<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On <strong>February 1</strong>, the <strong>QParks Tour</strong> dropped by at <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Spots/vans-penken-park-mayrhofen" target="_blank">Penken Park in Mayrhofen</a></strong> to host this year’s <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/penken-battle-penken-park-mayrhofen-2020" target="_blank">Penken Battle</a></strong>. Along with the QParks Tour came <strong>about </strong><strong>50 stoked snowboarders</strong>, fantastic weather and <strong>#goodvibesonly</strong> that motivated the snowboarders to particularly massive runs. Another crucial part for the riders’ performance was contributed by the <strong>rad contest setup</strong> consisting of 6 kickers on 3 hits and an end section with a tube and a rail. You want Penken, you get Penken. Due to the high number of contestants, the <strong>slopestyle contest</strong> was held in the mode <strong>“2 runs – best one counts”</strong>. Every rider had two runs which were judged and the best one entered the competition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>International Snowboard Podium</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The best snowboarder of the day came from Belgium and is called <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/joewen-frijns" target="_blank">Joewen Frijns</a></strong>. He showed a run consisting of a <strong>Frontside 7 Inverted</strong> on the first kicker, a <strong>Backside 9</strong> on the second and a <strong>Cab 7</strong> on the third kicker before topping this bowl of steeze off with a <strong>Switch Bluntside 720</strong> on the Rail. This run got him the win in front of his “Shredmasters” team colleague <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/fynn-koenen" target="_blank">Fynn Koenen</a></strong> from Germany and “Why Ain’t You” rider <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/benni-fridbjornsson" target="_blank">Benedikt Fridbjörnsson</a></strong> from Iceland.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/hollie-smith" target="_blank">Hollie Smith</a></strong> from Great Britain won the Snowboard Women category in front of her countrywoman <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/molly-phillips" target="_blank">Molly Phillips</a></strong> and Austrian <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/kiara-zung" target="_blank">Kiara Zung</a></strong>. Smith convinced the judges with a<strong> Frontside 3</strong> on the first kicker, a <strong>Nosegrab</strong> on the second and a <strong>Frontside 1</strong> on the third kicker. She ended her run with a<strong> Switch 50-50 Cab 180</strong> on the endsection.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The winners of the <strong>male groms</strong> category were <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/lenny-fenning" target="_blank">Lenny Fennin</a>g</strong> from Great Britain on the first place, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/paul-frischhut" target="_blank">Paul Frischhut</a></strong> from Austria on the second place and <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/jesse-willemsen" target="_blank">Jesse Willemsen</a></strong> from the Netherlands came in third.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>female groms</strong> category was won by <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/romy-van-vreden" target="_blank">Romy van Vreden</a></strong> (NLD) in front of <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/zoe-willemsen" target="_blank">Zoe Willemsen</a></strong> (NLD) and <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/amber-fennell" target="_blank">Amber Fennell</a></strong> (GBR).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Second best male <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Riders/fynn-koenen" target="_blank">Fynn Koenen</a></strong> won the <strong>Free Spirit Best Trick Award</strong> with his massive <strong>Frontside 1080</strong>. He bagged 100€ and has the chance to win a <strong>surf trip</strong> for two in Ecuador at the <strong>Free Spirit Hostel</strong> at the end of the season.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>SNOWBOARD RESULTS - <a href="https://qcms.qparks.com/action/attachment/file/588_ergebnisliste-snb-penkenbattle.pdf/" target="_blank">click here</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A big shoutout goes to the <strong>Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/amplifi" target="_blank">Amplifi</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/qparks" target="_blank">QParks</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/pow" target="_blank">Pow Gloves</a></strong> and<strong> <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/soggle" target="_blank">Soggle</a> </strong>that took care of the sweet goodie prizes for the riders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's not forget about <strong>QParks</strong> <strong>2020 Penken Battle</strong> <strong>snowboard recap & highlights video </strong>below - enjoy! </div>