Decide the strongest amateur rider !! AM JAM 2017 Report

03/31/2017

Decide the strongest amateur rider !! AM JAM 2017 Report

AM JAM, which was crowded with many amateur snowboarders last time and was competitive, will be held again this year.This year too, only amateurs who are not sponsored by SHOP or brands have gathered.The previous open class winners were both sponsored and embarked on their path as riders.Who grabbed the strongest amateur position!Report on this year's AM JAM 2017.

AM JAM was held for the first time last season and was very exciting.This year too, the men's open class entry is so popular that it fills up in 6 minutes.The previous winner got a sponsor from this contest and started his career as a rider.This tournament is a valuable opportunity for amateur riders who want to become riders.

Rider: Mikuto Yamamura First of all, the riders are fascinated by the demo jump

The opening ceremony is snowy.The stage this time will be a 2-way double kicker, a small kicker (2m & 5m) in the beginner class, and a large kicker (5m & 10m) in the open class.The main judge is Keiji Okamoto.And the four judges who set aside are Atsushi Ishikawa, a producer at Kandatsu Kogen Ski Resort, Takayuki Nakamura, the representative of this man BREW, and CVB, Choco Vanilla Ball, who has been leading the big air scene in Japan for many years as a crew member of First Children. Arai, and Re: Ryuichi Hekida, one of the crew members who is skating and snowboarding, is in charge. The MCs are Tsuyu-san, Koji Tsurusaki and NAOYA, the same as last year.

Riders who keep an eye out from the judge tent.Occasionally a light conversation with the MC made the gallery laugh

First of all, public practice.In difficult conditions where it snows completely, the players fly according to the kicker.The weather on this day was quite capricious.There was a considerable amount of rain in the morning, but it became clear at once around noon, and it became cloudy and scattered again in the evening.It seems to be a lie that at one point it was piled up until the rider could not be seen from the judge.

Akira Iwasaki, who is the 4th place for beginner boys, also fascinated the good style.

Soto Kawakami, who won the 3rd place as before, vows to win the long-cherished wish next year — Soto Kawakami, who won the 3rd place in the open men as before, vows to win the long-cherished wish next year

First of all, from the beginner's JAM session.Beginner classes vary in age group.Adults and children compete.The important thing in the beginner class is to make up the tricks you can do.You are free to set your style with a grab or decide on a 360, but if you don't make a landing, your score won't increase.During the jam session, the rider with a high make-up rate was steadily advancing to the final.It is important to try difficult tricks, but in the beginner class, the key to advancing to the final is to make a solid double jump.

Takuya Uehara, who won second place in the open men, made a double cork and enjoyed the tournament.

Rino Aratani, who won the 3rd place in the open girls, grabs are also decided and NICE STYLE

It can be said that open girls and open boys have risen considerably from last year when it was held for the first time.As with last year, the key to the open men's advancement to the final was whether or not they could make a 720, but this year the conditions were more difficult than last year.Among them, it is an important point that I was able to adapt to the condition and make tricks.What the judges were looking at was the jumpsuit. How to connect the first trick and the second trick with a smooth and beautiful trick. The score is higher if the first and second pieces are connected neatly at high speeds than if the first piece is low rotation and the second piece is double cork.In the open girls, there were some players who did not have enough speed due to snowy conditions and could not get a good distance, but among them, it was necessary to have a good distance and landing skills to advance to the final.

Reina Ueki who won the beginner girls. Vitamake 360 and won the championship — Photo: yoshitoyanagida.net Reina Ueki, who won the beginner girls' championship. Vitamake 360 and won the championship

Yuji Yamaguchi, the beginner men's champion.Excellent stability with a styled spin

In the final, the game is decided by the best run of one of the two.As with last year, it is the difference between the game at AM JAM, whether to challenge difficult techniques with the aim of winning, or to improve the degree of perfection with the tricks that you can do.For beginner class girls, Reina Ueki, who made a beautiful 2, won the championship, and for beginner men, Yuji Yamaguchi, who showed a spin with style, won the championship.In the open women's final, the results were divided depending on how high the perfection of 1 was made. The second kicker made 360, and the first kicker decided how well the tricks were connected to win the prize.The girl who won the championship was Yusuke Murase, who was only 360 years old.Although the body is still small, the appearance of turning a beautiful spin with a kicker was impressive.
In the open men's final, even difficult tricks popped out.The level is high, such as players who make double cork while being amateurs and players who make 900.Among them, the one who won the championship was also the 11-year-old Teikatsu Hasegawa, who perfectly connected the difficult tricks of FS720 to BS900 and won the championship.

Photo: yoshitoyanagida.net Yusuke Murase won the open women's championship. Vita make 360

Hasegawa Teikatsu, the open men's champion.Made a difficult trick and made me feel the rise of the next generation

The result of this AM JAM is that both of the winners of the open class are elementary school students in their early teens.It was a tournament that made us feel the rise of the next generation.Some of the players have set their goals for the season in this contest.Snowboarding with goals is a shortcut to improving.Please try this tournament as a culmination of next season!