Yorkshire snowboarder Katie Ormerod wins World Cup title

Ormerod has made the podium in all four of this year’s women’s slopestyle events and went top of the overall standings with her third third-place finish at Calgary last month.

And the 22-year-old from Brighouse – whose best result was a runners-up spot in Seiser Alm, Italy, in January – will collect the Crystal Globe awarded to World Cup winners after attempts to replace the season’s final event proved unsuccessful.

It marks a successful first full season back for Ormerod, who was among the favourites in the women’s slopestyle at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics only to break her heel on the eve of the competition, ruling her out for 18 months.

She said: “My comeback season has turned out to be the best season of my career so far and it’s been so much fun.”

Ormerod becomes the first female and second overall British recipient of a World Cup title, with James Woods having come out on top in the men’s ski slopestyle competition seven years ago.

Vicky Gosling, chief executive officer of GB Snowsport, said: “Katie has made a phenomenal return to competitive snowboarding this season and has performed amazingly well.

“We are so proud of Katie’s resilience and determination to succeed and we are so excited for the future.”