Matt Thomas flying down the sprint course in Bulgaria to make it into Saturday's final. Photo: Harald Benselin It was another successful day of qualifying last night as five Australians made their way through to the finals of the Snowboard Cross world cup in Bulgaria.
The men kicked off the sprint-style event, with Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin (4th), Cam Bolton (7th) and Jarryd Hughes (19th) all getting the green light after impressive first runs.
Matt Thomas (28th) also made the second round of qualifying runs, with Adam Dickson and Josh Miller just missing the cut for Saturday's finals.
Current world number two Belle Brockhoff then followed the boys, finishing 2nd in qualification with another great run and will take a load of confidence after a tough competition last time out in Solitude.
Coach Ben Wordsworth said the riders have had to adjust to the sprint course, but have done so successfully.
"We try and keep the preparation the same with each event," he explained.
"Good course analysis, plenty of video review and aiming for a fast qualification time for the best gate selection on finals day."
"The times today were all around 19 seconds so it all happens pretty quickly, but the athletes like it technical and it still has some good size jumps which suit our guys."
The men kicked off the sprint-style event, with Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin (4th), Cam Bolton (7th) and Jarryd Hughes (19th) all getting the green light after impressive first runs.
Matt Thomas (28th) also made the second round of qualifying runs, with Adam Dickson and Josh Miller just missing the cut for Saturday's finals.
Current world number two Belle Brockhoff then followed the boys, finishing 2nd in qualification with another great run and will take a load of confidence after a tough competition last time out in Solitude.
Coach Ben Wordsworth said the riders have had to adjust to the sprint course, but have done so successfully.
"We try and keep the preparation the same with each event," he explained.
"Good course analysis, plenty of video review and aiming for a fast qualification time for the best gate selection on finals day."
"The times today were all around 19 seconds so it all happens pretty quickly, but the athletes like it technical and it still has some good size jumps which suit our guys."
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