SSA Weekend Wrap | 1 April
Published Mon 01 Apr 2019
There have been multiple standout performances by Aussie athletes competing overseas against some of the top riders from across the globe.
Read on to find out which senior and junior riders have put down captivating runs.
THREE MEDALS FOR AUSSIES AT PARA SNOWBOARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Three Australian Para Snowboard riders have put their best foot forward on the world stage in Pyha, Finland at the Para Snowboard World Championships.
Paralympians Simon Patmore, Sean Pollard and Ben Tudhope each competed in a Banked Slalom and Snowboard Cross race with all three saving their best until last, appearing on the podium after Saturday's Snowboard Cross events.
| Banked Slalom | Snowboard Cross | |
| Simon Patmore (UL) | 4th | 2nd |
| Sean Pollard (UL) | 7th | 3rd |
| Ben Tudhope (LL2) | 4th | 2nd |
For full Banked Slalom results - click here.
For full Snowboard Cross results - click here.
The Para Snowboard show will be back on snow from 3 April at Klövsjö for the last World Cup of the season.
AUSSIE FIRST AT FIS SKI CROSS AND SNOWBOARD CROSS JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
On Thursday, Doug Crawford collected Australia's first ever medal in the FIS Junior Ski Cross World Championships with his bronze medal effort in Austria.
Read more on Crawford's outstanding achievement HERE.
FIS Junior World Championships Men's Ski Cross results
- Doug Crawford, 3rd
- Liam Michael, 33rd
- Alfred Wenk, 42nd
.FIS Junior World Championships Women's Snowboard Cross QUALIFICATION results
- Emily Boyce, 5th
- Christina Taylor, 7th
TUNE in to their finals via the FIS live streaming feature - click here.
TWO WORLD CUP DEBUTS IN SWITZERLAND
In their Ski Slopestyle World Cup debuts Cameron Waddell and Nicholas Payne have gained invaluable international experience against athletes from around the world as part of the event in Silvaplana, Switzerland.
in their qualification runs, both Australian men were impressive and finished 16th (Waddell) and 17th (Payne) respectively in their heats.
During the finals on Sunday, Waddell finished 43rd overall, while Payne claimed 46th place.
EUROPA CUP SNOWBOARD SLOPESTYLE
Matt Cox has posted two impressive results as part of his Europa Cup races in Livigno, Italy.
On Thursday Cox narrowly missed out on the podium in a hotly contested field placing fourth. Click here for results.
But on Friday he returned to the Italian slopes and went two better grabbing a silver medal in a race where the standard was extremely high. Click here for results.
WORLD ROOKIE TOUR FINALS
Australia's next generation of snowboard competitors were in Austria competing in the World Rookie Tour Finals with and the group put in strong performances across the board.
World Rookie Tour Finals Results
- Alex Chen, 8th in Halfpipe Rookie Girls Final
- Valentino Guseli, 2nd in Halfpipe Grom Boys Final
- Joshua Robertson-Hahn, 8th in Halfpipe Grom Boys Final
- Max Chen, 9th in Halfpipe Grom Boys Qualification
- Vinson Chen, 11th in Halfpipe Grom Boys Qualification