SSA Weekend Wrap | 11 March
Published Mon 11 Mar 2019
A trio of Australian Para Snowboarders were on fire in Spain as they put their final touches on preparations before their World Championships later this month.
Read on to find out their full results and find out which Aussie is next on snow in La Molina this week hoping to replicate the snowboard medal haul.
AUSSIE MEDAL RUSH AT PARA SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP
Australian Para Snowboarders Ben Tudhope, Simon Patmore and Sean Pollard have completed an excellent World Cup campaign in La Molina, Spain which included multiple Snowboard Cross and Banked Slalom races.
Tudhope was a regular on the Lower Limb 2 podium across his four races, scoring two gold, one silver and one bronze – all in memory of his great friend Matthew Robinson.
READ MORE about Tudhope’s golden tribute to Robinson.
While Patmore also found himself on the podium three times in the men’s Upper Limb category, claiming gold in his first race, followed up with a bronze and silver in the Banked Slalom races.
Teammate, Sean Pollard performed strongly in all four races.
The trio will all take confidence from their time in Spain to Pyha, Finland for their World Championships later this month.
| Snowboard Cross Race 1 | Snowboard Cross Race 2 | Banked Slalom Race 1 | Banked Slalom Race 2 | |
| Ben Tudhope (LL2) | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| Simon Patmore (UL) | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd |
| Sean Pollard (UL) | 5th | 6th | 7th | 5th |
To view results from Spain and the previous World Cup events – click here.
CALLISTER AND ARTHUR WRAP UP SEASONS
Olympians and Australian snowboarders Kent Callister and Emily Arthur have brought their 2018/19 northern hemisphere snowboard halfpipe season to a close at California’s Mammoth Mountain (USA) over the weekend.
Callister put up a fight in the men’s snowboard halfpipe qualification, but was unable to qualify within the top 16 for the finals, ending up in 20th position to finish his season.
The event was impacted with periods of heavy snow which altered the scheduling of events.
To view full results from Mammoth Mountain – click here.
PUSH TO WORLD CUP FINALS IS ON FOR PERRINE AND KELLY
Para Alpine skier Melissa Perrine and sighted guide Bobbi Kelly have landed in La Molina for their next World Cup event as they chase the title of champion for season 2018/2019.
The Spanish resort will stage back to back Para events after last week’s Para Snowboard World Cup.
Beginning today, the duo will compete in the first of three Giant Slalom races.
After a rest day on Wednesday, competition will then conclude with the third Giant Slalom race and two Slalom events from 14 to 16 March.
Perrine and Kelly will then travel to Morzine, France for World Cup Finals between 19-21 March.
Keep track of the results via the World Para Alpine live results portal – click here.