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Red Bull Xtreme by Swatch Snowboarding Extremes Verbier, Switzerland, March 22-26, 2000 |
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| Pre-Contest Press Release | March 22 (Day 1) | March 25 (Day 2) | March 26 (Awards) |
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Awards - Presented Sunday, March 26
In the true spirit of freeride the fifth edition of
the Red Bull Xtreme by Swatch presented 3 different awards; judges award, riders
award and a public award.
A carefully selected jury composed of experienced
snowboarders observed and marked the riders based on the following criteria: Choice
and difficulty of the line, form and technique, control, fluidity, aggressiveness
and overall impression. The highest scoring run determined the final result.Women: 1st $3000, 2nd 1500, 3rd $1000 Men: 1st $5000, 2nd $3000, 3rd $1500 Women 1st Round 2nd Round Final 1 EVA SANDELGARD SWE 78.00 72.33 78.00 2 PEPI AHONEN FIN 64.00 61.33 64.00 3 JULIE LARSON USA 49.00 57.67 57.67 4 VICTORIA JAMIESON GB 44.00 40.67 44.00 Men 1st Round 2nd Round Final 
1 AXEL PAUPORTE BEL 76.00 89.67 89.671 ASHLEY CALL USA 54.67 89.67 89.67 3 FLORIAN ORLEY AUT 85.33 86.67 86.67 4 STEVE KLASSEN USA 78.33 86.00 86.00 5 SERGE CORNILLAT FRA 81.00 53.00 81.00 6 GILLES VOIROL SUI 78.17 71.33 78.17 7 MATT GOODWILL USA 77.33 76.33 77.33 8 CYRIL NERI SUI 68.33 74.00 74.00 9 JEROME RUBY FRA 73.67 DQ 73.67 10 JASON SCHUTZ USA 52.33 72.33 72.33 11 PETER BAUER GER 71.67 60.33 71.67 12 TODD MASON AUS 65.67 70.00 70.00 13 JARKKO HENTTONEN FIN 55.67 67.33 67.33 14 ERIC THEMEL AUT 47.33 54.00 54.00 15 VIVIEN DOTTI FRA 44.00 0.00 44.00 16 DAVID PUJOL SPA 43.67 0.00 43.67 
Riders AwardThe riders elect a winner! Following both contest days the riders
observed each individual descent via a large screen. Votes from both
heats were totaled and a winner chosen by secret ballot.One prize: $ 5000 FLORIAN ORLEY Public Award Twenty people were picked from the audience. Equipped with binoculars and
a starting list they judged the contest from the Col des Gentianes.One prize: $ 5000 GILLES VOIROL Total Prize money US$ 40'000 www.xtreme-snowboard.com |
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