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Logan Retains Top Ranking
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USSA
2012-03-14 09:45
Devin Logan performs during the women's ski slopestyle final of the European Winter X-Games, Wednesday in the sky resort of Tignes, French Alps. (Getty Images/AFP-Jean-Pierre Clatot)
 

TIGNES, France (Mar. 14) – Devin Logan (West Dover, VT) retained her first-place AFP ranking after finishing fourth at the European X Games in Tignes. The competition was stacked with off-axis rotations, progression and clean runs. Canada’s Kaya Turski took her sixth straight win for the gold; followed by Australia’s Anna Segal and Canada’s Dara Howell in third.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Devin Logan (West Dover, VT) holds first place in the women’s overall AFP World Ranking list, finishing fourth at the European X Games.
  • Logan’s run consisted of a lip slide to front 270, to switch left 540 mute grab, to left cork 720 tail grab, to rodeo 540 safety grab to put her into fourth.
  • Logan's streak of five straight podiums came to an end with her fourth-place finish.
  • Emilia Wint’s (Breckenridge, CO) landed fifth. Her run featured a left 360 onto butter box, left 720 mute grab, left 900 mute grab, to switch left 540 mute grab.
  • Ashley Battersby’s (Park City, UT) finished seventh with a left 720 mute grab, left 540 mute grab, to a switch left 900 mute grab and she was the only woman to do a switch 900.
  • The women stepped it up with rotations both directions and switch hits.
  • Kaya Turski of Canada won her sixth straight event, Australian Anna Segal was second and Canadian Dara Howell third.
  • The European X Games continue with women's halfpipe finals set for Friday.
  • Next up women’s competition heads to Whistler, British Columbia for the World Skiing Invitational/AFP World Championships on April 19 – 22

QUOTES
Devin Logan
It was a great day overall, I had a few bobbles in my run that kept my scores down.

Kaya put down amazing runs, so did Anna Segal and Dara Howell. Kaya and Anna have been giving me a run for my money all winter long and they are always pushing me.

At the end of the day I am still really happy. I have had a great season so far and I am looking forward to halfpipe finals on Friday. The halfpipe is perfect!

Kaya Turski
It definitely means a lot to me to win two X Games medals this year. I hope to keep it up. My 1080 wasn't the prettiest, but I got it to my feet. Rails are definitely my forte.

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