:55Have a look here at the GoPro face preview.
01:58As Derek said, here we are on the Wiltsiloder, one of the longest running venues we have
02:02here on the Freeride World Tour.
02:04The top is at 2,000 meters.
02:07It's quite steep and they've got nearly 600 meters of riding.
02:11Again, a pretty long venue for these riders.
02:13A lot of different options of style.
02:16You have cliffs, you have doubles, you have transfers.
02:19And it's a little low tide and the athletes have to be really conscious of the variability
02:24in that snow.
02:30All right, the first category of the day is going to be ski women and the pressure is
02:35on some of these women that are sitting on the downhill side of the cut.
02:39The side hit up at the top.
02:42Lots of exposure under there, but clean and safe for Alana Kohler as she picks up speed
02:48coming down into the lower section.
02:56There's kind of a little pocket there that we can barely see, kind of going lookers left
03:00to right.
03:01And yeah, she's going to open up this new air.
03:03Oh, and she is clean.
03:05Clean and what's hard to see on your screen is there is a lot of avalanche debris in that
03:10cone and she rode with strength.
03:14Yeah, it's a tough one, but again, she doesn't need a result here and there.
03:19That finishing move, so solid.
03:21Stomping the big air, so.
03:24Towards the bottom section, we saw Molly go through here.
03:27Britta in the air, landing, a little bounce.
03:30Oh, and she's down.
03:31Down and lost.
03:32There's our head top.
03:34She is okay in body to have the chance of making it through this cut.
03:40And if anyone should ride the Verbier Beck, it might be Chloe.
03:43She loves rocks and skiing right over them.
03:46Stomping, holding on, making it through.
03:50We are so excited for Chloe.
04:05Yeah, one of the foreigners came in here and opened this couloir up today and she's going
04:14to double out of it.
04:16Oh, Zuza going down, turning a little bit too quickly for the speed that she had.
04:23When you get your skis pointed across the hill, you can feel it in their movement that
04:30it just doesn't feel like you want to let go there because you never know what the snow
04:33is going to do to you.
04:34Oh!
04:36Elizabeth just getting kind of bobbled there.
04:44Next rider, Astrid Shillou dropping.
04:47Astrid now coming into a slightly different direction than we saw Zuza and clean in and
04:53out quickly as she had to manage the little pit that the ski patrollers dug there on the
04:59extraction from Zuzana Vitek.
05:01Astrid now lining up this bottom feature.
05:04We wondered if this was going to go tapping over the bushes but making it out of there.
05:17Back up to the top, this is the current Freeride World Tour leader and the 2023 Freeride World
05:23Tour champion, Justine Dupour-Lapointe.
05:26She does have an opportunity to take the title today but that task just got incredibly more
05:32difficult.
05:33She's going to come in here, lacing it up, little bit bigger angle off it, nice clean
05:37landing.
05:43She's taking a different line and looking like she's going into the same zone that we
05:47saw Nadine go with a massive send for Justine.
05:50A little short but she managed to ride it out.
05:54Wow, the bar was set and Justine matched it.
05:57It looked maybe potentially just her hands touched but such strong landing.
06:02That was a huge run and a real statement I'd say from the Tour leader that she's not letting
06:07her foot off the gas at all.
06:13Well the judges have had their say as we see the score coming up, up, up.
06:1783-3-3 so just behind Nadine.
06:20This is our event wildcard, an absolute legend in the freeride world, Nadine Volner from
06:27right here in Austria.
06:29She's the 2013 and 2014 Freeride World champion, starting to really kind of turn on the gas
06:36into the same section we saw Fredda Winans go into, taking a slightly different angle
06:40landing clean.
06:41So good start here for Nadine Volner.
06:49Oh, Nadine Volner over a big chunk of terrain, releasing into the fall line, full send and
06:56she stomps it.
06:57Oh, Nadine Volner proving exactly why they used to call her the machine when she was
07:02on the Freeride World Tour.
07:07You can hear the Austrian crowd around us excited for their woman.
07:13That was one of the biggest cliffs I've seen a lady hit in the comps for a very long time.
07:18Proper big mountain skiing, that was really cool to watch.
07:20She's just looking back up and the judges have spoken quickly as that score goes 87-3-3.
07:28Incredible score there for Nadine Volner.
07:38As we are back up to the top, this next rider, Lily Bradley, fired up and ready to go.
07:44Their mantra, ski fast and have fun.
07:48Right centered over her skis.
07:51And huge!
07:52Yes!
07:53They make it all the way over all those rocks.
07:56Lily now just trying to get back in control.
08:05And I think this is a run for her to just show what they are capable of.
08:09Lining up that massive cliff, taking it with speed.
08:13Yes!
08:14Oh my goodness!
08:16Hold on to it through the debris.
08:18Wow, absolutely amazing run for Lily right now.
08:21You saw Nadine, you saw Justine, they went in pretty slow and Lily just full gas.
08:31That was smooth, that was how you do it, that was 100% proper.
08:33Nadine kind of slowed down into it and Lily just came in and made quick work of that.
08:38She's going to be happy with that one.
08:41Balancing what they saw against the criteria.
08:44There is the score of Nadine Vogler and Lily goes into it 90.67.
08:49They are taking on the hot seat.
09:02Alright, let's take a look at the event scoreboard here Hadley.
09:05This is what happened today in the Feverbrim Pro.
09:08Lily with the massive air, they sent it.
09:12Inspired probably by our wild card Nadine Vogler who is sitting in second.
09:17Justine Defour-Lapointe in third.
09:19Astrid Shalouse in fourth and Laina Koehler rounding it out in fifth.
09:23And as we look down, Lily Bradley has jumped up from last place in Ski Women
09:30to just above the cut.
09:32Ariana Tacomi, Taylor Dobbins and Chloe Hare on the downhill side of that cut.
09:43Welcome back to the Feverbrim Pro.
09:46Stop number five on the Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance.
09:50This is the 2024 Freeride World Tour champion.
09:53She's at a rocky road this year.
09:55Erin Sauve riding out of Rosslyn, BC.
09:59And Justine Snowboard, because she's good at that.
10:02Erin Sauve now entering a slightly different entrance towards the side hit that we saw.
10:08Mikayla Davis-Meehan makes such nice work of getting on the heel side edge.
10:17This is where you've got to aim into that little notch of snow
10:20as Erin finds her way, popping over that little kind of bushy rock section
10:25and now the big air beneath her looming.
10:28She's got to get the trajectory right as she bounces all the way to the edge.
10:43She's trying to catch her breath, seeing her good buddy there, Mikayla Davis-Meehan
10:46sitting in the hot seat, score jumping up to a 66 even.
10:49So she moves into second just behind Mikayla.
10:52Pride of Newcastle and Kalgoorlie, Australia, having a blast on the Freeride World Tour.
11:00Heading towards her first feature.
11:02Yeah, popping off that, getting the grab.
11:04So Erin's style points already on the table.
11:08Mikayla Davis-Meehan, regular footed rider, now are available under Mikayla
11:14as she comes to the edge of this corner.
11:15We were calling this the side hit ski women and taking a big chunk of it.
11:19Mikayla Davis-Meehan using the heel side edge.
11:24She knows exactly where she is now.
11:26She needs to eyeball the landmarks on the toe side edge
11:29and across the finish line, popping into the finish.
11:32And that is a very, very solid effort on the Viltiloader
11:36for the Newcastle rider, Mikayla Davis-Meehan.
11:39Hello, Daisy!
11:4078.67, so Mikayla Davis-Meehan taking over the hot seat.
11:46The shadow of Noemi Aki cast over the snowboard women's field.
11:50This young woman has made short work of her first season on the Freeride World Tour,
11:55potentially a championship season.
11:58Solid start here for Noemi Aki as she is going full speed,
12:02probably the fastest we've seen any of the riders take on this part.
12:05Definitely making quick work of this venue.
12:07She has a very, very solid start.
12:11Definitely making quick work of this venue.
12:13She has exposure all below her, has to stay in control,
12:18make use of the venue, but also stay on her feet.
12:25Over that air, over that cliff,
12:27as Noemi puts the board into the fall line and immediately back into control,
12:31using the heel side edge as a brake.
12:35Master of leaving no feature undone.
12:37Huge double, so strong, coming out with so much heat right through all that terrain.
12:49Well, this is textbook riding,
12:52and Noemi Aki adding to the air and style with a 360 there
12:56and another feature as she makes her way through the arch,
13:00safe and sound to the roar of the Austrian crowd.
13:04They love that run.
13:05So exciting.
13:06I mean, for the slope style rider,
13:08she is proving that she is at home in the steep.
13:12As now the score coming in,
13:13the judges comparing that run to the criteria and to that.
13:16And Michaela, 83.33.
13:18Noemi Aki into first place.
13:21That is a massive, massive result.
13:24And her best friend, travel partner and riding buddy,
13:27Ana Martinez flying out there.
13:29Big hugs.
13:31And if the math is correct, this is her victory.
13:35This is her winning run and will bring her into the overall champion
13:38no matter what happens in Burbier.
13:44So Noemi coming in with that solid first.
13:4683 points, Michaela right behind her.
13:49Erin Salve jumping up to third.
13:51We have Nuria and Audrey, that battle.
13:53Nuria coming in fourth and then Audrey right behind her in fifth.
13:57So 30,000 points for Noemi Aki and Michaela Davis-Meehan,
14:02Ana Martinez and Nuria Caston-Baron jumping up over.
14:14Welcome back to the Fever Brune Pro.
14:17We are two categories down, one to go,
14:20and we are ready, Hadley, for Snowboard Man.
14:23At our first man, this is Remy Benhamou
14:26as he gets things going for Snowboard Man here on the Bilty Loader.
14:30Remy getting the backside three off it,
14:33reverting a little bit of a stop there on the heelside edge.
14:37Making his way off on this cliff.
14:39Huge air, so strong.
14:42A great riding out of the Swiss Rider
14:44and what a way to open the men's snowboard category.
14:47Back we go and the message from Michael Monk,
14:50have so much fun.
14:52Section of the first air is really committing
14:55and as Andrew said, really blind coming into this air.
15:00Popping a really well executed double there
15:03but Michael making very short work of it,
15:05back across with the back three,
15:07clearing the entire feature.
15:09Huge so far from Michael Monk.
15:16Michael now in the gully there,
15:18a challenging riding over here on this part of the face.
15:22Michael finding the side of that,
15:24that's so flat there as you can see him just getting compressed.
15:27It is one of the strongest riders on the tour.
15:29Now coming into this feature,
15:31you can see what it looks like underneath there.
15:33This has to be executed perfectly for it to work.
15:36And it is!
15:37Perfect indeed!
15:39A solid performance there from the American rider.
15:46We move back up to the top,
15:48to the man in the golden bib,
15:50three-time Freeride World Tour champion.
15:53Victor can cement his fourth world title.
16:00Victor now getting things underway.
16:02Making his way on I think,
16:03you know the girl set the tone,
16:05going big for the day.
16:09Popping up and over,
16:10looked like he had a tail tap on the rock.
16:17We can see the upper section of that gully,
16:19going front three there,
16:21above all that exposure, so committed.
16:26Lining himself up for the air that we saw
16:28the other riders hit.
16:31Slightly different trajectory there
16:33as Victor goes around,
16:34but clean and solid there now
16:37on the toeside edge.
16:38And he digs that toeside edge and goes down.
16:44Into the fall line,
16:45clearing the rocks,
16:46stomping it.
16:47He's got to get over that traverse track,
16:48which he does.
16:49And Victor now full fall line.
16:54Spinning his way into the finish line.
16:59Back up to Zillertal rider,
17:01Timmy Schroeder.
17:02Timmy going way higher on the takeoff,
17:04cross court,
17:05and bounced off his board.
17:11There's nothing underneath him
17:12but huge cliffs.
17:14And Timmy's going to need to release
17:15into the fall line
17:16if he's going to get over the rocks.
17:17He does,
17:18and now roasting down.
17:21Enzo Nilo,
17:22this man sitting in third place overall.
17:25Launching himself with full control.
17:29Yeah, and he's taking a moment
17:30to just look and make sure
17:31he's got the landmarks and trajectory good
17:33because there are a lot of rocks
17:35in the landing of this feature.
17:36He needs to get over, around,
17:38landing right in the bum hole of Enzo,
17:41getting throttled there.
17:50We got the wave there from Enzo Nilo.
17:53Jonathan Penfield now,
17:54the man sitting in second overall.
17:59Well, he's going way higher
18:01than we've seen anyone go.
18:02Always a unique take
18:04on these Freeride World Tour venues.
18:06No one else has even looked at this section.
18:09And Jonathan Penfield
18:10just billy-goating his way through.
18:12He's got two already,
18:13turning it into three, four,
18:15and super clean and precise
18:18for Jonathan Penfield
18:19using every single feature available to him.
18:23And airing above that exposure,
18:25finding another feature.
18:29Jon Penfield releasing into the fall line
18:31off the nose of that one.
18:32Clean reception again.
18:34So really smooth, calculated
18:37riding here from Jonathan Penfield.
18:40Pioneering new parts of the Vilzi Loader venue
18:43even this late.
18:44And he's been really,
18:46he's been really, oh, 360 there
18:48above those huge cliffs,
18:49digging into the snow a little bit.
18:51Hard to see the detail,
18:53but now he is above another big cliff band
18:56that no one else has taken anything out of.
19:00Jonathan Penfield, look at what is below him
19:03as he makes his way now.
19:04He's got to be so precise.
19:06Putting the nose of the board
19:07into the fall line, doubling out,
19:09and he is clean.
19:11Incredibly unique line
19:14for Jonathan Penfield.
19:15So creative, so precise.
19:23As we look back up,
19:24Holden Samuels.
19:26This man is certainly able to get it done.
19:29Great speed, great commitment,
19:31and then super control,
19:33lofting that 360.
19:42And now getting out of the gully
19:44so Holden kind of blending
19:46two of the lines together,
19:48going freestyle at the top
19:50and then getting into this big mountain section
19:52we've seen in the line scores previously.
19:54The judges like this section
19:55because it's so committed.
19:57And Holden going right off the nose
19:59using the heel side edge and staying up.
20:01So really, really strong there
20:03for Holden using all of the strength
20:06that he has in his body.
20:08As he's got another one here
20:10floating another back three
20:11and perfect.
20:12Very similar on that one to Michael Maughan.
20:15Really creative.
20:16He kind of took the best
20:17of each third section in this venue.
20:21Now, things are in the judges' hands.
20:23It's up, it's up and 81.
20:25So solid, solid performance there.
20:29Now we go back up to the top.
20:31This man fresh off a win in Georgia,
20:34Cody Bramwell, the UK rider.
20:39Passing by the section
20:40that we saw Michael Maughan
20:41going into opting for a different direction.
20:43Big back three landing.
20:45Precise.
20:47Incredible what he's above.
20:49Lofting off the side hit.
21:00And as you see on the lower section
21:02of your screen,
21:03there's no easy exit
21:05to this part of the Viltilota.
21:07Double, triple stomp.
21:10Cody Bramwell with incredibly precise execution
21:15on that part.
21:16He had to be picture perfect
21:18or that wouldn't have worked.
21:24As we see now the score coming in.
21:26What's it going to be?
21:2784-3-3.
21:29So Cody Bramwell now takes over the hot seat,
21:32the revolving door of the Dynastar hot seat.
21:36All right.
21:37Well, we have one man left.
21:39So Liam Rivera riding out of Verbier.
21:42We know the Swiss are out here in droves.
21:44The valet flag waving at the finish area.
21:47The Verbier rider is ready to go
21:49with a wave to the folks at home in Verbier
21:52with the scraps left over
21:54from the rest of these riders.
21:56Totally.
21:57It can be so stressful to start the category
21:59and also stressful to finish the category,
22:01but I think it's a good way
22:02to put that exclamation point.
22:04Yeah, really technical in here.
22:06You got to be very precise with your board placement.
22:09As Liam comes down, you can see the track.
22:11Oh, and he's going the other direction
22:13with a huge air.
22:14It's so tight in that landing
22:16and Liam landing perfectly.
22:18He's got still a bunch of exposure below him.
22:21Now he's got this big blade cliff underneath him.
22:24He's heading the other direction,
22:26airing off that.
22:27Incredible.
22:31Nailed it perfectly.
22:32Coming with a 360,
22:34showing that he can do it all
22:36and one big feature below him still.
22:38Yeah, Liam Rivera right off the nose,
22:40keeping a fall line approach
22:42and high speed run out,
22:44bouncing.
22:51What a way to finish the snowboard men's category.
22:54Liam Rivera with another completely different take
22:57on this phase and executing it absolutely flawlessly.
23:00It's coming in.
23:01What's it going to be?
23:02Cody Bramall, 87.
23:04Liam, the last rider of the day,
23:07taking over first place.
23:09A huge performance for the Swiss rider
23:12as he moves into first.
23:15The Fever Broom Pro delivering
23:17and here's what we have at the end of the day.
23:19Liam, again, dropping last into first place.
23:22Cody Bramall, number two.
23:24Holden Samuels on the podium with three.
23:26Michael Maughan right behind him.
23:28Here we see Remy Benhamo dropping below the cut
23:31as well as Tim Schroeder
23:33and Michael Maughan jumping up to the good side.