OLD SPICE BIG AIR |
April 14
Kicking off the first weekend of the festival, the Old Spice
Big Air launched 30 skiers and snowboarders into Skier's Plaza.
Set at the base of Whistler Mountain, massive crowds braved the
drizzle to experience the most adrenaline fueled competition
of the festival. With the evening soundtracked by Bassnectar
and Zilla, riders competed in a 2 jump contest, with the top
3 scoring riders; Matt Belzile, Craig Beaulieu and Brad Martin,
advancing to a 5, 7, 9 and beyond Super Final. In the end, Matt
Belzile won the battle and $5,000 - becoming the 2007 Old Spice
Big Air Champion.
In addition to winning cash & prizes, the Super Finalists
also won starts in the final competition of the 2007 festival,
the Playstation Big Air.
For complete results, click on the RESULTS section to the left.
SUPERPIPE | April 18 – 21
Blackcomb's infamous Superpipe hosted 4 days of snowboard & ski
competitions. All riders will started off in round one and competed
their way into the finals, giving up & coming riders a chance
to size up their skills against the pros and move their way up
the ranks.
The top riders made it through to the Semi-Finals, then the
on to the Superpipe Finals on Saturday, April 21 where 2006 Superpipe
Champions Crispin Lipscomb, Taka Ishihara, Brad Martin, Soko
Yamaoka and Dominique Vallee were waiting to take them on.
Japanese riders dominated the Superpipe Finals, and almost completely
swept the podium, but Poland's Paulina Ligocka wasn't going to
let that happen…
2007 Results
MEN
• Taka Ishihara
• Ryo Aono
• Kazuumi Fujita
WOMEN
• Yuki Furihata
• Soko Yamaoka
• Paulina Ligocka
SUPERHIT WINNER: RYO AONO
For complete results, click on the RESULTS section to the left.
*PROM*
For the final party of the festival, athletes
crimped their hair, broke out the bangles, neon and lace and
celebrated at the 80s style *Prom*. DJ R3 kept the 80s tunes
flowing, while The Breakfast Club and other 80s movies played
in the background. The
dance floor stayed packed all night long, and everyone stopped
by for a visit with Rich Glass and to snap their Prom portrait.
Click HERE to for Prom Portrait highlights…
Congratulations to our rider-voted 2007 Prom Kings & Queens:
SNOW PROM KING – Dan Raymond
SNOW PROM QUEEN – Molly Milligan
SKI PROM KING – Joe Schuster
SKI PROM QUEEN – Roz Groenewoud
PONTIAC PEAK PERFORMER
Throughout the 10 days of the festival, skiers
and riders accumulated points through their rankings in the competitions
and also by receiving votes at the Pontiac tent in Whistler Village.
These points were used to determine the Pontiac Peak Performer,
and the winner was awarded a brand new, shiny black Pontiac G5
for keeps! Congratulations to the 2007 Pontiac Peak Performer:
Craig Beaulieu!
SCHEDULE
April 12: Stompede Training
April 13: Snowboard Stompede Qualifiers // Old Spice Big Air Training
April 14: Ski Stompede Qualifiers // Old Spice Big Air
April 15: Stompede Finals (Ski & Snowboard)
April 16: Superpipe Training (Ski & Snowboard)
April 17: Superpipe Training (Ski & Snowboard)
April 18: Ski Superpipe Qualifier
April 19: Snowboard Superpipe Qualifier
April 20: Superpipe Semi-Finals
April 21: Superpipe Finals & SuperHit // PlayStation Big Air
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