James Sentiford takes third at the Verbier Xtreme
This weekend the final stop of the Freeride World Tour called into Switzerland for the Nissan Xtreme Verbier 2011 by Swatch
It's one of the biggest freeride events in the world and sees the invited and qualified riders threading there way down the infamous Bec de Rosses. And despite dropping first James managed to hold on to his score and take third place on the podium in Verbier. Only Xavier de Le Rue and Mitch Toelderer were able to better James' run yesterday.
Prior to the event, organisers closed the top looker’s right of the face due to security reasons. However, several riders used creative line choices to find their way through the labyrinth of rocks, some to access the main cliff that was the key to winning today’s event.
Out of the five men skiers who were still in contention for the men’s overall ski title, it was Aurélien Ducroz (FRA) who skied the best line of the day with an outstanding run including two massive cliff drops and fast, confident riding on this challenging face. His performance was good enough to win him not only the top spot on the “Xtreme” podium but also the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. Samuel Anthamatten (SUI) is runner-up World Champion and Jérémy Prévost (FRA) takes third place overall, both in their first season on the Freeride World Tour.
In the men’s snowboard division it was the Austrians who dominated the 2011 season. Mitch Toelderer (AUT) charged the mountain, riding well enough to score him the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. Fellow countrymen Flo Orley took the second spot on the podium after a year of solid performances. Defending three-time Freeride World Champion Xavier de Le Rue (FRA) won the prestigious “Xtreme” for an impressive fourth time and placed third overall for the season. And James took third place.
The women skiers stepped up and put on a remarkable show today with the highest level of riding ever seen on the Freeride World Tour. Former Olympic Swedish ski racer Janette Hargin stunned the crowd with a fluid line that included several cleanly landed cliff drops. Her incredible performance earned her Sunday’s win and the 2011 Freeride World Champion crown. Angel Collinson (USA), in her rookie year on the tour, took second overall and Janina Kuzma (NZL) took third.
In the women’s snowboard category Anne-Flore Marxer (SUI/FRA), better known for her freestyle skills, won the Verbier Xtreme as well as the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. And she did all this as a wildcard in her first season on the tour! The overall season rankings were rounded out with Liz Kristoferitsch (AUT) in second and Ursula Wohlschlager (AUT) third.
In addition to a total cash purse of $60,000, each of the 2011 Freeride World Champions took home a new Nissan Juke.
Posted by Online Editor - Mon, 21/03/2011 - 9:03pm
This weekend the final stop of the Freeride World Tour called into Switzerland for the Nissan Xtreme Verbier 2011 by Swatch
It's one of the biggest freeride events in the world and sees the invited and qualified riders threading there way down the infamous Bec de Rosses. And despite dropping first James managed to hold on to his score and take third place on the podium in Verbier. Only Xavier de Le Rue and Mitch Toelderer were able to better James' run yesterday.
Prior to the event, organisers closed the top looker’s right of the face due to security reasons. However, several riders used creative line choices to find their way through the labyrinth of rocks, some to access the main cliff that was the key to winning today’s event.
Out of the five men skiers who were still in contention for the men’s overall ski title, it was Aurélien Ducroz (FRA) who skied the best line of the day with an outstanding run including two massive cliff drops and fast, confident riding on this challenging face. His performance was good enough to win him not only the top spot on the “Xtreme” podium but also the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. Samuel Anthamatten (SUI) is runner-up World Champion and Jérémy Prévost (FRA) takes third place overall, both in their first season on the Freeride World Tour.
In the men’s snowboard division it was the Austrians who dominated the 2011 season. Mitch Toelderer (AUT) charged the mountain, riding well enough to score him the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. Fellow countrymen Flo Orley took the second spot on the podium after a year of solid performances. Defending three-time Freeride World Champion Xavier de Le Rue (FRA) won the prestigious “Xtreme” for an impressive fourth time and placed third overall for the season. And James took third place.
The women skiers stepped up and put on a remarkable show today with the highest level of riding ever seen on the Freeride World Tour. Former Olympic Swedish ski racer Janette Hargin stunned the crowd with a fluid line that included several cleanly landed cliff drops. Her incredible performance earned her Sunday’s win and the 2011 Freeride World Champion crown. Angel Collinson (USA), in her rookie year on the tour, took second overall and Janina Kuzma (NZL) took third.
In the women’s snowboard category Anne-Flore Marxer (SUI/FRA), better known for her freestyle skills, won the Verbier Xtreme as well as the 2011 Freeride World Champion title. And she did all this as a wildcard in her first season on the tour! The overall season rankings were rounded out with Liz Kristoferitsch (AUT) in second and Ursula Wohlschlager (AUT) third.
In addition to a total cash purse of $60,000, each of the 2011 Freeride World Champions took home a new Nissan Juke.