Snowboarder Jamie Anderson Wins Slopestyle Finals Winter Dew Tour
Breckenridge, CO – December 19, 2010 – Defending Dew Cup champion, Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., carried her winning streak over to the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour season by taking the top spot on the podium in the women’s final.
In the women’s snowboard slopestyle final, Anderson, 20, earned a first place score of 93.00 with a run that included a back 180, switch back 180, fifty-fifty, back 3 and a corked front 3. This marks Anderson fifth first place finish at the Winter Dew Tour making her the winningest athlete in Winter Dew Tour history.. Charlotte Van Gils, age 24 from the Netherlands, came in second with an 84.50 and 26-year-old Cheryl Maas, also from the Netherlands, followed behind in third with a flat 70.00.
“I feel great winning the first stop of the Tour,” said Anderson. “Overall the event and the course were awesome, and I hope to carry this momentum into the next stop.”
The four-day competition was the first of three stops on the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour featuring men and women’s snowboarding and freeskiing disciplines. Approximately 30,500 people experienced the Nike 6.0 Open this weekend at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge, Colo. The Tour will continue on to Killington Resort in Killington, Vt. in January and will conclude with the Toyota Championship at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah.
Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle – Finals
1. Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., 93.00.
2. Charlotte Van Gils, Netherlands, 84.50.
3. Cheryl Maas, Netherlands, 70.00.
4. Enni Rukajarvi, Finland, 52.25.
5. Rebecca Torr, New Zealand, 41.74.
6. Klaudia Medlova, Slovakia, 26.25.
Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle – Tour Rankings
1. Jamie Anderson, 100.
2. Charlotte Van Gils, 92.
3. Cheryl Maas, 86.
4. Enni Rukajarvi, 82.
5. Rebecca Torr, 78.
6. Klaudia Medlova, 74.
7. Jordie Karlinski, 70.
8. Shelly Gotlieb, 66.
9. Nicki Slechta, 62.
10. Megan Ginter, 58.
Source: Gravity Magazine
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