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Freestylers rocked at the Highlight of the UBS Snowboard Finals in Davos at Easter 2002: The Swiss Fabienne Reuteler and Gian Simmen are ISF Freestyle
World Champions 2002 – Kjersti Buaas/ NOR & Vinzenz Lüps/
GER are the Winners of the Event on the Jakobshorn
Already on Wednesday the first Freestyle competitions
took place but only yesterday afternoon the strongly desired starting
positions were definitely made certain. 12 men and 6 women were able to
qualify for the night final. A impressive reward was waiting for the winners
– 50,000.—US$ prize money and the desired Freestyle title of
the ISF pushed the snowboarders to give their very best. Around 7000 spectators
enthusiastically applauded – Mc Twists, HaakonFlips, 1080 degrees
rotations, unbelievable high jumps, most difficult trick combinations.
And that all
Therry Brunner was able to fix the Vice-World-Champion-title
for the third time in succession and was again beaten by the second of
the event in Davos: the present World Champion Gian Simmen. Brunner is
anyway happy about his sensational season
Results UBS Snowboard Finals, Davos, Halfpipe 30.03.02 Women: Men: 1. Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas / NOR 1. Vinzenz Lüps / GER 2. Fabienne Reuteler / SUI 2. Gian Simmen / SUI 3. Manuela Pesko / SUI 3. Markus Keller / SUI 4. Stine Brun Kjeldaas / NOR 4. Therry Brunner/SUI 5. Nici Pederzolli / AUT 5. Daniel Franck / NOR Ergebnisse ISF Championship Tour 2001/2002 Halfpipe: Women: Men: 1. Fabienne Reuteler / SUI 1. Gian Simmen / SUI 2. Stine Brun Kjeldaas / NOR 2. Therry Brunner /SUI 3. Manuela Pesko / SUI 3. Vinzenz Lüps / GER
Snowboard legend Terje Haakonsen from Norway came as special spectator to the night final. Haakonsen, who fixed the freestyle title at the legendary ISF World Championships 1995 in Davos, gave a guest performance in the Semi -Final (16. Place). Great fun for everybody was presented by the Powerpuff Girls Watergliding Contest in the afternoon. This side event was also a great success. Check out
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Davos,
31.3.2002) – Enthusiastic spectators and enthusiastic riders characterised
the happening at the UBS Snowboard Finals in Davos on Saturday. Whether
experts of the Freestyle scene, holidaymakers in the winter sport resort
or riders themselves – the perfect pipe on the Bolgen in Davos, the
supreme performances of the ISF Boarders and the unique flair of the event
captivated everybody.
in a perfect style and thrilling performances. The undisputed man of the
evening was the 21-years-old German Vinzenz Lüps – already in
the qualification he convinced with his perfect runs, his two final runs
were not to be beaten anymore. He thought about his first victory at a
World Championship event:” I feel so great in the pipe, it is big
fun to race, the halfpipe directly in the village, such a big crowd –
that is energy in pure form!!” Also Markus Keller had a spectacular
performance. Despite that he messed up his first run he did not lose his
cool and had a spectacular second run and was able to secure the third
place.
At
the ladies the Swiss Fabienne Reuteler and Manuela Pesko were only beaten
by the Norwegian Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas. The 18-years-old Norwegian girl
rocked the pipe on the Bolgen and secured the truly deserved winner’s
check. The 22-years-old is at the first peak of her carrier with her 3.
place at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and the WC title. World Champion
2000 and 2001 Stine Brun Kjeldaas (NOR) was happy about the second place
in the ISF WC ranking, the third place went to Manuela Pesko (SUI).
and
congratulated the new and former World Champion Gian Simmen. And next
year we will all see each other again at Easter. In Davos. On the Jakobshorn.
When the Bolgen rocks.