2004-04-08 00:00:00, Charlie.Lynch
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Mother Nature finally provided a window of opportunity to us for finals of the World Freeskiing Tour of 2004. Temps into the mid 50’s and partial sun throughout the day warmed the snow into soft sun-cup conditions which every competitor felt more comfortable riding. The venue ‘THE CIRQUE’ which up until this competition, is closed to the public, gave ample amounts of terrain to the competitors.
Dana Flair of Whistler opened up the competition earning the first SickBird Award of the day as well as skiing an effortless run airing out a nice 15 footer to start his run and moved quickly and efficiently through the course.
Craig Garbiel of Kirkwood also earned a Sickbird nomination, flying down the course with a few solid 15 footers and overall maintaining good fluidity.
Shane Carmichael of Whistler was the first to cleanly drop the center chute; which with a mandatory air at the bottom claimed quite a few skiers. One skier of which it claimed was Tyler Knowles who aggressively tried to take a 10 foot drop to straight-line off the mandatory air but unfortunately he was unable to land the final air and after a nice ‘tomahawk’ (see multiple flips in succession) he put his skis back on and put on a well received finishing show for everyone
Cliff Bennett skied one of the fastest lines of the day earning a 35.4 and a Sickbird nomination with a smooth technical line and a solid air at the bottom.
The Sickbird Award went to Whistler local Mike Stevenson who before the run had told the announcers that,“he had something big planned for the start.” After a few turns at the top Stevenson threw the largest backflip of the comp off a 30 foot cliff landing a good 40 feet down the start of the course. Remind you that it was spring conditions and still pretty firm snow. Hands down the craziest move pulled during the competition Stevenson stomped the landing and would’ve walked away with the best score of the day had he not sketched out on the lower section of the course through a narrow chute.
The French came out in full force again with Aurelien Ducroz holding a fast creative line with small solid airs to take the overall title of the day. Manu Gaidet also skied strong grabbing a fifth place finish overall.
Ian McIntosh of Panorama took second overall with a 2nd run that effortlessly sent the tight mandatory air chute that Carmichael had first cleaned.
Dark horse skier Brady Smedsrund of Red Lodge took the final podium spot with a smooth fast run that didn’t quite have the tenacity of the prior run the day before. Although for his first competition I’m sure we’ll see more of him in the future.
Check for video to follow -
FINAL RESULTS THE CIRQUE-Skiers Right 4/3/04
NA TOUR FINALS IFSA FREESKIING WORLD TOUR FINALS
Snowboard Guys BIB # DAY 1 RUN RUN 2 TOTAL
1 Korey Kaczmarek Big Sky USA 86 22.4 28.2 50.6
2 Steve Klassen Mammoth Mountain USA 96 16.2 27.2 43.4
3 Shawn Grieser Kirkwood USA 93 19 23 42
4 Ben Crocker Kirkwood USA 90 19.4 22.2 41.6
5 Pete Bennett Kirkwood USA 92 23.2 17.8 41
6 Mikey Weir Kirkwood USA 91 16.2 20.8 37
Snowboard Women
1 Janean Soltis Big Sky USA 97 16.4 20.8 37.2
2 Tiffany Noel Kirkwood USA 100 16.6 20 36.6
3 Jill Stoffells Fraser USA 98 14.2 22.2 36.4
4 Shawna Henderson Fraser USA 99 10.6 13.6 24.2
Skiing Women
1 Libby Biittner Snowbird USA 23 28.6 29.4 58
2 Kelly Holland Snowbird USA 22 25.8 30.4 56.2
3 Lynn Kennen Alpine Meadows USA 24 24.8 28.2 53
4 Jessica Baker Jackson Hole USA 26 24.4 27.4 51.8
5 Kit DesLauriers Jackson Hole USA 17 24 26.6 50.6
6 Anik Demers Squaw Valley USA 19 20.4 26.6 47
7 Susan Medville Crested Butte USA 20 22.2 24.6 46.8
8 Rachael Burks Salt Lake City USA 21 19 27 46
9 Melanee Raney Girdwood USA 25 20.8 22.8 43.6
10 Victoria Cole Whistler CAN 29 20.2 21.6 41.8
11 Nadia Kaliszewski Copper Mountain USA 31 22.2 18 40.2
12 Amy Holland Kirkwood USA 30 20.4 17.4 37.8
Skiing Men BIB # RUN 1 RUN 2 TOTAL
1 Aurelien Ducroz Chamonix FRA 4 36 34.6 70.6
2 Ian McIntosh Panorama CAN 2 31.6 36.6 68.2
3 Brady Smedsrud Red Lodge USA 67 37 31 68
4 Jamey Parks Alta USA 45 33.8 32.6 66.4
5 Manu Gaidet Courchevel FRA 1 30.6 35 65.6
6 Justin Modroo Red Lodge USA 13 29.8 32.2 62
6 Cliff Bennett Eldora USA 70 26.6 35.4 62
8 Shane Carmichael Whistler CAN 54 26.4 35 61.4
9 Craig Garbiel Kirkwood USA 71 26.2 34.6 60.8
10 Tyler Boutelle Tahoe City USA 80 28.4 32.2 60.6
11 John Witherspoon Berthoud Pass USA 83 27 31 58
12 Dana Flahr Whistler CAN 11 25.8 29 54.8
13 Kyle Sul Crested Butte USA 88 28.6 24.4 53
14 Ben Wheeler Snowbird/Alta USA 7 26.8 24.2 51
15 Mike Stevenson Whistler CAN 15 27.2 23.6 50.8
Men Continued
RUN 1 RUN 2 TOTAL
16 Brett Crabtree Whistler CAN 58 26.4 24 50.4
16 Abe Gioffre Girdwood USA 77 32.8 17.6 50.4
18 Jason Barr Mt. Shasta USA 62 28.4 19.8 48.2
19 Drew Stoecklein Snowbird USA 73 31.2 16.6 47.8
20 Kiffor Berg Aspen USA 75 27 19.4 46.4
21 Jake Schack Big Sky USA 57 26.8 18.8 45.6
22 James Heim Whistler CAN 33 34.8 TDQ 34.8
23 Elijah Lee Eagle Crest USA 10 31.8 TDQ 31.8
24 Aaron Hunt Logan USA 6 29.6 TDQ 29.6
25 Cory Zila Mammoth Lakes USA 64 27 TDQ 27
26 Tyler Knowles Snowbird USA 87 26.8 TDQ 26.8
27 Rick Greener Snowbird USA 9 26 DNS 26
Craig Garbiel of Kirkwood also earned a Sickbird nomination, flying down the course with a few solid 15 footers and overall maintaining good fluidity.
Shane Carmichael of Whistler was the first to cleanly drop the center chute; which with a mandatory air at the bottom claimed quite a few skiers. One skier of which it claimed was Tyler Knowles who aggressively tried to take a 10 foot drop to straight-line off the mandatory air but unfortunately he was unable to land the final air and after a nice ‘tomahawk’ (see multiple flips in succession) he put his skis back on and put on a well received finishing show for everyone
Cliff Bennett skied one of the fastest lines of the day earning a 35.4 and a Sickbird nomination with a smooth technical line and a solid air at the bottom.
The Sickbird Award went to Whistler local Mike Stevenson who before the run had told the announcers that,“he had something big planned for the start.” After a few turns at the top Stevenson threw the largest backflip of the comp off a 30 foot cliff landing a good 40 feet down the start of the course. Remind you that it was spring conditions and still pretty firm snow. Hands down the craziest move pulled during the competition Stevenson stomped the landing and would’ve walked away with the best score of the day had he not sketched out on the lower section of the course through a narrow chute.
The French came out in full force again with Aurelien Ducroz holding a fast creative line with small solid airs to take the overall title of the day. Manu Gaidet also skied strong grabbing a fifth place finish overall.
Ian McIntosh of Panorama took second overall with a 2nd run that effortlessly sent the tight mandatory air chute that Carmichael had first cleaned.
Dark horse skier Brady Smedsrund of Red Lodge took the final podium spot with a smooth fast run that didn’t quite have the tenacity of the prior run the day before. Although for his first competition I’m sure we’ll see more of him in the future.
Check for video to follow -
FINAL RESULTS THE CIRQUE-Skiers Right 4/3/04
NA TOUR FINALS IFSA FREESKIING WORLD TOUR FINALS
Snowboard Guys BIB # DAY 1 RUN RUN 2 TOTAL
1 Korey Kaczmarek Big Sky USA 86 22.4 28.2 50.6
2 Steve Klassen Mammoth Mountain USA 96 16.2 27.2 43.4
3 Shawn Grieser Kirkwood USA 93 19 23 42
4 Ben Crocker Kirkwood USA 90 19.4 22.2 41.6
5 Pete Bennett Kirkwood USA 92 23.2 17.8 41
6 Mikey Weir Kirkwood USA 91 16.2 20.8 37
Snowboard Women
1 Janean Soltis Big Sky USA 97 16.4 20.8 37.2
2 Tiffany Noel Kirkwood USA 100 16.6 20 36.6
3 Jill Stoffells Fraser USA 98 14.2 22.2 36.4
4 Shawna Henderson Fraser USA 99 10.6 13.6 24.2
Skiing Women
1 Libby Biittner Snowbird USA 23 28.6 29.4 58
2 Kelly Holland Snowbird USA 22 25.8 30.4 56.2
3 Lynn Kennen Alpine Meadows USA 24 24.8 28.2 53
4 Jessica Baker Jackson Hole USA 26 24.4 27.4 51.8
5 Kit DesLauriers Jackson Hole USA 17 24 26.6 50.6
6 Anik Demers Squaw Valley USA 19 20.4 26.6 47
7 Susan Medville Crested Butte USA 20 22.2 24.6 46.8
8 Rachael Burks Salt Lake City USA 21 19 27 46
9 Melanee Raney Girdwood USA 25 20.8 22.8 43.6
10 Victoria Cole Whistler CAN 29 20.2 21.6 41.8
11 Nadia Kaliszewski Copper Mountain USA 31 22.2 18 40.2
12 Amy Holland Kirkwood USA 30 20.4 17.4 37.8
Skiing Men BIB # RUN 1 RUN 2 TOTAL
1 Aurelien Ducroz Chamonix FRA 4 36 34.6 70.6
2 Ian McIntosh Panorama CAN 2 31.6 36.6 68.2
3 Brady Smedsrud Red Lodge USA 67 37 31 68
4 Jamey Parks Alta USA 45 33.8 32.6 66.4
5 Manu Gaidet Courchevel FRA 1 30.6 35 65.6
6 Justin Modroo Red Lodge USA 13 29.8 32.2 62
6 Cliff Bennett Eldora USA 70 26.6 35.4 62
8 Shane Carmichael Whistler CAN 54 26.4 35 61.4
9 Craig Garbiel Kirkwood USA 71 26.2 34.6 60.8
10 Tyler Boutelle Tahoe City USA 80 28.4 32.2 60.6
11 John Witherspoon Berthoud Pass USA 83 27 31 58
12 Dana Flahr Whistler CAN 11 25.8 29 54.8
13 Kyle Sul Crested Butte USA 88 28.6 24.4 53
14 Ben Wheeler Snowbird/Alta USA 7 26.8 24.2 51
15 Mike Stevenson Whistler CAN 15 27.2 23.6 50.8
Men Continued
RUN 1 RUN 2 TOTAL
16 Brett Crabtree Whistler CAN 58 26.4 24 50.4
16 Abe Gioffre Girdwood USA 77 32.8 17.6 50.4
18 Jason Barr Mt. Shasta USA 62 28.4 19.8 48.2
19 Drew Stoecklein Snowbird USA 73 31.2 16.6 47.8
20 Kiffor Berg Aspen USA 75 27 19.4 46.4
21 Jake Schack Big Sky USA 57 26.8 18.8 45.6
22 James Heim Whistler CAN 33 34.8 TDQ 34.8
23 Elijah Lee Eagle Crest USA 10 31.8 TDQ 31.8
24 Aaron Hunt Logan USA 6 29.6 TDQ 29.6
25 Cory Zila Mammoth Lakes USA 64 27 TDQ 27
26 Tyler Knowles Snowbird USA 87 26.8 TDQ 26.8
27 Rick Greener Snowbird USA 9 26 DNS 26
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