adminAfter being on hold due to low visibility, the men completed the qualifier day of the Subaru Canadian Freeskiing Championships at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on Friday. The snow was not the only thing dropping out of the air as the men went huge and took their shot at scoring high in the new style category. Saturday, check out the live broadcast of the day one at freeskiingworldtour.com. Broadcast begins at 10 a.m. PST.
Coming in first place with a score of 37.53 was Canada’s Phil Hudec. Judge Dash Longe remarked, “His run is exactly what I’ve been telling everyone it’s all about. He had a similar line score to everyone else but he skied more creatively, he hit the same features, but he set himself up with his fluidity, he spun a super clean 3, and he rocked the bottom section different than anyone else. He skied the trees really fast and fluid, he went really far left near the finish and had some great pow slashes. His line really stood out, it was creative, he stomped his airs and he skied the entire venue really strong, fast and with great technique.”
Right behind Hudec with a score of 34.50 was fellow Canadian and Revelstoke local Alex Wall. Rounding out the top three was American Kyle Taylor with a score of 33.83. The top three skiers highlighted the new style category by throwing tricks such as back flips, sticking their landings and skiing fluid, challenging lines.
The new style category was showcased all day as a plethora of tricks were thrown down. “From multiple competitors throwing back flips off the kicker at the bottom, to 360s through the trees in Satan’s Alley, the athletes really stepped up to the challenge of the style category,” said announcer Max Kuzaij.
The top 20 athletes from Friday’s qualifier move into the first day of world tour competition Saturday to compete with such prequalified heavy hitters as Cliff Bennet, Julien Lopez and Griffin Post. The live webcast promises to showcase the best big-mountain skiers in the world as they battle it out on more than 60 cm of new snow for bragging rights as the Canadian freeskiing champion. S-Magazine
Subaru Canadian Freeskiing Championships, men’s qualifying results
Result Number Name Home Mountain Country Score
1 88 Phil Hudec Lake Louise CAN 37.53
2 87 Alex Wall Revelstoke CAN 34.50
3 50 Kyle Taylor Whitefish USA 33.83
4 81 Colston VB Rossland CAN 33.67
5 22 Christian Mandahl Snowbird USA 32.73
6 47 Ryan Walters Bridger Bowl USA 31.50
7 93 Collin Collins Sun Valley USA 31.27
8 56 Spencer Brinson Kirkwood USA 30.77
9 6 Sam Cohen Alta USA 30.50
10 86 Lucas Gonnthier Revelstoke CAN 30.20
11 21 Michael Legare Blackcomb CAN 30.13
12 14 Silas Chickering Ayers Mad River Glen USA 29.77
13 12 Matt Luczkow Vail USA 29.73
14 4 Nick Leboe Silver Star CAN 28.93
14 5 Ryan Kappler Revelstoke CAN 28.93
16 85 Benjamin Ogilvie Fernie CAN 28.63
17 38 Randy Evans Crested Butte USA 28.43
18 51 Sean Cochrane Revelstoke CAN 28.33
18 44 Gord Spurgeon Revelstoke CAN 28.33
20 23 Micahel Gardner Telluride USA 27.83
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21 7 Yu Sasaki Whistler JAP 27.40
22 91 Josh Lankin Ragged Mountain USA 27.23
23 45 Henry Worobel Montana Backcountry USA 27.00
24 10 Nathan Heintz Red Mountain CAN 26.67
25 27 Andreas Hasselbeck Whistler CAN 26.50
26 18 Laurent Gauthier Blackcomb CAN 26.23
27 89 Richard Wrangel Revelstoke CAN 26.10
28 59 Lange Adams Aspen USA 25.93
29 60 Ben Paciotti Squaw Valley USA 25.83
30 57 Cam Doane Snowbird USA 25.47
31 58 Max Krone Sugarbowl USA 25.07
32 9 Jason Astle Alta USA 25.00
33 92 Tommy Ellingson Mt. Baldy CAN 23.23
34 83 Todd Thomley Pine Ridge CAN 21.20
35 55 Parker Doane Snowbird USA 20.50
36 31 Josh Daiek Kirkwood USA 20.03
37 53 Jake Sakson Aspen/Snowmass USA 18.03
38 2 Benjamin Kelley Mt Baker USA 16.43
39 30 Scott Hanichen Squaw Valley USA 15.60
40 28 Brett Dawley Powder Kind CAN 15.27
40 25 Conor Davis Sun Valley USA 15.27
42 13 Richard Small Fernie CAN 15.17
43 61 Rasmus Ekmran Rattuks Backen SWE 14.97
44 16 John Parker Squaw Valley USA 14.47
44 90 Rory Camm Treble Cone NZ 14.47
46 17 Jason Frazier Snowbird USA 13.80
47 35 John Hejna Snowbird USA 13.60
48 42 Daryn Edmunds Alta/Snowbird USA 13.47
49 48 Gabriel Oulsch Bridger Bowl USA 13.07
50 39 Greg Fitzsimmons Aspen / Ajax USA 13.00
51 36 Josh Anderson Squaw Valley USA 12.93
52 43 Roy Schott Mt. Olympus CAN 11.90
53 19 Eric Young Cypress CAN 11.47
54 11 Austin Foote Stratton USA 10.53
54 1 Todd Mansfield Castle Mountain CAN 10.33
54 62 Torstein Borresen Varingskollen NOR 10.33
