Luke Mitrani kicked off his season with what looks to be the best snowboard run he’s ever put down in run one of the US Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Greg Bretz was in second and Louie Vito came up third after their first runs.
The second run didn’t change much for anyone. Mitrani sat, Bretz didn’t better his score, and Vito threw down another great run, but it wasn’t enough to get past Mitrani and he ended up in second.
On the women’s side the top three qualifiers all fell on their first runs. Gretchen Blieler sat on her third wall, while Kelly Clark and Queralt Castellet for fell on their first. That left Maddy Schaffrick in the lead after one run. Not much changed on the second run for most of the field. Gretchen Bleiler sat for a second time, but Kelly Clark pulled it together and stomped her run putting here in the lead. Castellet, who had the highest qualifying score went last and completed her run, but it was only enough to sneak into third place.
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Women’s HP Results
1. Kelly Clark 92.6
2. Maddy Schaffrick 86.8
3. Queralt Castellet 84.8
4. Kaitlyn Farrington 81.4
5. Holly Crawford 76.2
6. Xeutong Cai 69.6
7. Sarah Conrad 66.6
8. Gretchen Bleiler 34.2
Men’s HP Results
1. Luke Mitrani 96.4
2. Louie Vito 95.2
3. Greg Bretz 94.2
4. Gyo Aono 92
5. Christian Haller 91
6. Benjamin Farrow 90
7. Taku Hiraoka 83
8. Nathan Johnstone 82
9. Zach Black 81
10. Janne Korpi 76.2
11. Kosuke Hosokawa 75.2
12. Taylor Gold 69
13. Arthur Longo 69
14. Kohei Kudo 64.4
15 Scott Lago 48.64
