British Silver at Stubai World Cup
British Silver at Stubai World Cup
Published : 27-Nov-2017 07:59
There was good news for Team GB's Park and Pipe division as they scored their third World Cup podium of the season. Katie Summerhayes achieved her best Ski Slopestyle World Cup result in almost four years, placing second in Stubai, Austria yesterday.
The 2014 Olympian showed why she is considered one of the best in the world in the discipline, with a score of 77.00 earning her the highest score on the second run in the final. It's good timing with the South Korean Winter Olympics 75 days away.
Summerhayes finished just three points adrift of Sweden's Jennie-Lee Burmansson who set the benchmark on the first run with a score of 80.00 while USA's Caroline Claire (75.20) rounded out the podium.
It is the third time the 22-year-old has finished second at a World Cup event but the first time she has finished on the podium since January 2014.
"It's been a tough couple of years, but I am so happy to have come back and that my skiing feels the best it has ever felt," said Summerhayes. "I am really happy to be on the podium today!" said Summerhayes, thanking GB Park and Pipe coach Pat Sharples for helping her get back to her best.
"I can't thank Pat [Sharples] and everyone at GB Park and Pipe enough for all the support," she added.
Isabel Atkin (56.40) finished seventh in the competition while Madi Rowlands did not qualify for the final but skied well in qualification yesterday to place 17th.
The previous two podiums this season so far for TeamGB were James 'Woodsy' Woods winning the Ski Slopestyle in New Zealand in August and Katie Ormerod placed second at the Milan Big Air two weeks ago.
The next Ski Slopestyle World Cup takes place at Font Romeu, France on 22-23 December.
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