Henrik Harlaut wins the Saas-Fee Ride

The second stop of the 2008 Ride Freesport Series took place on Saturday, July 19 at the glacial resort of Saas-Fee, Switzerland. 


Henrik Harlaut by Pally Learmond © Saas-Fee Ride.
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The European Summer Freeskiing championships, the Saas-Fee Ride 08 (www.saasfeeride.com), offered spectators the chance to see some of Europe's finest big air action on the Allalin glacier at the top of Saas-Fee. With 57 riders turning up for Europe’s only summer freestyle competition, the atmosphere was buzzing. With high winds and a whippy kicker, the competition was hard for the athletes. Even so, the tricks being pulled off and the technical level were awe-inspiring. The deep blue sky and stunning scenery created Europe’s best summer glacier skiing.


Oscar Harlaut by Pally Learmond © Saas-Fee Ride.
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Results from the day gave a third consecutive win to Scott International team rider Henrik Harlaut (SWE) who took first place in the Big Air with a massive Switch Mute 1260, clearly holding the grab for more than three full rotations and stomping half-way down the landing. Scott Team riders Oscar Harlaut (SWE) was fifth and Roy Kittler (GER) placed ninth, completing a successful day for our riders.


Henrik Harlaut by Fiona Almond © Saas-Fee Ride.
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MEN
POSITION - NAME - NATIONALITY - SCORE
1 - Henrik Harlaut - Sweden - 49.6
2 - Benedikt Mayr - Germany - 43.3
3 - Paddy Graham - UK - 42.3
4 - Simon Ericson - Sweden - 42.1
5 - Oscar Harlaut - Sweden - 41.7
6 - Szezepan Karpiel - Poland - 37.2
7 - AJ Kemppainen - Finland - 36.8
8 - Yvan Metrailler - Switzerland - 30.6
9 - Roy Kittler - Germany - 29.1
10 - JP Farrer - Switzerland - 3