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X Games Norway 2018: Who is competing in women’s snowboard big air?

By Bruin Belisle

PARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 27: Snowboarder Julia Marino poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 27, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
PARK CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 27: Snowboarder Julia Marino poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 27, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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X Games Norway kicks off on Friday, but Saturday is when you’ll find the ever-exciting women’s snowboarding big air competition. Here is a list of who is competing and what to expect from the event.

X Games Norway is taking place this weekend, with competitions running from Friday, May 18 to Sunday May 20. On Saturday, May 19, the best of women’s snowboarding will take to the hill to compete in the big air competition. After looking through the roster, we’re in for a treat.

The X Games will feature some of snowboarding’s best, including up-and-coming Japanese stars Reira Iwabuchi and Kokomo Murase, local legend Silje Norendal and Olympic gold medalist Anna Gasser.

Team USA will be well represented by 19-year-old Julia Marino, who makes landing a cab double underflip look easy. Despite only competing in the X Games since 2017, she’s already collected five X Games medals (a gold, two silver and two bronze).

Another athlete to watch out for is 17-year old Olympic bronze medalist from New Zealand, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. Zoi is making her X Games debut in Norway and she definitely possesses the confidence and repertoire of tricks to win the big air event.

Here is a full list of who is competing in the women’s snowboarding big air event:

Cheryl Maas (Netherlands)
Silje Norendal (Norway)
Reira Iwabuchi (Japan)
Enni Rukajarvi (Finland)
Kokomo Murase (Japan)
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (New Zealand)
Julia Marino (USA)
Anna Gasser (Austria)

The Women’s big air final takes place on Saturday, May 19 at 11:30 a.m. ET. If you aren’t lucky enough to be in Norway, here’s how you can watch the event from home. Be sure to tune in, because it’s going to be amazing.

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