Snowboard Success in Kreischberg
24th January 2004Lesley McKenna (29, Aviemore) still retains her World Number One ranking in the FIS women's half pipe standings after finishing second tonight in the world cup event in Kreichberg, Austria.
Despite finishing only 0.2 of a point behind Sophie Rodriguez of France, her reign may be cut short tomorrow, as she failed to qualify for tomorrow's final, a replacement World Cup event, for the competition lost in Laax in November.
" There are still three events to go so there is plenty left to do. The competition for the series was bound to be hard fought this season. Second tonight is another great result, but clearly I am disappointed to miss out on tomorrow's final. Tonight I am still top" Said McKenna, " I tried a few new tricks in qualifying for tomorrow, I learned from that experiencce and I made up for my disappointment in tonight's final. I feel much better now."
McKenna's routine in the final included successive front side and back side
540 degree spins into a 720, a series she had not completed before in
competition.
For now, at least, McKenna maintain's her position at the head of the FIS World Cup Halfpipe rankings.
Results
Women's World Cup Halfpipe
Kreischberg, Austria, 23/1/04
1 1756476 RODRIGUEZ Sophie FRA 1000.0 1000.00
2 1182430 MCKENNA Lesley GBR 800.0 800.00
3 7305006 YAMAOKA Soko JPN 600.0 600.00
4 1459365 OLOFSSON Anna SWE 500.0 500.00
5 1519998 SCHULER Andrea SUI 450.0 450.00
6 1509902 ACHARD Audrey FRA 400.0 400.00