Watch all rounds of the world's premier big mountain freeriding competition from the comfort of your home!
Japan's Yu Sasaki will also be competing in the 2021-2022 season! You can't miss this!
Japan's largest sports television station, J SPORTS*1), has announced that it will broadcast/stream*2 all WFT (Freeride World Tour) events for the 2021-22 season, as well as the FWQ4* tournament, TOYO TIRES FREERIDE HAKUBA, to be held in Hakuba
FWT is the world's most prestigious freeride ski and snowboard competition, where competitors ski down rugged, bare, natural terrain as they please, and are judged on their line-taking, technique, style, and more. Since its official launch in Japan in 2017, the aggressive performances of top riders from Japan and abroad tackling technical slopes have inspired many, and sparked interest in freeride
Furthermore, this is a very meaningful competition that has conveyed the charm of Japan's high-quality powder snow and abundant nature to the world through the performances of the athletes at the venues it hosts.
The FWT has always attracted a lot of attention from freeride fans, but the '21-22 season will be even more of a must-see than usual, as top Japanese rider Yu Sasaki has been confirmed to participate in the FWT!
Check the schedule below and make sure you don't miss the broadcast/streaming!
■ FWT (Freeride World Tour) 2021-22 season schedule
| grade | Date | Venue | host country |
|---|---|---|---|
| FWQ 4 | January 17-20 | Hakuba | Japan |
| FWT | January 22nd - 28th | Baqueira Verret | Spain |
| FWT | January 30th - February 5th | Ordino Arcalis | Andorra |
| FWT | February 12th - February 17th | Kicking Force | Canada |
| FWT | March 15th-20th | Fieberbrunn | Austria |
| FWT | March 26th - April 3rd | Verbier | Switzerland |
■The event schedule is subject to change. For details, please visit the official tournament website: https://freerideworldtour.jp/
■Broadcasts/streams are scheduled to begin approximately two weeks after the end of each competition. For details, please check the program website: https://www.jsports.co.jp/ski/fwt/
*1 J SPORTS is Japan's largest four-channel sports television network, viewed by approximately 6.3 million households nationwide via cable television (such as J:COM) and BS broadcasting (SKY PerfecTV!).
*2 J SPORTS On Demand is a paid service. For details, please search for "J SPORTS On Demand".
[What is the Freeride World Tour (FWT)]
The Freeride World Tour (FWT) held its first competition in Switzerland in 1996, and its scale has grown along with the increase in freeride fans. It is now the world's only and largest freeride world tour. (In 2018, over 5,600 athletes competed worldwide across men's and women's skiing and snowboarding, including qualifiers and junior events, with a total of 150 competitions held in Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Asia.) http://freerideworldtour.jp