Wānaka’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (24) has been crowned the 2025 FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion in Corvatsch, Switzerland overnight NZT.

Zoi has finished on the podium at every Slopestyle World Championships she has contested during her decorated career, with this event marking her fifth consecutive Snowboard Slopestyle World Championships podium, and her third Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion title, a record setting achievement.

“I can’t really believe it,” Zoi said.

“I was just feeling incredibly grateful for this whole winter after my injury last year and really thankful for the support from my sponsors, my team, my friends and my family.”

Zoi was in sixth place after run one of the two-run final, following an uncharacteristic bobble on her third jump.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in action at the World Championships.

Echoing her Beijing 2022 Olympic Slopestyle Gold, she was the final athlete to drop into run two, with it all on the line for the top spot.

Showing the depth of her experience Zoi remained composed and stomped one of her trademark technical runs, leap frogging into the top spot with the only score of the competition in the 90s.

“That was crazy, I messed up my first run and put so much pressure on myself coming into the last run, all the girls were riding so good, and I was stoked to watch everyone’s runs - it just vibed me up to land that run,” Zoi said.

The winning run included a cab 270 on, 270 off on the top rail and a backside double corked 1260 melon grab on the third jump, but it was her entire top to bottom technical run, executed flawlessly, that put her in the top spot.

Japanese riders Kokomo Murase and Reira Iwabuchi rounded out the podium in second and third.

2025 Women’s FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Championship podium. [L-R] Kokomo Murase (JPN) 2nd, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL) 1st, Reira Iwabuchi (JPN) 3rd.

In the Freeski Slopestyle World Championships finals, Wānaka’s Luca Harrington secured his career best Slopestyle World Championships result finishing in sixth. Teammate Ben Barclay finished in sixteenth place.

The Snowboard Park & Pipe Team will next be in action on Saturday March 29 at the Snowboard Big Air finals.

PHOTOS: FIS Park & Pipe