<div><br /></div><div>For the<strong> ninth stop</strong>, the crew headed to beautiful Switzerland, more exactly - to Zurich.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, the city at Lake Zurich did not show its best side, and we had to stop - for the first time this year - the contest due to the rain. Luckily, we could still do the Qualis and so these points count.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Podium</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Men</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1st place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/noelschaerer/" target="_blank">Noel Schaerer</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roccoshki/" target="_blank">Rocco Mueller</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">3rd place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabian_trojer/" target="_blank">Fabian Trojer</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Women</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1st place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jo_on_board/" target="_blank">Lena Mueller</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marlena._.sk8/" target="_blank">Marlena Weidenbruch</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Groms</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1st place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maurin_sk8/" target="_blank">Maurin Maël Donatsch</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd place: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/griffinski_/" target="_blank">Griffin van Essen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><br /></div><div>Our Travel Judge <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stefanebner/" target="_blank">Stefan Ebner</a> comments on the placings as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Noel</strong> set the standard really high. With tricks like bs 50-50 shove-it at the rail-to-bank, kickflip fs boardslide at the big rail, and incredible style he clearly took first place. Second place went to <strong>Rocco</strong>, who showed many varied tricks on different obstacles, including a switch fs boardslide on the big rail. Third place went to <strong>Fabian</strong>, who also showed a lot of different tricks and had to fight hard with the rain towards the end of his heat. Nevertheless, he pushed through a Suski-grind on the long hubba-ledge and almost did a fs crooks on the wet big rail. In the women's category, <strong>Lena</strong> impressed with many solid tricks throughout the course, including boardslide on the long down-rail, 50-50 on the long hubba-ledge, and nollie big-spin on the hip.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the results of the <a href="https://theboardr.com/results/11152/Best-Foot-Forward-Zurich" target="_blank">Qualifiers</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Pictures & Videos</strong></div><div>You can download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18EuMj8bu8OvmkTiGO6IAZis9BDTGxKE6" target="_blank">Pictures here</a>.</div><div>Photo credits: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/matteos_22/" target="_blank">Matteos Zereit</a></div><div>Our recap Video can be found here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvXP7spgGdi/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEMn-foggkE" target="_blank">Youtube</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are also happy about the participation of the Blue Tomato Teamrider from Zurich, St. Gallen, Ravensburg & Karlsruhe.</div><div><br /></div><div>We say THANK YOU to all skaters, visitors, and partners who were there and are looking forward to the <strong>last </strong>Best Foot Forward Europe tour stop in <strong>Hamburg</strong> on the <strong>26th of August </strong>at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allerfornia/" target="_blank">Allerfornia Skatepark</a>.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a big shout out to our sponsors:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.redbull.com/" target="_blank">Red Bull</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Dickies-21/" target="_blank">Dickies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Cariuma-10000585/" target="_blank">Cariuma</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Nixon-240/" target="_blank">Nixon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Toy+Machine-6087/" target="_blank">Toy Machine</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Bones+Wheels-6217/" target="_blank">Bones Wheels</a> & <a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Bones+Bearings-10000127/" target="_blank">Bones Bearings</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/brand/Ace-10000068/" target="_blank">Ace Trucks</a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>More information about the upcoming tour stops can be found <a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/blue-world/skate/best-foot-forward-tour-europa/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestfootforwardeurope/" target="_blank">@bestfootforwardeurope</a></div><div>#bestfootforwardeurope</div><div> </div>