Team America wins the Swatch Skiers Cup 2014 in Zermatt

Il Team America si aggiudica la Swatch Skiers Cup 2014 a Zermatt
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Dom Daher

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Team America wins the Swatch Skiers Cup 2014 in Zermatt

America beats Europe in Zermatt in the Swatch Skiers Cup 2014. The team, led by Canadian JP Auclair has overturned so the outcome of last year, thanks to the 9-7 win in the challenge of Slopestyle.

The strong wind and the heat prevented the replication of the team of the French Julien Reignier contest in Big Mountain, giving it the second success in three years to the Americans in the very special winter revisiting the Ryder Cup golf hosted by the Swiss resort. The overall score now sees the two teams paired with two statements each, therefore, only the edition 2015 can break this perfect equality. "I'm glad I drove my kids to success, but without the competition of Big Mountain's victory was incomplete. It would have been nice to also face off in this other discipline, "commented the captain of Team Americas, JP Auclair.  Agree also the leader of Team Europe, Julien Reignier: "Surely it is frustrating not to have had the opportunity to groped the comeback. We tried everything in order to compete, but sometimes it is not enough in the mountains. The decision however was taken jointly by us athletes and what makes it even more special Swatch Skiers Cup. " For fans of the stunts in the snow, however, the fun has just begun. In just over a week, in fact, will kick off the Swatch Freeride World Tour 2014 by The North Face. On 18 January, for the first time in the history of the prestigious international circuit the inaugural stage will be held in Italy, more precisely in Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta side of the Mont Blanc that for the fourth consecutive year, will be the scene of the battle between skiers and snowboarders the most spectacular on the planet.
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