The weather couldn't have been better for the Winter Dew Tour ski pipe finals today at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah. Shining sun and warm temps made the pipe soft and everyone was sending it, hoping to make Dew Tour history. Read on for a recap from Newschoolers.

Words by Rocky Maloney
Photos by Rocky Maloney & Trevor Woods

The final competition of the ski superpipe side of things at the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships went down this afternoon in a big, big way at Snowbasin, Utah. After an amazing show under the lights last night in prelims the top qualified athletes were pumped for today's sunshine and big crowd. Up first were the top six ladies from yesterday, who were all more than ready to strut their stuff for a shot at the podium.

Rosalind Groenewoud was looking as solid as usual throughout this morning's practice, but on her second hit right 900 she couldn't hold the transition and fell to her side. She had to be carted down as a result of what looked to be a shoulder or collarbone injury. We wish you a quick recovery Roz!

As for the rest of the ladies, there was no disappointment to be found, as the top five all had scores of 80 and above. Canadian Keltie Hansen was super excited after landing her second run, during which she linked together a first hit right 540 into a left 540, followed by a big right 900 midway through her run and finished it all off with a left 720, scoring an 80.50 and fifth place.

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Ski superpipe prelims went down in Snowbasin Resort in Utah. Newschoolers was on the scene bringing you all the action.

Words by Rocky Maloney

Photos by Rocky Maloney & Trevor Woods

As the sun went down in Snowbasin, Utah last night, the lights in the halfpipe came on and the men and women of the ski superpipe world took their turn in prelims at the Winter Dew Toyota Championships. Up first were the ladies, who took their first run while the growing crowd began to congregate at the bottom of the pipe.

Out of the 16 in contention, only the top six women in prelims would move onto Saturday's finals, and squeaking into that last spot in sixth was none other than Maddie Bowman.

Maddie was spinning and taking big hits down the whole pipe with both a 540 and a left 900, scoring herself a 78.25 and will be the first one down the pipe in finals.

After gracing the podium at last weekend's FIS World Championships Keltie Hansen continued her consistency here at the last stop of the Winter Dew Tour.

With a right 540 to start her run, Hansen kept her speed to take each hit big and connected a 540 into a 900, solidifying her spot in fifth place with an 80.75.

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Words by Rocky Maloney


The first 'official' day of the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships kicked off today with bright blue skies, sunshine and the top female and male skiers in ski slopestyle prelims. Following yesterday's Last Chance Qualifier there was a lot of anticipation going into today's event, as being the final stop of the Winter Dew Tour everyone was out to fight tooth and nail for a spot in Sunday's finals.

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Newschooler's Rocky Maloney was onsite and brings you the dirt on the heavy halfpipe competition in Park City.

Words & photos by Rocky Maloney

The final day of freeskiing competition at FIS World Championships was not as blessed with the same fine weather as days prior. With massive gusts of wind, super flat light and falling snow it was less than ideal conditions for the halfpipe finals held at Park City Mountain Resort, but still the top 12 women and men took to the pipe to give it their all.

Anais Caradeux didn't show up to take her first run today, and whether it was due to injury or illness we wish her the best and a speedy return to the slopes. Emma Lonsdale threw a slew of back-to-back alley-oops including a 540, which placed her in 11th overall with a 28.70, as Japan's Manami Mitsuboshi earned herself a 29.50 with two big 540's in her run, while her teammate from the Land of the Rising Sun Emi Matsuura bested her by one spot in ninth by connecting a couple of alley-oops herself into some 540's.

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The skiers were going for it full throttle to make an impression the judges and to bump them into the spotlight for consideration for the Sochi Olympics.

Words & photos by Rocky Maloney

FIS World Ski Championshipscontinued this morning as Park City Mountain Resort welcomed Ski Halfpipe Qualifiers. Unfortunately the weather wasn't quite as nice as the previous two days of competition, but that didn't hold back the competitors from taking it to the 22-foot pipe. After an hour of training, the top 19 ladies were set to drop in.

After an hour of competition the bar was set. Manami Mitsuboshi of Japan laid down a solid run with big enough airs for the judges to reward her with a 28.40 and the last spot in the finals in 12th, while Mirjam Jaeger also skied her way into tomorrow's big show with big back-to-back alley-oop airs that landed her in 11th.

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Men

1) Mike Riddle - 44.40
2) Simon Dumont - 44.20
3) Kevin Rolland - 43.60
4) David Wise - 42.50
5) Tucker Perkins - 41.20
6) Byron Wells - 40.60
7) Justin Dorey - 40.30
8) Xavier Bertoni - 38.80
9) Jossi Wells - 38.40
10) Noah Bowman - 38.30
11) Benoit Valentin - 38.10
12) Nils Lauper - 37.60

Women

1) Jen Hudak - 44.30
2) Brita Sigouney - 43.00
3) Keltie Hansen - 42.70
4) Rosalind Groenewoud - 41.40
5) Devin Logan - 41.10
6) Sarah Burke - 39.00
7) Katrien Aerts - 35.90
8) Emi Matsuura - 31.90
9) Emma Lonsdale - 31.80
10) Anais Caradeux - 31.30
11) Mirjam Jager - 30.10
12) Manami Mitsuboshi - 28.40http://newschoolers.com/ns/content/readnews/id/3689/