An error on the final jump proved costly for Belle Brockhoff in her quarter final at the Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Phoenix Park, Korea, site of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
The OWIA/NSWIS athlete led her quarter final comfortably, until a stumble upon landing on her final jump saw her slip from first to fourth place, and missing out on progressing to the semi-finals.
Fellow OWIA/NSWIS athlete Alex “Chumpy” Pullin was eliminated in his eight final, after also leading from the start but was caught in a wind gust close to the finish while out in front and finished fourth, however, he still remains in fourth place overall in the World Cup standings.
Winter X Games, gold medallist Jarryd Hughes, suffered a season ending knee injury during the first day of training for the Olympic Test Event. Hughes will miss the final three events of the season after returning to Australia for an arthroscopic meniscus repair.
NSWIS athletes Matthew Thomas and Adam Dickson both made it through to the quarters, recording personal best performances, with Thomas 13th and Dickson 20th in his first ever World Cup start.
For Dickson, it was an experience he will never forget.
“I had a great first heat; made a couple of mistakes in the quarters, but just super happy to be here racing at this level for the first time,” Dickson said.
IMAGE: Belle Brockhoff in Korea
The OWIA/NSWIS athlete led her quarter final comfortably, until a stumble upon landing on her final jump saw her slip from first to fourth place, and missing out on progressing to the semi-finals.
Fellow OWIA/NSWIS athlete Alex “Chumpy” Pullin was eliminated in his eight final, after also leading from the start but was caught in a wind gust close to the finish while out in front and finished fourth, however, he still remains in fourth place overall in the World Cup standings.
Winter X Games, gold medallist Jarryd Hughes, suffered a season ending knee injury during the first day of training for the Olympic Test Event. Hughes will miss the final three events of the season after returning to Australia for an arthroscopic meniscus repair.
NSWIS athletes Matthew Thomas and Adam Dickson both made it through to the quarters, recording personal best performances, with Thomas 13th and Dickson 20th in his first ever World Cup start.
For Dickson, it was an experience he will never forget.
“I had a great first heat; made a couple of mistakes in the quarters, but just super happy to be here racing at this level for the first time,” Dickson said.
IMAGE: Belle Brockhoff in Korea
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