In the men’s event, Sweden’s Magnusson topped the first heat with a score of 95.25.

Second place went to Mac Forehand of the United States with a score of 94.25.

Third place went to Switzerland’s Andri Ragettli, who won gold in the men’s ski slopestyle final two days ago, with a score of 93.00.

The second qualification heat was topped by Norway’s Ruud Birk, who scored 96.00.

Second place went to Alexander Hall of the United States with a score of 95.25, while Canada’s Evan McEachran qualified in third with a score of 94.50.

A total of 12 athletes have qualified for the final, scheduled to take place tomorrow.

In the women’s event, Tess Ledeux of France qualified in first place with a score of 95.00.

Silvia Bertagna of Italy qualified in second with a score of 94.00, with Anastasia Tatalina of the Russian Skiing Federation third with a score of 93.25.

The top five was completed by Megan Oldham of Canada in fourth with a score of 92.00, and Sarah Hoefflin of Switzerland in fifth with 90.00.

A total of eight athletes have qualified for the final, also scheduled to take place tomorrow.

As well as the finals in the freeski Big Air, finals are also due to take place in the snowboarding Big Air discipline tomorrow to conclude the Championships.

Austria’s Anna Gasser and Canada’s Mark McMorris were the top qualifiers in the women’s and men’s competitions respectively.

The Snowboard and Freeski World Championships were originally due to take place in Zhangjiakou in China, before pulling out due to coronavirus restrictions in the country.

As a result competition was split between Aspen in the United States and Almaty in Kazakhstan.