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00:00 (bell ringing)
00:01 - Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Freeride World Tour
00:04 by Peak Performance.
00:06 It's stop number two of the 2024 season,
00:08 the Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro.
00:11 We are fired up to kick this thing off.
00:14 (upbeat music)
00:16 - It is gonna be a shorter faith,
00:27 but it's super action packed, 2,400 meters,
00:30 about 38 degrees steepness the whole way.
00:32 And it is Southeast facing,
00:34 so it gets some beautiful sun, but not sunbaked.
00:37 (upbeat music)
00:39 - We are ready for snowboard women.
00:49 The action is about to kick off here.
00:52 - The whole category is super consistent
00:54 with their riding.
00:55 Great to see, look at that pow off the top of the ridge
00:58 and then awesome, awesome nub to find.
01:01 - And snipping across to this next section.
01:05 She's got a little boulder underneath her,
01:08 tip off it and straight in control on the landing
01:10 for Tiffany Paratown.
01:11 - She can still put down some features
01:14 and some stuff to get her line score
01:16 and keep her score up.
01:18 Awesome air coming into the powder.
01:19 - All right, Erin Sobey, this is her home event.
01:25 Taking the same air as Tiffany and stomping it.
01:28 - I think that shows some real savvy there
01:30 from Erin Sobey, popping right off the nose of that one.
01:33 And you can see she's directing herself
01:35 to where there aren't tracks.
01:37 - Hi everyone at home, love you Rosslyn.
01:41 - Estelle Rosolio, French rider,
01:43 another French woman on the Freeride World Tour.
01:47 Throw the board sideways.
01:48 There we go.
01:49 - That was sick nose grab off the top.
01:53 - She is sending and another one,
01:55 keeping it in the fall line there.
01:57 Balance and on point here for Estelle Rosolio.
02:00 This is a great run.
02:02 - Coming in, dropping goofy on that toe side,
02:07 working that ridge, getting the power.
02:09 It's nice when there's still some fresh snow.
02:11 You've seen a rider go,
02:12 but you still have lots of options for landing and takeoff.
02:15 Coming into this cliff section and boosting it,
02:18 stopping it, staying in control.
02:20 Great start to the top of a run,
02:22 working the corners of these cliff bands is awesome.
02:25 And stopping it again.
02:27 Great run from Anna so far.
02:29 Coming into this powder field, keeping her speed,
02:32 keeping that energy up.
02:33 That's what the judges love to see in this riding
02:36 on this short venue.
02:37 (upbeat music)
02:40 - Rock solid as we see the score.
02:42 Is it going to challenge Estelle?
02:43 It goes up into the 80s.
02:44 Anna Martinez with an 81.67 and taking over the lead.
02:50 And here we have the three podium finishers,
02:53 Estelle Rizzolio in second,
02:55 Erin Sauvé with her first podium
02:57 on the Freeride World Tour.
02:58 And Anna Martinez backing up that strong start
03:01 to the season in Verbier with a win here at Kicking Horse.
03:04 (upbeat music)
03:06 And we are just about ready to kick things off
03:09 with the snowboard men.
03:10 - Absolutely, there's a lot on the line today
03:12 coming into the second competition of the year
03:14 here in Kicking Horse.
03:15 Salvage's run coming off a huge clip
03:19 and going right bottom to that crest,
03:21 but holding on.
03:23 - You can see how hard you hit with the back flip.
03:26 Gab landing almost dead sideways there
03:28 on his heel side edge, still tossing it though.
03:32 - Getting a little caught up on speed,
03:36 popping and finding an awesome transition and bolts.
03:40 Look at how strong those legs are off the nose.
03:42 Reset after that intense top section.
03:48 Huge back flip off that lip
03:50 and staying on his feet through the shoot.
03:52 Fall on right away, let's see what he has lined up.
03:58 Huge back flip off the top.
04:00 Oh my gosh.
04:01 - Unable to hold on.
04:03 Holden Samuel is going absolutely ham out of the gate
04:07 with a massive back flip and another one,
04:09 not quite able to get the rotation.
04:11 - Finding that angle and sending it.
04:17 Just getting the grab.
04:18 - Lined up underneath him as he sets to switch.
04:25 The backside 180, Liam just bringing
04:28 all the technical tricks here.
04:30 Dropping in and now he's lining up
04:34 right off the nose of the butcher.
04:36 It's a perfect connection with the ground.
04:37 Hugo Serra, fall line with the back three
04:40 and connecting again.
04:41 Hugo Serra now pinned out.
04:43 (intense music)
04:46 - Oh, this is the bottom section with this back flip.
04:55 I thought he was gonna be over rotated,
04:57 but he managed maybe a bit of a butt check there.
04:59 - Yeah.
05:00 Looks like he's gonna be taking quite a different line.
05:05 We have seen huge three and stomping it.
05:09 Milking that fresh line in the pow.
05:12 The judges are gonna love to see that, super creative.
05:15 - Another untapped feature.
05:18 Tim Schroeder fighting for balance there.
05:19 He has got it solid on his board.
05:22 - Making quick work of those sharks
05:26 and a nice three off the top over the bench.
05:29 Shutting it down, staying in control, popping again.
05:32 Comes into this bottom lip.
05:33 Another three stomping it.
05:36 - Boom for Michael Maughan.
05:38 The long and low is coming through.
05:40 Now he's gotta get through this lower gully section.
05:42 Completely pinned.
05:43 The board handling skills of Michael Maughan.
05:46 - Michael Maughan showing us what he can do in tough snow.
05:51 Off out of start two, right off the top.
05:55 Super, super technical exposed air
05:58 and keeping it in control.
05:59 See what he has lined up.
06:01 And X incredible double.
06:04 Oh my gosh.
06:05 - Japping the shelf.
06:06 Victor has a tendency to start his run with a bang.
06:11 Huge move.
06:12 Victor going right away for the backside 360
06:15 and solid, an incredible first half of the run here
06:18 for Victor De La Rue.
06:20 Ramping up 88.33 for Victor De La Rue.
06:24 Backing up the beginning of the season performance
06:27 with another huge one.
06:28 (dramatic music)
06:31 - Welcome back to the Freeride World Tour
06:40 by Peak Performance.
06:41 This is stop number two.
06:42 The Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro.
06:44 Ski women blowing up season after season.
06:47 One of the most fun events to watch.
06:49 - And sending it off and stomping it.
06:54 Holding on.
06:57 - Showcasing how solid were the riders.
06:59 And there's that tree.
07:00 - Oh, it just grabbed her skinny.
07:02 Few riders that have taken a chunk out of this one.
07:05 Megan Betton solid there.
07:07 Every single squat and lunge she did all summer
07:10 paid off dividends right there.
07:11 And another big one.
07:12 - Getting it lined up and taking it to bolts.
07:18 Such strong skiing from Addison.
07:21 Coming into a fresh takeoff and landing.
07:25 - Oh, Addy getting bucked there.
07:27 Way out there over the exposure to start her run.
07:33 - Into that super technical entrance.
07:35 Off the nose, into that double.
07:36 We saw Victor going, stomping it.
07:38 Just avoiding the rocks.
07:40 Oh my gosh.
07:41 Sending it from Hedvig.
07:43 Holding on as she's shutting down her speed.
07:45 - And Hedvig is so strong.
07:50 This crust having no effect on her.
07:52 Directly off the nose.
07:54 Huge stomp there for Vessel.
07:55 Massive run from the Norwegian rider.
07:59 - Started the season off with a bang.
08:06 And now Menon on course, ready to show us what she's got.
08:10 - Out of start one, right off the nose.
08:12 And to bolts.
08:13 Nothing is gonna move her.
08:14 She is such a solid rider.
08:16 Coming into this nose.
08:18 And a huge 360.
08:20 A little butt check, but staying in control.
08:22 (upbeat music)
08:25 - Huge backy and just pulling it around to bolts.
08:30 Stomping it for Menon.
08:32 Finishing the run off with a bang.
08:34 Look at how stoked she is.
08:35 She knows what she just put down.
08:37 That is going to be a run contending for the top spot.
08:40 - Astrid now on course and looking to back things up.
08:47 - Taking it right fall line out of start one.
08:49 Making quick work through that technical section
08:51 and carrying her speed beautifully
08:53 into this next cliff bend.
08:55 Astrid is an absolute sender.
08:57 Taking it off this nose to a bit of a back slap.
09:01 You saw, she found that crust, but bounced up holding on.
09:05 - Fighting for balance there.
09:06 Athletic moves from Astrid Shea-Luz.
09:09 - Staying on her feet, not letting it get the back.
09:12 - Come on, Astrid Shea-Luz with a back flip
09:16 off the wind lip at the bottom.
09:20 - Risking it and that is okay to dive on the ground there
09:23 in celebration.
09:25 - Earlier in Verbier, now what are we going to see?
09:27 86.67 for Astrid Shea-Luz.
09:30 A short stint in the hot seat.
09:32 - Astrid Shea-Luz taking it home with a beautiful showcase
09:37 of free ride skiing for the women.
09:38 Followed up by a powerhouse run from Menon
09:40 and Hedvig the veteran.
09:42 Lily sneaking into fourth.
09:48 - Welcome back to the free ride world tour
09:51 by Peak Performance.
09:52 It is stop number two and there's not a single name on there
09:55 that can't win today if they put it together.
09:59 - And a big 360 to connect.
10:01 Look at this, just pop and so controlled.
10:05 And a huge three, just getting it around,
10:08 getting a little bucked, but staying in control.
10:10 And look at the footwork off that bottom.
10:12 Huge three off the gap and stopping it.
10:18 Holding on, no!
10:20 Max going for such an ambitious line and he had it.
10:23 Look at the style in that.
10:33 Just hands on the hip.
10:35 It takes a serious set and sending a huge clip off the top.
10:39 A little butt slap and a 360 back into the venue
10:44 like it was nothing.
10:45 Transfer from Maxine, completely new line though.
10:48 I'd love to see that.
10:50 And oh my gosh, no!
10:52 Unfortunately getting clipped by a rock or something.
10:56 And we're gonna see the same move as Carl
10:59 and making it look like nothing.
11:01 So light on his feet, just stomping that whole double.
11:04 And a huge cork seven and just under rotating it
11:13 unfortunately.
11:15 It's such a gamble with those two rotation tricks
11:18 in free riding.
11:19 Giant back flip from Carl.
11:24 Excellent riding, standard riding that I have seen from him.
11:28 Sick flat spin with the Japan grab to Bolts.
11:35 Off another huge clip to the parking lot
11:40 and Bolts, Jackson Bathgate.
11:43 I'm sure he's gonna send it.
11:46 Stomping this, such a solid rider.
11:49 For his age, his strength, he is such a good,
11:52 solid, big mountain rider.
11:54 Big back flip off the nose to Bolts,
11:57 stomping it like it was nothing.
12:00 And Stan Ray for the first time ever taking the start.
12:04 Working his way around it, holding his speed into this lip.
12:07 Now on top of this buttress, catching the lily pad,
12:12 landing, oh my gosh.
12:15 A huge tomahawk punch front.
12:19 Marcus coming out of start two down the ridge.
12:31 Let's see what he has lined up.
12:32 Again, into a new creative section,
12:35 making quick technical work of it.
12:37 And a huge 360 off the cat road like it was nothing.
12:40 A quick redirect and another 360.
12:43 With those both different ways, I can't see from here.
12:46 - Marcus flying and another spin.
12:49 Bolts on that one too, so we're two seconds into his run.
12:52 He's got three 360s already.
12:55 - Looking at this run, coming into uncharted territory.
13:09 Can he hold on?
13:10 This is it.
13:11 Off this cliff and stomping it!
13:13 - Marcus Goguen with a brand new line,
13:16 a huge air out the bottom.
13:17 - Oh my gosh.
13:19 Coming off that early entrance over this cliff,
13:25 stomping it over exposure, holding on,
13:28 and boosting off this second bend.
13:30 Boltsing it, Oscar Menden, such a strong rider.
13:33 Coming into this match, 360 and a giant back flip
13:37 and holding on.
13:38 - Oh my God, Oscar Menden.
13:40 - Well, Oscar with three huge airs at the top of the face
13:46 with an enormous back flip and now showcasing his skill
13:50 as he makes his way down this maze.
13:52 It's been chopped up, catching the nose of that one
13:55 and now just putting it into the fall line
13:57 to escape those trees that have taken down so many riders.
14:00 So Max Hitzig wearing that fire bib,
14:04 showing he is the leader on the tour on course now.
14:07 (upbeat music)
14:10 Technical riding, coming off this tricky section,
14:13 making it look like nothing through those rocks,
14:15 just lily padding and a huge three off the shoulder
14:20 and stomping it! - Oh, Hitzig!
14:21 (upbeat music)
14:24 - Max Hitzig showing his strength again in kicking horse.
14:35 Look at how solid of a rider he is.
14:37 It's like it's absolutely nothing.
14:39 Quick work through the bottom,
14:40 straight lining out, getting out of the trees.
14:43 What a performance from the German Max Hitzig.
14:46 (upbeat music)
14:49 - Well, already the judges have had their say
14:54 and that is rocketing up to a 94!
14:57 - A 94!
14:58 - Incredible score.
15:00 Here is your podium.
15:02 - At that three fine gentleman,
15:04 Max Hitzig, Ostermann, and then Marcus Gogan
15:06 ramming out the top three with some incredible runs today.
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