Takasu Superpipe Session -Round 14-

03/21/2019

18.19 PSA ASIA SNOWBOARD PRO TOUR

Round 14

"Takasu Superpipe Session"

Gifu Prefecture "Takasu Snow Park"

Weather ☀️ Temperature -4 ℃

The Takasu Superpipe Session, which was the final round of the Pro Tour, was canceled due to the cancellation of Kinseiryuho GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP Snowboard cross from tomorrow due to the extremely severe snow shortage this season.

Takasu Snow Park is the best resort where snowmaking machines are fully operational and super pipes are always installed even if there is not enough snow.And Ryo Aoki, the representative of Global Snow Design, will have a hot fight with a half pipe that keeps the best shape.

Professional riders who boldly drop on a huge wall with a height of 7m.When the official practice starts, the height rotation speed will gradually increase.

First of all, the women's qualifying round, Ruki Tomita, is fascinating.The backside 540 to 720 was decided with a margin and the last hit was a high toe week finish. High scores are expected from the first run.

Last year's rookie jam champion, Misaki Kakuhari, also showed off her best routine today with a 720 switch 720 combo and a 540 backside 540 spin combo from the tall Method to Week.

The height and smooth riding of 540, backside 540 and 720 were also fascinating from the qualifying.

The temperature rises around the time the men's qualifying starts.Global Snow Design Crew that strives to maintain the shape by spraying ammonium sulfate hard.Thanks to the best maintenance, the men's official practice will heat up.

First of all, Kazumitsu Anai who makes you feel the strength at Takasu Snow Park.The first of the highlights is a big toe week to 1 tail grab, a styled Harcon flip, and a 1080 tail grab that keeps the height.

The next thing I was fascinated by was Rikiki Maeda.Attack with backside 540 to 900, backside 900 and spin combo.

And Shuichiro Shigeno, who was the top in the number of revolutions, decides the switch 1080, 720, backside 900 from 900. In the second run, I was able to earn a high score by raising the height further with the same routine.

Speaking of height, last year's rookie jam champion Hironori Nagata was excited about the venue with a big 900 inn.

It was a weather forecast that it would snow from noon today, but I removed it and went to the final round with fine weather.Girls start when the best stage is set.

First of all, Takashi Tamada and others have been fascinated.The number of revolutions was increased from the qualifying, and the venue was excited by the routine that has been evolving year by year from 540 to backside 540 and 720 to switch 720.

Ruki Tomita and Misaki Kakuhari who fell down on the first run.Ruki Tomita has attacked with 1 ins in the second run where concentration is tested.Seeing that, Misaki Kakuhari in a guts pose decided with a stable big method to week, 2 combo, 2 combo and spin trick.

Who is the winner? ?? ??What is the result of the final result? ?? ??

After all, Misaki Kakuhari, who passed the top of the qualifying, which was stable in both height and spin trick from the qualifying, was the winner.

Women Result

1 bit Misaki KakuhariProfessional

2 bit Tamada, etc.Professional

3 bit Ruki TomitaProfessional

The men's final was Hironori Nagata, whose height was outstanding from the qualifying. I increased the number of revolutions from the first and the second and put 1 in the routine, but unfortunately it fell.

Yorio Kuchizou, who passed the 2nd place in the qualifying, decided the double cork 540 from the backside 1080, which is the highest today. The second one is also connected to Switch Double Cork 2, but unfortunately it falls.

At the men's final, which cannot be decided perfectly, Rikiyasu Maeda first attracts.Perfect make-up of 1260 from Two Weeks in.And in the second half, calm down and finish with a back 540 to 900 long tail grab.

Shuichiro Shigeno, who has an outstanding sense of stability from the qualifying, also decides from 1080 to switch 1080 and perfect 1260.

The men's last is Kazumitsu Anai, who feels that he can afford to pass the top of the qualifying. The second run that has attacked with a routine composition that further exceeds the score of the first run. From 1 to Switch 2, from 1440 to the oversized Early Rodeo 1080 Long Indie Grab made the venue exciting.

And this second run attracted Takasu's third straight victory in his tournament.

Men Result

1 bit Kazumitsu AnaiProfessional

2 bit Shuichiro ShigenoProfessional

3 bit Maeda RikiseiProfessional

4 bit Hironori NagataProfessional

5 bit Ryota YabuProfessional

6 bit Kikuchihara KoyaProfessional

This year, Takasu Snow Park prepared a super pipe that was even larger than last year due to the lack of snow nationwide.And I'm just grateful to Global Snow Design for helping me maintain it.And unfortunately it was the last Pro Tour of the season.Thank you to everyone who was involved in the tournament management, and above all, to all the players who made the tournament exciting.

We would like to prepare a better stage for next year, so we look forward to your continued support of PSA ASIA.