The 2022 Winter Olympics have begun in Beijing and on Saturday, February 5th at the Genting Snowpark, women’s slopestyle was the first snowboarding event of The Games. The riders knocked it out of the park; the level of riding by the entire field was incredible and showcased the progression that has been going at lightning pace over the past few years.

Collectively, what the crew showed the world was amazing. When it came to the podium, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is on an absolute tear and she kicked off her second Olympic Games with a gold medal (adding to the bronze she won in Big Air in Pyeongchang in 2018). Julia Marino earned her first Olympic medal, winning silver, and Tess Coady threw down and rounded out the podium, winning bronze.

Mega support for one another closed out the event, which is a pretty incredible way for the world to see what snowboarding is all about.