# Snowboarding-British teenager Brookes becomes the youngest world champion
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Published: 2023-02-28
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Meta Title: 16-Year-Old Mia Brookes Makes History as Youngest
Meta Description: 16-year-old Mia Brookes makes history by winning the woman's slopestyle title in Bakuriani, Georgia. Read about her groundbreaking performance here!
URL: https://financedigest.com/snowboarding-british-teenager-brookes-becomes-the-youngest-world-championhtml

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(Reuters) – Britain’s Mia Brookes outclassed Olympic gold medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott to become the youngest snowboarding world champion on Monday, when the 16-year-old won the woman’s slopestyle title in Bakuriani, Georgia.

Brooks became the first woman to land a Cab 1440 double grab in a FIS competition and also became the first Briton to strike slopestyle gold in the Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding world championships.

“I honestly feel like I’m going to cry. I’ve never been so [happy in my life,”](https://www.financedigest.com/why-companies-need-to-rethink-retirement-tips-for-ensuring-a-happy-life-in-later-years.html "Why companies need to rethink retirement – Tips for ensuring a happy life in later years") a jubilant Brooks said.

Brooks, who only participated in three World [Cup](https://www.financedigest.com/soccer-englands-houghton-will-keep-knocking-the-door-for-the-world-cup.html "Soccer-England’s Houghton will keep ‘knocking the door’ for the World Cup") events before the world championships, was too young to compete at the Beijing Olympics last year.

After taking off backwards, Brookes completed four 360 degree aerial rotations while grabbing the board twice before landing as she pulled off the Cab 1440 double grab.

“I had tried it once before in practice and I knew I had to do it if I wanted to win. But then I got really worried because if I landed it, I would just want to jump up and start crying because I’d be so happy,” Brooks added.

New Zealand’s Sadowski-Synnott came second, while Japan’s Onitsuka Miyabi finished third.

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)


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