Mia Brookes arrives at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics as Great Britain's brightest snowboarding medal hope. The 19-year-old slopestyle specialist carries the weight of British Olympic expectations.

Brookes' Rise

The Lake District native burst onto the scene winning slopestyle gold at the 2023 World Championships aged 16. She became Britain's youngest ever winter world champion. Brookes has podiumed at six of her last eight World Cup events.

Olympic Prospects

Bookmakers list Brookes as second favorite for slopestyle gold behind New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. She plans to compete in slopestyle and big air disciplines. Her signature backside 1260 rotation is one of the most difficult tricks in women's snowboarding.