Profile and significance
Édouard “Edjoy” Therriault is a Canadian freeski park specialist from Lorraine, Québec (born 2003) who blends competition-grade difficulty with unmistakable style. He won junior world gold in slopestyle in 2019, stepped onto the senior stage with big air silver at the 2021 World Championships in Aspen, and earned his first World Cup podium in slopestyle at Font-Romeu in January 2022 before adding World Cup big air silver at Beijing’s Shougang venue in December 2023. An Olympian at Beijing 2022, he announced in June 2025 that he would step away from World Cup slopestyle/big air to pursue creative paths—street missions, short films, and style-led events. That arc makes Therriault one of the rare riders whose résumé checks the boxes (Worlds medal, multiple World Cup podiums, Olympic experience) while still pushing the culture forward with film-first ideas.
Competitive arc and key venues
Therriault’s results ramped fast. After the 2019 junior world title, he took silver at the 2021 World Championships in big air with a composed, high-value trick set. In January 2022 he claimed slopestyle bronze at Font-Romeu, his first World Cup podium, confirming that his style translates to the FIS format. The following season brought a signature scaffolding result: silver at Big Air Shougang (Beijing, December 2023), where he put down a left triple cork 1980 and a switch double bio 1800 with grabs held long enough to read cleanly on broadcast. Along the way, he appeared at X Games Aspen and kept timing sharp at western U.S. park hubs like Mammoth Mountain. In city-based big air, the downtown atmosphere of Chur’s season-opening festival became a recurring stage, while Font-Romeu’s Pyrenean slopestyle course provided early-season flow. After 2024–25, he pivoted from gates and bibs toward creative projects without abandoning the technical baseline that took him to the sport’s top tiers.
How they ski: what to watch for
Edjoy’s calling card is clarity at full difficulty. Approaches are drawn with intent; takeoff marks are precise; grabs stay locked through the axis so judges and viewers can track the trick’s phases. Expect both switch and forward doubles (and the occasional triple) where the tweak, hold, and exit timing do as much work as the spin count. On rails and side features he favors readable combos—presses into swaps, redirect landings, and measured spin-offs—so the whole obstacle tells a story. It’s why his clips are rewatchable: you can study speed choice, set, grab, and spot, then see the same structure scale from medium jumps to world-stage features.
Resilience, filming, and influence
Therriault’s media footprint grew as fast as his results. Between World Cup blocks you saw him in creative edits and sessions—“Pass the Bone” with B-Dog and Philou Poirier; a street-leaning short with Zaakto; and fall street missions with the Capeesh crew—each showing the same methodical approach found in his contest runs. In June 2025 he made the shift official, stepping away from World Cup slopestyle and big air to explore new creative lanes. For fans and developing riders, that decision underlines a broader point: competition polish and film culture aren’t mutually exclusive. He’s become a touchstone for taking podium-level fundamentals and expressing them in edits, rail jams, and style-driven gatherings without losing technical teeth.
Geography that built the toolkit
Québec’s park culture gave Edjoy repetition and community, from early laps to pre-season training blocks. Stoneham’s jump lines helped lock speed control and axis management; trips west to Mammoth and Copper stretched jump length and deck size; and European travel added variety—Chur’s downtown scaffolding jump for early-season big air, and Font-Romeu’s slopestyle venue for line-building at pace. Beijing’s permanent Big Air Shougang is where his late-2023 silver proved that his approach scales to the largest industrial structures in the sport. That map—dense reps at home, big-feature rehearsals out west, and fast-moving European events—explains the composure you see when the lights are on.
Equipment and partners: practical takeaways
Therriault rides skis from Atomic and appears on the Monster Energy roster, with strong Québec scene ties to D-Structure and apparel collaborations via Capeesh Supply. For skiers looking to apply lessons rather than copy logos, think systems. Keep edges tuned for icy in-runs yet slightly softened at contact points to prevent bites during off-axis sets; pick a mount point that preserves switch stability while leaving tail for butters and presses; and aim for a binding/boot feel that’s identical across training and event skis. On scaffolding jumps and hard-pack parks, consistency beats maximal stiffness—predictable flex and familiar swing weight help you hold grabs long enough for judges (and cameras) to see them.
Why fans and progressing skiers care
Edjoy bridges contest gravitas and film creativity. Fans get replay-friendly tricks—clean sets, long grabs, and authoritative stomps—plus edits that favor story and spot use. Progressing riders get a roadmap: build two dependable, high-value jump directions (forward and switch) with locked grabs; rehearse them in different wind/speed bands; then expand variety for finals or filming without sacrificing readability. His career to date shows that style and clarity can carry you from junior titles to world medals—and still leave room to pivot into projects that move freeski culture forward.
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