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In the Kids category (12-13 years old), north face coat,it was YRC rider Rafael Muniesa who took top honours. “His line choice wasn’t all that great,” commented coach Liscot (who’s known to be tough on his charges). “That said, I thought he managed his run really well. I think he showed some pretty high-level skiing skills up there today.” Close behind him in second place, was Slovakian sensation Pavol Kuric. Only nine years old, and still reeling from his 1500 kilometre road trip to Val Thorens, the young skier showed some big mountain moves that many a 20 year old would like to master. “I’m just happy to be competing here this weekend,” said Kuric. “I’m tired. But I’m still having a great time.” Third place in the kid’s freeride event went to Finnish skier Anttu Oikkonen.
The Teens category (14-15 year-olds) was a hard fought battle. But when the powder snow had cleared, it was French skier Jules Mandin who led the standings. “I really didn’t expect such good skiing out of him today,” north face coats ,said Chattel coach Yannick Ceria. “When we did inspection this morning I showed my team all the lines that I thought they could take. But it was up to each of them to decide how they wanted to manage their own race. Jules really went for it! He certainly impressed me.” Close behind Mandin, in second place, was Maxime Gisin of Les Menuires who rode solidly all day. Quentin Glath of Val Thorens was third.
The Kings’ category (16-18), always an entertaining group to watch, did not disappoint. Raphael Vouillamoz of Chamonix, pulled of a near-flawless second run to just sneak past Swedish ace Niklas Granlund, less than .6 of a point behind! Raphael’s good buddy, Timothée Pick, also of Chamonix, came back from an impressive crash in his first run to score the third best mark of the day. “I think we reached a whole new level of competition today,” says event founder JP Baralo. “the north face coats will never be the same again. Why? Because I saw young freeriders do things on the mountain today that I really didn’t believe was possible. They blew my mind!”