Eight Athletes Participate in Opening Press Conference
Tignes, France – Together with ESPN and Canal+ Events, Tignes Resort welcomed the first Winter X Games Europe today at a press conference in front of 125 media and the following eight elite athletes who will compete in the inaugural event: Torah Bright (Australia), Kevin Rolland (France), Jenny Jones (UK), Xavier Bertoni (France), JJ Thomas (USA), Mathieu Crepel (France), Louie Vito (USA). Final competitions begin tomorrow and will go through Friday.
Snowboard SuperPipe Women’s Eliminations were held tonight under the lights and temperatures in the teens. Australia’s Torah Bright, 2010 Winter Olympic gold medalist, easily qualified in first for the women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final which will be held on Thursday. Bright’s best elimination run score was nearly 12 points higher than number two qualifier Ellery Hollingsworth from the USA. Four of the six riders who made the Winter X Games Europe Final were in the 2010 Olympics.
Snowboard SuperPipe Women’s Elimination Results:
Name Bib No. Hometown Score
1. Torah Bright 224 Cooma, Australia 91.33
2. Ellery Hollingsworth 138 Darien, Conn. 79.66
3. Sophie Rodriguez 275 Grenoble, France 78.66
4. Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas 139 Trondheim, Norway 76.00
5. Mercedes Nicoll 228 Whistler, Canada 69.66
6. Kaitlyn Farrington 135 Sun Valley, Idaho 69.00