JIB KING 2018
05. - 06.01. 2018
Freeski
On the first day of the contest, it was the freeskiers’ turn: Tim van Dyck, Nico Huber, and Loris Rudiger secured the Jib King titles, Katrien Aerts was voted Jib Queen.
Bright sunshine and springlike temperatures were welcoming the 48 freeskiers on the first day of the contest in the perfectly shaped Jib Park. Twelve obstacles offered the participants different possibilities to vary their runs and show individual trick combos. In addition to the versatility of the tricks and spins, the team headed by Head-Judge Josh Absenger paid particular attention to progression, style and a clean execution of the tricks.
All participants had two runs to convince the judges — for the women, the kids and the rookies, the better one counted for the final result, while the men fought for a place in the final on the stair set. The first five places in all categories were rewarded with high-quality non-cash prizes.
THE FREESKI RESULTS
The contest started with the qualification of the men: The trick level was constantly high, and the boys dismantled the Jib Park between Frauenalm and Chill House until the best eight qualified for the final at the stairset. Here each finalist had four attempts, but two different tricks had to be shown. In the end, Tim van Dyck won with a 270 switch up 270 out and a super K-Fet — both on the down rail — followed by Maj Stirn in second place. He showed a switch 270 to switch on the double kink rail and a one-foot change one-foot leftside 360 out on the ledge. Third place went to Fabian Mühringer with a 450 to switch and a 180 to switch 50-50 transfer, both on the double kink rail.
In the women's event, Katrien Aerts impressed the judges with a 360 mute on the jib kicker, a railslide on the down rail and a waterfall rail to switch. Victoria Ressel won silver with a boxslide to fakie and a rightside 180. Bronze went to Greta Staudacher, who showed a boxslide and a leftside 180.
Nico Huber won in the rookie category with a cork 5 Japan on the jib kicker, a switch railslide Pretzel 270 and a railslide opposite 270, second place was taken by Klemen Vidmar with a switch 540 Shifty on the kicker, a railslide 270 out on the down rail and a railslide Pretzel 450 out. Third place went to Peter Vidmar with a super clean flat 3 on the kicker, a railslide 270 out, a 360 tap on the truck wheel and a lipslide on the waterfall rail.
The youngest participant of the contest, 11-year-old Loris Rudiger, won the kid’s competition. He showed a 360 safety grab on the jib kicker, a nice railslide and a transfer on the kinked rail. Robert Rettensteiner followed in second place with a super clean backflip, a slide to fakie and a transfer to switch on the kinked rail. Maximilian Bassin took third place with a 360 hand track, a railslide on the down rail and a railslide to fakie.
Results Freeski:
| Men | Rookies | Kids |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tim van Dyck | 1. Nico Huber | 1. Loris Rudiger |
| 2. Maj Stirn | 2. Klemen Vidmar | 2. Robert Rettensteiner |
| 3. Fabian Mühringer | 3. Peter Vidmar | 3. Maximilian Bassin |
| 4. Gideon Mayer | 4. Noel Gruber | 4. Stefan Heiss |
| 5. Daniel Hanka | 5. Arne Peerlinck | 5. Bernhard Hafner |
| 6. Lukas Eisl | 6. David Rettenegger | 6. Sebastian Pichler |
| 7. Christian Gander | 7. David Reicher | |
| 8. Ziga Kovacic | 8. Samuel Cherlias | |
| 9. Matthias Krallinger | 9. Sandro Hafner | |
| 10. Raphael Wöhrer | 10. Yelle D’Melft | Women |
| 11. Johannes Sieberer | 11. Luis Resch | 1. Katrien Aerts |
| 12. Daniel Gander | 12. Jost Klaniar | 2. Victoria Ressel |
| 13. Alexander Schaffer | 13. Cyrille de Lange | 3. Greta Staudacher |
| 14. Niko Wimmer | 14. Laurin Hafner | |
| 15. Tobias Huber | 15. Kilian Wolfram | |
| 16. Sebastian Dietmann | 16. Hannes Wieser | |
| 17. Mathias Fußner | 17. Tobias Kaulfersch | |
| 18. Peter Pumsenberger | 18. Tommy Seyringer | |
| 19. Alex Walkner | ||
| 20. Paul Strasser | ||
| 21. Jacob Pilz |
Snowboard
On Epiphany, 45 snowboarders met for the Jib King at Absolut Park Flachauwinkl. Florian Pötzl, Motiejus Morauskas and Aljaz Sladic prevailed in the Jib Battle and were crowned Jib Kings and Georgia Nicholls Austin became Jib Queen.
On the second day of the contest, which was reserved for snowboarders, the Jib-Park was in top shape again, and there was a perfect bluebird in the sky. The twelve obstacles offered the 45 snowboarders plenty of options for different and creative runs. Style, clean execution and the variation of tricks and spins were crucial to the team around head-judge Andy Lehmann.
All participants had two runs to convince the judges — for the women, the kids and the rookies, the better one counted for the final result, while the men fought for a place in the final on the stair set. The first five places in all categories were rewarded with high-quality non-cash prizes.
RESULTS SNOWBOARD
The guys in the men's category didn't make it easy for the judges — they fought hard to make it to the final and convinced with technically demanding tricks and solid style. The best eight qualified for the final on the stairset, where they each had four runs. Once again, versatility was called for, because the two best different tricks counted for the evaluation. The victory was won by Florian Pötzl with a Cab 180 to bs 360 on the down rail and a Fs lipslide Pretzel out on the down rail. Konrad Sonne took second place with a fs Hardway 180 gap to switch 50-50 on the double kink rail and a bs 360 Gap to 50-50 on the double kink rail. Florian Judmayer finished third with a fs 270 Gap on the double kink rail and a switch bs 270 gap on the double kink rail.
In the women's category, Georgia Nicholls Austin convinced the judges with a backflip, a fs boardslide and a 50-50 fs 180 Out. Tinkara Valcl followed in second place with a fs 360, a fs boardslide and a noseslide on the waterfall rail. Third place went to Agne Stasinskaite with a method, a fs boardslide and a 50-50 Fs 180.
Motiejus Morauskas won the rookies with a cab 540, a fs 270 Bonk on the truck wheel and a 50-50 fs 360 out. Kyro Zonneveld landed silver with a fs 360, a front board Pretzel, a cab 180 and a boardslide on the waterfall rail. Gytis Vebra earned bronze with a backflip, a boardslide 270 and a 50-50 fs 360.
In the new kid's category, nine-year-old Aljaz Sladic won first place; he showed a sick run with a cab 540, a boardslide, a tailbonk on the truck wheel and a boardslide on the waterfall rail. Second place went to Fabian Steindl with a Stalefish grab, a 50-50, an ollie and a boardslide to fakie. Linus Hannibal finished third with a fs 180, a boardslide to fakie and a 50-50.
Results Snowboard:
| Men | Rookies | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Florian Pötzl | 1. Motiejus Morauskas | 1. Georgia Nicholls Austin |
| 2. Konrad Sonne | 2. Kyro Zonneveld | 2. Tinkara Valcl |
| 3. Florian Judmayer | 3. Gytis Vebra | 3. Agne Stasinskaite |
| 4. Jeremie Unterberger | 4. Bono Kralj Kos | 4. Klara Dinold |
| 5. Cedric Meunier | 5. Clemens Siraki | 5. Johanna Blum |
| 6. Toni Hofer | 6. Anej Herzenjak | 6. Sabina Lindmoser Pintar |
| 7. Naj Mekinc | 7. Tobias Goller | 7. Guoda Malinauskaité |
| 8. Felix Reicher | 8. Seimen Leymüller | 8. Franziska Herberg |
| 9. Alexander Bernhofer | 9. Ozbe Kuhar | 9. Pilar de la Cruz |
| 10. David Wall | 10. Lenart Maligoj | 10. Alieke Everts |
| 11. Manuel Lindmoser Pintar | 11. Jan Vogrin | |
| 12. Patrick Gruber | ||
| 13. Philipp Jank | ||
| 14. Julian Wiesinger | ||
| 15. Wout van der Keelen | Kids | |
| 16. Frederik Klatschow | 1. Aljaz Sladic | |
| 17. Gabrielius Baksevicius | 2. Fabian Steindl | |
| 18. Nick Von Engeln | 3. Linus Hannibal | |
| 19. Philipp Vidmar | ||
| 20. Martin Wegscheider | ||
| 21. Uzpolevicius Domas |
Photos Jib King 2018 Freeski
Photos Jib King 2018 Snowboard
