NZsnowboard.com

31st January 2007

New Zealand?s development snowboard team met with success at the Revolution Tour event in Colorado this week.

Wanaka?s Will Harris led the way with sixth place in the Boardercross competition while New Plymouth?s Ellie Richards was fifth in the women?s event at Copper Mountain.

Christy Prior was the other Kiwi to grab a top-10 placing, finishing fifth in the Slopestyle contest behind four Americans.

Harris impressed in the time trials with a solid run to test the leaders, qualifying fourth and finishing a creditable sixth in strong competition.

Richards was in excellent form but was on the receiving end of a shove during her semifinal that cost her a place in the final, claiming fifth place overall in the minor final.

The Slopestyle standards were of the highest quality with none of the New Zealand men making it through qualifying. Prior threw down a clean run to finish in fifth place in her first international competition.

Again the standard was outstanding in the Halfpipe competition with no Kiwis making through in the top six women or top 12 men to the finals. World junior champion Bex Sinclair did not compete after suffering concussion after a crash in training two days before the competition.
The development team compete in two FIS Boardercross competitions this weekend in Colorado.
 
Results, Snowboard Revolution Tour, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA:
Boardercross, men:
1. Michael Trapp (USA) 38.62
2. Takahira Inoue (JPN) 39.99
3. Don Nyberg (USA) 40.13
New Zealanders:
4. William Harris 40.67
29. Joram Makuru 43.08
39. Tom Grooten 43.65
69. Ben Comber 46.09
72. Nick Conroy 46.47
73. Benji Sutherland 46.80

Women:
1. Brooke Shaw (USA) 42.26, 1;
2. Kim Krahulec (USA) 43.76, 2;
3. Ellie Richards (NZL) 44.71
Other New Zealanders:
Kiri Binnersley 20.10, 14.


1. Jack Kyle (USA) 37.0
2. Zac Layman (USA) 33.4
3. Natha Johnstone (AUS) 33.0
New Zealanders:
44. Makuru 22.50
52. Ben Stewart 19.80
58. Grooten 18.20
62. Comber 16.70
68. Jay Walsh 16.00
76. Ciaran Doolan 12.60

Women:
1. Molly Wilson (USA) 27.40
2. Kait Farrington (USA) 24.90
3. Liz Beerman 19.10
New Zealanders:
5. Christy Prior 15.60
21. Binnersley 10.80

Halfpipe, men:
1. Matt Ladley (USA) 34.50
2. Jake Blake (USA) 33.80
3. Ross Baker (USA) 32.30
New Zealanders:
25. Stewart 26.70
49. Sutherland 19.50
57. Makuru 17.50
65. Conroy 15.00
69. Comber 14.40

Women:
1. Shaw 28.30
2. Mackenzie Matters (USA) 26.10
3. Ellen Feldman (USA) 24.90
New Zealanders:
14. Binnersley 20.10