The Frenchman Sam Favret has won the exceptional 5th Red Bull Linecatcher in front of the American Parker White and Nicolas Vuignier from Switzerland. The 2013 vintage Red Bull Linecatcher kept all its promises producing a competition of high caliber on the slopes of the Cirque de Fond Blanc des Arcs.
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David Wise scores a 95.66 to win his second Men’s Ski Superpipe gold at X Games Aspen 2013.
Aspen/Snowmass athlete Matt Walker and McRae Williams take us through the 2013 Winter X Games Aspen slopestyle course.
Is there one perfect line to run through the slalom course, one turning radius that places the skier on the ultimate path of least resistance to the next buoy? After watching hours of snow-ski racing this winter, I am inclined to think there may be. In competitive snow-ski racing there are four disciplines — slalom, giant slalom, super G and downhill — each with its own unique set of course layout characteristics. Thus the athletes specializing in each discipline have adopted a particular turning style to navigate their course on the fastest, most efficient line possible. In contrast, competitive water skiers have only one set of dimensions to perfect. Every course is set to exacting specifications, yet there are many different possible paths and many different effective turning styles used to navigate it. So what is the most effective turning style on the water? What is the best line to run? With the help of certified professional snow-ski instructor and world-champion water-ski coach Brent Larsen, we analyze the turning techniques used in various snow-ski disciplines and apply them to the demands of the water-ski slalom course  … More