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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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Day 1 - Wednesday, March 22
16 men and 4 women hiked to the summit of the Bec des Rosses today
for the first round of the Red Bull Xtreme by Swatch. Newcomer,
Julie Larson was the first competitor down the 3’222m face.
The American’s line was clean and smooth. Pepi Ahonen and
Victoria Jamieson followed. Both had super solid runs with Pepi
landing her 3 jumps perfectly and Victoria mastering her line with
ease. Eva Sandelgard, however, stole the show. Last year’s
winner once again proved that she was unbeatable, her choice of
line unique, her run smooth, fast and fluid.
Last minute entry and last rider of the day, Florian Orley
surprised everyone with a new line which led to the Austrian
achieving the highest score of the day. Florian tackled the steeps
with great control and ease taking full advantage of the powder
covered terrain and executing two impressive jumps.
French rider Serge Cornillat descended the Bec des Rosses with
his renowned control and technical skill, however his chosen line
was not quite enough to beat the young Austrian.
True to his style, three time champion, Steve Klassen, once again
made full use of the mountain, including several jumps in his rapid and fluid descent.
Local rider Gilles Voirol impressed the crowd with his innovative
and technical line. His spectacular entrance into the face was the
most original of the day followed by two massive jumps never
previously attempted. Fellow Swiss rider, Cyril Neri overwhelmed
the crowds with a massive 360 off a ten meter cliff, unfortunately
he did not manage to pull off the landing which penalized his final
score.
Results of the first round Women 1 EVA SANDELGARD SWE 78.00 2 PEPI AHONEN FIN 64.00 3 JULIE LARSON USA 49.00 4 VICTORIA JAMIESON GB 44.00 Men 1 FLORIAN ORLEY AUT 85.33 2 SERGE CORNILLAT FRA 81.00 3 STEVE KLASSEN USA 78.33 4 GILLES VOIROL SUI 78.17 5 MATT GOODWILL USA 77.33 6 AXEL PAUPORTE BEL 76.00 7 JEROME RUBY FRA 73.67 8 PETER BAUER GER 71.67 9 CYRIL NERI SUI 68.33 10 TODD MASON AUS 65.67 11 JARKKO HENTTONEN FIN 55.67 12 ASHLEY CALL USA 54.67 13 JASON SCHUTZ USA 52.33 14 ERIC THEMEL AUT 47.33 15 VIVIEN DOTTI FRA 44.00 16 DAVID PUJOL SPA 43.67 www.xtreme-snowboard.com |
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