<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We’re just a few weeks away from one of the highlight events of the FIS Snowboard and FIS Freeski seasons, with <strong>ModenaFiera</strong> ready to host the second stop of the 2018/19 FIS big air <strong>World Cup</strong> tour during the <strong>Skipass</strong> winter sport and tourism fair in Modena (ITA) from November 3-4.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The massive<strong> 46 meter tall</strong> and <strong>1</strong><strong>30 meter long big air jump, the biggest ever built in Italy</strong>, is currently under construction in Modena. During the 25th edition of Skipass - one of the most important snow sport events in Italy - <strong>the best snowboarders and freeskiers</strong> of the world will compete and have the opportunity to win a piece of the 100.000CHF prize money available. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">FIS Snowboard World Cup competition will take place on November 3, with FIS Freeski World Cup competition the following day, on November 4. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year Skipass will see the presence in competition of World Cup crystal globe winners, world champions, and Olympic medallists, such us the Italian freeskier <strong>Silvia Bertagna</strong> (the 2018 FIS Freeski World Cup big air crystal globe winner and the captain of the Italian freeski team), Norwegian <strong>Christian Nummedal</strong> (the 2018 FIS Freeski World Cup big air crystal globe winner), American <strong>Chris Corning</strong> (two-time world championship medalist and 2018 FIS Snowboard World Cup big air crystal globe winner) and Olympic medallists as <strong>Redmond Gerard</strong> and <strong>Kyle Mack</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also to watch out for will be athletes like Austrian snowboard star <strong>Anna Gasser </strong>(big air gold medalist at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Sierra Nevada 2017 big air world champion), US rider <strong>Jamie Anderson </strong>(slopestyle gold medallist and big air silver medallist at PyeongChang 2018) and other top competitors such as the Norwegian snowboard duo of <strong>Silje Norendal</strong> and <strong>Marcus Kleveland</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With so many elite athletes confirmed for entry, huge prize money up for grabs, and an incredible competition venue in place, the Modena Skipass big air World Cup is set to be a must-watch competition this November.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>- 2018 MODENA FIS BIG AIR WORLD CUP COMPETITIONS PROGRAM -</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Thursday November 1</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">09:15 - 13:45 Skipass Big Air – Fis World Cup - Freeski Training </div><div style="text-align: justify;">14:45 - 19:15 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup - Snowboard Training </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Friday November 2</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">10:50 - 13:45 Skipass Big Air – Fis World Cup - Snowboard Training </div><div style="text-align: justify;">14:45 - 19:15 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup – Freeski Training</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Saturday November 3</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">10:05 10:55 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis – Men Snowboard Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">12:10 13:00 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis - Men Snowboard Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">14:10 14:50 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis – Women Snowboard Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">18:30 20:00 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis – Men and Women Snowboard Finals </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sunday November 4</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">10:00 10:25 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis - Men Freeski Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">11:40 12:30 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis - Men Freeski Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">13:40 14:20 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis - Women Freeski Qualifications</div><div style="text-align: justify;">17:00 18:30 Skipass Big Air - Fis World Cup Fis - Men and Women Freeski Finals</div><div><br /></div>