4 World Cups in 5 days
LG/FIS Snowboard Cross (SBX) World Cup
The weekend of competition got off to a flying start with the LG/FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup held under the welcome rays of a hot January sun. Dominique Maltais managed a third-place finish in front of her home crowd, while fellow Canadian Maëlle Ricker took first place. Of the eight Canadian men in the final, Drew Neilson performed best of all with a solid fourth place.
Women’s Results
- RICKER Maëlle, Squamish, BC, Canada
- OLAFSEN Helene, Norway
- MALTAIS Dominique, Petite-Rivière-St-François, QC, Canada
- FREI Sandra, Switzerland
Men’s Results
- VAULTIER Pierre, France
- WATANABE Graham, United States
- PALMER Shaun, United States
- NEILSON Drew, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
LG/FIS Halfpipe (HP) World Cup presented by Arsenic and Amnésia
Again presented in the evening this year, the LG/FIS Halfpipe World Cup wowed a crowd of 5,000 packed around the Olympic format structure. And the world’s best gave their all to reach the podium. The Chinese swept the podium in the women’s event, as Canadians shone again with a second and fourth among the men and a fourth-place finish among the women.
Women’s Results
- CAI Xuetong, China
- SUN Zhifeng, China
- CHEN Xu, China
- CONRAD Sarah, Halifax, NS, Canada
Men’s Results
- KORPI Janne, Finland
- BATCHELOR Jeff, Oakville, ON, Canada
- AUTTI Antti, Austria
- LAMOUREUX Justin, Squamish, BC, Canada
LG/FIS Big Air (BA) World Cup
Big Air might be the only non-Olympic event at the Jamboree, but it’s one of the most impressive, especially when it’s held in downtown Québec City! Of the 12 Canadians competing, two qualified for the finals. Marc McMorris, a young man of 16 who hails from Regina, gave hope to the crowd of 25,000 that watched the final by making first place his own throughout the competition, but a missed last jump relegated him to eighth place. He could nevertheless go home happy with his first appearance in a World Cup.
Men’s Results
- KORPI Janne, Finland
- FALKEIS Stefan, Austria
- RUHA Jaakk, Finland
- GIMPL Stefan, Austria
LG/FIS Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS)
The weekend of competition ended on a high note on Sunday with the LG/FIS Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup. Local favorite Jasey-Jay Anderson delighted his supporters with a third-place finish, while the best-placed Canadian woman, Caroline Calvé, put in one of her best performances ever by claiming seventh place.
Men’s Results
- KARL Benjamin, Austria
- PROMMEGGER Andreas, Austria
- ANDERSON Jasey-Jay, Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada
- ISELIN Marc, Switzerland
Women’s Results
- BOLDYKOVA Svetlana, Russia
- ZAVARZINA Alena, Russia
- DESMARES Nathalie, France
- MAEGERT-KOHLI Fraenzi, Switzerland