AIS Snowboarder Nathan Johnstone has finished off his season with an impressive finals performance at the European X-Games halfpipe event in Tignes, France.
In a star studded field which featured the best men’s halfpipe riders in the world, including back to back Olympic champion Shaun White of the USA, Johnstone showed he can match it with the best qualifying for the final in fifth place after recording a solid score of 74.33 in his second run.
In the final, Johnstone was unable to replicate his qualifying performance, finishing in eighth place, recording a personal best result in the process, easily eclipsing his tenth place result in eliminations from the previous year.
The event was won by Shaun White with American team-mate Louie Vito in second and Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland in third
In a star studded field which featured the best men’s halfpipe riders in the world, including back to back Olympic champion Shaun White of the USA, Johnstone showed he can match it with the best qualifying for the final in fifth place after recording a solid score of 74.33 in his second run.
In the final, Johnstone was unable to replicate his qualifying performance, finishing in eighth place, recording a personal best result in the process, easily eclipsing his tenth place result in eliminations from the previous year.
The event was won by Shaun White with American team-mate Louie Vito in second and Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland in third
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