Disciplines | Slopestyle & Big Air
Hometown | Wānaka
Biography :
Luca is a Freeski Slopestyle and Big Air specialist who launched himself onto a World Cup podium at the end of the 2024 season and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down.
Hailing from Wānaka, Harrington was born into a family of avid freeskiers and learnt to ski at a very young age. When he was just 14 years old he competed in his first FIS event at his home mountain of Cardrona.
In 2020 he represented New Zealand at the Youth Olympic Winter Games held in Leysin, Switzerland, where he claimed a bronze medal in Freeski Halfpipe. This marked the first major event podium of his career.
Over the next couple of years Luca continued to climb the ranks through the North American Cup, European Cup and Australia New Zealand Cup competition circuits, choosing to focus on Slopestyle and Big Air.
In 2023 he matched New Zealand's best ever Freeski Big Air World Championships result, with a 5th place in Bakuriani, Georgia. Luca was awarded the Snow Sports New Zealand Freeski Athlete of the Year accolade in 2023.
In 2024 Luca secured his career-first World Cup podium in Silvaplana before going on to absolutely dominate across the 2025 season. He came away from the 2025 season as Freeski Big Air World Champion, Freeski Big Air Crystal Globe holder and the X Games Slopestyle Gold Medallist 2025.
2026 was another fantastic season for Luca, during which he became an Olympic bronze medallist.
His achievements last season included:
FIS World Cup Podiums - 3rd, 2nd and 3rd in Freeski Big Air
FIS Ranking - 2nd overall in Big Air
Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games - Freeski Slopestyle Bronze and Big Air 6th (Olympic Diploma)
X Games – Freeski Slopestyle Gold, Freeski Big Air Silver
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