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Winter X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe finale

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The young American freeskier Torin Yater-Wallace from Aspen, Colorado, won this years biggest European freestyle contest, the Winter X Games Superpipe in Tignes, France in March 2012!

He completed the technical difficult runs with 5 giant tricks, which was without comparison to any of his competitors, and scored a massive 95 points in his last and 3rd run – almost 3 ½ points more than Thomas Krief, who scored 91,66 points in his 2nd run, which secured him well earned 2nd place.

Third place went to this year’s winner of the even larger sister contest, the Winter X Games Aspen, in January 2012, David Wise scoring 90,33 points.
Fourth place was taken by Canadian Justin Dorey with 90 points.

Torin Yater-Wallace vandt guld i Superpipe til X Games Tignes 2012  - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief vandt sølv i Superpipe til X Games Tignes 2012  - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise vandt bronze i Superpipe til X Games Tignes 2012 - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Both Thomas Krief, David Wise and Justin Dorey delivered some massive runs with high quality tricks and massive air times, but none of them had a chance against self confident Torin Yater-Wallace.

31.500 tilskuere til X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

31.500 tilskuere til X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Vindene af X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Vindene af X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

In his first run, Torin Yater-Wallace, scored 93 point with a super nice run.
Thomas Krief rose to the challenge and scored 98,66 points, enough to put him into 2nd place, which definitely boosted his self confidence for the 2nd run!
Justin Dorey and David Wise both threw some nice and well defined runs, but couldn’t change anything in the top placings. Local Xavier Bertoni, from Tignes, skied into a preliminary 3rd place with 81 points.

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

The last 3 freeskiers, Gus Kenworthy, Noah Bowman og Matt Margetts all delivered some nice runs, though didn’t have a chance against the new generation.

Torin Yater-Wallace stomped his 2nd run and Thomas krief could suddenly smell blood – or at least the podium :-)
He’d delivered a super 1st run and with the 31,500 spectators, fans, the coach and team members – among others, his friend Kevin Rolland (4 times winner of X Games Superpipe, 2 times winner of Dew Tour 2011 and World Champion 2009 – but injured this year), who all shouted and cheered, he went all-in, and performed his 5 massive tricks with great style and huge air times, and scored 91,66 points, and had thereby secured himself a place on the podium!

David Wise, Justin Dorey and Noah Bowman all delivered some nice runs with big air times and self confident tricks, and scored respectively 90,33 – 90 and 85 points.

Xavier Bertoni, Gus Kenworthy og Matt Margetts all skied some relatively shitty runs.

Prior to the 3rd and last run it was clear that the 8 freeskiers could be divided into 2 categories, of whom only one effectively still had a chance of reaching the podium.
The game of not ending 4th would be tough, as all 4 freeskiers was worthy to winning the 3 medals!

Justin Dorey was first of the last four freeskiers between who the battle should stand between, but he couldn’t improve his 2nd run, and thereby it was clear that the podium placings should distributed between the last 3 freeskiers – it was now only the colors of their medals which could change!!

Torin Yater-Wallace went all-in in his 3rd run, and with a nice margin to the two others, he threw this year’s wildest and highest air times, while he self confidently threw his 5 huge and neck breaking tricks all the way down the 7 meters high halfpipe:

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He improved his 1st run and scored massive 95 points!!

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

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Torin_Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin_Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin_Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin_Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace Superpipe X Games Tignes 2012 - Photo & copyrights byTristan Shu/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace Superpipe X Games Tignes 2012 - Photo & copyrights byTristan Shu/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Torin Yater-Wallace X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief could stand the pressure and stomped his 3rd run, and remained on an inspiring and well deserved 2nd place!
As he skied into the finishing area he was stomped by his team members and friends, and his coach came luging all the way down the pipe on his bottom into a huge mass-embrace – finally Thomas Krief couldn’t hold back the tears.

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Thomas Krief X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise neither could improve on his 2nd run and ended 3rd, which despite his 1st place in Winter X Games 2012 in Aspen in January, was both impressive and well deserved.

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

David Wise X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

The young Torin Yater-Wallace, who had trained exceptionally hard the days up to the competition, and whose life’s biggest goal was to win the X Games Superpipe, could finally put his skis into the air claiming this year’s gold medal in the Superpipe of X Games 2012 in Tignes!

Vinderne af X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tomas Lollike/Freeskier.dk

Vinderne af X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tomas Lollike/Freeskier.dk

X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe vinderne - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe vinderne - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe vinderne - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe vinderne - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Here you can see more photos from both training, qualifications and finals.

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Justin Dorey X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Xavier Bertoni X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Tristan Shu/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Andy Parant/Tignes/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Andy Parant/Tignes/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Matt Margetts X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Mike Riddle X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Mike Riddle X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Gus Kentworthy X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

Gus Kentworthy X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Vianney Tisseau/ESPN Images

AJ Kemppainen X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

AJ Kemppainen X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Joffrey Pollet-Villard X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Joffrey Pollet-Villard X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Joffrey Pollet-Villard X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Joffrey Pollet-Villard X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Duncan Adams X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Duncan Adams X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Benoit Valentin X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Andy Parant/Tignes/ESPN Images

Benoit Valentin X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - Photo & copyrights by Andy Parant/Tignes/ESPN Images

Upcomming Antoine Adelisse tester X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - han er værd at holde øje med!! - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Upcomming Antoine Adelisse tester X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - han er værd at holde øje med!! - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Upcomming Antoine Adelisse tester X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - han er værd at holde øje med!! - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

Upcomming Antoine Adelisse tester X Games Tignes 2012 Superpipe - han er værd at holde øje med!! - Photo & copyrights by Christian Van Hanja/ESPN Images

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Torin Yater-Wallace vinder X Games Superpipe 2012.

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Se ESPN’s dækning af de tre medaljetagers run, samt Tignes egen Xavier Bertoni’s run, nederst i artiklen.

Winter X Games 2012 blev afsluttet med stil, da de 8 bedste riders gav publikum en fabelagtig opvisning i den 7 meter dybe Superpipe i Tignes, Frankrig. Forhåndsfavoritten Justin Dorey (CAN) kunne ikke leve op til favoritværdigheden og blev henvist til 4. pladsen på trods at 3 stabile runs igennem Superpipen.

Podiet blev besat af David Wise (CAN), som tog bronze og bare 18 årige Thomas Krief (FRA) på 2. pladsen, samt Torin Yater-Wallace (US), der med et stærkt andet gennemløb sikrede sig en score på 95,00, som holdt hele vejen hjem. Publikum var ellevilde da lokale Thomas Krief (FRA) vandt sin første medalje i X Games. Sølvmedaljen og den fantastiske support fra publikum var næsten for meget for Krief som ikke kunne holde glædestårerne tilbage.
David Wise (CAN) var også super glad for sin bronzemedalje, og på det efterfølgende pressemøde udtalte han hvor meget  han allerede nu glæder sig til næste års Winter X Games.

På pressemøde udtalte Yater-Wallace at han selvfølgelig er lykkelig over guldmedajlen, som er et mål han har arbejdet imod de sidste mange mange år. Og selvom alle rytterne vil gøre alt i verden for at vinde, er der stadig et godt sammenhold rytterne imellem og de støtter hinanden i både op- og nedture.
Yater-Wallace: “Det er svært at se sine venner falde i pipen, da det kan være nogle ganske alvorlige skader som man pådrager sig. Selvom vi er konkurrenter er der et stort sammenhold og vi forsøger også at hjælpe hinanden med at forbedre hver vores individuelle løb.”

Torin udtalte op til flere gange hvor fantastisk det er med guldmedaljen. Desuden var der fra Yater-Wallace stor ros til alle 16 Freeskiere, som stillede op i konkurrencen og det er meget flot at se hvor meget sporten har udviklet sig de seneste år.

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Torin Yater-Wallace holder tungen lige i munden :-)

Alle tre medaljemodtagere sendte en hilsen til Xavier Bertoni, som kommer fra Tignes og roste ham for at stille op på trods af en skade og samtidig gennemføre alle sine runs med ganske acceptable scores, set i lyset af skaden.
Sølvemedaljevinderen Thomas Krief sendte desuden en hilsen til sidste års vinder Kevin Rolland (FRA), som har støttet ham utroligt meget gennem Winter X Games 2012 (Kevin er skadet & stillede ikke op i år):
“Kevin har prøvet at vinde, og han ved hvad der kræves psykisk, så det har været super svedigt at få feedback, udover selve løbet men også at få hjælp til det mentale press, som ligger på ens skuldre”.

Freeskier.dk fik under pressemødet lejlighed til at stille guldmedaljetageren Yater-Wallace et par spørgsmål:
Torin, du har trænet og trænet og trænet under konkurrencen og da træningen var ved at være slut forleden dag, blev du ved med at køre op. Var du usikker på dit løb eller er det fordi du bare ville sætte hvert et jump 100% perfekt”?
Yater-Wallace: “Jeg prøvede bare at more mig selvom jeg blev nødt til at tage det seriøst, for jeg har ændret mit løb på det seneste, og jeg ville være helt sikker på at det var perfekt til finalerunden”.

Freeskier.dk: “Føler i at presset er mindre eller større på jer nu hvor Kevin Rolland ikke er stillet til start?”
Yater-Wallace: “Nej, for niveauet er så højt at der hele tiden er en klar til at tage over og samtidig er det ikke 100% tilfredsstillende at vide man vinder pga. andres uheld”.
Sølvemedaljevinderen Thomas Krief tilføjede: “Jeg er enig, men samtidig må man ikke undervurdere at der er andre der står klar til at tage podiet. Vi har selvfølgelig flere konkurrencer i den kommende tid, så det er bare fedt at vi får mulighed for løbende at måle og veje hinanden”.

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Torin Yater-Wallace viser guldet frem til Freeskier.dk

 

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Winter X Games 2012 – A.J. på bjerget

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Winter X Games 2012 er i fuld gang og det spidser til. Konkurrencerne er i gang og dagens Slopestyle elimination var hårrejsende og spektakulær under den franske sol. Freeskier.dk mødte finske AJ Kemppainen (stiller op i Superpipe) på bjerget til en lille hyggesnak omkring livet som professionel Freeskier ;)

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Hvis du vil læse mere om AJ kan du tjekke hans hjemmeside ud her – AJ Kemppainen

 

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Bobby Brown vinder Slopestyle til Winter X Games 2012 i Tignes

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Bobby Brown (US) er tilbage i førersædet!I dagens Slopestyle finale var der fra start til slut ingen tvivl om hvor guldmedaljen skulle hænge…

Bobby Brown holdt føringen hele dagen, selvom hans andet gennemløb sikrede guldmedaljen med en imponerende score på 95.00 foran sidste års 2′er Tom Wallisch (US). Wallisch førte inden dagens finale efter en fejlfri kvalifikationsrunde, men måtte alligevel se sig slået af Brown. På trods af Wallisch runner up position (Wallisch blev 1′er i Aspen X Games 2012 i januar, og har vundet stort set alle konkurrencer denne sæson) var der store smil på podiet fra både Brown, Wallisch og Andreas Håtveit (NOR), som kom ind på tredjepladsen.

ESPN har allerede smidt Bobby Browns andet (og vindende) gennemløb online.
Tjek det ud her: Bobby Browns vinderrun!!!

Bobby Brown vinder Slopestyle Ski til Winter X Games Tignes 2012

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Slopestyle – Træning

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Yes sirs! Nu kører X Games toget for fuld skrue i Tignes, Frankrig.
Dagens træning på den, for menigmand, vanvittige Slopestyle bane bygget udelukkende til X Games 2012 var fyldt med farer, spænding, sjov og mest af alt – Fantastisk opvisning fra verdens absolut bedste Freeskiere og Boardere i høj sol fra en skyfri himmel.

20 Skiers og 20 Boarders trillede lystigt igennem Slopestyle banen i løbet at de 4 timer, der var afsat til træningssessionen.
Freeskier.dk fik mulighed for at snik snakke lidt med bla. Bobby Brown (US), Henrik Harlaut (SWE), Aleks Aurdal (NOR) samt Jules Bonnaire (FRA).

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Da vi fangede Bobby Brown på toppen af banen var humøret højt og til Freeskier udtalte Bobby med et gigantisk smil på læben: “I just love france! The weather is awesome, the course is smooth and I’m just thrilled to be here. And even you guys (Red: det må jo så være os..!?) are so friendly and cool.”
Jules Bonnaire Freeskier intervies under Winter X Games 2012 i Tignes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jules Bonnaire, som kommer fra La Rosiere var ligeledes i højt humør og på sit bedste “frenglish” fortalte han Freeskier.dk, at han er stolt over, som den eneste, at repræsentere Frankrig i Slopestyle diciplinen.
Henrik Harlaut til Slopestyle i Winter X Games 2012 i Tignes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henrik Harlaut fra Åre, Sverige fik sig et endnu større grin, da jeg slog over i Svensk midt under interviewet og det endte mere eller mindre med en krammer inden han smuttede videre med et “Heya Danmark, cool at ni är här”.

Men desværre var det ikke 100% fryd og gammen, da Aleksander Aurdal senere på dagen trak sig fra at stille til start onsdag. Vi har endnu ikke fået opklaret hvad der ligger til grund for afbuddet og hvis det skyldes en pludselig opstået skade skjulte Aleks det ganske pænt, da han forlod træningen med et smil – Vi jagter selvfølgelig et svar…

Se billeder fra dagens træning her: Winter X Games Tignes Slopestyle Træning
Når vi engang har fået redigeret i de mange timers videomateriale får I selvfølgelig lidt guf og kigge på ;)

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Superpipe træning

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Vi har lige været nede ved superpipen, og overvære den første træningssession!
Det er vildt nok endeligt at være her, og med dagens træning, begynder man virkelig at fornemme, hvor stort det hele bliver de kommende dage i ugen :-D

Med vores presseadgang, var vi i dag helt tæt på riders, fik fint lejlighed til at snakke med flere af dem og lave et par sjove gimmicks, som vi smider op på sitet en af de kommende dage!
Ideen med at filme riders med app’en “Cassius – I Love You So” holdt 100 % vand, og vores første target, var sidste- og forrige års vinder, Kevin Rolland. Da vi gik i gang var der var mindst 5-6 andre pressefolk, der strømmede til, og tog billeder og filmede os – bla. ESPN…!!! ;-)

I dag fik vi taget ca. 900 billeder fra superpipe træningen – og yderligere ca. 200 billeder fra slopestyle træningen (og vores eget skiløb), så vi får en del at løbe igennem, inden vi har de bedste klar…!

I morgen skal vi til velkomstmøde og pressekonference, og er blevet tilbudt one-on-one sessions med udvalgte riders, så det regner jeg med, at vi vælger at sige jatak til – så skal vi bare lige have fundet nogle gode spørgsmål at stille – kom gerne med forslag, som kommentar til indlæget her!

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