Qualification started yesterday with Gillings-Brier having a storming qualification run, qualifying after run one in 12^th place and straight through to Saturday’s quarter finals. In her second ever World Cup, Maisie Potter just missed out on the final, but put in a solid qualification performance.

GB Park and Pipe

The GB Park and Pipe snowboarders had a frustrating day in the office in Laax at the latest Slopestyle World Cup. On Tuesday, after landing her jumps Katie Ormerod fell on the last rail to finish 9^th in her heat, just missing out on the semi-final. Aimee Fuller didn’t manage a clean run, finishing 20^th in her heat. For the men, Matt McCormick put in a strong performance, finishing 11^th in his heat, but with just the top 6 in each heat going through to semis he missed out on finals. Billy Morgan also finished 11^th in his heat, also not progressing through to finals.

This weekend, GB Park and Pipe’s Anna Vincenti will be joined by pathway skiers Mike Rowlands, Monty Wright, Joe Hides, Chris McCormick, Felix Klein and Kyle Jenkins at the Slopestyle Europa Cup in St Anton, Austria.

The next World Cup Slopestyle begins next week in Seiser Alm, Italy, with snowboard qualification due to take place on Wednesday followed by ski qualification on Thursday.  

Katie Ormerod and GB Park and Pipe skiers James ‘Woodsy’ Woods and first alternate Izzy Atkin will be heading out to Aspen ahead of the US edition of the X Games, kicking off on the 26^th January.

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About British Ski & Snowboard

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