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SSA Weekend Watch | 4 April

Published Thu 04 Apr 2019

It's the final outing for our Para Snowboarders and the next generation of Australia's Park and Pipe riders are on show this weekend!

Read on to find out when and where some of Australia’s sowsport athletes will be competing.

AUSSIE TRIO IN HUNT FOR PARA SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP TITLES

The 2018/19 Para Snowboard season will wrap up with the World Cup Finals in Klovsjo, Sweden from 2-10 April, with Aussies Simon Patmore, Sean Pollard and Ben Tudhope all gunning for titles.

This is the first time the city has hosted a World Cup and fresh from some sparkling performances at the Pyha 2019 World Championships, these three can top off their season with a few more prizes.

Patmore and Tudhope are both the overall leaders in their respective categories and strong performances in Klovsjo could see them walk away with the season’s crystal globe.

Currently Patmore is ranked second (Banked Slalom) and third (SBX) is his discipline categories but holds the slightest of leads in the overall SB-UL World Cup globe run.

Ben Tudhope sits first (Banked Slalom) and second (SBX) in his race to the finals and holds a 700 point gap to his nearest competition in the overall SB-LL2 standings.

While Sean Pollard third (Banked Slalom) and fourth (SBX) and is two spots behind Patmore in third for the overall SB-UL title.

  SB-UL SB-LL2
SBX World Cup Points
  1. Jacopo Luchini, 3900
  2. Maxime Montaggioni, 3800
  3. Simon Patmore, 3250
  4. Sean Pollard, 2820
  1. Alex Massie, 4900
  2. Ben Tudhope, 4100
  3. Keith Gabel, 3250
Banked Slalom World Cup Points
  1. Patrick Mayrhofer, 4900
  2. Simon Patmore, 4400
  3. Sean Pollard, 3610
  1. Ben Tudhope, 4700
  2. Qi Sun, 3300
  3. Alex Massie, 3210
Current Overall World Cup Points
  1. Simon Patmore, 7650
  2. Patrick Mayrhofer, 7400
  3. Sean Pollard, 6430
  1. Ben Tudhope, 8800
  2. Alex Massie, 8110
  3. Zach Miller, 5100

For results and the upcoming competition schedule - click here.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PARK & PIPE ATHLETES EMBARK ON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

A large contingent of 12 Australian riders will lay it down in the Swedish town of Klaeppen from 4-14 April with many young guns keen to showcase their talents against the world's youngest talent.

With both the ski and snowboard slopestyle scheduled across the next week, the riders will be putting their best foot forward to post solid results for their country.

Click here to view the 12 Australian athletes.

To view the full Park & Pipe ski schedule - click here.

To view the full Park & Pipe snowboard schedule - click here.

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR TICKETS YET?

The clock is ticking until the 2019 Australian Ski and Snowboard Awards on 1 May in Melbourne.

The annual event brings together the snowsport community to celebrate the achievements of our wintersport athletes during the past 12 months with this year highlighting the performances from the World Championships.

Buy your tickets for this exciting evening - there are a number of ticket options available including discounts for SSA members.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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