PSA ASIA Snowboard Pro Tour
2017/2/17
round 10
Parallel Giant Slalom
PSA PGS in Macearth Sugadaira with KSBA
The stage of the 3rd round of PSA ASIA Tour AL will be held at Sugadaira Pine Beak Ski Field as well as the first round.
At JAPAN SNOW EXPO 2017, which was held until the day before the opening, new models also appeared, and each company is worried about the finish condition of the next term.Players from each manufacturer are rushing to the site from Yokohama and making brief adjustments.
Looking back on the two races so far, who will prevent Miki's two consecutive victories under Shitaka, while the boys will still be unable to measure the whereabouts of the series champion due to the division between Kawashima and Kawaguchi.Although it is predicted, it will be possible for full members to participate this season.Rider names are listed in the starting list in the order of ranking.
Sugadaira Pine Beak, Omatsuyama Grand Prix course that is perfect for PGS, changing the course from the first game.Although it is a slightly short course with a total length of 508m, an altitude difference of 159m, and a maximum slope of 24 °, it has the maximum slope of the tour, and it is a famous course that developed a dramatic race just like the world with Olympia in the production season.As for the setter, Mr. Matsusato of GSS, who is also based in Sugadaira in the first game, has 24 gates arranged at 25 to 8 m, and a wide set with a maximum swing width of less than XNUMX sheets runs down the slope immediately after the start.It is clear that if you fail to handle the heel side of the red course, which is particularly dripping, the gentle slopes in the latter half of the course, and the shelves, you will quickly stall and the time will not increase.The slight undulations under the shelves and the toeside of the sagging are also irresistible.The temperature hasn't dropped so much in the last few days, and the hard pack holds its breath directly underneath, but as soon as the race starts, it will reveal its true nature.As expected, the warm and humid southerly wind hits the players' cheeks in the crying weather.Each player will carefully inspect and prepare for the start.
The first run of the women's qualifying, # 1 Shitaka (OGASAKA) who does not give up the yellow bib with last year's savings while allowing two wins, and # 2 Miki (Together Alive) who wants to take the top with ability. The first group, first of all, descends the course so as not to give up to each other and to line up in front.The finish line was cut almost at the same time as if it was a guess for the future battle, and the red course Shitaka was 1 and the blue course Miki was 2.The second group, # 1 Maruyama (AMICSS-Kisui) and # 39.96 Shiiba, who had already started, were immediately tossed by the course and dropped the time.Maruyama is in a reasonable position at 39.37. The third group, # 2 Yujo and # 3 Yoshii (GSS-BP) also run side by side neatly and take the reserved seats at 4 and 41.01.Immediately after, the single run # 3 Matsuzawa (BC STREAM) made a fast run to relieve the anger of the previous two races and put it behind Shitaka with 5. I would like to ask you about the second one.
For boys, Kawashima, who forgot to enter by the due date, will be the last start after the amateur and will carry a handicap. The first group, # 1 Kawaguchi (Panda Studio) and # 1 Narita (AMICSS), who moved up, started with careful course maintenance.The second group, # 2 Miyao (OGASAKA), and # 2 Goto (VOLKL) also started in sequence, but Narita who came out in front misunderstood the course and could not move on the course while falling on the high side of remorse and closed the course early. Disappears from the conflict without scoring a goal.Kawaguchi, who finished smoothly by himself, showed a presence by raising a signal smoke for consecutive wins with a slip of a different dimension with 3.Miyao also kept a good position with 4 with a good slide.Goto, who hesitated on the blue course and lying down in Narita, dropped the time and scored a goal in the 35.51 seconds range.After a long interruption due to the removal of the injured, the third group started. # 37.81 Sugimoto (SG Snowboa) and # 39 Sawai (F3 / Monst) finished in 5 seconds each.# 6 KIMUTOMO (F2 * Alberta) and # 38 Kuroki (MOSSFLUX Yokohama) showed their ambition with a 9-second flat, but they got stuck again while the time was sluggish because the middle ranking was not updated in a slightly heavy atmosphere.Here, # 2 Tsuruoka (Tsuruoka Racing), who was in second place by a small margin in the first race and was doing well in the platics until the day before, pulled back the atmosphere of the game with 10 in a super run that drowned out the heavy air, and Shirakawa (YONEX) who refrained later. UPZ) was 39, just after Miyao, and the race started to move.Immediately after, Kojima (Nanotech Japan) also emerged in 1rd place on the red course with 2, showing the good performance of the previous race.Kawashima (UPZ), who had been looking at everything from the tail end, will be running while the lower players are chaotic again.In the blue course, the time did not increase as expected due to the turmoil in the early stages, and the time did not increase as expected.For Kawashima, who is also the series champion, the result of this first run is extremely important even if he carries a handicap.Rather, the outlook for KO will be brighter if you capture the unchanging burn for the next second run.After turning off the start gate and pulling the player running on the red course away from Suru Suru immediately after the start, he slammed through the gate with a low-profile attack and hit the No. 19 clock on the blue course with 35.83 from this position. I put it out.
There are many players who are caught in the course on the first blue course, and the surviving players in red show ambition, but the second one is still unknown after changing the course.The cloudy sky looks like rain, but the snow that barely keeps the crystals flutters, and the disturbing air that is still unpredictable continues.
In the second order, Shitaka and Miki, who both give up to each other, are in the 2-second range, and Yoshii and Isamu, who are followed by Matsuzawa, Maruyama, and Koshisaka (Aya) of the 39nd group, are slightly behind.
As for the boys, Kawaguchi and Tsuruoka, who skated on the red course in the 35 seconds range, were ahead of them, and Kojima and Miyao in the 2 seconds range were a little apart. Sugimoto and others are cross-talked from Shirakawa, who is at the top of the 37-second range, and Kawashima, who skated on the blue course after this, is on the list.
Careful course maintenance is over and the second run starts.Miki and Shitaka, the first group of girls, started beautifully and passed through the gate at the same timing as the first one.Although Miki was clogged or slightly behind, Shitaka regained the difference of 2 and took the reserved seat. In the second group, Matsuzawa and Ossaka (Aya) kept their positions while being able to open the water to 1 and 1, respectively, and Maruyama, Yoshii and Isamu continued to keep their positions, but Shiiba successfully captured the second one. I couldn't do it and it sank out of the service area.
The first group of boys started from Kawaguchi and Kawashima, who were 1st and 1nd last time. The start seems to be KO's rehearsal, but at the beginning of the course, Kawaguchi's board mercilessly throws out the reins and loses sight of where to go.Although he desperately pursues Kawashima, who flies lightly, he loses control and gives up again at the end of the course.It was a rainy day withdrawal from the front.Kawashima ticked the lap time of 2 and the second red course and waited for the following. From the second group, Tsuruoka left Kawashima at 37.96 and the lap time of the blue course, took the 2st grid of KO where Kawaguchi disappeared, and waited for the following. Kojima from the 2rd group also made a smooth run to Tsuruoka and hesitated 36.91 and Kawashima to secure the 1nd grid. From Miyao from the 3th group, the time was slightly delayed to the 37.43 seconds range, but he kept a good position behind Kawashima.Shirakawa and Sugimoto also recorded the time in sequence, and so far kept the grid of Kamigumi.
KO's order is
1 Tsuruoka vs 16 Goto
9 Kuroki vs 8 Sugimoto
12 Mukaigawa vs 5 Toda
13 Hashimoto vs 4 Miyao
14 Shimizu vs 2 Kawashima
11 KIMUTOMO vs 6 Imai
10 Tomita vs 7 Shirakawa
15 Sawai vs 2 Kojima
8 Ossaka (Haruka) vs 1 Shitaka
5 Maruyama vs 4 Matsuzawa
6 Yoshii vs 3 Ossaka (Aya)
7 Yujo vs 2 Miki
Kuroki, who hesitated to reverse Sugimoto in the second run, and Tsuruoka, who beat Goto without danger, ate down, but the second run was exhausted.In the match between Toda and Miyao, who took down Mukogawa and Hashimoto exactly, Miyao, who collapsed in the first run, chased up with a wrinkle, but did not reach Toda slightly.In the match between Kawashima, who lightly defeated Shimizu, and KIMUTOMO, who won the teacher-disciple confrontation with Imai, Kawashima stood up from beginning to end.Tomita, Shirakawa and Kojima who handled Sawai, Kojima who carried behind in the first fall catches up with Shirakawa with speed as a weapon, but the edge comes out again, 2 gate is separated and a fierce charge is applied again from there Kojima, who was second in qualifying, disappeared because he was eliminated because he was not able to reach the goal.
Semi final
Shitaka, who controlled Ossaka (Haruka) with a margin of slip, had a dangerous scene in which Matsuzawa, who won a close battle with Maruyama, bite into it, but he pulled away firmly in the second run and proceeded to the final.Koshisaka (Aya), who beat Yoshii, was confronted with Miki, who controlled the biting Yujo exactly, but was defeated without competing with Miki's speed.
From the first run, Toda, who is gaining momentum, makes a fierce attack and goes down the slope alongside Tsuruoka. I thought that Toda had come out in front of the second run with a 1 difference, but Tsuruoka showed the strength of the match again just before the goal and advanced the piece to the final.
Both Shirakawa and Kawashima boldly attacked the gate, and when they made full use of recovery from each other, Jiwajiwa and Kawashima began to separate, and Shirakawa hesitated the flowing Kawashima because the board could not be held down and Shirakawa won the first run. Kawashima immediately tried to catch up with the second run, but immediately after that, the edge did not get on the heel side that hung down, and he was forced to worship Shirakawa's back dust with the same failure as the first run.
Final
For the girls, Miki, who wants to further extend the winning streak from the opening, and Shitaka, who has not reached the stars yet, are sticking to the victory. Shitaka should know how to do it in KO.
I thought that Shitaka, who led with Jiwajiwa from the middle stage, would be separated, and Miki was stabbed in front of the goal and showed a courage of 0.06, and the whereabouts of the victory or defeat are not known.Surprisingly, the second run was settled quickly, and Shitaka, who ran far in front of Miki, who had self-destructed immediately after the start, raised both hands and cut the finish line without looking back.
Winner Akari Shitaka (OGASAKA)
2nd place Tsubaki Miki (Together Alive)
3rd place Ayana Koshisaka
The two who are doing well in the first match of this season, the regret of the second place, which was a close margin last time, should have been engraved in my heart, and I want to win the star after a long time.Shirakawa, who re-registered as a professional after winning the prize two times ago, is doing well. He has won the final with Jiwajiwa from 2th place in the qualifying.I want to take the momentum and step on the victory and the unseen peak at once.It seems that Shirakawa, who feels comfortable or tightly points to the gate, takes the lead and takes the initiative.Tsuruoka, who is calm and lined up, gives pressure and approaches the middle stage. Tsuruoka mercilessly folds the heel side of Shirakawa, which flows unbearably at the 2th gate, and wins the first one. Shirakawa's second run, carrying a 7 behind, blamed the gate as tightly as the first run without hesitation of the previous mistake, and quickly took the initiative again.Tsuruoka, who was once out in front but runs side by side with calmness from beginning to end, now looks like Shirakawa, who has been charged once again without any mistakes, has come out in front of the shelves.We could see both players heading to the goal at the same time, and Tsuruoka, who sat down and got ready just for a moment.It's hard to judge from the foot of the finish area, but the name announced by the announcement is Tsuruoka. I tightened it.
Winner Kentaro Tsuruoka (Tsuruoka Racing)
2nd place Takanori Shirakawa (YONEX UPZ)
3th place Daiya Toda
4th place Kosuke Kawashima (UPZ)
5th place Daisho Kojima (Nanotech Japan)
6th place Kazunori Miyao (OGASAKA)
We would like to thank MacEarth Sugadaira Pine Beak Ski Field for providing us with a wonderful burn following the first match, and KSBA for their efforts in management.
Next time, Round # PSA DU in Dynaland will be held at Dynaland Ski Resort, changing the stage to Gifu Oku Mino. The final round of AL will also be a hot battle.
Stay tuned for the PSA ASIA ALPINE Pro Tour!
All Photos by GOKATSU
