Riders, all using poles, threw down at the infamous city big air in Shougang.
The qualifiers saw creativity rewarded with Matej Svancer’s Tokyo drift rodeo bring-back shenanigans being rewarded highly.
Let’s get down to business and check out the highlights.
Opening the scoring with 74.50.
Gremaud, Muir, Karava had the podium after Run 1.
Mengting put down a bolts left dub 10 but a boot grab undid her score.
Maybe another nod to style points from FIS.
A left double 1260 safety was Flora’s trick of choice landed this time for 82.25.
Kirsty dropped a left dub 10 tindy, with her signature flippy axis, it was stomped.
The lack of technicality hurt her score a little but an 87.25 was a welcomed second score.
Guilia Tanno sent a right cork 9 double blunt but failed to stick the landing.
Muir sat in the top spot after two followed by Karava and Gremaud.
Flora put down a clean switch 9 and took a preliminary second.
With signature style Anni put down a switch left 10 lead blunt, landing with afterbang for days.
However, a 73.75 wasn’t enough.
Kirty Muir had the last throw of the dice to shake things, sitting in second behind Mathilde.
Jesper Tjader put down a double misty 1080 Japan brought back to 9.
Only earning an 89.00 keeping the top few riders bunched up.
he shouted out MAGMA at the bottom, saying “go watch it!”
Oh and scored a 91.75, claiming first for now.
88.00, putting him at the top.
Matej took the road less travelled on the inrun, finding a wallride in there somehwere.
This earned the highest single-run score of the day, 92.75.
The overlords are learning…. Edjoy threw a left triple 1980 safety.
Squatting out and bossing the switch landing, 90.50.
Alex Hall did a switch butter dub 14 opp Japan for his second run, guys an alien.
Scoring a 90.25 and taking the top spot.
A super nice trick earning him an impressive 89.75 but not enough to do any damage.
Oliwer Magnusson put down a heavy switch left dub 18 blunt.
Matej had a chance to push to the top spot with his third run and he brought it!
On a side note, is he getting a pro model?
A Hall dropped for a victory lap, a cork 3.
After the dust settled, Edjoy took second and Andri came away with third with A Hall claiming first.
