March 14, 2012
Turski Three-Peats and Clark Repeats Winter X Tignes Gold
USA Women Sweep the Podium in Tonight’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final
The third annual Winter X Games Tignes kicked off today in Tignes, France with the women in the spotlight for Ski Slopestyle and Snowboard SuperPipe final competition and 30,300 fans were in attendance to catch all the action – last year’s day one attendance was 27,500. Winter X Games Tignes continues through Friday, March 16, with 18 hours of coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN3.
Women’s Ski Slopestyle Final
Canada’s Kaya Turski won her third Winter X Games Tignes Slopestyle event today beating out Australia’s Anna Segal and became the first athlete to three-peat at any Tignes event. Turski entered today’s coming from a three-peat win from Winter X Games Aspen in January. Today’s final proved Turski is the one to beat with a switch 540 onto the flatdown box in the rail garden adding switch tricks in both directions. Turski won the event with her second run, but did a victory run landing a difficult switch 1080 on the last jump. Segal was the only woman to hit the transfer rail on the bottom of the course, but her runs weren’t enough to catch Turski’s score of 92.66. Segal earned silver with a score of 91.00 just above Canada’s Dara Howell, who took home the bronze.
“I am so excited about three-peating here in Tignes,” said Turski. “I hope to make an impression in women’s skiing and continue to be part of its progression and growth for years to come. I love this event in Tignes, and I love winning gold again.”
Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Final
Defending gold medalist Kelly Clark is dominating the women’s half-pipe scene, including her recent back-to-back gold at Winter X Games Aspen. Clark, the first woman to win repeat golds in both Aspen and Tignes, landed a huge frontside 900, backside 540 and a frontside 1080 all in her second run.
“I came to Winter X Games Tignes looking for my personal best, and I am so happy I came here and did it,” the elated Clark said about her win.
Elena Hight took the silver with a score of 85.00 and Kaitlyn Farrington earned the bronze with a score of 81.33.
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ESPN X Games Katie Moses Swope, +1-310-339-4552, katie.moses-swope@espn.com
Tignes Resort Stéphanie Aillet, + 33 6 76 02 12 38, presse@tignes.net
CANAL + Events Olivia Payerne, +33 1 46 04 08 62, contact@agence-op.fr