The second of two halfpipe World Cups went down in Calgary this week, closing out the season.
Women
The women came out of the gate, putting down clean runs.
Zoe put down a banger, highlighted by the switch right 7 opp safety to cap it off.
3-way 7s and huge amplitude, 92.00 for preliminary first with Eileen to drop.
The podium didn’t change in run two, Sabrina Cakmakli bobbled and scratched the run.
Amy Fraser put down another clean run but it didn’t look as clean or boosted as her first.
Svea Irving cleaned up her grabs but slipped out on her final run.
Zoe Put another clean one down but didn’t improve her score.
In run two, Amy Fraser fell, so wouldn’t further challenge the podium.
She would have to watch from 3rd place while the rest of the field dropped.
Svea Irving put down her cleanest run of the night with the last throw of the dice.
Her 90.50 would bump out Amy Fraser from 3rd.
Zoe Atkin went down, leaving Eileen to put down a victory lap.
In typical fashion she didn’t hold back, boosting bigger and grabbing her grabs better too.
Brendan Mackay had a nice run on the go but hip-checked the final wall.
His opening switch dub 9 critical was huge.
Tristan Feinberg also got bodied, on a dub 16 attempt.
Finley Melville Ives put down a huge run, his flowy style and amplitude gave him a 90.50.
Seung Hun Lee, put down the first 16 of the night earned an 87.00 for his efforts.
Nick Geopper, still in jeans, proved his pedigree.
Dylan Ladd got the dub Japan memo, lacing a left dub 12 dub Japan on his final hit.
Jon Sallinen was the last to drop.
Jon Sallinen’s run was huge, and clean, he landed on his pole on the final 12.
He skis the pipe with great flow and clean grabs.
In run 2, Matt Labaugh fell again.
Maxing his amplitude at 12" out of the pipe.
84.50 seemed like a low score, but with no spins over 1260 that likely cost him.
Tristen fell again on his right dub 16, another scratch.
The judges deliberated for a while, only enough for an 87.50.
Another great axis on the alleyoop dub 9.
He increased his cushion with a 92.25.
Alex Ferreira, put another banger down but didn’t improve his score.
Dylan Ladd and Jon Sallinen would scratch their second runs to close out the second round.
Nick Goepper bobbled in the flat bottom, not improving his score.
GOLD: Alex Ferreira
Silver: Jon Sallinen
Bronze: Seung Hun Lee
