Video: Swatch Rocket Air - Team Battle Highlights

An awesome Teambattle kicked off the 6th edition of the Swatch Rocket Air Event. In the end it was Team Barcelona who won the Rapid Fire Team Battle. Riders also competed in the prequalification to get one of the ten remaining spots in the main event on Saturday evening. In this competition Nuno Barroso took the first place. The Slopestyle final with the top 25 riders will take place today and will be livestreamed at 8pm (CET).



The first day of Swatch Rocket Air succeeded in every way. Team Barcelona showed spectacular runs and won the Team Battle with a crazy and very entertaining routine. Long before the actual event started, the audience was watching the riders with excitement when they took the course for practise.

Bienve as a spiderman

Eight countries competed and challenged one another in the Rapid Fire Team Battle to impress the crowd. Team North America and Barcelona secured a spot in the final. Xavier Pasamonte, Bienvenido Aguado Alba, Silva Adolf, Gerard Plata, Juan C. Renom, Arnau Nadal, Nuno Barroso and Gemma Corbera made the audience stand up and took home the title for Team Barcelona. The only team supported by a woman gathered CHF 1’500 in price money and a big heart warming applause.

Team Barcelona as they heard the won.

Team Scandinavia showed some great synchron skills, but didn't quiet make the cut.

Old cars and new cars could be seen in the ice skating rink.

Qualification Rankings

Livestream on Saturday evening
Tonight at 8 p.m. the final of the Swatch Rocket Air can be watched live on our homepage rocketair.ch and live on pinkbike.
SSF will broadcast a replay of the Finals on Tuesday at 19:00 in its full length.

Live Stream Times:
Europe: 8pm CET
North America: 11am PST (Los Angles), 2pm EST (New York) Australia: 4am (Sydney) on April 13
New Zealand: 6am (Auckland) on April 13

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