Sports Telegram Eight big air finals – and the same place in slopestyle. Snowboarding star Sven Thorgren had a tough year weekend at the X Games in Aspen.
The night of Saturday, Olympic fourth grade eight big air after a miss in the second trick.
“I went a bit ‘all in’ and failed with most points winning the trick. Then I got a hälhugg on my frontside triple and interrupted after to check up on the head when I cracked helmet. I’m pretty sore neck right now, “said Sven Thorgren in a press release.
According to the coach Joakim Hammar was miss that Thorgren not had time to practice so much on the trick, as he pulled dislocated in the fall, and had to take a chance.
In slopestyle finals on Saturday had Thorgren chance to revanschera, but it was a new eighth place for the Swede.
“I was ill-prepared and very worn in body, but I really should have landed one of the three runs, so I am very disappointed that I got into it, “he said.
The gold medal in big air went to Canadian Max Parrot. His compatriot Mark McMorris won the silver and bronze was taken by the Japanese Yuki Kadono. In slopestyle took Canadian Mark McMorris gold before countryman Sebastien Toutant. Norway Mons Røisland finished third.
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