Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic is hosting the final stage of the campaign with qualification taking place tomorrow before the main competition on Saturday (March 25).

Neither of the current World Cup leaders, Redmond Gerard in the men’s and Jamie Anderson in the women’s, are expected to head over to the resort, but the United States snowboarders’ main crystal globe rivals will also not be present.

However, there is still a chance they could have their crowns snatched away.

In the men’s competition, Gerard sits on 2,100 points and the closest snowboarder to him is Belgium’s Seppe Smits, who has 1,526.

If Smits, who won the World Championship earlier this month. finishes third or better, he will win the crystal globe.

But there are two others who can still win if they top the podium in Spindleruv in the form of New Zealand’s Tiarn Collins and Norwegian Mons Roysland.

A win for Smits would also see him overtake Canada’s Mark McMorris and take the overall snowboard freestyle World Cup title.

In the women’s competition, a trio of riders could hop above Anderson, on 2,400 points, in the table, but to do so, each require a first place finish.

A pair of Canadians, Brooke Voigt and world champion Laurie Blouin, on 1,485 and 1,430 respectively will be looking to chase down Swiss rival Sina Candrian, on 1,530, as they look to go above Anderson.

The overall women’s snowboard freestyle crystal globe has already been won by Austria’s Anna Gasser.