Wānaka snowboarder Rocco Jamieson (18) claimed his career-best World Cup result, with second place at the Chur FIS Big Air World Cup in Switzerland this morning (October 20). 

Rocco dropped into the night finals under floodlights, with thousands of fans gathered around the landing of the big air enjoying the festival scene. 

Despite being relatively new to World Cup competition, Rocco took it all in his stride performing a “never been done” trick in competition - the Rubix Flip.

Big Air results are taken from each athlete's two best of three tricks that must be performed in two different rotation directions. Rocco combined his debut Rubix Flip with a switch backside 1620 Japan grab to finish in second place. 

Reigning Snowboard Big Air World Champion Taiga Hasegawa of Japan claimed first place, with Romain Allemand of France taking his maiden World Cup podium finishing in third. 

Fellow Kiwi Lyon Farrell also qualified through to the finals, finishing in ninth position. 

Rocco has started his 2024/25 season and Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games campaign with a bang. His second-place finish today, combined with his third-place finish at Winter Games NZ in August 2024, has him leading the overall FIS Park and Pipe World Cup standings. 

The Snowboard Big Air World Cup circuit continues in early December in Beijing.

PHOTO: FIS Snowboarding / Chad Buchholz