The final stop of the Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix will be held at Mammoth Mountain in California’s Eastern Sierra from January 29 to February 1. The event will host men and women’s FIS World Cup halfpipe and slopestyle competition.
History of progression at Mammoth:
Mammoth Mountain has proved its ability to breed talent and foster a culture of athletic development that almost seems embedded in the mountain’s DNA. Mixed with a healthy amount of natural snowfall and the world-class Unbound Terrain Parks, it’s the perfect formula to set athletes up for success. Over the years, you can see evidence of these elements coming to fruition through groundbreaking athletic performances and milestone moments.
Mammoth’s ties to U.S. Olympic Freeski and Snowboard Team selections are second to none. Mammoth has hosted the Grand Prix more than 10 times, and has been fortunate enough to name the US Olympic athletes three times including in 1998—the first year the Olympics hosted snowboard halfpipe as an official event. Mammoth also hosted the final qualifying event before the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Furthermore, the U.S. Snowboard Team has been utilizing Mammoth’s amazing terrain and facilities since early 2001, when halfpipe coach Pete del Giudice took Ross Powers and Kelly Clark to Mammoth to train prior to the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. It’s evident Mammoth had something to offer as both Ross and Kelly went on to win Olympic halfpipe gold medals.
Kelly’s journey with Mammoth came full circle when she qualified for her fifth and final Olympic team in 2018 at her home resort, under the lights, complete with fireworks and an amazing high-energy crowd. Joining Kelly that night to celebrate their Olympic nominations was Shaun White and Chloe Kim, who both went on to take home gold medals in Pyeongchang. Chloe and Shaun both call Mammoth Mountain their home resort, so it was fitting that their training and official nominations took place under the shadow of the 11,053 ft peak.
These key moments only brush the surface of the rich history and culture surrounding Mammoth Mountain and the U.S. Grand Prix. Mammoth Mountain and U.S. Ski & Snowboard invite you to join them January 29 to February 1 for four days of snowboard slopestyle and halfpipe competition. If you can’t make it to Mammoth, be sure to tune in on NBC to catch all the action.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
SNOWBOARD
Wednesday, Jan. 29 – Halfpipe Qualifiers
Thursday, Jan. 30 – Slopestyle Qualifiers
Friday, Jan. 31 – Halfpipe Finals
Saturday, Feb. 1 – Slopestyle Finals
HOW TO WATCH
Subject to change
All times EST
*Same-day delayed broadcast
** Next-day broadcast
SNOWBOARD
Friday, Jan. 31
12:30 p.m. – Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix Slopestyle – Mammoth Mountain, Calif. – NBCSN
Saturday, Feb. 1
4:00 p.m. – Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe – Mammoth Mountain, Calif. – Olympic Channel
5:00 p.m. – Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe – Mammoth Mountain, Calif. – NBC
11:30 p.m. – Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe – Mammoth Mountain, Calif. – NBCSN*
All streams will be available via desktop (NBCSports.com/Gold and OlympicChannel.com) as well as mobile, tablet and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports and Olympic Channel app are available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Source: US Ski & Snowboard (edited)
