FREESTYLE SESSION in X-JAM SLOPESTYLE -ROUND 9-

03/04/2019

18.19 PSA ASIA SNOWBOARD PRO TOUR

Round 9 Slopestyle

"Freestyle Session in X-JAM"

Nagano Prefecture "X-JAM Takai Fuji"

Weather ☂️ / ☁️ Temperature 7 ℃

Freestyle Session in X-JAM will be held at X-JAM Takai Fuji for the first time in 5 years on the PSA ASIA Freestyle Tour.

Today is the first three consecutive battles for PSA ASIA, and today is a slopestyle competition.

The course consists of 10 sections: 12WAY of down rail cannon rail from triple kicker of 12m, 3m and 2m, and 2WAY of flat flat down.

The course was designed by Motohiko Sato, the captain of the digger.

What tricks will each rider incorporate?

The women's qualifying started in the light rain with the weather forecast according to the rider's meeting the day before.

First of all, 14.15 season tour champion Teru Ogawa is on course.

Enter from the back 360, and finish by deciding the rail section cleanly from the switch 540, which is good at it.

It was true that he decided a stable trick in the top run.

Perhaps the snow quality was getting softer due to the light rain, and the backflip 180, which Tsunekatsu rider Tokuko Suzuki is good at, caused him to fall.And Misaki Nagoshi, who has been active as a member of the board since this term, is expected to fall and be disturbed.

As the number of players who cannot decide perfectly increases, Yusuke Murase decides on a clean and styled routine.The front 360 indie pork grab of the first jump is impressive, and the lip nose slide from the board slide 27 out in the rail section is also perfectly made and a high score is expected.

Chika Inoue made the venue excited with Switch 1 from the first shot in a situation where the weather did not recover.

If I made a mistake, there was a high possibility of stall, but I was able to finish with a styled front lip slide to the rail of the final section and earn points surely.

The first men's run started in a situation where a clean run that does not stall the speed is required in the weather where rain and snow are mixed.

Even though Kensei Yamase, the top of the men's ranking, dropped, the conditions were difficult because he couldn't decide perfectly.

Sota Umehara was showing off a smooth and difficult run that didn't remind us of that.

Perfect landing with the Big 720.Switch from backside 900 Backside 900 is also clean make.In the rail section, it was a perfect ride with 450 out board slides and 270 switch XNUMX into-fake with a routine that rotates out and in.

The 9th young rider, Teikatsu Hasegawa, will connect to Switch 720 from 900 with Switch Entry.I was fascinated by the board slide 270 indie grab out & lip slide 270 out and the rail section on the cannon rail.

In the latter half of the men's qualifying, the condition worsened, but Yu Onuma was the only amateur to escape.

Despite the 30th run, the switch 540 is tightly connected to the front side 720 and back side 720, and the board slide 270 out is made clean in the final rail section.I've definitely earned points.

And by the time the second girl starts, the rain and snow will rise.However, the second qualifying session started when unpleasant gas began to be applied from the top of the mountain at the back of the course.

The riders seemed to be accustomed to the course conditions, but there are still few players who will definitely decide.And unfortunately, unpleasant gas comes down on the course at the end of the women's qualifying.The second girl will be held for 2 minutes once and a notification will be given by the competition chairman.Here at X-JAM Takai Fuji, there are 30 sections and a tough course setting.If visibility is poor, all sections will be invisible to the judge house.

There was no sign that the gas would run out even after 30 minutes, and the system would be changed to a qualifying final with an additional 1-hour hold.

And, very unfortunately, there was no sign that the gas would escape even one hour later, and although I was very reluctant, the final result was decided based on the result of the first qualifying run.

It was a tournament that made me feel the importance of the first qualifying in terms of finishing the competition safely.

It was the first day of the freestyle competition, which was plagued by snow and weather, but I'm just grateful to the digger crew for preparing the course for the best riding.

And thank you to all the ski resort officials and tournament officials.

Women Result