Italian snowboarders Lorenzo Sommariva, Omar Visintin, and Michela Moioli have qualified for the first of two SBX challenges in Beidahu, China. This event marks the World Cup's return after the season opener in Cervinia in mid-December and the subsequent cancellation of the Czech stage in Dolni Morava. Sommariva advanced to the second round with the 12th-fastest time in the first run, led by Austrian Lukas Pachner (49.35). Visintin secured qualification in the second run, finishing 31st overall, while Matteo Menconi and Niccolò Colturi were eliminated. In the women's competition, Bergamo's Moioli placed ninth in the first run. Charlotte Bankes posted the best time (54.60), with Moioli finishing 1.69 seconds behind. The first event in China is scheduled for Saturday, February 1, followed by race 2 the next day, preceded by pre-heats.