Horgmo, Anderson Continue Winning Streaks at Winter Dew Tour

Killington, VT – Jamie Anderson, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Norway’s Torstein Horgmo made it two-for-two Sunday as they each pulled in their second Winter Dew Tour slopestyle wins during the Killington stop of the three-part series.nBeing undefeated in the men and women’s slopestyle for the 2011 tour puts Anderson and Horgmo in the lead for the overall tour rankings. It also puts them neck-and-neck with Sandy, Utah’s Louie Vito for Toyota Athlete of the Year.

“I feel great! I’m really excited,” Anderson said. “This event has been great, and I’m happy to end it with a win. I feel confident heading into the final stop,” which will take place in Utah at Snowbasin Resort.

Anderson took the win thanks to an incredible second run that included a blunt on the rail, fifty-fifty frontboard, boardslide switch out and a front 3 mute to give her a score of 91.25.

Canada’s Spencer O’Brien finished second, and New Zealand’s Rebecca Torr followed behind in third, placing her second overall in Winter Dew Tour rankings.

Horgmo led the way with his first run, putting together a cab 270 to fakie, switch blunt 270 on to switch tailslide 270 out on the up rail, switch frontside double cork 10, switch back 12 and a double cork.

“It feels really good to win today, and I love Vermont,” Torstein said. “I’m looking forward to the Championships in Utah.”

Eric Willett, of Breckenridge, Colo., followed Horgmo in second and Canada’s Mark McMorris finished third.

The Dew Tour slopestyle comes on the heels of the sport’s inaugural appearance at snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain on Jan. 22 where U.S. athlete Allyson Carroll, of Truckee, Calif., notched a fifth in the competition, which is being considered for Olympic inclusion.

This weekend’s four-day competition at Killington was the second of three stops on the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour featuring men and women’s snowboarding and freeskiing disciplines. The Tour will conclude with the Toyota Championship at Snowbasin Feb. 10-13, where the year-end Dew Cup champions and the Toyota Athlete of the Year will be crowned.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Winter Dew Tour
Killington, VT – Jan. 23, 2011
Slopestyle

Men’s
1. Torstein Horgmo, Norway, 95.25
2. Eric Willett, Breckenridge, CO, 92.50
3. Mark McMorris, Canada, 90.50

Women’s
1. Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 91.25
2. Spencer O’Brien, Canada, 87.25
3. Rebecca Torr, New Zealand, 74.75

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