Swatch Rocket Air Finals - Photos
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 Ray Samson and Ramon Hunziker head to the top of the drop in ramp for their qualifiying runs. The scenery in Thun is incredible - check out the castle in the background. |
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| Mehdi Gani looks down for directions during a tailwhip 360 over the hip in qualifiers. |
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| Brett Rheeder with a huge 360 on the first stepdown. This angle gives an accurate perspective of just how large the opening move really is. |
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| Pavel had some bad luck and didn't make it to the finals. |
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| Antoine Bizet, seen here tossing a flip whip, was back in action after being on the injured list for the last few months. |
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| Max Fredrikson throws a big double whip during qualis. |
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| Anton Thelander had his best event in his career so far with a fourth place finish. |
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| Sam Pilgrim's final run was executed perfectly, and included this 360 downside whip. |
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| Sam gives the cameras a gap-toothed thumbs up. |
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| The podium: Sam Pilgrim 1st, Martin Soderstrom 2nd, Brett Rheeder 3rd, Anton Thelander 4th, and Sam Reynolds 5th. |
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| Sam Pilgrim was all smiles after taking the win at the Swatch Rocket Air |
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| Getting the party started with champagne showers. |
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| Cheers to the completion of another FMB World Tour event. FISE Slopestyle, the first Gold level event of the season is coming up on May 11. |
Photos by Bartek Wolinski
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Rider Best Run in Total Tricks Points
Pilgrim 2 15 91.0 1
Soderstorm 2 15 81.3 2
Rheeder 2 13 79.0 3
Reynolds 2 13 77.3 4
Godziek 1 3 76.0 5
Thelander 1 9 78.7 6