HER WIN, IN HER WORDS
Mia claimed a maiden world junior title in 2022 and an impressive World Cup silver in January 2023, but those were ultimately just the warm-up acts for the 2023 senior Worlds.
Stood at the top of the slopestyle course, ahead of her final run, Mia found herself guaranteed at least silver after a stunning opening round.
However, the 16-year-old wanted more and was aware that in order to do so she would have to land a move never before achieved by a woman in competition.
“I knew that if I wanted to win, I’d have to do it (CAB) 12 or try the (CAB) 14 and I was like, ‘You know what, I want to be the world’s first to do a 14 anyway, I’ve got second secured, I’ve got nothing to lose’ and I just went for it,” she recalls.
“Obviously going down, through the course it was going through my mind and I was thinking ‘okay, landed that, landed that’ and then as soon as I landed the back-nine I was like, ‘it’s gonna happen’, I could just tell.
“I landed it and it was just amazing and I couldn’t believe it, but I then had to concentrate because the run wasn’t finished and I had to keep riding to the bottom but it was just insane!”