Mia Brookes: British teenager wins second Crystal Globe title
British skier Mia Brookes won the Crystal Ball Large Aerial Championship for the second time in a row.
The 18-year-old became a The youngest world champion In the 16-year-old skiing history, she won her first crystal ball championship During last year’s event.
The Crystal Globe title was awarded the most competitions in the entire season.
Brooks competed on Thursday in Aspen, the fifth and final big aerial race of the ski World Cup season.
The teenager watched New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott win the big air final from the outside.
Mari Fukada’s seventh place means Brookes’ overall ranking of 305 points with the Japanese Sneboarder.
But the teenager was awarded the Crystal Ball Championship for a back-to-back victory thanks to Brooks’ two wins this season.
“I think if I’m lucky, maybe I’ll end second, but it’s definitely not a win,” Brooks said.
“It’s really special when you work hard throughout the season.”
