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Caption: Top 5 Moments From the Polartec Big Air at Fenway
Caption: Here’s what happens when snowboarding takes over one of sports' most iconic stadiums!
Here are the top 5 moments from the Polartec #bigairfenway
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Caption: 1) The Jump
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Caption: 14 stories tall and 430 feet long, the Big Air at Fenway was a behemoth of a jump that made the famed Green Monster seem miniscule.
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Caption: 2) Julia Marino went from forerunner to World Cup winner in the course of 24 hours.
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Caption: Due to injury, OlympianTy Walker had to drop out of the competition the day before the event and 18-year old rookie, Julia Marino filled her spot and went on to win the event with a cab 540 underflip and a wildcat.
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Caption: 3) The Fans
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Caption: Boston came out in droves to watch snowboarding, single digit temps and howling wind didn’t stop these die-hard fans (27,000 of them both days combined).
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Caption: They even kept with traditions and sang Sweet Caroline before the final jumps.
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Caption: 4) Max Parrot’s Triple Cork
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Caption: Canadian superstar, Max Parrot was the only finalist to land a triple cork and that helped him take home the win.
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Caption: 5) Crowd-favorite Chas Guldemond shot calling.
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Caption: New Hampshire native Chas Guldemond was a local crowd favorite and played to the baseball fans by calling the shots on his final jump to take 3rd
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Caption: Women's podium
1) Julia Marino (USA) 2) Jenna Blasman (CAN) 3) Brooke Voight (CAN)
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Caption: Men's podium
1) Max Parrot (CAN) 2) Mikey Ciccarelli (CAN) 3) Chas Guldemond (USA)
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Caption: For the full story from the Polartec Big Air at Fenway head over to www.ussnowboarding.com