Snowboarding - the Universiade 2013
Daniele Mosna
New Zealand wins for the first time a university degree thanks to Natalie Good. In the men's slopestyle wins the Swiss Philippe Haenni. Here the complete result of the women's race! Here the complete result of the men's race!
Saturday 21 December 2013 7 minutes reading time
'' Historical successes in the last race of the program of the Winter Universiade snowboarding Trentino 2013 on the Monte Bondone. Thanks to the performance Natalie Good, New Zealand won the first ever gold in a winter university competition, while Switzerland has won the first Haenni with Philippe victory of the Winter Universiade Trentino 2013. The Swiss team has placed a total of 4 athletes on the podium, one of which, Rafael Imohof, for the second time in a few days, after the bronze in halfpipe.
Good Natalie had played well in qualifying, but it was the combination of the first run of the final figures to convince the judges, who have rewarded it with 81.25. Behind him, two athletes Swiss Carla Somaini (78.25), twenty-two'' s University of Basel, and Caroline Hoeckel, twenties, University of Bern, which consolidated the bronze with the second run (74.15 ), already after the first had arrived at an altitude of 71.25. Among the great disappointment two Canadians Audrey McManiman (by far the best in qualifying: 74.25) and Tamara Truchon, which in the final managed to get a little more than half the score of the qualification: for them only the fourth and fifth place.
In the men, Philippe Haenni had to suffer at the initial stage because until I had completed qualifications in some jumps. Then, however, he put in line opponents in the first run of the final with 86.25. Silver for'' American Billy Wandling, who placed a second descent formidable by 84.75 points. Third again, as in the proof of halfpipe, Rafael Imhof who failed to improve with respect to the qualification (84.25) and that in the first run scored 80.85, enough to stay on the podium despite the desperate onslaught of the Korean Nam Seung- Yeun, the best in the admission tests (88 and 85.5), but only sixth in the final ranking.
The interviews
Women's race:
Natalie Good (gold), 23 years, University of Waikato: "I'm delighted. I was hoping the'' gold medal, but I did not expect it'' s, I'm speechless. It's my first gold medal'', but especially the first gold at Winter Universiade of New Zealand. I am very proud of my performance. Sochi Olympics will not be because I have not qualified, but I hope that I can see in the later ones. Trentino and this competition I will surely remain in the heart. "
Carla Somaini (silver), 22 years old, enrolled at the University of Sports in Basel: "The podium was my goal. Which step? None in particular, the important thing was to climb. I am happy because this is the most important career success. "
Caroline Hoeckel, 20-year-old student at the University of Bern, bursts into tears: "I would not have ever expected, because I had actually stopped making snowboard competitions. I came here pretty much just for fun, however, then I felt better than any other race. Despite this medal will not do more races, but surely I will continue to enjoy it on the table. "
Men's race:
Philippe Haenni (gold), 24 years old, student of Sports and Music in Bern: "It is the greatest achievement of my career. I never expected to win. And I did not know that the race would have been because I did not know their opponents. After qualifying, I knew we were in so many to play with the victory. Given the lack of snow, the track was really well prepared. "
Billy Wandling (silver), 21 years old, Westeminster College: "I am proud and delighted my debut'' s Universiade. I was hoping to get a good result, but on Friday I crashed during training'' and I hurt my shoulder. I was able to compete today in the best conditions only thanks to the help of'' doctor, physiotherapist and masseur that I have put back on track. "
Rafael Imhof (bronze), 22 year old student of tourism at Siders: "At this medal was not thinking: my race was the'' Halpipe. To this I attended just to have fun, but it went really well. Do not forget this Universiade is a different competition, that one faces with a different spirit. The greatest satisfaction? Definitely see four Swiss on the podium of the Monte Bondone. "
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