Dew Tour Men's Ski Halfpipe Semi-Finals

Words by Alli Sports
Photos by Matt Sklar & Alli Sports

Day two of the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships started off with the Men’s Freeski Superpipe Semi-Final breaking in the day under semi-clear skies and no winds.



The semi-final format consisted of 21 freeskiers, one of whom rose through the Free Flow Tour ranks, each taking two runs during a single heat of two rounds with only their best score counting. Considering only the top ten skiers will be moving on to the finals, the semi-final level of competition resembled a winner-take-all attitude from the athletes.







Once the final skier had made his way down the pipe, the best score of the day went to Mike Riddle on his first run of the day, which consisted of a double cork 12, to right 9, left 9, flat 3, switch left 9 and switch right 9. Riddle was able to secure himself the top spot early on and will be back for finals to step his game up.



David Wise and Justin Dorey rounded out the top three from semis respectively with some flawless runs of their own, which were highlighted by a huge left double cork 12 from Wise and a right side double cork 12 from Dorey.





With the stacked lineup of riders set to go in finals, be excited to watch them on Friday at 5p.m. ET either in person or on TV on the NBC Sports Network – where a never-before-seen cable-cam angle will be showcasing the action!











Stay tuned for more coverage on the Winter Dew Tour, which continues tonight with Men's Ski Big Air and tomorrow with Women's and Men's Ski Superpipe Finals. For a look at the full schedule of events, click here, and for the TV schedule, click here.