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> News > Champions crowned at the final Oakley Roof Battle of the 2016/17 QParks Snowboard Tour

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Champions crowned at the final Oakley Roof Battle of the 2016/17 QParks Snowboard Tour

Image credit: / QParks/Patrick Steiner

05 May 2017

10th QParks Snowboard Tour Stop, 30/04/2017, Superpark Dachstein, Schladming-Dachstein Region, Austria. Dachstein was calling: The finals on April 30 marked both the conclusion of the QParks Snowboard Tour and a dignified start of the glacier spring sessions the same time. After a contest journey all the way through Austria, Italy and Switzerland, the riders were welcomed with bluebird and a challenging pro kicker line for the final showdown. Accordingly stoked were the riders of the jam-packed setup.

QParks Tour Riders - Next Snowboard Generation

At first sight, the Oakley Roof Battle was a regular contest with its usual friendly atmosphere, also having the weather on its side. From a sporting perspective, it was all about the 4.500€ prize money and the final QParks Tour points for the overall tour results. Since the best riders from all across the Alps had qualified, accordingly high was the riding level and the motivation to gain some additional points. “The level was rad, it was really hard to rip off today”, Snowboarder Felix Widnig said. Could he use his lead on points over the contest? Read more in the results. Emma Lantos was stoked about the Superpark Dachstein: “For me, the park was perfect”, and impressed the judges with her skills. Read more in the following.

Oakley Roof Battle - Results Snowboard

The judges Andi Lehmann and Teo Ivančič took position on the massive corner with a clear overview of the two qualification runs and the thrilling finals. Eventually, Noah Vicktor from Germany was their choice to take the crown for the title. With a score of 85 points, he snatched in 400€ prize money and brand-new Oakley goggles. The winner of the groms men category, Till Strohmeyer, also comes from Germany. In the ladies category, Klara Dinold could make use of her Dachstein routine and won 100€ prize money on the first place, as well as goodies from Oakley, Pinetime, Blue Tomato and QParks

Overall Snowboard – Unstoppable Felix Widnig

With 280 tour points in his pockets, Felix Widnig (AT) started into the finals and all other snowboarders didn’t even have a slight chance. He can now call himself overall champ of the QParks Snowboard Tour, honored with a prize money of 800€. On top of it all, he will shred with the pros at this year’s Pleasure Jam via wild card. He will be accompanied by the winners of the groms men category, Bono Kralj Kos from Slovenia, and Emma Lantos from Austria, winner of the women’s category.

For the Oakley Roof Battle Results follow this link and then click on Oakley Roof Battle Results Snowboard, and for overall results of the 2016/17 QParks Snowboard Tour click on QParks Snowboard Tour Results Overall.

Check all highlights of the big finals in the video edit below and get prepared for you next visit at Superpark Dachstein and its stunning conditions - Spring shred is on!

The QParks Tour would like to thank all riders, sponsors and partners for a great season 2016/17!

For more information about the QParks Snowboard Tour check out the dedicated website & Facebook page. And visit here to find out what else QParks have to offer.