Snowboard Men<br />It was all stars and stripes on the podium today with three young Americans<br />leading the pack. Jesse Aves (USA-1st Place) and Holden Samuels (USA-<br />2nd Place) proved that age is only a number as they both launched into two of<br />the biggest airs seen this season for the category, respectively styling it out<br />with grabs the whole way down to take the top two podium positions. Andrew<br />Kraatz (USA-3rd Place) showed big mountain confidence and technical skill<br />with a steep and creative line choice, which secured him a well-deserved<br />result.<br />"I’m so excited to win, it was such a good feeling coming down and landing<br />my entire run!", said Jesse Aves.<br /><br />Snowboard Women<br />Jazmine Erta (ITA-1st Place) was riding strong with a dreamy and smooth<br />freeride run, which earned her enough points to take the win. Chamonix local,<br />Anna Martinez (FRA-2nd Place) proved that she was comfortable in the<br />steeps with a challenging line selection that the judges rewarded despite<br />some difficulty landing her bottom air. 2017 FJWC winner, Heidi Farmer<br />(CAN 3rd-Place) put together a nice run with beautiful big mountain turns to<br />close out the category.<br />"I absolutely did not expect it this year, especially since I changed my line<br />three minutes before I started!, said Jazmine Erta.<br /><br />Ski Women<br />Marie Bovard (SUI-1st Place) earned the top podium spot with a huge must<br />stick technical air, which she followed-up with smooth skiing all the way to the<br />finish line. Megan Rielly (USA-2nd Place) linked together flowy turns down<br />the face with a bottom air in mind the whole time, which she stomped cleanly<br />to land her in second place. Caroline Dreier (FRA-3rd Place) took to the the<br />air early then made the challenging sun affected snow look easy as she<br />glided down the rest of the venue with speed and confidence.<br />"I’m so so happy, I can’t believe I won and I’m really happy with my run!", said<br />Marie Bovard.<br /><br />Ski Men<br />Dylan Lavenex (SUI-1st Place) took the top podium spot with what<br />commentator and FWT athlete, Conor Pelton (USA) claimed as the “line of<br />the day”, which the Verbier local executed with style, creativity, fluid riding and<br />a huge 360 at the bottom to put the stamp on a well-deserved win. Ben<br />Woodward (CAN-2nd Place) put together a textbook run, fluidly linking-up<br />three critical airs, which included a stylish 360 and a big stomp to close out a<br />solid performance. Abel Moga (ESP-3rd Place) dropped into one of the<br />biggest and most critical lines of the day, where he fluidly stuck three big<br />drops including a final double that earned him a place on the podium.<br />
