Jen Ashton of Whistler, BC, showcased her classic powerhouse form through the finals and super finals to dominate the womenÕs field. This approach kept her on the top of the womenÕs podium with a final score of 93.00. Colby Adams of Breckenridge, CO, finished second with 89.00 points, and Hannah Whitney of Alta, UT rounded out the podium with 79.25 points. ÒI was really nervous this morning,Ó Ashton reflected. ÒI tried to keep my focus on how fun this was going to be, not how daunting the course wasÉthere are so many exposures on this venue, from huge rocks to tree roots, not to mention how outright steep it is. I just tried to put the demons out of my mind and focus on keeping it fun.Ó With CBMRÕs natural amphitheater at the base of the venue packed with roaring spectators, the menÕs field got underway with finals action that included 30 of the best in the world putting it all on the line. Coming into todayÕs finals in the hot seat, Dane Tudor of Red Mountain, BC, gave no slack on his lead, flawlessly skiing through a chain of waterfall leaps, before blowing the crowd away with a massive launch across ÔGaryÕs GapÕ, a terrain feature never before successfully landed in competition. Hot on his heels, the world class field of athletes pushed each other to the limit, skiing seemingly impossible lines with aggressiveness and style. ÒThis is just simply unbelievable skiing, there is no other way to put it,Ó exclaimed Eric ÒHÓ Baumm, USEFC Event Director. ÒThe bar just keeps getting raised higher with these guys, and to have this much snow to work with just means they keep going bigger and better every run.Ó The super finals kept everyoneÕs eyes glued skyward as the exclusive group of 10 final menÕs competitors took center stage.TodayÕs undisputed Sick Bird Award winner, Kiffor Berg (Aspen, CO) sent a shockwave through the crowd in his Super Finals run, after lining up to an 80_ foot drop, smirking at his skis, and dropping in for the long flight, skiing away to the delight of every witness. Ultimately, it was Brett Crabtree of Whistler, BCÕs clean skiing and perfect landings which earned him one of the most coveted titles in freeskiing, taking the title with 112 points. Cliff Bennett of Snowbird, UT, claimed second place with 110.99 points, and Dane Tudor of Whistler, BC, finished third with 110.75 points ÒI just kept it straight-up,Ó said Crabtree. ÒI wanted to stick my landings with no room for second-guessing. I felt so solid all day, just on it.Ó The North Face Young Gun award, which rewards a single under 21-year-old competitor who shined throughout the competition, was awarded twice at the 2008 USEFC. The first went to Dane Tudor with the second going to Colby Adams, both only 18 years old, and both taking second place respectively. Nancy Elrod of Squaw Valley, CA, took top honors in the womenÕs Masters category with 66.58 points, followed by Michelle Keener of Big Sky, MT, in second with 62.15, and Teri Siebert of Vail, CO, in third with 44.48 points. The menÕs Masters was led by Scott Kennett of Telluride, CO, with 83.83 points, Marc Schllhorn of Crested Butte, CO, in second with 77.5, and Tim Naylor of Taos, NM, in third with 70.33 total points. MSI will broadcast same-day video webcast starting at 7pm MST tonight 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. 2008 Subaru 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 Freeskiing Series Finals, Alyeska, AK, April 9-13 (World Tour #3) SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Subaru of The North Face Corona Nordica Coca-Cola Powder Magazine Emergen-C Ski Press Magazine Mt. Olympus Water Lynden Transport Sports Insurance Grabber Skull Candy Yakima FSA Special thanks to our Resort partners: Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Telluride Ski Resort Squaw Valley Crested Butte Mountain Resort Alyeska Resort Masters Women Bib Country Home Mountain Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total 1 Nancy Elrod 93 USA Squaw 21.38 23.2 22 66.58 2 Michelle Keener 86 USA Big Sky 21.75 24.2 16.2 62.15 3 Teri Seibert 89 USA Vail 21.88 22.6 44.48 4 Ashley Woody 85 USA Crested Butte 22.63 20.7 43.33 Masters Men Bib Country Home Mountain Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total 1 Scott Kennett 80 USA Telluride 26.63 28.6 28.6 83.83 2 Marc Schellhorn 41 USA Crested Butte 28 20.5 29 77.5 3 Tim Naylor 23 USA Taos Ski Valley 23.13 24.7 22.5 70.33 WT Women Bib Country Home Mountain Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total 1 Jen Ashton 88 CAN Whistler 35.25 39.75 18.00 93.00 2 Colby Adams 145 USA Breckenridge 31.00 30.00 28.00 89.00 3 Hannah Whitney 94 USA Alta 32.00 31.50 15.75 79.25 4 Kate Olson 97 USA Aspen/Snowmass 28.00 24.37 52.37 5 Jacqui Edgerly 112 USA Aspen 30.62 19.25 49.87 6 Crystal-Rose Lee 128 CAN Whistler 29.12 20.25 49.37 7 Carrie Chernoff 82 USA Crested Butte 32.12 16.25 48.37 8 Andria Huskinson 17 USA Alta 28.12 19.00 47.12 9 Suzanne Graham 84 USA Alta 27.50 17.50 45.00 10 Liz Norton 125 USA Crested Butte 27.87 12.75 40.62 11 Crystal Wright 37 USA Jackson hole 30.37 30.37 12 Susan Medville 81 USA Crested Butte 27.00 27.00 13 Hannah Horigan 28 USA jackson hole 26.50 26.50 14 Phillipa Hunt 146 USA Crested Butte 26.12 26.12 14 Alaina Huestis 102 USA Snowbird 26.12 26.12 16 Tanya Christensen 76 USA Crested Butte 24.50 24.50 17 Clare Burns 122 USA Val d Isere 24.37 24.37 18 Kate Cardamone 124 USA Aspen 23.62 23.62 19 Lauren Alkire 110 USA Crested Butte 23.00 23.00 20 Alix Klein 129 USA Crested Butte 21.62 21.62 21 Alexis Bennett 143 USA Snowbird 14.25 14.25 WT Men Bib Country Home Mountain Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total 1 Brett Crabtree 10 CAN Whistler 30.87 41.87 40.25 112.99 2 Cliff Bennett 32 USA Snowbird 31.37 39.37 40.25 110.99 3 Dane Tudor 34 CAN Red Mountain 42.75 37.75 30.25 110.75 4 Drew Stoecklein 6 USA Alta 37.62 32.62 39.25 109.49 5 Kiffor Berg 101 USA Aspen/Snowmass 33.12 39.25 36.62 108.99 6 Josh Daiek 29 USA Kirkwood 36.12 37.50 30.75 104.37 7 Brayden Brassey 117 USA Park City 34.62 34.25 35.25 104.12 8 Julien Lopez 38 FRA La Plagne 33.37 41.00 26.75 101.12 9 Scott McBrayer 22 USA Alta 32.50 33.37 32.12 97.99 10 Frank Konsella 137 USA crested butte 31.62 36.25 25.00 92.87 11 Elijah Lee 27 USA Mt. Baker 31.25 33.25 64.50 12 Travis Wolfe 36 USA Telluride 38.37 25.25 63.62 13 Alex Blais 26 CAN Whistler 35.37 27.50 62.87 14 Bobby Block 121 USA Monarch 30.12 30.75 60.87 15 Brian Wespiser 139 USA Crested Butte 30.12 30.50 60.62 15 Adam Moszynski 104 USA Aspen/Snowmass 30.12 30.50 60.62 17 Ezra Stemple 135 USA Squaw Valley 31.12 25.25 56.37 18 Lars Chickering-Ayers 111 USA Mad River Glen 34.87 21.25 56.12 19 Rob Greener 106 USA Alta/Snowbird 32.00 23.25 55.25 20 Yukio Tatsuno 150 USA Aspen 30.75 24.00 54.75 21 Pierre-Yves Leblanc 35 CAN Whistler 29.75 23.25 53.00 22 Will Cardamone 113 USA Aspen 27.87 25.00 52.87 23 Trevor Main 109 USA Brundage Mtn 30.50 21.75 52.25 24 Kevin Omeara 103 USA Squaw Valley 35.50 16.50 52.00 25 Kent Hyden 98 USA Alta 34.12 16.75 50.87 26 Matt Potter 118 USA Vail 28.00 21.75 49.75 27 Andrew Sabatier 134 USA Sun Valley 29.50 18.50 48.00 28 Jesse Hall 90 USA Alta 32.37 15.25 47.62 29 Christian Boucher 2 CAN Whistler 33.00 13.00 46.00 30 Ian Leeming 133 USA Crested Butte 33.25 33.25 31 Darrell Haggard 126 USA A Basin 27.00 27.00 32 Brendan Levine 108 USA Burke Mountain VT 26.75 26.75 33 Gabe Robbins 77 USA Crested Butte 26.00 26.00 34 Tyson Bolduc 96 USA Vail 25.50 25.50 35 Dex Mills 140 USA Crested Butte 25.25 25.25 36 Eric Freson 107 USA Sugarbush 25.00 25.00 37 Jesse Bryan 40 USA Mt. Bachelor 24.50 24.50 37 Aine Falter 119 USA Crested Butte 24.50 24.50 39 Matthew Mikos 142 USA Crested Butte 23.50 23.50 40 Dylan Crossman 149 USA Alta 23.25 23.25 40 Chris Dach 136 USA Crested Butte 23.25 23.25 42 Sam Wright 141 USA Whistler 21.75 21.75 43 Tony Seibert 116 USA Vail 21.00 21.00 44 Justin Modroo 7 USA Red Lodge 20.25 20.25 45 Mark Welgos 105 USA Aspen 20.00 20.00 46 Jared Locke 120 USA Crested Butte 19.75 19.75 47 Ben Somrak 132 USA Crested Butte 18.75 18.75 48 Mike Leake 115 USA Alpine Meadows 18.50 18.50 48 Didrik Falck-Pedersen 144 NOR Hemsedal 18.50 18.50 50 Matt Luczkow 131 USA Vail 18.00 18.00 51 Joel Jacques 11 CAN Whistler 17.75 17.75 52 Daryn Edmunds 130 USA Snowbird - Alta 17.50 17.50 53 Jon Mullens 24 USA Kirkwood 17.25 17.25 54 John Nicoletta 99 USA Aspen 15.25 15.25 55 Mathew Jackson 114 USA Squaw Valley 11.75 11.75 56 Brady Smedsrud 14 USA Alta 10.50 10.50