Ane Enderud is Freeride World Champion, again!Defending champion Ane Enderud repeated her double victory in Verbier this Saturday.
The Marker Volkl team rider won the Nissan Xtreme for the second time in a row, thus also
defending her Freeride World Tour overall title. Her teammate Jess McMillan finished
second both in the legendary Verbier Xtreme and the FWT.
The freeriding world looked towards Verbier this weekend as the Nissan Xtreme concluded the
2010 Freeride World Tour. The competition was scheduled for Saturday and it started in perfect
conditions. When the seven female starters gathered on top of the legendary Bec des Rosses,
there were blue skies above and an untracked face with good powder snow below them.
Fortunately the weather kept up throughout the ladies’ competition while the men’s contest had to
be postponed later on due to incoming clouds and fog.
Five of the seven starters still had a chance to win the Freeride World Tour this season, but the
best run early on came from Olympic medal winner in Vancouver and wild card entry Julia
Mancuso. Her fluid line down the steep face stood until the last three competitors who were also
the favorites before the Verbier event: Ane Enderud and Jess McMillan of the Marker Vo?lkl Freeski
Team plus current tour leader Jaclyn Paaso. First in the start gate was defending FWT and Xtreme
champion Ane Enderud. Although a podium finish at the Xtreme would have been enough to
defend her tour title due to a void result, the Norwegian didn’t hold back. A fast and solid run in one
of the most exposed zones of the face including two big, perfectly landed cliff drops left no doubt
about her intentions to defend both titles.
Next up was Jess McMillan. The American big mountain veteran from Jackson Hole also showed a
great performance giving Ane Enderud a run for at least the Xtreme trophy. Jaclyn Paaso was a bit
unlucky, then. The Squaw Valley local landed a cliff jump on a rock and fell. Thus the winner of the
2010 Freeride World Tour was already clear. But when the winners were announced at the finish to
a cheering crowd of thousands, Ane Enderud stood on top twice. Jess McMillan finished second
both in the Nissan Xtreme and the FWT overall rankings, while third place in Verbier and on the
tour went to Julia Mancuso and Jaclyn Paaso respectively. Ane Enderud was overwhelmed: “When
I missed the first FWT stop due to an injury this season, I wasn’t even sure if I could ski the whole
tour. Now I have won it again and also managed to defend my Xtreme title. I really don’t know what
to say right now!“ Well, when you are undoubtedly the best freeride skier in the world, you don’t
need to say much, you just let your riding speak for itself. Congratulations to the Freeride World
Champion 2010: Ane Enderud!
Related stories:
French Domination at the Second Stage of the Freeride World Tour
Local hero wins first Austrian World Freeride comp
Freeride World Tour video of Henrik Windstedt
Posted by Online Editor - Mon, 22/03/2010 - 11:32pm
Defending champion Ane Enderud repeated her double victory in Verbier this Saturday.
The Marker Volkl team rider won the Nissan Xtreme for the second time in a row, thus also
defending her Freeride World Tour overall title. Her teammate Jess McMillan finished
second both in the legendary Verbier Xtreme and the FWT.
The freeriding world looked towards Verbier this weekend as the Nissan Xtreme concluded the
2010 Freeride World Tour. The competition was scheduled for Saturday and it started in perfect
conditions. When the seven female starters gathered on top of the legendary Bec des Rosses,
there were blue skies above and an untracked face with good powder snow below them.
Fortunately the weather kept up throughout the ladies’ competition while the men’s contest had to
be postponed later on due to incoming clouds and fog.
Five of the seven starters still had a chance to win the Freeride World Tour this season, but the
best run early on came from Olympic medal winner in Vancouver and wild card entry Julia
Mancuso. Her fluid line down the steep face stood until the last three competitors who were also
the favorites before the Verbier event: Ane Enderud and Jess McMillan of the Marker Vo?lkl Freeski
Team plus current tour leader Jaclyn Paaso. First in the start gate was defending FWT and Xtreme
champion Ane Enderud. Although a podium finish at the Xtreme would have been enough to
defend her tour title due to a void result, the Norwegian didn’t hold back. A fast and solid run in one
of the most exposed zones of the face including two big, perfectly landed cliff drops left no doubt
about her intentions to defend both titles.
Next up was Jess McMillan. The American big mountain veteran from Jackson Hole also showed a
great performance giving Ane Enderud a run for at least the Xtreme trophy. Jaclyn Paaso was a bit
unlucky, then. The Squaw Valley local landed a cliff jump on a rock and fell. Thus the winner of the
2010 Freeride World Tour was already clear. But when the winners were announced at the finish to
a cheering crowd of thousands, Ane Enderud stood on top twice. Jess McMillan finished second
both in the Nissan Xtreme and the FWT overall rankings, while third place in Verbier and on the
tour went to Julia Mancuso and Jaclyn Paaso respectively. Ane Enderud was overwhelmed: “When
I missed the first FWT stop due to an injury this season, I wasn’t even sure if I could ski the whole
tour. Now I have won it again and also managed to defend my Xtreme title. I really don’t know what
to say right now!“ Well, when you are undoubtedly the best freeride skier in the world, you don’t
need to say much, you just let your riding speak for itself. Congratulations to the Freeride World
Champion 2010: Ane Enderud!
Related stories:
French Domination at the Second Stage of the Freeride World Tour
Local hero wins first Austrian World Freeride comp
Freeride World Tour video of Henrik Windstedt