Nippon Open Finals

$Hey folks!

Today was the Big air finals in Nippon Open 2009 held.

we were 4 norwegians in the semi finals, but only 3 got to the finals.

It was Fridtjof Fredricson, Alexander Aurdal and PC Fosse.

it was like 100 people overall, and we stood in the final, 3 out of 4 norwegians of 12 in the final.

It was 2 heat.

First out was Fridtjof Fredricson he did a forward 12 but lost hes ski in the landing and fell. and then it was Alexander Aurdal, he did a kangaroo flip japan, but he overrotated and fell haard! he dident remember much afterwords. Last norwegian guy out was me, i did a kangaroo flip 900 japan, and landed quit good, then i did a pretty large 540 mute in the quarter.

In the second heat was it Fridtjof Fredricson again, he did a forward 12 nosemute and stomped it this time, then he did a 900 safty in the quarter pipe, i think he was pretty stoked about hes run.

Second guy out was Alexander Aurdal, he dident do a tricks because of the BIG crash at the rist jump.Last guy out was me again, this time i did a kangaroo flip 900 japan, and stomped it, then in the quarter i go very huge in the quarter with a 540 nosemute poke, when i landed my ski fell off, but i managed to stand anyways, so i dident got any minus for that. was very stoked for my kangaroo flip, it was one of my best kangaroo ever.

When it was Price award, we were very, very, very nervous, first the speaker said the 4th place: Charles Gagnier, then he said the 3th place: Guillaume Sbrava, then the speaker said for the 2nd: PC Fosse, never been so stooked in my whole life, and first place did Jossi Wells won!

I got 450.000 japanese money or 30.000 norwegian kroners.

Men’s Finals Results:

1 : Josiah Well

2 : Fosse Per Christian

3 : Guillaume Sbrava

4 : Charles Gagnier

5 : Matt Margetts

6 : Joss Christensen

7 : Fridtof Fredricson
8 : Vincent Gagnier

9 : Kentaro Tsuda

10 : Pekko Hyysalo

11 : Oskari Raitanen

12 : Aleksander Aurdal

Will post some photos now, and some more photos later.

Enjoy!

Me, Alex and Frido in the lift up to the first heat.

Ida, Hamre, Frido and me waiting for the results to the final, was so nervous!

Podium: 2.PC Fosse 1. Jossi Wells 3.Guillaume Sbrava 4, Charles Gagnier.

2. PC Fosse 1, Jossi Wells 3. Guillaume Sbrava

-PC Fosse

Qualifiing Nippon Open!

Hey!

Today was the qualifiing for Nippon Open Big Air.

The course was a bit better today, they had fixed the landing a bit, so it wassent soo flat..

but the quarterpipe was underverted.

It was 4 heats and none of us was in the same heat. I was in the first heat and i did a

Kangaroo flip japan to 540 mute in the quarterpipe. I was pretty satisfied with my kangaroo since i got the grab and stomped the landing, but the 540 mute in the quarter was a bit scetchy because it was underverted so i landed a bit on the top..

but i`ve got a 4th place in my heat so im in to the semifinals.

Next man out was Frido, and he did a big dbl cork 1080 and a smooth 540 safetfy in the quarter.

He qualifiied in 6th place in hes heat.

Last guy from Norway was Steffen Hamre, he did a cleen sw 900 mute and a 540 mute in the quarter, stomped both of em, so he qualifiied in 1st place in hes heat! props!

In the womens heat was Mille Windfelt the only girl from norway and the inly girl in the heat who did a 720, and went big in the quarter with a mute, so she quallifiied in 4th place as well!

So all the Norwegians is next to the semi finals is at saturday.

Alex Aurdal was pre qual. to the semi because of the 6th place in Nippon Open last year!

Me and Aurdal showing some skillz while waiting for the other heats.

Steffone hamre is happy!

Frido isposing with hes thumbs up! Thats right!

-PC Fosse

Nippon Open 1

Yo folks!

Here is a little update from Nippon Open, Japan!
Me and Frido is just finished with the training for the Big air.
The jump was not to good, because of the flat landing, so it’s hard conditions now.
Its been raining the whole day, and its very slushy. I hope that they can fix the jump for tomorrow so its easier to land. After the jump there is a quarterpipe, not so stokes about that, It really looks like they had spend more time on the quarterpipe than the Big air. My opinion on a Big Air comp is that they should only had a Big jump and not a quarter..
But now is it only some few hours to the ridermeetig, so I think and hope they can fix the landing on the Big jump, and not judging at the quarter.
Just found out that they will judge at both elements(Big Air & Quarterpipe)

My tricks on the Big air was:
Rodeos
Kangaroo flip 900
And a double cork 1080, but I had too much rotation in my arms so I fell.
Frido did some sick 1080 nosemute and stamped it bigtime!
On the quarter did me and Frido some 540`s.

I will post some photos and update more soon, so keep lookin.

-PC Fosse

Japan next!

Hey!

Now i have decided to write in english on my blog.
Hope thats no problem for you folks!
And yeah, i know its gonna be ALOT of bad writing in english! hehe

This week it has been alot of working and not so much skiing, it sucks because its been holiday, and all the skiresorts has been closing around 5 a clock, and im working to 4.
But i`ve been sking on saturday and sunday, and takin som photos with Daniel Tengs.
pretty stoked about the session we had at Tanum, it was built a kicker on a farm, and we got tow-in by a sled, think ive got like 4 good pictures!

Now i have just packed my stuff, and im ready to head over to Japan with my ski-mate Fridtjof Fredricson(Frido) for Nippon Open. This year its been a few changes in Nippon Open because the weather conditions, its like 10 + celsius in Japan, and therfore its not very much snow over there. So the Slopestyle has been canceled, and all the riders gonna compete in Big Air insted.

I will try to update as often i can i Japan, so stay tuned..

-PC Fosse

Få dager igjen i CO

Halla!


PH: Daniel Tengs

Nå er det ikke lenge til vi drar hjem til Norge.


Vi har vært her i nesten 4 uker nå, 4 konge uker!



For noen dager siden overshoota jeg det største hoppet i breck ganske så hardt.
Skulle ta en sw bio 9er, men pga en del motvind tidligere på dagen hadde jeg blitt vant til farten, så jeg var ganske komfortabel med farten, men det viste seg at vinden hadde endret seg til medvind veldig kjapt, det resulterte til at jeg landa alt for langt ned i landingen.
Skada ryggen og kneet mitt så jeg kan ikke hoppe noe særlig mer når jeg er i USA.



Men skal i Breck i morgen for å raile litt, så jeg tenkte jeg skulle prøve å poste en rail edit om noen dager.

Fikk også for noen dager siden bekreftet en plass i Nippon Open i Japan.
Så reiser ned med Fridtjof Fredricsson ned til Japan 23 feb.



-PC Fosse

Goodtime edit!

Halla!

Har nå laget en liten goodtime edit,
med bare kosekjøring i mediumparken i breck.
Så enjoy!
(Trykk på " HD on" på filmen siden det er et eller annent galt med filmen og kvaliteten)


Filmet av Sigurd Nordal, Chaoz Prod.

-PC Fosse

Back Country-Bildene snakker for seg selv!

Photo cred: Daniel Tengs

Ble vekket av Daniel på morningen.

Smører på ibux-krem på den brista tommelen.

Daniel og jeg Venta i ca. 1 time på at Burley skulle hente oss.

"Strike a pose" foran scooterene.

Matpause på mc`ern. fra V: PC, Chris, Naess.

Gjør meg klar til og hitte kickern.

Chris Burley kjører meg opp til hoppet.

Første forsøk, 360.

Ferdig for dagen. Epic solnedgang.

Så rundet vi av kvelden med noen par pils.

fra v: Brekkjen, Finne, Sigurd, PC, Sig.

Photo Cred: Daniel Tengs.