At the park and pipe final event in Silvaplana, Switzerland, snowboard teen-sensation Valentino Guseli received the Crystal Globe as the overall World Cup winner, his second globe of the season.
In a historic season, Guseli became the first snowboarder to ever record podium performances in the same season in three separate disciplines – big air, slopestyle, and halfpipe.
With each discipline becoming so specialised, Guseli’s achievement is truly extraordinary at just 17-years-of-age, as no other rider is capable of performing in more than one event at such a high level.
In total, Guseli had six podium performances over the season, with big air victory in Edmonton, slopestyle silver in Mammoth Mountain, and in the halfpipe, World Championship silver in Bakuriani, World Cup silver in Mammoth Mountain and Calgary, and bronze at the X-Games in Aspen.
On the final standings Guseli also won the Crystal Globe in big air, was second in halfpipe and third in slopestyle.
In a historic season, Guseli became the first snowboarder to ever record podium performances in the same season in three separate disciplines – big air, slopestyle, and halfpipe.
With each discipline becoming so specialised, Guseli’s achievement is truly extraordinary at just 17-years-of-age, as no other rider is capable of performing in more than one event at such a high level.
In total, Guseli had six podium performances over the season, with big air victory in Edmonton, slopestyle silver in Mammoth Mountain, and in the halfpipe, World Championship silver in Bakuriani, World Cup silver in Mammoth Mountain and Calgary, and bronze at the X-Games in Aspen.
On the final standings Guseli also won the Crystal Globe in big air, was second in halfpipe and third in slopestyle.
IMAGE: Overall World Cup champion Guseli with slopestyle winner Dusty Henricksen of the USA
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