Sunday, February 4, 2007
Bachelor Grand Prix - Snowboard
After the Winter X-Games ended just over a week ago, the Mt. Bachelor Grand Prix began yesterday, Feb. 3 and some familiar faces of the X-Games are joining this year's Grand Prix. In the men's halfpipe, Steve Fisher returns after winning first place at the halfpipe competition at the X-Games. Fisher scored a 44.50 to win the competition. Fisher compiled his tricks in the perfect set to win and was able to stay in first place all the way through finals. Louie Vito came in a close second behind Fisher with a 39.60. Vito put together a frontside 10 to a cab 7 to a frontside 9 and backside 9 all in one combo and landed it. Although very difficult to land and pull off, it just wasn't enough to get a first place spot. In the women's halfpipe, Kelly Clark took first place and owned the mountain throughout the whole day. She recieved a score of 46.00 beating out the winner of the men's competition, a first at the Grand Prix. Elena Hight held on to a tight second place race against Gretchen Bleiler with a 41.80 to 41.10. Today, the Grand Prix continues with the slopestyle competition.
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It's pretty weird that I'm not more involved in watching winter sports on the tube (especially the Winter X games) because I ski (and try to snowboard).
And what is the Bachelor Grand Prix? It seems pretty cool from what I read in the blog.
The Bachelor Grand Prix is a competition that's always held after the Winter X-Games.
It's not normally done at Mt. Bachelor, but this year it was because the original spot had NO SNOW.
I try to snowboard from time to time when I'm in the mountains, but like you I have an original "extreme" talent and that's the skateboard. I guess you could say two talents but the other one I don't really do any tricks just ride, but surfing.
Never been skiing though I want to attempt. Haha.
I envy those who can snowboard. I tried two years ago and absolutely just rammed into a kid. Guess I should have learned how to stop more efficiently.
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