Congrats to Silje Norendal and Chris Corning for taking home the win at slopestyle finals at the Laax Open in Switzerland.
Silje clearly was the best female rider of the day, as she took over the lead after her first run. Silje started her winning run with a Switch Nosepress at the first rail section, followed by a Switch Backside 540 Mute over the Jumpbox feature, to a Frontside 540 Indy, a Cab 900 Mute, a Backside 720 Mute and finished with a Bluntslide to Fakie on the rail feature at the end.
Following the event, Sijle said, “LAAX OPEN is one of my favorite events and I love to come here. This is a big event and this is a big win for me, I am so excited,“ she continued.
In the men’s division, it was Chris Corning who impressed most with a really strong second run, which scored 89.10 points. Chris’ winning run consisted of a Frontside 180 to Cab 180 to 50-50-Frontside 360 Out on the first rail section, a Backside Rodeo 540 Melon on the Jumpbox, Cab 12 Nose, Frontside 1440 Melon and a massive Backside Triple Melon over the kickers, finishing off with a Backside 270 to 270 out.
Following the event, Chris said, “I am so proud for bringing it home to the US!” Norwegian Stale Sandbech, a regular to LAAX, was unlucky in his first run but managed to throw down a great second run with a Cab 1440 to earn 2nd place. “I am super happy with my 2nd place, I did my best, but Chris was better today.”
Rounding out the podium was Moritz Thoenen, who claimed third. “It couldn’t be better. I had troubles in the qualification but today everything just worked out well for me. I never expected to end up on the podium.”
Check out the highlights in the video above.