The contest "SNOW ANGEL CUP" to decide the best girls rider in Japan was held on the weekend 2 / 25-26 at Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture.
This tournament will be held for the first time, and it will be a two-day schedule with JIB STAGE on the first day and JUMP STAGE on the second day.And the total prize money is 2 million yen.Was there a girls contest that had so much prize money in the past?Naturally, high-level girls from all over the country gathered with Pro-Am, and a high-level battle was fought over two days.
JIB STAGE on the first day, 2/25 (Sat).It was Kokomo Murase, who was only 40 years old, who won the championship prize of 12 yen while Jiba, who is proud of his skills, gathered from all over the country.And 34 (Miyon), who showed overwhelming slip and style from the qualifying, won 10 yen as a runner-up. (The photo of JIB STAGE isplease use this form.）
The next day, 2/26 (Sun) is JUMP STAGE.Participants decorating a spectacular ride with a big kicker dedicated to the tournament made for this day.In the first stage of the qualifying, the best points are adopted from 3 ridings per person, and the top 8 people with high points are UP. There were many riders who attacked from the first run, and the high 1 and the high difficulty 720 and CAB900 could be delivered, and it became a high level battle just like a boy.
Tokuko Suzuki was showing a stable jump when passing 1st place.Reira Iwabuchi, a candidate for the championship, also made up with the last one and passed the qualifying at the last minute.In addition, while regular riders such as Natsuo Sato who are active in slopestyle are properly listed, teenage riders also passed the qualifying.
From the semi-final, a tournament-style knockout match.It was contested for the best points of two per person.2-year-old Yuka Matsuzawa and Kokomo Murase, who also won the JIB STAGE yesterday, are only 14 years old.Despite fighting a high-level jib battle yesterday, Kokomo Murase won the final battle without getting tired of it.Yuka Matsuzawa on the front side and Kokomo Murase on the back site.Each of them has a high 12, and the winner is Kokomo Murase.He won the tournament Jib & Jump and won the championship for the second time in a row, and won a total of 720 yen!And it was the moment when the new heroine who was convinced of the dawn of a new era of girls scene was born.
JUMP STAGE where you could feel the momentum of the next age and the veteran riding with a stable period.You can see the seriousness that will lead the girls scene in the future, and I hope that they will continue to play an active role in the future.
