Torah Bright take top spots heading into Friday’s Halfpipe Finals at the LAAX OPEN
LAAX, Switzerland, January 20, 2016 – Whiteout conditions and continuous snowfall didn’t stop the top riders from around the world from putting on a show today at the LAAX OPEN. 20 women took their best shot at two runs, for a spot in Friday’s finals, while 6 women are set to advance. Torah Bright, with an 87.00, who landed in top positions after heated battles.
Olympic gold medalist, Torah Bright was knocked out of the top position during her first run, but took it back after her second. Hikaru Oe (JPN) came in behind Bright with an 82.24 and Clemence Grimal (FRA) next, with an 80.12.
The LAAX OPEN Halfpipe Finals are set to kick off this Friday, January 22, at 10:30am. If you can’t make it in person, catch the action streaming live at laax.com/open. The riders – top 6 women and 12 men - will compete for a chance at the $500,000 USD prize purse, so it’s sure to be an entertaining event.