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WORLD RECORDS FOR HIGHEST HIP AIR SMASHED AT SWATCH NINES
Valentino Guseli, Kim Gubser and Brooke D’Hondt soar to new heights

A week of nonstop ski and snowboard action at Schilthorn, Switzerland has concluded with three new snow sports records. On a “Perfect Hip” built with the express mission of sending riders sky-high safely, two snowboarders and one skier set new highest-air world records.

The biggest air of the week was logged by Kim Gubser (SUI, SKI) who hit a high point of 14.6 meters (47.9 feet) on Friday, the 12th of April 2024, breaking the previous record of 14.2 meters (46.6 feet) set by David Wise in 2016.

Just a few hours after Gubser, Valentino Guseli (AUS, SNB) flew to a height of 11.5 meters (37.7 feet), topping Christian Haller’s record of 11.3 meters (37.1 feet), also from 2016.

On Thursday, Brooke D’Hondt (CAN, SNB) established the first official record for highest hip air in women’s snowboarding. She reached a height of 7.3 meters (23.9 feet), setting a formidable new bar for the female side of the sport.

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