Austria’s Stefan Gimpl completed his Snowboarding World Cup hat-trick with big air gold in Stockholm.

The 30-year old is undefeated in big air events since January’s World Championships in Gangwon, Korea and has started this season like a steamtrain with victories in London and Barcelona.

And Gimpl showed no signs that he would relinquish his record in Sweden where, after cruising through qualifying in fourth, he gave a statement of intent with his first run in the final, scoring 26 points.

Snowboarder Stefan Gimpl continued his superb start to the season with Big Air victory at the FIS World Cup in Barcelona.

The Austrian, who celebrated his 30th birthday with victory in London last weekend, finished with 52.3 points after scores of 26.8 and 25.5 in his first and third jumps.

Switzerland’s Gian-Luca Cavigelli qualified ahead of the Austrian for the final but, just as in London, he couldn’t outscore Gimpl when it mattered and had to settle for silver with 51.3.