Anticipation high ahead of the action-packed weekend in Quebec City
Aug 31, 2018·Freeski Park & Pipe
Quebec City (CAN) - Two days of qualifications on the slopestyle course in Stoneham as well as on the big air ramp in downtown Quebec City saw more than 100 athletes trying to push it through into the finals before the action-packed weekend with Snowjamboree World Cup events takes over the city and its neighborhoods.
SLOPESTYLE
Thursday's slopestyle qualifiers staged at Stoneham Mountain Resort selected top field of 8 ladies and 16 men that will battle once again in season's fourth slopestyle finals on Sunday.
Johanne Killi (NOR) and Sandra Hoefflin (SUI) shined in the ladies' competitiion while for men it was to Alex Bellemare (CAN), James Woods (GBR), Jonas Hunziker (SUI) and Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (CAN) who topped their respective heats.
The slopestyle finals are scheduled for Sunday, February 12 at 1:00pm EST.
Top runs:
Sandra Hoefflin: switch right 720 mute, switch left 540 safety, switch right 540 mute, switch in - front 270 out, switch lipslide, boardslide.
Johanne Killi: right 540 safety, swtich right cork 540 double japan, left 900 tail, unnatural switch in on the rainbow rail, left 270 in, 270 out on the flat gap down rail.
Alex Bellemare: left dub 1080 safety, right double 12 mute, switch left dub 1260 japan, left 450 in - 270 out, right 450 in - to switch, switch left 270 in.
James Woods: left dub 1080 safety, right dub 1080 octo, switch tails in - front 270 mute out, switch right tails 270 - pretzel 270 out, switch left 270 tails in - to switch.
Jonas Hunziker: left dub 1260 tail, switch left dub bio 1260 safety, left dub 1080 safety to japan, hand drag 540, switch left 450 - to forward, lip 270 in - to forward.
Alex Beaulie-Marchand: switch right dub 1080 double japan, switch left dub 900 bow'n'arrow, left dub misty 1080 safety, backslide brobio grab, switch right tails 270 - pretzel 270 out, switch left tails 270 in - 270 out.
BIG AIR
Big Air qualifiers for the third and final stop of the new FIS Super Series staged at Ilot Fleurie, right downtown Quebec City also saw a pretty deep field of athletes trying to make it into top 6 for the ladies and top 10 for men, and get a chance to compete in Snowjamboree big show on Saturday night.
Sandra Hoefflin came up again on top of the pack in the ladies' competition, with both of her Swiss teamates Mathilde Gremaud and Giulia Tanna finishing on second and third respectively.
Swedish duo of Henrik Harlaut and Jesper Tjeder led the way in men's qualifications.
The big air finals are scheduled for Saturday, February 11 at 8:00pm EST.
Top tricks:
Sandra Hoefflin: cork 720 mute
Henrik Harlaut: double flatspin 1260 safety
Jesper Tjader: double cork 1440 lead tail
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EVENT PROGRAM (local time EST):
February 11 (Saturday)
8:00pm - 9:30pm - big air finals
February 12 (Sunday)
1:00pm - 2:30pm - slopestyle finals
LIVE SCORING:
Live brackets for both big air and slopestyle finals will be available here:
LIVE BROADCAST:
BIG AIR (Saturday):
EUROSPORT 1 (ASIA) - Livestream available on Eurosport Player
CBC - Canada (Livestream available on cbcsports.ca)
SFR SPORT 3 - France
NBC - USA (Livestream available on nbcsports.com/live)
SLOPESTYLE (Sunday):
EUROSPORT 1 (ASIA) - Livestream available on Eurosport Player
CBC - Canada (Livestream available on cbcsports.ca)
SFR SPORT 3 - France
NRK 2 - Norway
NBC - USA (Livestream available on nbcsports.com/live)
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