Elyse Saugstad of Alyeska, Alaska, won the womenÕs title with a total of 97.51 points, with Squaw ValleyÕs Allie Donovan taking second with 92.26 points, and Crested Butte, ColoradoÕs Tanya Christensen claiming third place with 89.14 points.

The menÕs competition was an explosive line-up of powerhouse skiing, unexpected backflips, and plenty of crowd-pleasing air time as skiers sent themselves into flight over 80-foot rock faces.

Kirkwood, CaliforniaÕs Craig Garbiel claimed victory, sticking several extremely technical line choices and blowing the judges away with a series of perfectly executed multi-hit cliff drops, garnering 115.01 points. On his heels were Mt. Bachelor, OregonÕs Jesse Bryan with 110.76 points and Bryce Newcomb of Sun Valley, ID, who put in a hard-charging performance to earn third place, with 110.63 total points.

ÒSquaw Valley is always a great stop on the tour, the new talent just pours out of the woodwork here,Ó said Dak Williams, event MC and MSIÕs Director of Winter Sports Group. ÒToday was an exceptional event, with everyone pushing each other to the max.Ó

The womenÕs Finals round started the day on a high note, as Squaw ValleyÕs big mountain female legend Jamie Burge unleashed her toolbox of skills, airplane-turning down the upper section, and sweeping into the corner pocket of JTÕs face before perfectly negotiating a dodgy double-cliff drop line. Her impressive performance failed to intimidate her competitors, as one after another, the women ripped arcs down The HeadwallÕs face and cleared gaping elevator drops.

ÒIt was pretty unnerving standing up at the top and seeing just how much everyone was going for it,Ó said event champion Saugstad, ÒAs it came down to it, I just took a deep breath and did what I knew I was capable of. I wanted to ski an aggressive line, but to also ski smart. It worked out to stick to my game plan.Ó

Griffin Post, winner of last weekÕs Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open, laid it all on the line with unique, technical line choices and soaring airs in finals to win the coveted Tobias Lee Memorial Sick Bird Award.

ÒAfter I ran into some trouble with my first run, I had nothing to lose going into today,Ó explained Post. ÒSitting in 13th spot, I had a lot of work to do if I wanted to climb back up the ladder, so I just put it all on the line.Ó

MSI will be post comprehensive same-day video coverage of the final rounds on the newly redesigned and recently launched www.usfreeskiing.com, which features state of the art video and photo player technology. The daily uploads of video, photos, news and results of each dayÕs competition action will be available after each day concludes.

STAY TUNED AS THE SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES TRAVELS TO CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO, NEXT WEEK FOR THE LONGEST RUNNING EXTREME FREESKIING CONTEST IN THE SPORTÕS HISTORY.

DONÕT MISS LIVE SAME-DAY COVERAGE OF THE FINAL ROUNDS ON WWW.USFREESKIING.COM

2008 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series & Freeskiing World Tour Schedule

¥ Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open, Telluride CO, February 7-10

¥ Subaru Squaw Valley Freeskiing Open, Squaw Valley, CA, February 13-16

¥ Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO, February 19-23 (World Tour #1)

¥ Subaru Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open, Jackson Hole, WY, March 13-16

¥ Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT, March 18-23 (World Tour #2)

¥ Subaru Freeskiing World Championships and Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series Finals, Alyeska, AK, April 9-13 (World Tour #3)


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Final Results - Cornice Two/Light Towers
WOMEN ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB Total 1&2 Superfinal Total Total
1 Elyse Saugstad USA Alyeska 45 64.38 33.13 97.51
2 Allie Donovan USA Squaw Valley 116 62.13 30.13 92.26
3 Tanya Christensen USA Crested Butte 25 60.51 28.63 89.14
4 Jaclyn Passo USA Squaw Valley 62 64.38 24.50 88.88
5 Jacqui Edgerly USA Aspen 26 61.5 27.00 88.50
6 Molly Baker USA Alta/Bird 20 59.26 26.50 85.76
7 Hannah Whitney USA Crested Butte 36 61.13 0.00 61.13
8 Andria Huskinson USA Alta 63 58.25
9 Nikki Bonino USA Squaw Valley 23 57.25
10 Jamie Burge USA Squaw Valley 49 55.88
11 Lynn Kennen USA Alpine Meadows 14 55.50
12 Rebecca Selig USA Timber Ridge 118 53.25
13 Nancy Elrod USA Squaw Valley 41 52.63
14 Whitney Barker USA Snowbird 22 46.75
15 Alexis Bennett USA Snowbird 32.13

MEN ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY HOME RESORT BIB Total 1&2 Superfinal Total Total
1 Craig Garbiel USA Kirkwood 107 74.38 40.63 115.01
2 Jesse Bryan USA Mt. Bachelor 3 69.88 40.88 110.76
3 Bryce Newcomb USA Sun Valley 8 75.63 35.00 110.63
4 Mark Welgos USA Aspen 75 69 40.88 109.88
5 Kevin O'Meara USA Squaw Valley 58 70.51 37.50 108.01
6 John Lange USA Squaw Valley 33 70.51 36.13 106.64
7 Lars Chickering-Ayers USA Mad River Glen 98 67.88 37.75 105.63
8 Erv Wolf USA Squaw Valley 119 67.26 36.88 104.14
9 Didrik Falck-Pedersen NOR Hemsedal 12 68.63 35.50 104.13
9 Griffin Post USA Sun Valley 7 73.38 30.75 104.13
9 Mat Jackson USA Squaw Valley 110 67.25 36.88 104.13
12 Scott Hanichen USA Alpine Meadows 53 69.26 34.38 103.64
13 Ben Wheeler USA Alta 28 69.01 32.75 101.76
14 Elijah Lee USA Mt. Baker 13 67 33.63 100.63
15 Drew Stoecklein USA Alta 6 71.88 27.63 99.51
16 Aaron Estrada USA 70 69.63 29.00 98.63
17 Chris Tatsuno USA Aspen 1 67.13 31.38 98.51
18 Julien Lopez FRA La Plagne 124 72.76 20.25 93.01
19 Jamie Blair USA Squaw Valley 95 65.88
20 Eddie Schelert USA Kirkwood 47 65.75
21 Mike Wilson USA Squaw Valley 73 65.63
22 George Hjelte USA Squaw Valley 59 64.88
23 Scott McBrayer USA Alta 64 64.75
24 Will Cardamone USA Aspen 97 64.00
25 Kyle O'Neal USA Squaw Valley 30 63.88
26 Forrest Coots USA Mt. Shasta 52 63.38
27 Todd Ligare USA Park City 113 62.88
27 Mike Vaughan USA Alpine Meadows 35 62.88
29 OJ Abben USA Kirkwood 91 62.13
30 Miles Clark USA Squaw Valley 99 61.88
31 Jason France USA Snowbird 106 61.63
32 Tyler Boutelle USA Squaw Valley 96 61.38
33 Rylan Cordova USA Squaw Valley 100 60.38
33 Bobby Lee USA Alpine Meadows 112 60.38
35 Daryn Edmunds USA Alta 104 60.00
36 John Nicoletta USA Aspen 54 59.25
37 Ryan Banker USA A Basin 92 58.75
38 Chris Tedesko USA Squaw Valley 38 57.88
39 Andy Sabatier USA Sun Valley 10 56.88
40 Shaun Spacht USA A Basin 77 54.13
41 Roman Nelson USA Kirkwood 2 53.88
42 Justin Richard USA Breckenridge 82 52.75
43 Brad Peterson USA 69 52.63
44 Ryan Slack USA Squaw Valley 78 49.50
45 Adam Moszynski USA Aspen 50 46.63
46 JJ Hanley USA 43 38.63
47 Cliff Bennett USA Snowbird 93 35.63
48 Kris Thomas USA Squaw Valley 37 27.25