Zoi Sadowski Synnott

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott transitioned from a teenage snowboard prodigy to an Olympic gold medalist and a dominant force in slopestyle and big air competitions, achieving multiple World Championship titles and X Games medals. After becoming the youngest woman to win a snowboard slopestyle World Cup event in 2017, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott went on to secure a bronze medal in big air at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, making her the world’s youngest Olympic snowboarding medalist at the time. Her competitive career began earlier in 2016 with her big air World Cup debut, where she achieved an impressive ninth-place finish. The following year, she earned a slopestyle silver at the World Championships, demonstrating her burgeoning talent and setting the stage for rapid career progression.

Her exceptional performance continued into the epic 2025 season, where she secured four World Cup podiums, including three gold medals. In 2025, Sadowski-Synnott earned both a gold and a bronze medal at the X Games, and achieved a win at the Spring Battle. She was also crowned the 2025 Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion for a third time, following her 2019 and 2021 titles, and made history as the first Kiwi female to bring home a FIS Crystal Globe for overall Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup standings, marking her first career Globe.