Mia Brookes

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Mia Brookes
Personal information
Born (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Sport
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s)
 Big Air, Slopestyle
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 LeysinBig Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 LeysinSlopestyle
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Slopestyle

Mia Brookes (born 19 January 2007) [1] is a British snowboarder who won the slopestyle competition at the 2023 Freestyle World Championships. She has also won a slopestyle gold medal at the Winter X Games and two overall World Cup titles in big air.

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Early life

Brookes is from Sandbach, Cheshire, England. [2] She learned to snowboard aged 18 months, [2] at Kidsgrove ski centre in Stoke-on-Trent where her grandfather worked. [3] Her parents spent five ski seasons in Chamonix, France when Brookes was young, [3] and she also continued her snowboarding at Chill Factore. [4] Brookes attended Sandbach High School; during the COVID-19 pandemic, she studied remotely so that she could compete in snowboard events in mainland Europe. [5]

Career

Brookes has trained in Laax, Switzerland, Livigno, Italy, and Hintertux, Austria. [4] She joined the GB Snowsport programme at the age of 10, [6] and aged 11, she competed at the 2018 British Snowboard Championships in Laax. [3]

In December 2020, Brookes made her international debut, finishing second in a Europa Cup event in Piz Corvatsch, Switzerland. [2] [5] She was unable to compete in FIS Snowboard World Cup events until she was 15 years old. [5] In 2022, she won the big air at the Junior World Championships, and finished runner-up in the slopestyle event. [7] She was unable to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics, as she was below the permitted age. [2]

Brookes finished second in the 2022–23 World Cup slopestyle event in Laax, [4] and came sixth in the same discipline at the 2023 X Games. [6] At the age of 16, she won the slopestyle at the 2023 World Championships. [2] [8] Her victory made her the youngest ever snowboard world champion and the first Briton to win a snowboard slopestyle world title. [8] [9] In her winning routine, she became the first woman to land a CAB 1440 in competition. [2] Speaking about her successful Cab 1440 double grab, Brookes stated: "I'd tried it once before and this is the first time I've stomped it, so I'm super happy." [8]

In October 2023, Brookes won a bronze medal in the Big Air at the World Cup meeting in Chur, Switzerland. [10] Brookes was crowned overall champion of the 2023-24 edition of the big air World Cup, after finishing the fourth and final leg in the competition at Copper Mountain in third place. [11] Her highest placing in the competition was second at the event in Edmonton. [12] At the end of 2023, she was named Young Sportswoman of the Year by The Sunday Times , [13] and awarded BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. [14] In January 2024, she won the gold medal in the slopestyle at the 2024 Winter X Games in Aspen, USA. [15]

In September 2024, she won a World Cup silver medal in the slopestyle at Cardrona, New Zealand. The final scores were taken from qualifying after the final was cancelled due to hazardous conditions. [16] The following month, she finished fifth in her opening big air World Cup event of the year in Switzerland. In December, she won her first ever World Cup gold medal with victory in the big air at Beijing. [17] She then secured back-to-back victories in the big air after winning the next World Cup event in Klagenfurt, Austria. [18] The following week, she finished third in the big air in Kreischberg, Austria. The result left her level in the overall big air World Cup standings with Mari Fukada. [19] Later in January, she was unable to defend her X Games slopestyle title, finishing with a bronze medal. [20]

In January 2025, she claimed her first World Cup slopestyle win with victory in Laax. Her success came one day prior to her 18th birthday. [21] The following month, she recorded third-placed finishes in the slopestyle in both Aspen [22] and Calgary, [23] and also won her second consecutive Crystal Globe in the big air. Brookes did not compete at the final event of the series in Aspen and Fukada was unable to take advantage. The pair ended the series tied on 305 points but Brookes was awarded the trophy for recording more wins across the season. [24] In March 2025, Brookes won the overall Snowboard Park and Pipe World Cup title after a season in which she claimed seven podium finishes including three victories. She finished 35 points clear of second-placed Fukada. [25] At the 2025 World Championships, she finished sixth in the slopestyle. [26]

Brookes missed the opening big air World Cup event in Secret Garden, China, [27] but in December 2025, she claimed the fourth World Cup victory of her career after triumphing in the big air in Beijing. [28]

Major results

World Championships

EventSlopestyleBig Air
2023 Bakuriani Gold 5th
2025 Engadin 6th 5th

X Games medals

YearEventLocationPositionRef
2024Slopestyle Flag of the United States.svg Aspen 1st [15]
2025Slopestyle Flag of the United States.svg Aspen3rd [20]

World Cup

SeasonFreestyle overallSlopestyleBig AirRef
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2022–23 20410th1303rd7414th [29]
2023–24 2826th3219th2501st [30]
2024–25 5001st3002nd3051st [31]

World Cup podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlaceRef
2022–23 22 January 2023 Laax, SwitzerlandSlopestyle2nd [4]
2023–24 21 October 2023 Chur, SwitzerlandBig Air3rd [10]
9 December 2023 Edmonton, CanadaBig Air2nd [12]
15 December 2023 Copper Mountain, United StatesBig Air3rd [11]
2024–25 2 September 2024 Cardrona, New ZealandSlopestyle2nd [16]
1 December 2024 Beijing, ChinaBig Air1st [17]
5 January 2025 Klagenfurt, AustriaBig Air1st [18]
11 January 2025 Kreischberg, AustriaBig Air3rd [19]
18 January 2025 Laax, SwitzerlandSlopestyle1st [21]
2 February 2025 Aspen, USASlopestyle3rd [22]
22 February 2025 Calgary, CanadaSlopestyle3rd [23]
2025–26 6 December 2025 Beijing, ChinaBig Air1st [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Sadowski-Synnott and Kleveland shine in Laax Open slopestyle". FIS. 22 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Snowboarder Mia Brookes, 16, makes GB history with slopestyle world title". The Guardian . 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mia Brookes: The 'hippy in a motorhome' tipped for snowboarding greatness". BBC Sport . 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Who is World Snowboarding champion Mia Brookes?". Team GB. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Snowboarder Mia Brookes, 13, takes podium on senior debut". BBC Sport . 27 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Mia Brookes becomes snowboarding world champion at 16". The Independent . 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Five British Athletes to follow as winter sports season begins". Team GB. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Mia Brookes, 16, becomes youngest snowboard slopestyle world champion". BBC Sport . 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Church, Ben (28 February 2023). "Mia Brookes, 16, becomes youngest snowboarding world champion after landing stunning trick". CNN. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Big Air World Cup: Britain's Mia Brookes wins bronze in Switzerland". BBC Sport . 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Big Air World Cup: Great Britain's Mia Brookes secures overall title". BBC Sport . 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Big Air World Cup: Britain's Mia Brookes finishes second in Edmonton". BBC Sport . 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Sunday Times Sportswomen of The Year Winners". News UK . Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Snowboarder Mia Brookes wins award". BBC Sport . 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Mia Brookes: British snowboarder wins gold at X Games". BBC Sport . 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  16. 1 2 "GB's Brookes wins Snowboard World Cup silver". BBC Sport . 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Brookes wins first World Cup gold". BBC Sport . 1 December 2025. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  18. 1 2 Collins, Ben (5 January 2025). "Brookes seals 'insane' back-to-back World Cup wins". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 "GB's Brookes finishes third at Austrian Big Air event". BBC Sport . 11 January 2025. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Brookes wins slopestyle bronze at X Games". BBC Sport . 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Brookes marks 18th birthday with slopestyle win". BBC Sport . 18 January 2025. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Brookes takes sixth season World Cup podium with bronze in Aspen". GB Snowsport. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  23. 1 2 "GB's Brookes wins slopestyle World Cup bronze". BBC Sport . 22 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "GB's Brookes retains Crystal Globe snowboard title". BBC Sport . 7 February 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Teenager Brookes wins World Cup snowboard title for GB". BBC Sport . 14 March 2025. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Sadowski-Synnott wins third slopestyle World Championships title as Brearley takes top spot". FIS. 21 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Heavyweights and rising stars on hand for Snowboard Big Air World Cup season-opener at new Secret Garden venue". FIS. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  28. 1 2 Kearns, Sean (6 December 2025). "Britain's Brookes wins fourth World Cup gold". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  29. ↑ "Women's Overall Park&Pipe". FIS . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  30. ↑ "Women's Overall Park&Pipe". FIS. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  31. ↑ "Women's Park & Pipe Overall standing". FIS. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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