Neil SImpson secures Saalbach World Cup bronze
Para Alpine star claims first World Cup podium of season
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Results Round-Up: Double Freeski podiums lead the way for successful week
Park & Pipe athletes bank first podiums of the new year
Muir secures Slopestyle gold
Kirsty Muir dominated the women’s field in Aspen in her first Slopestyle World Cup of the season, taking the second World Cup Slopestyle victory of her career in the process. Having topped the leaderboard in qualifications, Muir backed it up in the finals with another composed and challenging run to seal gold ahead of the Canadian pair of Megan Oldham and Elena Gaskell.
Chris McCormick and James Pouch also competed in their first Slopestyle World Cup of the season, both finishing inside the top 50 in a highly challenging field.
In the snowboard competition, Txema Mazet-Brown finished 46th and will be looking to improve on that result when he takes to the slopes in the Swiss resort of Laax this week.
Elsewhere, Mia Langridge continued her impressive season by taking her first Europa Cup win at the ‘Rock A Rail’ Europa Cup in Budapest. The win adds to three silver medals already collected this season, and underlines her growing reputation on the rail-jam scene.
Atkin takes silver while Kenworthy delivers in Finals
Zoe Atkin stood on the Freeski Halfpipe podium for the third time this season, securing silver at the Aspen World Cup in a Finals of exceptional quality. Atkin led the field in qualification and produced another strong showing in finals, showcasing her signature left-5 mute, and finishing the run with a switch cork-5 safety, to step onto the podium once again, with China’s Fanghui Li just pipping her to the gold medal by 0.25 points.
Gus Kenworthy also impressed, making his third final of the season after qualifying sixth in heat one. He opened finals with a huge right double-12 mute, into a left double-14, finishing the event in eighth place
Earlier in the men’s competition, Sam Gaskin finished 40th, while on the snowboard side, Siddhartha Ullah landed 28th and Aaron Wild 34th.
Double header for Alpine athletes in Madonna and Adelboden
A packed week for the men’s Alpine Slalom squad, started in Mandonna di Campiglio, Italy, before moving onto Adelboden, Switzerland.
In Madonna, Laurie Taylor qualified in 11th ahead of the second run, before a second run DNF. Billy Major and Dave Ryding sat just outside of the top 30 in 33rd and 34th, while Luca Carrick-Smith recorded a DNF on run one.
An improvement in Adelboden, saw Major, Ryding, and Taylor all make the top 30. Ryding led the charge with a hard-fought 13th place, while Major and Taylor put on a strong show to claim 19th and 22nd respectively.
Luca Carrick-Smith and Freddy Carrick-Smith both recorded DNF’s on their first run in the Slalom and Giant Slalom, but the pair gained valuable experience competing on the World Cup circuit.
Battle at the Para Biathlon in Notschrei
Scott Meenagh produced a strong showing at the IBU Para-Biathlon World Cup in Notschrei. Despite a rifle malfunction in the 12.5km Individual, Scott battled back to secure sixth place in the Sprint Pursuit. He rounded off the week with another consistent performance in the 7.5km Sprint, finishing seventh to cap a positive competition for the British athlete.
Weather interferes with Moguls
Challenging weather conditions forced a delayed start to the final women’s Moguls World Cup. That didn’t stop Makayla Gerken-Schofield from showing up and pushing through in a highly competitive field to finish 32nd.
