BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 13, 2015) – Defending Dew Tour champion Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, CO) made it two in a row when he won Sunday’s slopestyle competition at Breckenridge. Under sunny skies, the course was fast and fun, allowing for what was one of the better men’s ski slopestyle finals ever contested.
Breckenridge altered the course for 2015, allowing the skiers to carry more speed throughout the course and also adding a fourth jump, which offered athletes the chance to showcase spins in all four directions. Kenworthy’s technical rail section and execution of spins in all four directions on the jumps gave him the edge over a competitive field. Jossi Well of New Zealand took second and Swiss skier Fabian Bosch was third.
Olympic gold medalist Joss Christensen (Park City, UT) skied well, and was barely bumped off the podium when Wells laid down a solid second run. Christensen excelled on the jumps, where he used a different grab on all four hits, but he was also tight on the rails.
Bobby Brown (Breckenridge, CO) also had a solid run, but it wasn’t enough in such a tight field; he finished sixth in front of his hometown crowd. McRae Williams (Park City, UT) was eighth and Robby Franco (Cameron Park, CA) was 10th.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Kenworthy’s winning run: rightside 450 disaster 270 out, leftside back 360 switch up 270 out, leftside double cork 1080 blunt, leftside double cork 1260 mute, switch 270 rodeo 450 Japan, switch rightside double rodeo Japan, switch rightside double rodeo Japan.
- Kenworthy successfully defended his Dew Tour slopestyle title, making it two in a row.
- A rare double threat, Kenworthy also competed in halfpipe at the Dew Tour. He did not make it out of the semifinal, where he suffered a heel bruise on a flat landing. He did not practice Saturday or Sunday morning and had an anesthetic injection at the site to get him through the competition.
QUOTES
Gus Kenworthy
I didn’t really come in with a lot of expectations—I’m coming off an injury and nursing a new injury so I just didn’t really feel 100 percent. I just wanted to come out today and put down a run that I was happy with. I did, and it worked—I’m stoked.
Last year but the weather was bad and I won and it was great, but today everyone put down runs—the level of riding was insane so I feel very proud to be walking away with the win. I feel motivated so hopefully I can use it as momentum going into the next event.
RESULTS
Men’s Ski Slopestyle
