Breckenridge, CO – Norway’s Torstein Horgmo was victorious in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final Sunday at the Winter Dew Tour at Colorado’s Breckenridge ski resort, starting off the season at the top of the leaderboard. 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.nHorgmo, 23, secured a winning score of 96.50 during his first run, which included a frontside noseblunt slide to fakie, a switch frontside double cork 10 and a switch backside 9. Canadian-born Mark McMorris, 17, came in second with a 93.75 and 23-year-old Chas Guldemond of Reno, Nev., placed third with an 88.50.
“I’m glad I landed on my feet today and hit all of the jumps,” said Horgmo. “The course was pretty cool, and I’m stoked to start off the season with a win.”
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’s fifth first place finish at the Winter Dew Tour making her the winningest athlete in series 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.”
Approximately 30,500 people experienced the Nike 6.0 Open this weekend at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The Tour will continue on to Killington Resort in Killington, Vt. in January and will conclude with the Toyota Championship at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville, Utah.
Official Results
Nike 6.0 Open
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Breckenridge, Colo. – Breckenridge Ski Resort
Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle – Finals
1.Torstein Horgmo, Norway, 96.50.
2. Mark McMorris, Canada, 93.75.
3. Chas Guldemond, Reno, Nev., 88.50.
4. Tyler Flanagan, Mammoth Lakes, Calif., 84.75.
5. Jeremy Thompson, Elka Park, N.Y., 81.00.
6. Aleksander Ostreng, Norway, 72.75.
7. Eric Willett, Breckenridge, Colo., 61.50.
8. Scotty Lago, Seabrook, N.H., 55.25.
9. Sebastien Toutant, Canada, 42.25.
10. Staale Sandbech, Norway, 32.00.
11. Sage Kostenburg, Park City, Utah, 31.50.
12. Robbie Walker, Australia, 28.00.
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.