Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Seth Morrison, and Erik Roner meet up in Mazama, WA at North Cascade Heli. The Gash is a super narrow, highly technical chute that Sage and Seth have previously conquered. Roner isn’t so sure…
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The inaugural European X Games continued this evening in Tignes, France with men’s ski superpipe finals.
After last night’s heated elimination round that saw 16 of the best pipe skiers in the world narrowed down to eight, among them French superstars and local favorites Xavier Bertoni and Kevin Rolland, and a massive crowd congregated at the base cheering them on, the stage was set tonight for a monumental contest in the shadow of the Grand Motte … Details & Pictures
Jenny Jones not only completely ripped the slopestyle course today (see full results of today’s eliminations), she also talked us through the practice yesterday.
Today’s results:
1. Jenny Jones
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The European X Games is full of surprises. Tonight marked the first event for the skiers in the form of Men’s Superpipe Qualifiers. Culling 16 of the world’s best pipe skiers down to 8 is no easy task and today, the challenge proved to be almost insurmountable. Windy and icy and cold conditions prevailed tonight, making things even harder for the skiers.
Justin Dorey took the big win in quals today with a double flip, and a switch 900 to switch right 720. Bam. Domination. Coming in 2nd was Xavier Bertoni, whose large and smooth and technical hits, right and left, were on point tonight … Details