Telma Särkipaju Steals The Win In Women’s Final: 2025 Snowboard Rockstar Energy Open

Telma Särkipaju. Photo: Dodds

Sunday’s final battle, after three hard-fought head-to-head rounds, went to Finland’s Telma Särkipaju, who narrowly took the win against the legendary Jamie Anderson in the women’s final at the first-ever 2025 Snowboard Rockstar Energy Open (RSEO) in Breckenridge, Colorado.

“I’m speechless, like what the hell is going on. I don’t know what is going on,” said Telma, out of breath with tears in her eyes. “This is a dream come true. And to go head to head against Jamie Anderson, I can’t believe it.”

Telma Särkipaju. Photo: Yoshida

Riders at the RSEO were treated to a super-creative course and tasked with taking on an all-new head-to-head format for Sunday’s final event. Eight riders advanced from the semifinal day before and were pitted head to head based on their semifinal results (8th vs. 1st, 7th vs. 2nd, 6th vs. 3rd, 5th vs. 4th) for the first of three rounds that made up the final.

The first heat of the day set the tone for incredible riding and matchups full of humble competitors. Telma Särkipaju overtook Juliette Pelchat to start things off and finished her round with a shoutout to her competitor: “I’m also really proud of Juliette — she’s my GOAT!” This became a theme throughout many of the matchups.

Jessica Perlmutter — or “the future,” as referred to by Chris Grenier, host of the RSEO webcast as well as legendary pro and proud creator of The Bomb Hole podcast — was a highlight throughout the first two rounds. In Round 1, Perlmutter bested VQS qualifier Mela Stalker, then advanced to a Round 2 matchup against Jamie Anderson — the future vs. the modern-day legend. Perlmutter met her match with Anderson, though, as Anderson advanced to the final heat of the day, where she ultimately fell to Telma Särkipaju.

Jessica Perlmutter. Photo: Durso

“This feels like a dream. I mean, it is a dream to come here injured and still be able to ride. I never thought this would be the outcome,” Telma said. “I bruised both of my heels last week at the World Cup Big Air event in Steamboat, and this week has been tough because I can’t really walk properly, but I’m happy I can snowboard!”

Telma said her strategy was to build throughout the weekend, upgrading her run through practice and each round of Saturday’s semifinal and Sunday’s final. “I’m really proud of myself right now,” she said. “The first couple days, I was just trying to feel out my heels and see if I could ride, then take it super chill, feature by feature, just to get used to it and have as much fun as possible. You know, that’s what it’s all about. I just love snowboarding!”

Telma’s best run earned an 82.00 and included a cab boardslide 270 out to start, followed by a cab 540 into the whale tail jump feature to frontside 360 with a poked frontside grab, a lien air off the hip, a frontside 360 on the quarterpipe, and a cab 270 to frontside boardslide to finish — and win.

Nobody doubted that Jamie Anderson, the most decorated woman in the history of snowboarding, could return to the podium just seven months after the birth of her second daughter in April and following a three-year hiatus from competition. OK, maybe one person had doubts.


Jaime Anderson. Photo: Durso

“I would say maybe I doubted it at times, but it feels really good,” Anderson said. “To come here and have such a playful course and land on the podium after the last round of head to head, I’m honored and so hyped. I actually can’t believe it. I think I just have way less pressure on myself and my motivation’s a bit different, coming back as a mom.”

Anderson said one of the biggest highlights of the day was sharing the podium with rising young rippers Telma Särkipaju and Jessica Perlmutter. “Some of these girls are babies! I think I’m like 20 years older than a lot of them. It’s trippy, but it’s good. We need the youth, and they need the oldies like me.”

Mons Røisland helped hand out the awards, including The North Face Best Trick award, which went to Anderson for her absolutely blasted stalefish off the hip. Anderson went bigger than anyone, with style, and was rewarded for it.

The North Face Best Trick Award

Jamie Anderson, stalefish on the hip


Podium winners Telam Särkipaju in first (middle), Jamie Anderson in second (left) and Jessica Perlmutter in third (right). Photo: Ortiz

ROCKSTAR ENERGY OPEN WOMEN’S FINAL RESULTS:  

Final Round

  1. Telma Särkipaju, 82.00

  2. Jamie Anderson, 80.00

Round 2

Heat 1

  1. Telma Särkipaju, 83.33

  2. Kaitlyn Adams, 70.00

Heat 2

  1. Jamie Anderson, 82.33

  2. Jessica Perlmutter, 78.33


 Round 1

Heat 1

  1. Telma Särkipaju, 88.00

  2. Juliette Pelchat, 70.00

Heat 2

  1. Jessica Perlmutter, 83.00

  2. Mela Stalker, 81.66

Heat 3

  1. Jamie Anderson, 72.00

  2. Jaylen Hanson, 61.66

Heat 4

  1. Kaitlyn Adams, 71.33

  2. Lily Dhawornvej, 68.66