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This might have been posted before but I'm not sure.


The 10th Annual US Freeskiing Open is quickly approaching and with Copper hosting this year things are sure to be exciting. The course is shaping up, the big air and halfpipe are in prime locations to make it an amazing show. This is the 2nd event for Fantasy Freeride and in order to help you pick your team we've lifted the information from the US Open site to help you choose your team. So study the list and choose wisely!

Remember that you can only choose ONCE for the entire event. So your team, before the contest starts, will be in place for men and women's slopestyle and pipe.

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Slopestyle- Men

Prequal Critera:
USFO 2006 top 8 athletes
X Games 2006 top 8 athletes
Euro Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Vermont Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Aspen Open 2006 top 3 athletes
World Ski/Snow Fest 2006 top 3 athletes

1. Corey Vanular
2. Sammy Carlson
3. Jon Olsson
4. Peter Olenick
5. AJ Burton
6. TJ Schiller
7. Simon Dumont
8. Derek Spong
9. Charles Gagnier
10. Andreas Hatveit
11. Candide Thovex
12. John Spriggs
13. Charley Ager
14. Sean Decker
15. Ian Cosco
16. Stefan Thomas
17. Jossiah Wells
18. Alex Godbout
19. Mike Hentiuk
20. Riley Leboe
21. Taylor Felton
22. Matt Walker

Superpipe- Men
Prequal Critera:
USFO 2006 top 8 athletes
X Games 2006 top 8 athletes
Euro Open 2006 top 3 athletes
World Superpipe Champs 2006 top 3 athletes
Vermont Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Aspen Open 2006 top 3 athletes
World Ski/Snow Fest 2006 top 3 athletes

1. Tanner Hall
2. Loic Collomb - Patton
3. Corey Vanular
4. Dan Marion
5. Tanner Rainville
6. JF Houle
7. Matt Philipi
8. Simon Dumont
9. Arnaud Rougier
10. Laurent Favre
11. Andreas Hatveit
12. J.P. Solberg
13. Peter Olenick
14. Charles Gagnier
15. Candide Thovex
16. Iisko Heiskanen
17. Andrew Woods
18. Stefan Thomas
19. Scott Hibbert
20. Erik Olsen
21. Brent Abrams
22. Mike Riddle
23. Justin Dorey
24. Matt Walker

Slopestyle- Women
Prequal Criteria:
USFO 2006 top 5 athletes
Euro Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Vermont Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Aspen Open 2006 top 3 athletes
World Ski/Snow Fest 2006 top 3 athletes

1. Grete Eliason
2. Sarah Burke
3. Michelle Parker
4. Claudia Bouvier
5. Natalie Sirianni
6. Virginie Faivre
7. Naomi Edmondson
8. Victoria Beattie
9. Kaya Turski
10. Elizabeth Maney
11. Megan Olenick
12. Denise Jaworsky

Superpipe- Women
Prequal Criteria:
USFO 2006 top 5 athletes
Xgames 2006 top 5 athletes
Euro Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Vermont Open 2006 top 3 athletes
Aspen Open 2006 top 3 athletes
World Ski/Snow Fest 2006 top 3 athletes

1. Sarah Burke
2. Jen Hudak
3. Jess Cumming
4. Marta Ahrenstedt
5. Gina Gmeiner
6. Grete Eliassen
7. Marie Martinod-Routin
8. Kristi Leskinen
9. Anais Caradeux
10. Virgine Faivre
11. Angeli VanLaanen
12. Ashley Saba


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Slopestyle Format

Open: 200 men, 32 women
Pre Qualified: 24 men / 12 Women

Judging Slopestyle: Overall Impression
•Difficulty, execution, variety, amplitude, progression, combination of tricks
•Overall Impression scoring
•All runs scored on 1-100 scale
•Judges scores are averaged for total run score
•6 judges/3 judges in 2 separate stations

Men’s Qualifier- Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 2007
•2 heats of 50 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start list order-random computerized assignment
•Top 5 athletes from each heat to semi’s

Men’s Qualifier- Thursday, Jan. 18th, 2007
•2 heats of 50 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start list order-random computerized assignment
•Top 5 athletes from each heat to semi’s

Women’s Semifinal- Thursday, Jan. 18th, 2007
•2 heats of 16 athletes – total of 32 athletes
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•12 advance to finals plus 12 pre qualified

Men’s Semifinals- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•Athletes: 24 Prequalified, 20 Qualified, Total=44 athletes
•2 Semifinal heats
•22 athletes per heat
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Top 8 athletes from each heat advance to final

Women’s Final- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•12 advance to finals plus 12 pre qualified
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts

Men’s Final- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•16 athletes
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start order reverse finish order of semifinal


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Superpipe Format

Open: 120 men, 32 women
Pre Qualified: 24 men / 12 Women

Judging Superpipe: overall impression
•Difficulty, execution, variety, amplitude, progression, combination of tricks
•IJC Overall Impression scoring
•All runs scored on 1-100 scale
•Judges scores are averaged for total run score
•5 judges

Men’s Qualifier- Saturday, Jan. 20th, 2007
•4 heats of 30 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start list order-random computerized assignment
•Top 6 go to semifinal

Women’s Final- Saturday, Jan. 20th, 2007
•32 athletes, Two heats of 16
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best runs counts
•top 8 in each heat advance to finals

Men’s Semifinal- Sunday, Jan. 21st, 2007
•Athletes: 24 Pre qualify, 24 from Qualifier, Total=48 athletes
•2 heats of 24 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Top 8 will advance to Final

Men’s Final- Sunday, Jan. 21st, 2007
•16 athletes
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start order will be reverse finish order

Women’s Final- Sunday, Jan. 21st, 2007
•16 athletes plus 12 pre qualified
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best runs counts


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Big Air Format

Invitational: 24 Men

Judging Big Air: Overall Impression
•Difficulty, execution, variety, amplitude, progression, combination of tricks
•Overall Impression Scoring
•All runs scored on 1-100 scale
•Judges scores are averaged for total run score
•6 judges

Big Air Invitational- Saturday, Jan. 20th, 2007
•24 athletes
•Each athlete will take 2 runs
•Best run counts
•8 athletes advance to Final

Big Air Final- Saturday, Jan. 20th, 2007
•8 athletes total
•Quarterfinal is best of 1 run
•4 athletes advance to Semifinal
•Semifinal is best 2 of 3 runs
•2 athletes to Final & 2 to Consolation
•Final is best 2 of 3 runs
•Consolation is best 1 run/to be run after 1st run of Championship


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