First Stop Of The Winter Dew Tour - Breck 2009

First Stop Of The Winter Dew Tour 2009
Breckenridge, CO

by Jackie Williams for SnowboardSecrets.com

Breckenridge, Colorado - Sunday, December 20^th marked the end of the first of three stops of the 2^nd annual Winter Dew Tour. It was an amazing weekend with skiers and snowboarders from around the globe swarming in for the competitions.

And they did not disappoint! There were a lot of firsts at this year’s Winter Dew Tour:

• Danny Davis claims the biggest score ever in the history of the Winter Dew Tour with a 96.50
• Jamie Anderson’s 92.00 run in the snowboard slopestyle finals earns her the highest score earned a in the women’s event
• Tyler Flanagan, 16 years old, earned his first ever victory in a pro contest in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final

Highlights from the snowboarding finals? You’d be screaming along with the crowds as Danny Davis threw it out hard on some insane double flips, 1080s and tail grabs on his first run in the Men’s Superpipe Finals. I felt sorry for everyone who went after him! He didn’t even have to do a thing for his second run – it was in the bag – but he still performed. Judges were looking for some major air, rotations and grabs.

Most of the finalists had solid runs, but seemed to play it safe. Riders like Iouri Podlachikov, JJ Thomas, and Mason Aguirre, though, hyped everyone up when they came screaming out to the pipe with huge airs right out the gate. The end of Mason’s run was awesome when he came too far out of the pipe and crashed into the fence – and spectators! That was great. I think it surprised him, too.

As for the Slopestyle Finals, the men’s competition ended with a trio of first-time podium finishers. “It feels amazing; it’s like a dream come true. I came out only wanting to get top ten, and I’m stoked that I came in first,” said Flanagan. “I’m chasing the Dew Cup. I’m trying to get that Dew Cup now!”

Anderson won the Women’s Slopestyle Finals by throwing a backside 180, a switchback 540, and a backside tailslide on the Nike 6.0 rainbow rail. Coming in second place was Sarka Panc, who landed variations of backside 180s, and third place went to Jenny Jones with a 67.50. “I was really nervous but I feel great to have won this first stop of the Winter Dew Tour season,” said Anderson. “I’m glad I pulled it together and landed what I needed to win the first run.”

So there you have it! The four-day competition ended with 32,000 people visiting Breckenridge to see their favorite athlete compete. The conditions were good, the sun was out, the crowds were hyped and the moose were roaming…

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RESULTS for Winter Dew Tour Breckenridge 2009

SNB SUPERPIPE MEN FINALS
1	Danny Davis	96.50
2	Iouri Podlachikov	91.25
3	JJ Thomas	84.75
4	Mason Aguirre	80.00
5	Steve Fisher	78.50
6	Zachary Black	75.00
7	Ilkka-Eemeli Laari	71.00
8	Fredrik Austbo	68.50
9	Roger Kleivdal	64.50
10	Janne Korpi	62.00
11	Matt Ladley	56.50
12	Scotty Lago	49.00

SNB SLOPESTYLE MEN FINALS
1	Tyler Flanagan	93.00
2	Sage Kotsenburg	90.00
3	Eric Willett	87.50
4	Torstein Horgmo	86.00
5	Halldór Helgason	85.50
6	Brandon Reis	83.75
7	Charles Guldemond	74.25
8	Sam Hulbert	62.50
9	Mikkel Bang	56.00
10	Scotty Lago	53.50
11	Heikki Sorsa	50.75
12	Stef Zeestraten	41.75

SNB SLOPESTYLE WOMEN FINALS
1	Jamie Anderson	92.00
2	Sarka Panc	80.25
3	Jenny Jones	67.50
4	Spencer O'Brien	42.75
5	Janna Meyen-Weatherby	40.75
6	Shelly Gotlieb	38.00

SNB SUPERPIPE WOMEN FINALS
1	Queralt Castellet	92.50
2	Sarah Conrad	89.00
3	Kjersti Østgaard Buaas	87.00
4	Kelly Marren	84.00
5	Elena Hight	83.75
6	Kaitlyn Farrington	80.25

The Winter Dew Tour continues with two more events across the US:

Wendy’s Invitational @ Snowbasin, Ogden, Utah (Jan. 15-17, 2010)

Toyota Championship @ Mount Snow Resort, West Dover, Vermont (Feb. 4-7, 2010)