Featured Image: Courtesy of The Snow League | Skier : Mischa Thomas
Shaun White's The Snow League (TSL) is headed into season two with full sails, coming off a successful World Challenge event in New Zealand . The full athlete roster just dropped, and to nobody's surprise, it's packed with the best halfpipe riders in the game.
Together, the skiers and boarders competing in the second season of TSL share 28 Olympic medals. Reigning women's and men's champions Eileen Gu and Luke Harrold are set to return, along with many familiar faces and a few rookies. Notably, the first season featured only 16 skiers, with a few substitutions throughout the year. The roster for season two boasts 20 total skiers.
Check out the full TSL Season Two roster, below.
On the women's side, Cassie Sharpe has bowed out, with rising star Indra Brown, Mischa Thomas and Kexin Zhang stepping in as TSL rookies. Brown and Thomas have been on the rise together, with the former hailing from Australia and the latter from New Zealand. Zhang is the third Chinese woman to enter TSL, and competed in the China Stop last year. She'll now join as a full-time competitor.
On the men's side, all season one riders are returning except American Matt Labaugh. Andrew Longino, who competed in only the LAAX Stop last season, will return as a full-time rider, and Jon Sallinen will make his TSL debut. While Sallinen took part in the recent World Challenge, he has yet to throw down in any TSL season-sanctioned events.
Additional riders have only excited athletes, with Harrold stating, "I’m excited for this next season... with the changes to the format and having more riders." He continued, "I think what The Snow League’s doing for the industry is pretty incredible, and I think it’s really going to be the top-tier season."
TSL season two will begin in Aspen this January, before heading to Park City later that month, with the season conclusion going down in LAAX, Switzerland, March 11-13.