the ‘rider’ Max Palm maintain an idyll with him Tuc de Baciver of baqueira-beret stronger and more intense than the one local skiers have, Aymar Navarro, Abel Moga Y Elizabeth Martina. The 20-year-old Swede chose the west face of the mountain to win this Sunday the first test of the Freeriding World Tour 2023, in which Moga could not repeat the podium of last year and was seventh, despite scoring a daring ‘backflip’. Navarro, who opted for a most daring and technical line, finished tenth. In the women’s category, Marina fell in the rock section, but made her debut in the world championships with a ninth position.
As happened last year, the Baqueira Beret Pro opened the FTW23. As it also happened, Palm sat back down on the ski throne. The ‘rider’ not only searched and found a narrow and risky linebut completed it with three well-defined figures. Of course, instead of repeating the feat of 2022, when he performed a double back flipa maneuver never seen before in the World Cup, this time he settled for doing a 360 degree turn on your back. It was enough to receive 86.33 points from the jury and one effusive public acclaim aranese
Crazy about ‘freeride’
The fans they turned to the event. In this sense, Navarro assured that “from above it looked like a football state“. They went with a team, that of local skiers, for whom they reserved the biggest cheers. Since the 2,644 meters of altitude from Bacivèr, Moga opted to dive for one of the steepest areas from the west face and initial it with a ‘backflip’ with the legs half open.
That confused the jury. Was it one more dose of difficulty or a mere lost of control? They reviewed the images for more than five minutes, something that made everyone impatient. With resignation, Moga accepted the 72.67 awarded, since the court decided to affirm that it was an error. “the snow was tricky and I have made mistakes”, he commented on the avalanche that occurred in the competition area before the ski and snowboard tests began. And it is that the west face is very versatilewith more jumps and snowdrifts, but it has the handicap of being in the sun from early in the morning.
The snow, one more rival
Navarro, who had announced hours before that this will be his last year in the FWT, was aware that “the result was secondary” and chose to “enjoy” the Bacivèr for the last time as a professional. For this reason, he preferred to enter through the north face of the mountainwhere the sun does not shine and the snow keeps more dust, and where there is more unevenness.
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Eli Marina He finished his first participation in the FWT “happy”. “I had a clear line and I attacked,” she explained. However, she did not revel in any majestic acrobatics with origins in the artistic gymnastics. In addition, that bravery cost him a slight fall and, therefore, points, but he recovered. “I have known how to keep calm,” he added, while also pointing to the poor state of the snow. In his category, the victory went to Addison Raffordwhile michael mawan repeated success in this appointment and Kaitie Anderson debuted with victory in snowboarding.
The next stop of the FWT is the Ordino Arcalis Proin Andorra starting on February 4, where Navarro, Moga and Marina will have a new opportunity to show why the national ‘freeride’ is at its peak and has earned a place in the elite of extreme skiing.