A run from Wildseeloder near Fieberbrunn
After the stop in Fieberbrunn was postponed once by 3 days due to poor visibility, it was made up for and shortened to one run in favor of a qualifier event. It was similar to Kicking Horse: a weak base and therefore very rocky terrain was overlaid with a snowfall of around 40 cm. Visually appealing, but also dangerous! The Wildseeloder as a contest slope is now well established on the tour and offers both "big mountain" terrain in the upper part as well as very playful terrain in the lower part.
Fieberbrunn - Snowboard
Jonathan Penfield impressed with a spectacular transfer on the Häusl Cliff, taking the day's victory. Veteran Ludovic Guillot-Diat, who has been incredibly consistent and controlled this year with lines full of features, and rookie Liam Rivera, who mastered a huge backflip, completed the podium. Katie Anderson won the women's category with a smooth ride and some nice cliff drops. She also secured the overall victory early. Manuela Mandl made her comeback after an injury break and took second place with a variation of the Häusl Cliff and two more jumps. Anna Orlova skied a similar line and came third. A strong performance from the snowboarders:inside!
Ski - Fieberbrunn
Max Hitzig opened the ski show, traversed to the Häusl-Cliff and found a new and very high take-off. He landed as stable as ever, then 360 and backflip, and finally crashed on the last jump, which he took as a 360. The competition can count themselves lucky... Valentin Rainer rode a similar line, a little less stable and spectacular, but it's all very relative these days and in the end it was enough for him to finish 4th. Maxime Chabloz pushed his limits lookers' left and jumped everything very spectacularly, which was enough for him to finish second. Oscar Madin also rode and jumped strongly again: he took the Häusl-Cliff at top speed and with a very cool flatspin he finally came third. But the winner was Andrew Pollard. Creative, fluid and controlled as always, he was finally rewarded with his first victory of the day! The falls of Finn Bilous, Max Palm, Marcus Goguen and Simon Perraudin testify to the rather difficult conditions, as well as to a willingness to take too many risks. The women's race was won by Arianna Tricomi from Italy, who lives in Innsbruck and started with a local wildcard. She impressed looker's left with an aggressive and controlled run and at the end with a few jumps and a 360. Justine Dufour-Lapointe skied a variation of the Häusl-Cliff and came second. Megane Betend avoided a fall with skill and luck and came third. Bravo, cool show!
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