PARK STYLE -Final Round- Saturday, February 2007, 2
A slightly stronger wind has been blowing since the morning, but the temperature is low and the blue sky is also visible.
The final of PARK STYLE.It is expected to be held safely this year.
Last year, it was canceled due to stormy weather, which means that the first NIPPON OPEN PARK STYLE champion to commemorate this time will be decided.
After the semi-final, which was held by adding invited players to the winning team from the qualifying, the final round of 8 girls and 16 boys. The ranking is decided by the best points of 3 runs.
Two sections were created on the course, a huge straight kicker and a huge right side hip.The image may be similar to the "AIR MIX" item.That means that Japanese riders who have participated in AIR MIX can be expected to play an active role.
PARK STYLE seems to be a little unsatisfactory in terms of items, but this year's record warm winter, I can't say much luxury.Rather, it may not be bad from the point of view of ease of watching the game.
First of all, Women's Final.
# 62 TORAH BRIGHT (AUS)
# 57 JAMIE ANDERSON (USA)
# 623 EMILY THOMAS (AUS)
# 91 IZUMI AMAIKE (JPN)
# 58 CHERYL MASS (NED)
# 58 KELLY CLARK (USA)
# 95 HANNA BEAMAN (USA)
* ELENA HIGHT (USA) will be missed
Actually, I don't have many chances to see the main event of jumping in women's competitions.First of all, such a scene itself feels fresh.Izumi Amaike, who made it to the final in 4th place in the semi-final, is also expected to play an active role among the overseas players.
Each player on course according to the MC call.
Izumi Amaike, who is in the spotlight, tried with switch entry for all three, and made exactly CAB3 for both the second and third!Oops, is this a sure podium? !!
However, overseas players are not defeated either.Veteran KELLY CALRK decides a tall tweak from the model B360.
HANNA BEAMAN, who passed the 1st place in the semi-final, made a Japan grab with the hip from B1 with the first kicker, and made a perfect mute grab with the hip and long flight time in the second. The third run was unsuccessful, but the difficulty and stability of the landing were outstanding.
CHERYL MASS tries B720 and B900, which are as good as boys!Unfortunately I couldn't make all three, but this number of revolutions was a valuable try for girls' straight jumps.It's not so far in the future that 3 and 720 will be the norm for girls.
And Men's Final.
# 5 MURAKAMI FUMIYUKI (JPN)
# 71 HAKU SUZUKI (JPN)
# 553 NICK HYNE (NZE)
# 506 KIICHIRO KAZUMI (JPN)
# 9 JANNE KORPI (FIN)
# 541 MUTSUO YAMAGUCHI (JPN)
# 17 SHAUN WHITE (USA)
# 505 KEIJI OKAMOTO (JPN)
# 508 TEDDY KOO (USA)
# 533 MASAAKI HAGIWARA (JPN)
# 11 KEVIN PEARCE (USA)
# 79 MIKKEL BANG (NOR)
# 14 MASON AGUIRRE (USA)
# 8 IOURI PODLADTCHIKOV (SUI)
* RISTO MATTILA and Kazuhiro Kokubo will be missed.
▲ It's SHAUN WHITE.
▲ Keiji Okamoto's nose grab fashionable XNUMX action.
▲ Masaaki Hagiwara's big tweak! !!expensive.
Fumiyuki Murakami, who made the top run for DNS because of RISTO, made a quick make-up from CAB900 with a hip to B360 with a kicker!Well, this is going to be a high level battle.
After that, a slightly stronger wind seems to be blowing near the kicker, and the wind direction is not stable.Each player seems to have trouble reading the wind, and the trials that are difficult to make continue.
Meanwhile, SHAUN WHITE, which is expected by the audience, is here!A big jump suddenly after an on-course call.CAB900 that flies to flat landing, B360 Vita make on the hips with a firm stomp.
Keiji Okamoto also made B720 and grabbed 2 noses fashionably with hips.
The younger TEDDY KOO continues to make B720 to F720.It feels like the sense of stability will increase as you grow.
MASON AGUIRRE made Switch B900 while CAB spins were occurring frequently!Nice run with big tweaks on the hips!
And it rushes to the second one.
Dangerous!Fumiyuki Murakami Big air that makes you think you're over the hips! !!
Oops! JANNE KORPI makes Switch B900!
Finally SHAUN made CAB1080!Further hip and CAB540! !!Is this person really a regular stance?
Keiji also likes, the nose 900 action grab from CAB2 is GOOD!
Masaaki Hagiwara's CAB900 make-up and tweak on the hips are super expensive.
KEVIN PEARCE makes B900 to CAB540 super smooth.
MIKKEL BANG also uses Switch B900.
It was a fairly high level second run.
▲ Keiji's triple back moment!I'm holding it.
▲ JAMIE ANDERSON's mute grab.There is a style!
The third of the boys.
While each player is troubled by the strong wind that occasionally blows, Keiji's triple backflip!It looked like I was doing most of my makeup, but at the moment of landing I fell.The venue was tumultuous with the surprise of the trick he saw for the first time and the voice asking about the safety of Keiji who had fallen.Perhaps this is the "world's first" at an official tournament.I'm worried about the condition of my injury, but it's a nice try!
In the midst of awakening excitement, KEVIN made an oversized CAB900 by changing the stance from the extra CAB360 and shifting the axis. The CAB900 has a perfect aerial posture and is a straight stomp that does not shift from the fully rotated state.The hip CAB360 has no height, distance or grabs!Great flight distance to reach the end of the hips.As expected, the victory of TOYOTA BIG AIR is not Date.
▲ MIKKEL BANG.It has grown so big.
▲ IOURI PODLADTCHIKOV, it wasn't strange to win a prize.
▲ KEVIN's oversized CAB360.I sighed when I saw it.
The results are as follows.
■ Women's Park Style Final
1st.HANNA BEAMAN
2nd.KELLY CLARK
3rd. IZUMI AMAIKE
■ Men's Park Style Final
1st. KEVIN PEARCE
2nd.SHAUN WHITE
3rd.MASON AGUIRRE
photo: Mr. & Ucchii / report: Mr.
[Overview]
Tournament Name: NISSAN X-TRAIL Nippon Open 2007
Snowboard championship
Date: February 2007th (Tuesday) -February 2th (Sunday), 20
Tournament venue: Fukushima Prefecture Alts Bandai
Competition: Super Pipe / Park Style / Rail Jam / Kids Jam
Organizer: Nippon Open Snowboard Championship Tournament Executive Committee
Special sponsorship: Nissan X-TRAIL
Sponsors: MOTOROLA, Burton Snowboards, Alts Bandai Resort, LAT34.com
Sponsored by: Bandai Town, Fukushima Prefecture
Cooperation: J SPORTS, Excite
[ Official site ]
NISSAN X-TRAIL Nippon Open 2007 Snowboard Championship Official Website
★ There are many pictures of NIPPON OPEN here too!
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"NIPPON OPEN 2007 Backstage Report"
■ February 2 / Super Pipe Semifinal is sucking
■ February 2 Daytime / Finally the park style is realized!
■ February 2 Night Club / Rail Jam is overdoing warnings!
■ February 2 / The best technical showdown ever
