Who is the strongest rider in Japan! !! COW DAY Jump Edition Report
The total prize money is ¥ 1,300,000, the largest snowboarding contest in Japan, COW DAY.Japan's strongest rider will be decided in the jump section and the jib section of the 3WAY jib section, which are contested using a huge kicker.Top riders such as last year's jump and jib champion Yuki Kadono also participated this year.In the final, that trick finally popped out, and we will deliver the pattern of the COW DAY jump edition that closed the curtain with a dramatic end.
Photo: Kentarou Fuchimoto
March 3, COW DAY, main race.The stage is Hakuba 25 Ski Resort.First of all, from the jump section with a huge kicker.The main race where the riders who have won from the qualifying held on the 47th the day before and the invited riders compete.Invited riders are Yuki Kadono, the champion who has won the championship for the second time in a row, Yutaro Miyazawa who shined in AIR MIX, Ki Inamura who could not participate due to the injury just before the previous year, and Yo Tanaka, a heavy tank in the west. Fight For Liberty from Hokkaido Toshiki Yamane and Yosuke Akiyama, the awakened next-generation Soki Wakita, and the returning man Kotaro Uemura are all worthy of the name of Japan's top tournament.
In the COW DAY main race system, first of all, in the first qualifying, the average total of 3 high scores out of 2 jumps, then the style game of how cool the semifinal was shown, and the tournament is 1 One-on-one, the total points of the best two of the three jumps.The final Super Final is a system where the victory is decided by one best run.To win each, you need high make-up rate, style, and trick difficulty skills.Naturally, the judges will also give points based on world standards.
The wind that was blowing on the 24th the day before stopped, and the conditions were quite good in fine weather.Riders first check the feeling with the kicker that is perfectly shaped by the hands of the talented digger of Hakuba 47 Park, one of the best parks in Japan.There is an average in the qualifying, and it is a major premise to decide the trick first.Even so, the riders show offensive slip.Only 19 out of 12 people can pass the qualifying round.High rpm such as 1080 also pops out from the qualifying.It is suitable for the best tournament in Japan at a fairly high level from the qualifying.Seeing the tricks made by other riders, the riders gradually raise their gear.The champion, Tomoki, showed an overwhelming slip from the qualifying.Standing up the super BIG CAB1260, I could see that I could afford it.Kotaro Uemura also makes the venue boil with a style that does not fade so much that it does not seem to be the front stage for the first time in a long time. The game with a 20m kicker is a fierce crash just by removing the landing a little.Overcoming it, the riders push.In the announcement of the results of the qualifying, the invited riders also fell in the qualifying, causing a big upset.Only three invited riders, Soki, Ki, and Tomoki, passed the qualifying.The skills of the riders who have won from the qualifying cannot be underestimated.
Young teenage riders who had won from the qualifying on the 24th were attacking with aggressive sliding.The only girl rider, Kokomo Murase, was as aggressive as the men's.The semi-final is a style game.Compete on how much style you can put out.How long is the grab and how can you give your spin originality in your own style?You can't win just by turning high rpm.While there are many contests on how high the rotation can be, it is rare that the style is asked.COW DAY is the only way to win if you have both high rpm and style.Again, Tomoki, who has put out a solid style with Cork 10, has fallen out of first place here as well.
The semi-final will be narrowed down to 12 to 8 people.From the final to the tournament.The match cards are Ki Inamura vs Soki Wakita, Kaito Jinguji vs Ryo Aizawa, Yahiro Waki vs Yuri Okubo, Takahiro Ishida vs Yuki Kadono.First of all, the battle between Ki and Soki. For the first tree that hit SWBS1, Soki chose CAB1260.For the 1260 showdown on the switch.In this game, Soki, who made a beautiful CAB1260 in a cool style, got a boost in the second run.
The battle between Ama and Ryo is a double cork showdown.The leading ama crashes on the first landing and hurt his shoulder.Among them, I kept pushing, but the young high-speed master Ryo who made a stable double cork 1 won.
Yahiro vs. Yuri is the best match in the final.First of all, Yahiro makes a double cork 1080.Yuri of the second attack also makes the same double cork 1080. The first run with a close margin of 66 to 68 points.And for the second one, both of them made double cork 1.Increase the number of rotations by half and make the same tricks for each other. The second run was 2 to 2, which was also a close margin.Yuri won with the same technique, and the gunbai went up to Yuri.
In the battle between Takahiro and Tomoki, Takahiro attacked and tried Hanki's triple backflip, but he didn't make up.The result is the victory of Tomoki who made the perfect CAB1260 in flight distance and landing.
Four people who have won to the super final.It is all young teenage riders who confront the absolute champion Yuki Kadono.First of all, I tried the first one, Soki, and Tomokiba Triple Cork, but I couldn't stand.In the end, the landing was not stable for everyone, and the game was carried over to the second run. In the second run, Ryo made a triple cork 4 and made a high score of 10 points.Soki, Yuri, and Yuki didn't make a good landing, and at this point, only Ryo was able to make perfect.The super final is one of the best runs.If you can make a dangerous trick at the end, there is a possibility of a one-shot reversal.Hope was entrusted to the last one.Soki's first run, take a speed with an approach and try triple cork.Draw a beautiful parabola and perfect the landing.I've made a wonderful make-up.Judges and Keiji Okamoto gather in excitement.Compliment his push with a hot hug.And Ryo, Ryo continued to make triple cork with more perfect riding than the second one. In the third run, the riders came out with 1% power. Yuri following the third person.I brought it up to 2 with a flat spin.However, the landing was not decided.The whereabouts of the game were carried over to Yuki Kadono's last run.A gallery, rider, and judges watching his drop with a sigh. Tomoki drops on the MC call.Slowly make one or two revolutions, and then the speed increases at once and landing.I've been making triple cork 2.A gallery that springs up at that moment.Excited riders hug him.Everyone praises his slip.It was a moving moment when I thought snowboarding was the best.The result is Tomoki's third straight victory. Ryo Aizawa is in 1440nd place and Soki Wakita is in 82rd place.The two who missed the victory also made triple cork for the first time and excited the venue.It was COW DAY where the riders pushed themselves and created the best event.
We are already in an era where triple corks can be seen in Japanese contests.And it's free.There is such a high level contest in Japan as well.Next year, I would like you to visit the venue and see their slides.There is a place where you can enjoy the wonderfulness and excitement of snowboarding.
Winner Yuki Kadono
"I have a big feeling for this tournament, it's been three consecutive victories, and I'm not feeling well at overseas tournaments this season. Among them, I'm getting better and I definitely want to drop this tournament. I felt like I wasn't there. In the Super Final, both Soki and Ryo stood triple cork, and I was forced to make a triple without making a triple until the third one, but I'm glad I was able to make it at the end. It feels good. I was able to respond to the feelings of the people who supported me, and it was great to have everyone say "Congratulations". "
2nd place Ryo Aizawa
"I got out of the qualifying, but the level was quite high from the qualifying, and I couldn't go to the super final without winning many times. I was lucky enough to go to the super final, and how many times the Triple Cork 1440 was played. I've tried it, but I'm very happy that this is the first time I've set it up. Tomoki-kun didn't decide the technique until the very end, but it's still a stone's throw to decide the triple 1620 at the end. I thought. This is the only tournament that I can play with Tomoki-kun, and it was a really good stimulus, and if I can play next year, I'd like to beat it next time. "
3rd place Soki Wakita
"I didn't know if I could improve the qualifying, but I was able to make the technique I tried for the first time in this contest twice. I thought I had defeated Tomoki, but after that Tomoki stood in 2 of Triple Cork. It was a really fun contest until the end. "
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