Dear Interweb,

A win is a great way to end the season! 

Here’s Trennon’s report:

Whistler BC

If there’s one thing that this team enjoys, it’s the annual WSSF event in Whistler.  The 2 week long festival and it’s combination of sports, arts, music, (and even the odd party here and there) is the perfect way to cap off a long and sometimes grueling competition season.

The highlight of the festival every year is the Big Air competition down in the village.  Crowds of thousands cram into the village to watch the best athletes in the world throw their biggest moves.  This year was no exception, as the event organizers did an amazing job building a fantastic jump, and the athletes took full advantage.

Representing our team this year, was Mike Riddle and Rosalind Groenewoud.  The rest of the team is in various stages of injury recovery, from the extensive contest circuit this year.

Mike did a great job in the qualifying rounds, which were held a day earlier in the terrain park up the mountain.  Despite some challenging weather conditions, Mike stomped a great switch 1080 and easily advanced into the semifinal rounds in the village.  In the best of two jump format, Mike caught an edge on landing his first jump, but came back strong on his second jump and landed a switch doublecork 1080.  Unfortunately it was not quite enough to advance him into the final.  The men’s final was eventually won by Shinji Osada from Japan, with Sweden’s Jacob Wester in second, and John Strenio of the US taking third.

In the Women’s final, it was all about team member Roz G!  She came out swinging with a gigantic 1080 on her first jump, which instantly put her into the top position with a score that proved to be unattainable by the rest of the field.  A great performance in front of a massive crowd, at one of the best events of the season, fantastic job Roz!!  Second place went to Maiko Hara from Japan, and Canadian Megan Gunning took third.

Yay large novelty cheque!

Sincerely,

RozG