NSWIS freeskiers Abi Harrigan and Daisy Thomas have commenced their Northern Hemisphere winter campaigns at the Stubai Slopestyle World Cup in Austria, with Harrigan recording a personal best seventh place finish and Thomas making her slopestyle World Cup debut in 17th.
Competitors were greeted with sunny conditions on Stubai Glacier, but high winds impacted the event forcing the qualification rounds to be used for the final results.
Harrigan’s best score came in the first run, receiving 64.75 points from the judges, putting her in seventh place, a personal best result eclipsing her previous best of 11th which she achieved twice in the 2023-2024 World Cup season. The seventh-place finish would have qualified her for the eight-woman final if it were able to proceed.
"It was tough conditions out there and very limited training due to weather, so I just had a goal of staying on the feet and keeping things clean. Super stoked with the outcome. Hopefully keep the ball rolling into the next competitions in January” said the 22-year-old Harrigan from Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Making her World Cup slopestyle debut on the back of limited training heading into Stubai after completing her high school studies, 17-year-old Thomas scored 37.25 points on her first run, and 40.25 points on her second run.
“It was definitely tough with the weather and I had only had a few days on snow so for my first world cup slopestyle I can’t complain. I am now excited to enjoy some time on snow learning new tricks and getting my legs back to set me up for the rest of the season,” said Thomas.
Taking the win was Tess Ledeux of France, with Swiss skiers Mathilde Gremaud and Sarah Hoefflin in second and third.
The men’s event was won by American Colby Stevenson, with Andri Ragettli of Switzerland in second with Norwegian Tormod Frostad in third.
Competitors were greeted with sunny conditions on Stubai Glacier, but high winds impacted the event forcing the qualification rounds to be used for the final results.
Harrigan’s best score came in the first run, receiving 64.75 points from the judges, putting her in seventh place, a personal best result eclipsing her previous best of 11th which she achieved twice in the 2023-2024 World Cup season. The seventh-place finish would have qualified her for the eight-woman final if it were able to proceed.
"It was tough conditions out there and very limited training due to weather, so I just had a goal of staying on the feet and keeping things clean. Super stoked with the outcome. Hopefully keep the ball rolling into the next competitions in January” said the 22-year-old Harrigan from Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Making her World Cup slopestyle debut on the back of limited training heading into Stubai after completing her high school studies, 17-year-old Thomas scored 37.25 points on her first run, and 40.25 points on her second run.
“It was definitely tough with the weather and I had only had a few days on snow so for my first world cup slopestyle I can’t complain. I am now excited to enjoy some time on snow learning new tricks and getting my legs back to set me up for the rest of the season,” said Thomas.
Taking the win was Tess Ledeux of France, with Swiss skiers Mathilde Gremaud and Sarah Hoefflin in second and third.
The men’s event was won by American Colby Stevenson, with Andri Ragettli of Switzerland in second with Norwegian Tormod Frostad in third.
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