PSA ASIA Snowboard Pro Tour round 2
MBA 4th SJ
The second round of PSA ASIA Pro Tour, Meiho Big Air (MBA 4th), was held at Meiho Ski Resort in Gifu Prefecture.
Today, we have added a live commentary to the Ustream distribution, which is our first attempt.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/psaasia
The condition on the day was very good at first glance, with clouds from the morning but a solid blue sky and low temperatures. .. ..
It was supposed to be, but two days before the tournament, the temperature rose and it rained, and then the temperature dropped, and on the day of the tournament, the approach, lip, and landing all became icy burns and afflicted the riders.
The size of the kicker used in the tournament is a table length of 16 m, and the approach speed is about 50 km / h to 60 km / h, and both men and women can jump into the kicker !!!
The kicker itself has no peculiarity and is very easy to fly, but since there is no radius on the lip, the technique of creating a good opportunity by yourself and letting out air has become a development that divides the light and dark of the game.
The impression is that there are many riders who perform tricks to decide cleanly with relatively low difficulty, probably because both men and women are in the slope condition in the qualifying.
Among them, players with a solid grab and a sense of stability will advance the pieces to the final.
Masakaze Yoshida, who has completely controlled and decided on double cork, was the one who made the men's final.
In the public practice of the final, I tried the double cork on the back side, but it seems that it does not fit, and in the final, I switched and made the double cork of 900 ° on the front side wonderfully !!!
The last minute decision in this final was the reason for his victory.
Yoshimoto Yuhito, who made a wonderful decision on the switchback side 900 °, was ranked in 3nd place, and Yumaru Ogawa, who decided the front side 1080 °, was ranked in XNUMXrd place.
The men's result is
The girls suffered from a rough landing burn, and all the techniques they attacked did not lead to make-up, but Ayumi Hamasaki, who decided the backside 360 ° exactly in the first run, won the championship. did.
He didn't seem to be convinced of the trick yet, but I think it's great to be number one in any situation.
Women's results
3 Misaki Nagoshi
The professional competition was held on the XNUMXst, but we were able to complete the tournament according to the schedule due to the good weather, and AGO Crepe, HEAD, HASCO and others who cooperated with us as well as the slopes. I would like to thank all the staff.
