Granada - The Catalonian rider, in second position, gives Granada the first Granada Universiade 2015 medal in a spectacular halfpipe session in Sierra Nevada
The gold was for the Japanese Ayumu Nedefuji, who already reached the 2nd position in the 'pipe' of Loma de Dílar in the World Cup 2013.
The Catalonian rider, Queralt Castellet, gave today the first medal to Spain (silver medal) in the Granada Universiade 2015, by reaching the 2nd position in the halfpipe final. She is only surpassed by today's world champion in this discipline, the Chineese Xuetong Cai.
Castellet, after suffering a fall in the classification which caused her a hematoma in her left eye, left for the last round her best tricks. Thanks to this, she could move up from the sixth to the second position (silver medal) in the final: backside air, frontside 5 tail, backside air, frontside air and backside 5 to finish with frontside 3.
However this round, which provided her 72.25 points, was not enough to surpass today´s 'black beast´, Xuetong Cai (82.50 points) - She won the Spaniard three times this year: in the Snowboard World Championships Kreischberg (first and second), in the X Games Aspen (fifth and sixth) and today in 'pipe' at snowpark Sulayr (gold and silver). The third position was for the Swiss Carla Somaini (67.75 points), who gained the bronze medal.
After the results were showed, the rider of The Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI) stated: 'I'm very happy; I would have liked to win but Kai is a very strong rival. In this type of tests wins that who adapts him or herself to the pipe. Kai did a very good job´.
Castellet will compete again on February 10th in the line of jumps of slopestyle. She mentioned that this discipline is helping her 'a lot´ to acquire 'more sensibility on the table´. Those highest jumps that allows you to stay more time in the air, help me to improve. 'In Sierra Nevada there is a very good atmosphere: everybody motivates me, stops me and encourages me´, said the Red Bull rider, who is looking for returning to action despite the hard hit on her eye.
FEMALE FINAL RESULTS:
1.- Xuetong Cai (CHN) 82.50
2.- Queralt Castellet (ESP) 72.25
3.- Carla Somaini (SUI) 67.75
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