The changing of the guard in freeride is in full swing but it took a new direction
in the Slopestyle qualifier. Instead of youth domination it was the Euros who
took four of the top five spots. We'll see tomorrow but it looks like
the top half of the qualifier field may have put on a better show than the bottom
half of the invited pros. There were no big surprises in the pro mens
Mountain Cross with Brian Lopes taking the win. Jill Kintner stood atop
the women's podium.
Lopes was happy to sign for his fans. Here he's immortalizing
buddy's handy cam. Photo ~ Cam McRae
Double duty; Ryan Newman had a rough day in Slopestyle but he
had something up his sleeve for later. Photo ~ Malcolm McLaws
Ryan Newman qualified first in the Amateur Mountain Cross and
then never lost a heat on his way to victory. Photo ~ Malcolm McLaws
Diner Roll - Chris Van Dine uncorked a barrel in his final
run in the Slopestyle but it wasn't enough to put him in the final. He did
this on his dh bike after breaking his two lighter rigs. Photo ~ Cam McRae
Jamie Goldman unleashed a flawless first run with a couple of
styley backflips and then coasted for run two. Photo ~ Cam McRae
Year of the Euro - Niels Windfeldt of Norway tailwhipped the
half pipe twice on his way to second place in the qualifier. Photo ~ Cam McRae
Slopestyle Qualifiers
| placing |
Rider |
Country |
Score |
| 1 |
Jamie Goldman |
USA |
32.3 |
| 2 |
Niels Windfeldt |
Norway |
30.5 |
| 3 |
Trond Hanson |
Norway |
30.3 |
| 4 |
Carlo Dieckmann |
Germany |
29.4 |
| 5 |
Joscha Forstreuter |
Germany |
27.6 |
Pro Men's Mountain Cross
| placing |
Rider |
Country |
| 1 |
Brian Lopes |
USA |
| 2 |
Cedric Gracia |
Andorra |
| 3 |
Bas DE BEVER |
Netherlands |
| 4 |
Kyle Strait |
USA |
Pro Women's Mountain Cross
| placing |
Rider |
Country |
| 1 |
Jill KINTNER |
USA |
| 2 |
Aneke Beerten |
Netherlands |
| 3 |
Fionn Griffiths |
GBR |
| 4 |
Jennifer Ashton |
Canada |
Amateur Men's Mountain Cross
| placing |
Rider |
Country |
| 1 |
Ryan Newman |
Canada |
| 2 |
Kyle Guay |
Canada |
| 3 |
Cam McCaul |
USA |
| 4 |
Clinton Fowler |
USA |
