ContestHappening 4 2023/24 | Georgia

Snowboard men

Victor De Le Rue opened the competition with start number 1 and remained in the hot seat after a strong run. With a huge double cliff right at the start and four 360s, he secured 94.33 points. The euphoria about a contest with good snow probably also infected the other athletes.

Third place went to Liam Rivera (SUI), who started his run with a clean 360. Another 360 and a big backflip followed by a double cliff drop gave him 86 points. Second place went to Jonathan Penfield (USA), who scored right off the start with a cliff drop and a 360. His creative line, which utilised many of the terrain's options, earned him 88 points.

Timm Schröder (GER) crashed, but still managed to qualify for the final.

Victor De Le Rue continues to lead the current ranking. He is followed at some distance by Jonathan Penfield and Timm Schröder.

Jeremy Bernard

Peak Kakhiani, Georgia

Jonathan Penfield

Women's snowboard

Anna Martinez impressed the judges with a playful run with several jumps, scoring 77.33 points. Erin Sauve was the last competitor in the women's snowboard category, delivering a strong run and jumping onto the podium with 79.67 points. Núria Castán Barón showed no restraint and took two big airs directly after the start. She won with a smooth run and 3 airs with 85.33 points.

Núria Castán Barón leads the overall ranking ahead of Anna Martinez. Erin Sauve and Estelle Rizzolio are tied in third place.

Women's skis

The ski ladies also put on another show this time with impressive tricks and huge jumps. Once again, they proved that they are not to be underestimated.

Lily Bradley (USA) was the penultimate skier at the start and took bronze. She scored 78.33 points with a creative line and a huge drop at the end that even made the commentator falter briefly. Experienced athlete Hedvig Wessel impressed right from the start with a spectacular air into a perfect landing and kept the tension high with a run peppered with more drops. She finished in second place with 80.67 points. Switzerland's Sybille Blanjean impressed with a fast run which she also began with an impressive drop directly under the start gate and continued with further big airs.
France's Manon Loschi crashed after an impressive run with a big air, 360 and a backflip into a flat landing with too much speed.
Manon Loschi remains in first place in the overall ranking ahead of Hedvig Wessel, followed by Astrid Cheylus.

Jeremy Bernard

Peak Kakhiani, Georgia

Max Hitzig

Ski men

The men's skiing was once again very packed. No fewer than 7 skiers achieved a score over 90, including Kristofer Turdell, Blake Marshall, Tenra Katsuno and Maxime Chabloz. In the end, however, Marcus Goguen triumphed, earning 98 points with an outstanding performance. He opened his run with a massive 360 off the cliff below the start and went into a huge backflip at high speed, followed immediately by an even bigger cork 720. With this run, he watched the rest of the riders from the hot seat. Swiss rider Martin Bender also dropped jaws with a backflip and 360, followed by a cork 720, taking second place with 94.33 points. Max Hitzig also had his say this time and once again made it onto the podium. He performed an incredible backflip from the cliff under the start and completed his run with a 360 and another backflip.

Valentin Rainer delivered a solid run with a triple air, a clean backflip and another air. He finished in eighth place with 82.33 points.

Max Hitzig remains at the top of the overall ranking. Marcus Goguen is in second place ahead of Kristoffer Trudell. Valentin Rainer is in 6th place and can therefore defend his FWT title in Fieberbrunn and Verbier.