• 19-Year-Old Melville Ives from New Zealand Claims Victory in Superpipe at Buttermilk Mountain
  • Women's Freeski Halfpipe: 22-Year-Old Zoe Atkin from Park City, Utah, Takes 2nd Place
  • Women's Freeski Slopestyle: 24-Year-Old Megan Oldham from Parry Sound, Canada Earns 2nd Place
  • Men's Snowboard Slopestyle: 20-Year-Old Monster Army Rider Dane Menzies Claims 3rd Place
  • Women's Snowboard Slopestyle: 21-Year-Old Kokomo Murase from Gifu, Japan, Earns 3rd Place

ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Way to start the new year! Monster Energy congratulates team rider Finley Melville Ives on claiming first place in Men's Freeski Halfpipe at the 2026 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Snowmass this weekend. In the World Cup event sanctioned by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), the 19-year-old from Wānaka, New Zealand, sealed his victory with a dominant first run in Saturday's final.

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