| The British Junior Snowboard Squad,
who impressively collected over 24 medals at the recent
BRITS 08, continued to be on top form over the weekend
when they competed in the final TTR 3-Star event of
the season, The World Rookie Fest Slopestyle Finals,
Ischgl, Austria, 18th – 20th April.
Snowboarders from across 12 countries competed in the
event and despite the flat light and challenging slopestyle
course the Junior Team, which included: Aimee Fuller,
Lewis Courtier-Jones, Henry Shackelton, Ollie Jackson,
Sam Turnbull, and Dean Horsefield, stepped it up and
achieved some great results!
Aimee Fuller, who recently picked up three gold’s
in her age category at the BRITS ended her first competitive
season on the British Junior Squad in style, taking
second place in the Rookie Female competition with a
backside 360 and 50-50 to frontside boardslide on the
big rail. Lewis Cortier-Jones who recently became the
2008 Kids French Slopestyle and Halfpipe Champion was
also on top form, landing frontside 360’s over
the big kickers and along with team mate Ollie Jackson
narrowly missed out on qualifying through to the finals.
The level of riding was extremely high and the British
Junior Team continued to set the standard for UK riders
competing at a worldwide level and look set to storm
the snowboarding scene in the approaching seasons.
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