Freeride
Despite unexpected ended yesterday, the fourth stage of the Freeride World Tour, the world circuit where you challenge the best athletes on the fresh snow freeride in circulation worldwide. It took place in the district Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort (Utah, USA) under optimal conditions, under a sky blue and clear and after a heavy snowfall that has covered the mountain of a soft, white mantle, after the area initially competition scheduled for Sunday had been rendered unusable due to an avalanche.
Thursday 6 March 2014 5 minutes reading time
And on the podiums are almost all of Europe: the French Elodie Mouthon and the Canadian Jamie Rizzuto were awarded first place in the snowboard category, while the American Lars Chickering-Ayers and the Austrian Lorrain Huber in skiing. Here are the results and links to videos of the runs:
Snowboard Women: 1. Mouthon Elodie (FRA), 75.75 points - video 2. Balet Estelle (SUI), 72.75 points - video3. Kaitlin Elliott (USA) 67.00 points - video
Cross country women: 1. Lorraine Huber (AUT), 85.00 points - video 2. Nadine Wallner (AUT) 80.25 points - video 3. Pia Nic Gundersen (SWE) , 79.00 points - video
Snowboard Men: 1. Jamie Rizzuto (CAN), 86.50 points - video 2. Emilien Badoux (SUI), 83.50 points - video 3. Aurélien Routens (FRA), 78.25 points - video
Skiing men: 1. Lars Chickering-Ayers (USA), 90.25 points - video 2. Jérémie Heitz (SUI), 88.75 points - video 3. Sam Smoothy (NZL) 86.50 points - video
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The day of competition began with the women's snowboard champion and already Elodie Mouthon has managed to win first place with a fast descent and a line that crossed the steepest sector of the town, known as the North Chute . A good test. In second place came instead the Swiss Estelle Balet who gave an exhibition of his skills performing in two spectacular jumps into and out of North Chute. In third place, the local Kaitlin Elliott. In the women's skiing was pure spectacle, with exceptional performances by many athletes. The Austrian Lorraine Huber won first place with a very smooth descent and a spectacular jump in mid-descent that left the judges speechless. Came the second is his compatriot and former champion FWT charging, Nadine Wallner, with a test that did not show the slightest hesitation. Third Swedish Pia Nic Gundersen, who ended his line with a spectacular jump in output from the North Chute.
In snowboarding, the Canadian men's Jamie Rizzuto wins for the first time on the first place in a competition after finishing second FWT Chamonix. Its a downhill adrenaline and elegant, some with a 360 ° rotation and descent combines two jumps with true mastery, flying over the cliff in the final of the Swiss discesa.Al second place instead Emilien Badoux, who with his caresses line a very exposed area called Hanging Bowl and charms the judges with a breathtaking leap. In third place, the Frenchman Aurélien Routens performs in a fast and clean race.
In ski men's podium goes to'' American Lars Chickering-Ayers, consistently supported by the local audience. His line was very fast, with minimal curves and a jump really impressive. In second place, the Swiss Jérémie Heitz in his test he performed in several breathtaking acrobatic feats, while the third was placed Sam Smoothy from New Zealand, with an exciting line and a jump from a cliff in the high Known as "Frenchie rock".
The next event is now in Revelstoke Canada, March 10 - weather permitting - to arrive then at the end of the month to the end of the Xtreme Verbier in Switzerland, 22.
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