Women's prelim winner Kaitlyn Farrington gets "the point" from an excited fan.
Here are a few highlights from last night’s superpipe prelims and after-party:
-Olympic boardercross snowboarder (and Stratton local) Lindsey Jacobellis chatting with Steven Fisher from opposite sides of the fence. Fisher is automatically qualified for the finals today, but he was taking practice runs through the pipe w/ Keir Dillon.
-Keir Dillon, a veteran and absolute legend in the halfpipe world, making a game-time decision to throw on a comp bib and try to qualify for the finals. He placed 12th, missing the cutoff by a few spots. Still, though, the dude can BOOOST on that first hit.
-Colorado-boy Connor Leach took a nasty digger on the last hit of his second pipe run and laid motionless in the ground for a few moments. Thankfully, he rode away after getting his breath back.
-Vermont-native Elijah Teeter completing a super-technical run to place 8th and move on to the finals.
-Keir Dillon lookin’ baller in a slick pea coat at the Alberta Cross show. Dude can dress.
-Spencer O’Brien’s consecutive tweets about her night: “heading out on the town (the little town that could!) with gretchen and eddie. snow barn anyone? show me what you got mt snow!” 7 hours later she tweeted: “bummer snow barn wouldn’t let any @thedewtour athletes in tonight. ended up at the matterhorn. thanks to @peterolenick for getting me drunk!” Keir Dillon must’ve snuck in the back.
Superpipe finals start tonight at 6:30pm. I’ll be tweeting live at www.twitter.com/ridevermont if’n’s you wants to follow the action. And now, some photos…
Keir Dillon, although 15 years the elder of Prelim winner Broc Waring, was boosting his first hit in the pipe.
Connor Leach rode away after a nasty impact on his last pipe hit.
Jack Mitrani asks for some love after his run.
Scotty Pike, spinnin for winnins.
Steven Fisher (top) and Keir Dillon need to work on their synchronized pipe riding.
Jamie Anderson gets nasty with a handplant.
The Constellations, live at the Snowbarn after-party. Apparently Spencer O'Brien couldn't get in.
Pipe Ladies. Look close in the upper lefthand corner... Steven Fisher (blue-striped hat) has wandering eyes.
-Luke
