I hope you had the chance to watch yesterday's NBC showing of the Winter Dew Tour ski superpipe finals at Killington Resort because it showed some of the best of what you'll see when ski superpipe debuts as an Olympic sport at the Sochi Winter Games in 2014.
In fact, the Pantech Invitational ski superpipe finals was all about the future of the sport as 16 year-old Torin Yater-Wallace threw down a leading first run topping 90 points and bettered that on his second run.
Skiing out of Aspen/Snowmass, Yater-Wallace wasn't the least bit bothered by the cold temps or the 22' ice hard walls of the Killington superpipe and became the the youngest athlete to ever win a Winter Dew Tour final. Tai Barrymore, Sun Valley, ID was second and Tucker Perkins of North Hampton, NH finished third.
Other Saturday Finals of the Winter Dew Tour Pantech Invitational:
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle:
1. Eric Willett, Breckenridge, CO
2. Sebastien Toutant, Canada
3. Justin Morgan, Ballston Lake, NY
Women's Freeski Superpipe:
1. Maddie Bowman, South Lake Tahoe, CA
2. Devin Logan, Dover, VT
3. Brita Sigourney, Carmel, CA
All of the competitors have the option to sign over some or all of their winnings as a contribution on behalf of freeski icon Sarah Burke. "Sarah was a friend and an idol," said Bowman, following her win. "She was so kind-hearted, and we're skiing for her always. She'll never be forgotten for us."
Check out the full schedule of today's Winter Dew Tour finals at Killington and catch the snowboard competitions live on NBC at 3:00pm EST.
Connect With Mike: Facebook | Google+
Twitter: @MikeDoyleSki | @About_Skiing
Pantech Invitational Ski Superpipe Podium Copyright Winter Dew Tour/Allisports
Comments