By Shannon Lukens. Photos courtesy Abby Jensen.

 

Gigi Boyd of Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club is the winner of the Holeshot Cross Tour that was at Steamboat Resort this past week. It’s a Noram Snowboardcross circuit. Boyd is headed to Cortina, Italy this week for her first World Cup appearance.

 

Press Release from Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Feb. 7, 2025.

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Snowboard Athlete GiGi Boyd Wins Steamboat Holeshot Tour Snowboardcross NorAm

 

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – The Holeshot Cross Tour made its second stop of the North American Cup (NorAm) snowboardcross circuit at Steamboat Resort February 2-5, 2025, and Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) athlete Virginia “Gigi” Boyd delivered a stellar performance. Boyd, who claimed second place on February 3, followed up with a commanding win on February 4, marking her second victory on the NorAm circuit since a first-place finish last year. Boyd followed her win at the NorAm race with another win on February 5, when she won in the FIS snowboardcross race, held the day after the NorAm races at Steamboat Resort.

Boyd’s victory comes at an ideal time as she prepares for her first World Cup appearance next week in Cortina, Italy, February 14-15, 2025. The Holeshot Cross Tour, which serves as a bridge between grassroots and World Cup competition for Snowboard Cross and Ski Cross, provided an important platform for Boyd’s preparation.

The rest of the SSWSC team also saw success. Cooper Malia finished 31st on February 3 and 39th on February 4, while Logan Kolodsick earned 16th on February 3 and 17th on February 4. Both athletes reached the finals for the first time in their NorAm careers.

SSWSC Snowboard Program Director Alex Deibold praised the athletes’ progress. “Cooper and Logan are improving tremendously. It’s a huge accomplishment to make it to the finals, but because of the head-to-head nature of snowboardcross, where anything can happen with other racers close on the course, their overall results aren’t a good reflection of how well they are riding.”

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