Fellhorn, Germany - At the penultimate stage of the Snowpark Tour 2008 at the O’Neill Fellhorn Park, last year’s local champ Patrick Woerle from Pflach (AUT) managed to defend his title at the snowboarders’; Florian Geyer from Pfronten (GER) won the freeskiers’ comp. This Friday (March 14) will see the last opportunity to qualify for the upcoming Finale Grande of the Snowpark Tour on March 15 and 16 at Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria.
With its demanding rails, the O’Neill Fellhorn Park was a good place for the jibbers to show off. Apart from a kicker (8/14 m) and a corner, the set-up comprised a stair feature with triple kinked box and down rail as well as a double kinked rail, a rainbow box, a flat box, an up & down box and a wallride.
At the snowboarders’ jam session, 270 on/off, cab 720 and frontside 720 were the winner’s key tricks. 22-year-old Patrick Woerle who had come third, second and first at his previous visits to the Snowpark Tour at Oberstdorf, won in front of Jakob Messner from Innsbruck, 15-year-old Nico Von Lerchenfeld from Rettenberg (GER) and Thomas Stiehler from Schwaebisch-Gmuend (GER). These four riders will represent the Oberstdorf snow-park at the finals of the Snowpark Tour at Zell am See-Kaprun (AUT) next weekend. 18-year-old Lena Waizengger from Kaufbeuren (GER) won the female snowboarders’ contest, 14-year-old Felix Georgii from Rettenberg (GER) was victorious at the juniors’ with brothers Linus and Moritz Birkendahl from Berg (GER) coming in second and third.
Saturday evening saw an additional night session at the Crystal Ground at Kanzelwand with the riders having fun judging each other at an easy jam session. All winners of the weekend were rewarded with precious non-cash prizes by Quiksilver, Roxy and Rossignol. The last qualifier of the Snowpark Tour 2008 will take place this Friday (March 14) directly before the Finale Grande at the DC Central Park, Kitzsteinhorn. For more information please see
snowparktour.com
Results (Rank Participant Age Residence):
Junior SB
1- Georgii Felix 14 Rettenberg (GER)
2- Birkendahl Linus 12 Berg (GER)
3- Birkendahl Moritz 14 Berg (GER)
Women SB
1- Waizenegger Lena 18 Kaufbeuren (GER)
2- Haller Maike 22 Oberstdorf (GER)
3- Oltmanns Meret 19 Sonthofen (GER)
Snowboard
1- Woerle Patrick 22 Pflach (AUT)
2- Messner Jakob 22 Innsbruck (AUT)
3- Von Lerchenfeld Nico 15 Rettenberg (GER)
4- Stiehler Thomas 24 Schwaebisch Gmuend (GER)
5- Dreher Paul 16 Dornbirn (AUT)
6- Schlenker Michael 22 Muenchen (GER)
7- Hick Christoph 20 Giessen (GER)
Riders set in bold are qualified for the finals of the Snowpark Tour 2008.
Dates Snowpark Tour 08:
14 March 2008 Kitzsteinhorn/Kaprun (AUT) (Tour stop)
15/16 March 2008 Finals Kitzsteinhorn/Kaprun (AUT) with party at Castle Kaprun (March 15)
Monday, March 10th 2008 @ 08:57 AM.
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