The Womens Big Air had no real surprises, with tour leader Magaji once
again showing her ability to boost big and pull off tricks that not many
other Women can do. Magaji strolled through to a deserved first place
finish with some high jumps and smooth rotations wowing the judges and
crowd. The Womens Freestyle was also no real surprise with round one Brazilian
favorite Rosa showing her dominance against the Big Air champion Magaji.
Rosa showed the crowd and judges a graceful display of tricks,
including; S-bend to Blind, 313, Backside 313 and Back to Blind, proving
she's deserved of the title. It's great to see Womens Freestyle
progressing over the last few years and we can be sure that Brazil will
continue to deliver world class riders.
The Mens Big Air was intense. Judges had a hard time splitting the difference with what has been dubbed the closest heat of the year. Hoppe, Martinez, Crathern and Burgers all put on a show to be remembered, with a combination of Kiteloops, Handlepasses and Board Off maneuvers getting the crowd on their feet cheering them on.
The Mens Big Air was intense. Judges had a hard time splitting the difference with what has been dubbed the closest heat of the year. Hoppe, Martinez, Crathern and Burgers all put on a show to be remembered, with a combination of Kiteloops, Handlepasses and Board Off maneuvers getting the crowd on their feet cheering them on.
The Aruban
Burgers was exciting to watch with his signature sketchy style, it
appeared that at any moment he could have had a season ending crash but
he always seemed to narrowly pull off the trick and ride away clean.
Crathern gave the crowd a taste of the style he's know for, with big
Kiteloop Front Rolls and high Triple Front Rolls and Handle-Passes to
round it out. Hoppe got creative with a Kiteloop Boardoff towards the
end of the heat really impressing the crowd. Martinez was the crowd
favourite though, with his signature crazy style, pulling off triple
inverted front flips, Double Handle-Passes and Kiteloops. Once the dust
had settled it was Martinez who took the first place, with Hoppe in
second and Crathern in third place. The points are now super close
between Crathern and Martinez for the overall title it will be
interesting to see who takes it out this year.
The Mens Freestyle was a real surprise with the Dominican contest favourites Corniel and Martinez both being eliminated from the competition. Corniel now has no chance to win the world championship whilst Martinez will have to secure a 5th place finish if he wants to take it home.
The Final was a British/ Italian affair with Bridge facing Coccoluto. Coccoluto who just finished the Italian nationals previous to this event was in fine form and looked super hungry for the win. Bridge had a pretty rough start, crashing his first three tricks, making it seem as though his head wasn't really in it. Coccoluto built a strong heat firing off trick after trick, widening his lead over the young Brit. Bridge slowly got some tricks on the board, answering back with similar tricks to Coccoluto but often of a slightly worse execution.
The Mens Freestyle was a real surprise with the Dominican contest favourites Corniel and Martinez both being eliminated from the competition. Corniel now has no chance to win the world championship whilst Martinez will have to secure a 5th place finish if he wants to take it home.
The Final was a British/ Italian affair with Bridge facing Coccoluto. Coccoluto who just finished the Italian nationals previous to this event was in fine form and looked super hungry for the win. Bridge had a pretty rough start, crashing his first three tricks, making it seem as though his head wasn't really in it. Coccoluto built a strong heat firing off trick after trick, widening his lead over the young Brit. Bridge slowly got some tricks on the board, answering back with similar tricks to Coccoluto but often of a slightly worse execution.
As the
clock clicked down it looked like Coccoluto had this one in the bag,
attempting one of the best 317s the judges had seen this year. However
it wasn't to be as Bridge answered back with a massive Backside 315 of
his own getting him the points he needed to narrowly edge out Coccoluto
and take home the win for himself. Bridge first, Coccoluto second.
Today was an exciting day of competition; make sure you tune in tomorrow to see how Martinez performs and which riders will take out the World Championship titles here in Beautiful Porto Pollo.
Today was an exciting day of competition; make sure you tune in tomorrow to see how Martinez performs and which riders will take out the World Championship titles here in Beautiful Porto Pollo.
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