Brandon Davis has steadily been on the rise for years. After winning a bronze medal at the 2012 FIS Junior World Championships, Davis came close to making the U.S. Olympic team in 2014 but barely missed the cut.

The California native had an impressive campaign in 2016, winning gold at the WSF World Championships, topping the podium at the U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth, placing second in the FIS World Cup slopestyle rankings, and finishing sixth at the U.S. Open.