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It & egrave; yesterday held the first race of the Freeride World Tour, the world championship of off-piste skiing. The best 61 athletes in the world, men and women in the categories ski and snowboard, you are faced on the steep slopes of Vallnord-Arcal & iacute; s, mecca of freeriding in the Pyrenees, in the state of Andorra.Il weather and the snow conditions were more & ugrave ; that good, and have enabled us to enjoy a race pi & ugrave; that spectacular. Here are the results.
Saturday 23 January 2016 4 minutes reading time
The descent from the slope Negre Coste has offered a field of competition in all aspects all''altezza the Freeride World Tour: from the top of 2680m riders descended the slope to 40 & deg; for about 400 meters and everyone & egrave; He committed to impress the jury in a manner more & ugrave; creative and technical possible.
Male ski Kirstoffer Turdell (SWE) is & egrave; took first place with a really aggressive line and aerobatics staggering, slipping J & eacute; r & eacute; my Heitz (SUI) at the second step. The Swiss still demonstrated an excellent form with a downhill very fast. Ivan Malahkov has instead finished third with a line technique but risky. Our compatriot Markus Eder not & egrave; instead it presented in the competition and is therefore now fully ranking. Fallen local favorite Dani Fornell-Prat (AND) and New Zealander Sam Smoothy.
Ski femminileJaclyn Paaso (USA) showed all his skill with figures aerial remarkable since dall''attacco race that earned him the first place. FWT champion in office Eva Walkner (AUT) claimed a solid test of the race and finished second, while third Evelina Nilsson (SWE) who impressed the jury with a remarkable trajectory control. Fourth our compatriot Arianna Tricomi South Tyrol, with a truly important for his debut in the Tour.
Snowboard maschilePrimo Londoner Sascha Hamm (GBR) with a powerful line and its extensive aerobatics from the start to the top. Following Granbom Christoffer (SWE) who showed great control in every situation and the third place the young Camille Armand (FRA), who impressed the judges with a backflip in mid & agrave; of its run.
Snowboarding female Estelle Balet (SUI) & egrave; an old acquaintance for fans of the tour despite his young age & agrave ;, again gave ample evidence of his innate abilities & agrave; winning first place. Haetry Marion (FRA) was left in the fourth with a line really aggressive but some uncertainty at the end of the slope 'have slipped to second place. The third Finnish Mikaela Hollsten with a good performance that blew the 'last step of the podium in Kjersti Buaas (NOR) when it seemed certain.
The Freeride World Tour now continues on February 6 with a stop in Chamonix, France. Do not miss the live on Neveitalia!
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