Yamamoto and Stevenson top the slopestyle qualifiers in Cardrona
Oct 23, 2018·Freeski Park & Pipe
The Big Bucks Park at Cardrona Alpine Resort was the place to be today for high flying action in the FIS Junior Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships 2018 at the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ. Competitors welcomed blue skies and calm conditions for the qualifying rounds of the JWC slopestyle event.
12 men moved through to Friday's finals, while the ladies' qualifications are schedule to take place on Friday morning, followed by both ladies' and men's finals @ 13:15 LOC.
Taisei Yamamoto (JPN) was a standout in men’s freeski with the most technical rail line of the day, putting him top of heat one, while Ryan Stevenson (USA) and Birk Ruud (NOR) had a close battle for the top spot in heat two. Stevenson just pulled ahead with a more technical combination of tricks on the jump line.
Top qualifying runs:
Ryan Stevenson
Backswap on wallride, left 270 in, right 270 in, backslide 270 safety out, left double 1260 safety, switch right double 1080 Japan, switch left double 1260 safety
Birk Ruud
Left 270 on to wall, switch on frontside 450, right 270, backslide to backside 450 on rainbow, switch left double 900 Japan, right double 1080 tail grab, left double misty 1080 truck driver
Taisei Yamamoto
Left 270 on, pretzel 270 out, right 270 on, continuing 270 out, switch on to front 450 out, 450 on rainbow 630 out, switch right double 900 high safety, left double 10 Japan, right double 12 mute to truck driver
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