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LAAX OPEN 2017 Halfpipe Finals

By Quattro Media

The best snowboarders showed incredible performances and tricks at the world’s biggest halfpipe 
 
The LAAX OPEN 2017 ended with exciting Halfpipe finals today. The perfectly shaped LAAX Superpipe on Crap Sogn Gion was the center of attention, when 12 men and 6 women were trying to grab the Halfpipe crown. In breath-taking finals Chloe Kim (USA) and Chase Josey (USA) walked away as proud LAAX OPEN 2017 Halfpipe Champions.
 
Under blue skies spectators witnessed sick riding of all finalists in today’s event. For the ladies it was Chloe Kim (USA) who was unbeatable. Chloe managed to take the top spot with her best run (90.50 points), which started off with a Method, followed by a Frontside 1080 Tail, a Cab 540 Stale, a Switch Backside 540 Mute and finished with a Cab 720 Stalefish on her last hit. Arielle Gold (USA), defending LAAX OPEN Halfpipe Champion, came in 2nd with Chinese rider Cai Xuetong completing the podium as 3rd.
 
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In the men’s comp it was US-American rider Chase Josey who impressed judges most today with an unbelievable run earning him 97,75 points. He started off with a Double Michalchuk, continuing with a Frontside Double Cork 1080 Stale, a Switch Double Crippler Indy, Switch Double Michalchuk Melon, ending with a Cab Double Cork 1080 Mute. Australian Scotty James took 2nd spot close behind Chase, with 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) coming in 3rd. Iouri managed to get on the podium with his 3rd and last run, pushing his fellow countryman Jan Scherrer from the podium in the last minute
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