Snowboarding

Shorr Fourth At Second Super Series Big Air

by
USSA
2016-12-03 14:54
 

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (Dec. 3, 2016) – U.S. Snowboarding riders Karly Shorr (Milford, MI) and Lyon Farrell (Haiku, HI) made the final at the third World Cup big air event of the season on Saturday night, placing fourth and fifth respectively. The scaffolding event was held under the lights in the German SparkassenPark venue, serving as the second event in the FIS big air Super Series.  

In the best-two-of-three scoring format, Shorr’s best jump was a switch backside 540, for which she received a 71.00. Farrell landed two solid tricks—a Cab 1440 (85.25) and backside 1620 (89.25), for a combined score of 174.50. If it weren’t for slight hand drags on both tricks, Farrell would have been in contention for the podium.


The Moenchengladbach Super Series big air. (FIS-Oliver Kraus)

Anna Gasser of Austria continued her big air domination to win the event with Katie Ormerod of Great Britain in second and Miyabi Onitsuka of Japan in third. Gasser has won the previous two FIS big airs in Alpensia, Korea and Milan, Italy. Roope Tonteri of Finland won for the men, with Jonas Boesiger of Switzerland in second and Billy Morgan of Great Britain third.

The three-stop FIS big air Super Series will conclude with another scaffolding event in Quebec City, CAN in February. Up next for the U.S. Snowboarding athletes is the Dew Tour in Breckenridge, CO next week before another big air at Copper Mountain, CO.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Karly Shorr placed just off the podium in fourth. Her best trick was a switch backside 540 (71.00). Her combined score was 138.00.
  • Lyon Farrell placed fifth. His best trick was a backside 1620 (89.25). His combined score was 174.50.
  • The three-stop FIS big air Super Series will conclude in Quebec City Feb. 9-12, 2017.

RESULTS
Men’s Big Air
Women’s Big Air

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