Freestyle Skiing
Elias Syrjä
- Big Air
- Slopestyle
- Nationality
- Finland
- Hometown
- Ruka, Finland (born in Oulu)
- Born
- 28 August 1998
- Primary discipline
- Big Air
About Elias Syrjä
Finnish freestyle skier specializing in big air (and competing in slopestyle), based in Ruka. Broke onto the World Cup scene with a 5th place at the 2017 Cardrona big air World Cup and another 5th in 2019-20, plus a 7th at the 2020 X Games. Won silver in big air at the 2025 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Engadin (184.25 points) and represented Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
2025 World Championships (Engadin): big air silver (184.25 pts), 15th slopestyle. 2026 Winter Olympics: competed for Finland. Ranked among the top for Freeski Big Air World Cup top.
Sponsors: Faction Skis - confirmed via Faction's own current athlete page, which also names Monster Energy in some secondary listings.
Setup
1 item
Skis
Faction Skis Prodigy 1
- Park
Faction's own athlete page for Syrja lists the Prodigy 1 (88mm waist) as his ski.
Park/freestyle twin-tip, 88mm waist.
Setup verified 11 July 2026