"The Snow League was founded by Shaun White in 2024 to give skiers and snowboarders a professional league and to address a major issue within the two sports: inadequate pay for athletes. With the season now complete and a total purse of $2.2 million, the league has now released its official earnings list."
"In men's snowboarding, Japanese riders took the top four spots with Yuto Totsuka leading the charge, earning $180,000. Totsuka was followed by Ryusei Yamada with $152,500 and Ayumu Hirano with $75,000. Brazil's Pat Burgener and USA's Lucas Foster sit tied for ninth at $22,500. Japan's Sena Tomita led the way in women's snowboarding with $137,000."
"These lists show that athlete pay in freestyle skiing and snowboarding is trending positively. The top earners made much more in The Snow League than they do in other competitions. For example, the Laax Open, considered one of skiing's and snowboarding's premier events, pays winners roughly $18,500."
"Snow League athletes also compete regularly in World Cups organized by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Yuto Totsuka was the highest earner from FIS events, but he only made $72,502 - less than half of what he made in the Snow League. Other top earners in the Snow League only made fractions of their Snow League winnings from FIS events. Eileen Gu, for example, made $39,575 from FIS events and $135,000 in the Snow League."
The Snow League was founded in 2024 by Shaun White to create a professional league for skiers and snowboarders and to address inadequate athlete pay. After a completed season with a $2.2 million total purse, official earnings lists were released. In men’s snowboarding, Yuto Totsuka led with $180,000, followed by Ryusei Yamada at $152,500 and Ayumu Hirano at $75,000. In women’s snowboarding, Sena Tomita earned $137,000, while Maddie Mastro earned $72,500. In men’s freeski, Luke Harrold earned $105,000, and in women’s freeski, Eileen Gu earned $135,000. Comparisons with major events and FIS World Cups show top Snow League earnings far exceed other competition payouts.
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