Herman, Woods take Grand Prix slopestyle titles at Copper

By Published On: January 12th, 2013Comments Off on Herman, Woods take Grand Prix slopestyle titles at Copper

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Keri Herman’s back-to-back switch tricks and clean landings sealed the deal for her second straight World Cup win at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Saturday.

Herman’s first run featured one of the best displays of grabs fans have seen in women’s slopestyle skiing. Canadian Dara Howell and Australia’s Anna Segal took second and third, respectively, to round out the women’s podium.

“I am so happy,” exclaimed Herman. “At Dew Tour in December I finished dead last, and this is great. It’s so cool to have won both FIS World Cup’s so far. It’s a real honor to represent the USA at the top of the podium. I tried so hard to grab well in my run and it worked out. The field of competition was tough and I am lucky the score from my first run held, because I fell on my second run. This is such a good confidence booster heading into X Games.”

Men’s event

Great Britain’s James Woods took the men’s title, dropping in last, as the first-place qualifier, to beat out Australian Russ Henshaw and Canadian Alex Beaulieu-Marchand and knock Colorado native Bobby Brown off the podium.

Woods, who won the first FIS World Cup slopestyle contest of the season in Argentina, expanded his lead in the FIS World Cup series. The win at Copper also placed him second in Association of Freeskiing Professionals’ (AFP) World Tour, behind Henshaw.

Woods’ innovative run consisted of switch tails over 450 on the rail and a 450 off the pole jam in the upper section of the course, followed by a switch right-side 900 mute tweak, double cork 1080 safety grab to Japan poke, and right-side double cork 1260 truck driver in the triple jump set.

The event doubled as the U.S. Slopestyle Championship with Brown and Herman taking titles as top Americans.

The Grand Prix is the first domestic stop for athletes to gain Olympic qualifying points and AFP Platinum level event points. The weekend will be televised on the NBC Sports Network Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. EST.

Photos: USSA

Results Women

Rank    Name Year Nation Result
 1 HERMAN Keri  1982  USA   87.00
 2 HOWELL Dara  1994  CAN   85.8
 3 SEGAL Anna  1986  AUS   85.00
 4 SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril  1995  NOR   83.4
 5 TURSKI Kaya  1988  CAN   81.2
 6 BATTERSBY Ashley  1988  USA   76.6
 7 TSUBOTA Yuki  1994  CAN   74.8
 8 CRANE-MAUZY Jamie  1992  USA   73.4
 9 BREDA Jessica  1995  USA   70.8
 10 OKA Reiko  1983  JPN   65.6
 11 BATTERSBY Rose  1993  NZL   32.4
 12 BHEND Eveline  1981  SUI   16.00
 13 POEPPEL Sarah  1994  GER   72.6
 14 BERTONCINI Giorgia  1994  ITA   72.3
 15 MICINSKI Alexi  1994  USA   71.6
 16 WILLCOX-SILFVERBERG Anna  1992  NZL   71.3
 17 TAKAO Chiho  1984  JPN   71.00
 18 MURUD Linn-Ida  1995  NOR   67.3
 19 SLEPECKA Natalia  1983  SVK   66.3
 20 MARINO Julia  1992  USA   65.00
 21 KRAIZEL Melanie  1993  CHI   60.00
 22 TSUJI Maiko  1983  JPN   59.3
 23 OHACO Dominique  1995  CHI   59.00
 24 WARCHAL Catherine  1987  USA   58.6
 25 DREW Annalisa  1993  USA   57.6
 26 ELIASSEN Grete  1986  USA   57.3
 27 STROMKOVA Zuzana  1990  SVK   53.6
 28 MARTINEZ Paula Esperanza  1991  CHI   53.00
 29 SATO Hitomi  1988  JPN   52.6
 30 MIRTOVA Anna  1992  RUS   50.00
 31 AERTS Katrien  1976  BEL   48.3
 32 CRUZ Emilie  1992  FRA   46.00
 33 KIRIYAMA Nanaho  1996  JPN   41.6
 34 LAMARRE Kim  1988  CAN   30.6
 35 KRASS Julia  1997  USA   29.3
 36 KAPOUNOVA Kristyna  1993  CZE   27.3
 37 STOFFEL Lena  1984  GER   25.6
 38 WHITMAN Emma  1989  CAN   25.6
 39 LUNDQUIST Taylor  1993  USA   18.00
Did not start
  CHMYKH Ekaterina  1989  RUS   
  SHARPE Cassie  1992  CAN   
  PATSCHEIDER Eva-Maria  1985  AUT   
  LAWRENCE Adie  1994  NZL   


Results Men

Rank    Name Year Nation Result
 1 WOODS James  1992  GBR   93.4
 2 HENSHAW Russell  1990  AUS   92.2
 3 BEAULIEU-MARCHAND Alex  1994  CAN   90.4
 4 BROWN Bobby  1991  USA   89.4
 5 GOEPPER Nicholas  1994  USA   89.00
 6 BERG Johan  1995  NOR   85.4
 7 SCHLOPY Alex  1992  USA   84.2
 8 CARLSON Sam  1989  USA   83.6
 9 HUNDER Per Kristian  1989  NOR   83.2
 10 KIVARI Lauri  1996  FIN   78.4
 11 WILLIAMS Mcrae  1990  USA   68.2
 12 BELLEMARE Alex  1993  CAN   63.00
 13 MAHLER Kai  1995  SUI   85.6
 14 MAYR Benedikt  1989  GER   84.6
 15 KENWORTHY Gus  1991  USA   83.3
 16 BERGH Espen  1991  NOR   83.00
 17 HUNZIKER Jonas  1994  SUI   82.3
 18 DE MARTIN Laurent  1991  SUI   82.00
 19 SAKKINEN Sami  1991  FIN   81.6
 20 OLLILA Antti  1994  FIN   81.3
 21 WELLS Josiah  1990  NZL   79.6
 22 BORM William  1997  USA   79.00
 23 CAMPBELL James  1993  USA   79.00
 24 SOLHEIM Magnus  1993  NOR   78.6
 25 WELLS Beau-James  1995  NZL   78.00
 26 STRENIO John  1989  USA   77.6
 27 WALKER Matthew  1988  USA   76.6
 28 ILIANO Frederick  1996  SUI   76.3
 29 GRAHAM Paddy  1988  GBR   76.00
 30 MCCHESNEY Tim  1990  USA   75.6
 31 FERGUSON Boen  1989  AUS   74.6
 32 CHRISTENSEN Joss  1991  USA   74.00
 33 RAISANEN Otso  1994  FIN   73.3
 34 WEST Colby  1985  USA   73.00
 35 WARD Kolby  1989  USA   73.00
 36 GAGNIER Vincent  1993  CAN   72.6
 37 NUMMEDAL Christian  1995  NOR   71.3
 38 SCHILLER TJ  1986  CAN   71.3
 39 HJALMEBY Cristopher  1992  SWE   71.00
 40 RASMUSSEN Griffin  1996  USA   71.00
 41 TOYAMA Takumi  1985  JPN   70.6
 42 BRAATEN Oystein  1995  NOR   70.6
 43 SCHNEIDER-CLARK Jaeden  1993  CAN   70.3
 44 LERJEN Yannic  1990  SUI   69.3
 45 JOERANDSTAD Mikkel S  1993  NOR   69.00
 46 AMBUEHL Elias  1992  SUI   68.6
 47 GEIGER Sebastian  1992  GER   68.6
 48 BJOERUM Lars  1993  NOR   67.6
 49 OKADA Hidemitsu  1989  JPN   66.6
 50 LUNDMARK Erik  1994  SWE   65.6
 51 WESTER Oscar  1995  SWE   65.3
 52 GOLUBEV Anton  1995  RUS   65.00
 53 WILCOX Matthew  1995  CAN   64.6
 54 HUNZIKER Cyrill  1992  SUI   64.6
 55 MCDOUGALL Hamish  1990  NZL   64.3
 56 PANCRAS Jeremy  1991  FRA   64.00
 57 GOHL Andreas  1994  AUT   63.6
 58 HOELLWART Anton  1989  AUT   63.6
 59 WALLACE Noah  1991  USA   63.3
 60 MEER, VAN DER Joey  1993  NED   63.00
 61 UTAGAWA Soushi  1994  JPN   62.3
 62 MUNOZ Matias  1995  CHI   59.6
 63 GRATZ Tobias  1990  AUT   59.3
 64 MAEBORI Koki  1989  JPN   59.3
 65 NORDSTROM Pontus  1994  SWE   58.6
 66 NOPPENEY Maximilian  1994  AUT   58.3
 67 TOMO Viliam  1992  SVK   57.3
 68 HOUGHTON Jesse  1992  AUS   57.00
 69 KITTLER Roy  1988  GER   56.6
 70 HIRASE Masato  1988  JPN   56.00
 71 LADNER Marco  1998  AUT   56.00
 72 HOLUB Robin  1990  CZE   54.3
 73 GAGNIER Charles  1985  CAN   54.3
 74 GILLON Robin  1994  NED   53.6
 75 VIANNA Lucas  1996  BRA   53.3
 76 JORDAN DAVID Scott  1993  AND   53.00
 77 TRIBONDEAU Luca  1996  AUT   52.6
 78 WALCHHOFER Daniel  1996  AUT   51.6
 79 POLUYAKHTOV Andrey  1988  RUS   51.6
 80 KEMPPAINEN Antti-Jussi  1989  FIN   50.6
 81 SAVERY Alec  1995  NZL   50.00
 82 KOLVAKH Stanislav  1994  RUS   49.00
 83 RAPLEY Nick  1994  NZL   48.6
 84 JENNY Christian  1991  AUT   48.3
 85 CAIN Olly  1993  AUS   46.3
 86 RUTTIMAN Samuel  1996  AUS   45.3
 87 SILSETH Gaute  1991  NOR   45.00
 88 BERGERON Emile  1995  CAN   44.6
 89 CIRILLO Cody  1993  USA   43.6
 90 SKALA Marek  1989  CZE   43.6
 91 RANALTER Dennis  1994  AUT   41.3
 92 MORRISON Noah  1994  CAN   38.00
 93 NARITA Gurimu  1994  JPN   38.00
 94 SCHULER Rico  1995  SUI   36.6
 95 HEARD Max  1992  CAN   35.6
 96 SCHERLIN Oscar  1991  SWE   31.6
 97 OBWALLER Markus  1993  AUT   31.3
 98 TJADER Jesper  1994  SWE   31.00
 99 BIERI Christian  1987  SUI   30.6
 100 KALACHEV Danil  1987  RUS   28.6
 101 KORPACHEV Pavel  1986  RUS   28.00
 102 WADDELL Thomas  1995  AUS   27.6
 103 FINNE Klaus  1990  NOR   26.6
 104 MANGOLD Tobias  1994  GER   25.3
 105 SCHECK Sebastian  1995  GER   25.3
 105 HOUGHTON Jordan  1989  AUS   25.3
 107 PETTIT Harry  1993  NZL   25.3
 108 MOLLOY Sam  1996  NZL   24.3
 109 AURDAL Aleksander  1988  NOR   24.3
 110 PARTRIDGE Andy  1996  USA   23.6
 111 YONEYA Yu  1990  JPN   23.3
 112 MCEACHRAN Evan  1997  CAN   23.00
 113 MURAI Tomohiro  1996  JPN   22.00
 114 MATTHEW Andrew  1990  GBR   21.3
 115 MOOSMANN Viktor Thomas  1995  AUT   21.00
 116 THORSANDER C H  1991  SWE   19.00
 117 TIMMINS Charlie  1989  AUS   19.00
 118 GOO Won-Seok  1992  KOR   18.6
 119 PETERS Max  1988  USA   18.6
 120 WALLISCH Thomas  1987  USA   18.00
 121 VETOSHKIN Evgeni  1989  RUS   17.6
 122 THOMPSON Kristaps  1994  CAN   15.3
 123 MIMA Shinnosuke  1991  JPN   15.00
 124 MANGOLD Lucas  1995  GER   13.6
Did not start
  ADELISSE Antoine  1996  FRA   
  SONDEREGGER Andre  1992  AUT   
  HOULE JF  1986  CAN   
  AMBUEHL Andri  1988  SUI   
  BRANDT OLSEN Hans-Jakob  1986  DAN   
  KARPIEL Szczepan  1989  POL   

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About the Author: Geoff Mintz

Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.

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