Emily Teague of Aspen, CO, put forth a technically consistent run this morning, which landed her in the coveted first position going into the super final rounds. She sealed her spot atop the podium with a solid and well-mapped run, which earned her an outstanding 95.01 points.

�Today was just awesome,� glowed Teague. �These conditions were just amazing, the best I could imagine. Really, I just got out there and had fun!�

Teague�s performance was enough to hold off runner-up Katherine Lange of Squaw Valley, CA, who finished in second place with 87.63 points. Michelle Manning of Alta, UT, skied consistently throughout the event, and rounded out the podium with 86.51 points.

The Men�s final and super final runs today showcased the deep field of gifted international athletes. Mark Welgos of Aspen, CO, who lead the field at the end of yesterday�s competition, skied technical lines throughout the final and super final rounds which won him the title with a total of 107.51 points. Second place went to Lars Chickering-Ayers of Mad River Glen, VT, and Rob La Pier of Whiteface Mtn, NY, finished third with 104.13 points.

�Today was a blast. I got off to a bit of a tough start after getting snagged by a surprise tree branch on my first run, but I managed to hang on for the lead going into the super final,� said Welgos. �And the super final run went exactly as I planned�my line was exactly as I had planned.�

This outstanding competition saw more than the anticipated share of antics but it was Lars Chickering-Ayers who won the coveted Tobias Lee Sickbird Award due in part to his consistency throughout the tour so far, and the fact that he had the highest scoring run of the day. The North Face Young Gun Award went to 23 year-old Vail, CO native Claudia Bouvier, who is normally found on the park-and-pipe contest circuit. This award recognizes young talent.

�These are just simply the best big mountain competition skiing conditions you could ask for,� said competition judge Dion Newport. �The level of skiing at Jackson Hole this weekend has been phenomenal. I can�t even recall the numbers of huge laid-out back flips I saw�I lost count after a while!�

The Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Tour continues next week at Snowbird, UT, March 18-23, 2008. Don�t miss the live webcast of the final and super final rounds on www.usfreeskiing.com beginning 10am MST Friday, March 21 and re-broadcast at 6pm Friday and Saturday.

For more information and photos please log on to 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

ATHLETE NAME COUNTRYHOME TOTAL 1&2 Superfinal Total
1 Emily Teague USA Aspen 62.88 32.13 95.01
2 Katharine Lange USA Squaw Valley 58.38 29.25 87.63
3 Michelle Manning USA Alta 57.38 29.13 86.51
4 Claudia Bouvier USA Vail 58.26 28.13 86.39
5 Hannah Horigan USA Jackson Hole 56.75 29.38 86.13
6 Crystal Wright USA Jackson Hole 59.38 23.63 83.01
7 Tanya Christensen USA Crested Butte 56.88 23.50 80.38
8 AJ Whitney USA Jackson Hole 55.38
9 Hannah Whitney USA Alta 55.13
10 Rebecca Selig USA Snowbird 54.88
11 Andria Huskinson USA Alta 54.63
12 Ally Marcus USA Jackson Hole 53.63
13 Amber Gale USA Snowbird 51.75
14 Meredith Riley USA Snowbird 50.88
15 Whitney Barker USA Snowbird 50.75
16 Alexis Bennett USA Snowbird 49.88
17 Jess Spangler USA Jackson Hole 48
18 McKenna Peterson USA Sun Valley 44.38
19 Kate Stoddard USA Bogus Basin 44
20 Holly Mumford USA Cochrans 42.5
21 Darcy Conover USA Aspen 42.25
22 Anne Henry USA Squaw Valley 41.63
23 Caroline Gleich USA Alta/Bird 29.88

ATHLETE NAME COUNTRYHOME TOTAL 1&2 Superfinal Total
1 Mark Welgos USA Aspen 74.13 33.38 107.51
2 Lars Chickering-Ayers USA Mad River Glen 67.01 38.75 105.76
3 Rob LaPier USA Whiteface 69.88 34.25 104.13
4 Josh Daiek USA Kirkwood 67.63 33.75 101.38
5 Zaq Rosenbloom USA Kirkwood 66.26 34.88 101.14
6 Nick DeVore USA Aspen 67.88 29.63 97.51
7 Scott Hanichen USA Alpine Meadows 64.13 31.00 95.13
8 Cliff Bennett USA Snowbird 60.01 34.88 94.89
9 Pat Owen USA Bridger Bowl 61.38 31.50 92.88
10 Tanner Flanagan USA Jackson Hole 63.5 24.25 87.75
11 Kevin O'Meara USA Squaw Valley 67.25 20.00 87.25
12 Kent Hyden USA Alta 63.76 21.63 85.39
13 Chris Germain USA Jackson Hole 61.25 21.63 82.88
14 Ryan Hawks USA Mad River Glen 58.13
15 Matt Gold USA Snowbird 57.63
16 Ben Ford USA Jackson Hole 56.13
17 Tim Nelson USA Bogus Basin 54.13
17 Luke Hinz USA Afton Alps 54.13
19 Jason Brown USA Aspen 50.88
20 Nathan Kushlan USA Jackson Hole 50.75
21 Jared Lynch-Gilbert USA Nashoba Valley 50.13
21 Mike Cook USA Jackson Hole 50.13
23 Brett Phelps USA Ski Texas 49.13
24 Darrell Haggard USA A-Basin 48.75
24 John Mason USA Breckenridge 48.75
26 David Wintzer USA Park City/Bird 48.63
27 Jon Mullins USA Kirkwood 47.75
28 Paul Herberger USA Bridger Bowl 47.5
28 Jonny Manwaring USA Park City 47.5
30 Scott McBrayer USA Alta/Bird 46.75
31 Tim Normand USA Snowbird 43.38
32 Brady Newton USA Snowbird 42.76
33 George Hjelte USA Squaw Valley 37.13
34 Jesse Bryan USA Mt. Bachelor 27