Snowboardcross National Team & NextGen

Level 1: FIS World Cups (WCs), Senior World Championships (WCH), Olympic Winter Games (OWG), and World Cup Overall Tour Standings.
Level 2: Junior World Championships (JWCH), Europa Cup (EC), and NorAm Cup (NAC) Overall Tour Standing.

As an exception to the NextGen Maximum Age Limit, athletes may remain in the NextGen Program for up to two cumulative years by applying annually for a NextGen Age Exemption, which is valid for one program year and requires meeting all specified eligibility criteria below:

a. The athlete has not been previously granted a NextGen Age exemption for more than one program year; and

b. The athlete meets all other NextGen eligibility requirements (save for the maximum age); and

c. The athlete must have PRT results from the just-concluded competition season indicating they are one year from meeting current National Team eligibility criteria, with the PRT determined through historical results modeling of stage-specific performance benchmarks within the discipline, informed by Canada Snowboard’s discipline-specific sport analytics, and demonstrated by:

• c.i. 2027 SBX WC Overall Standings Rank: Top 50 Men or Top 40 Women; or
• c.ii. 2028 FIS Base Points List (SBX) Rank: Top 50 men or Top 40 Women; and
• c.iii. 1x Top-Half final result at an eligible World Cup, or higher, within the Selection Period.

The athlete must submit an Age Exemption Request to CS that meets the following criteria:

a. The submission is received no later than April 15, 2027.

b. The submission is emailed to the HPD-Speed at xvz.xenuhyrp@pnanqnfabjobneq.pn.

c. The submission should include evidence and rationale that supports how the athlete's performance over the last two seasons is tracking towards meeting the current National Team eligibility criteria within one year.

Refer to CS HPP General Selection Protocol (GSP) for Health Related Curtailment and Extenuating Circumstances.

Applications are required for all athletes who are not formally named to the 2026/27 Snowboardcross HPP. If an athlete is named to the 2026/27 HPP but primarily trains with a coach other than a coach provided by CS, or are not under the primary supervision of the CS coaching staff, it remains the responsibility of the athlete to ensure their submission is on time and meets the below requirements. All other athletes are responsible for personally submitting their application in accordance with the below requirements. The application submission shall include a copy of the athlete’s Individual Performance Plan (IPP) for the season just concluded, aligned with current sport norms and CS’s Long Term Development (LTD) framework, and including:

a. the athlete's Yearly Training Plan (YTP);

b. the athlete's yearly goals, performance gaps, and progress towards closing identified gaps;

c. a description of the athlete's ancillary programming (e.g. Sport Science / Sport Medicine);

d. a periodized outline detailing how the athlete's program over the 2026-2027 season supported their goal attainment and/or closing of their stated performance outcomes and gaps; and

e. an overview of the athlete's goals and aspirations for the 2027-2028 competitive season (must be written by the athlete).

All applications should be sent to the HPD-Speed by the April 15, 2027 deadline: xvz.xenuhyrp@pnanqnfabjobneq.pn

Nominations will follow the Decision Making Process described in the General Selection Policy (GSP), starting with the highest priority level (Priority 1) and continuing in descending order (Priority 2, Priority 3, and so on).

Nominations will begin with Pathway A: National Team (Priorities 1–3). Once nominations to the Snowboardcross National Team under Pathway A have been fully completed, the Selection Committee will then apply the same prioritized process to Pathway B: NextGen Program to fill any remaining available positions, following the same sequence outlined above.