<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a two-year break from the PenkenBattle, the freestyle athletes were finally able to show what they're made of again. More than <strong>80 international participants</strong> have decided to make the pilgrimage to Mayrhofen in the beautiful Zillertal for the comeback of the PenkenBattle as a <strong>FIS Cup</strong>. Fully motivated athletes were ready to shred the medium and advanced lines - designed by Ryan Highton - and to compete within the <strong>crème de la crème</strong> of freestyle sports. On top: Bluebird from the beginning to the end of the event in the PenkenPark - that undoubtedly made last Sunday an unforgettable shred experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Open air playground with a fantastic setup</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The freestyle spot in Mayrhofen is very well known and highly coveted by the international <strong>snowboard & freeski community</strong>, which was also clearly evident at the PenkenBattle. Participants from Great Britain, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia and more shredded the set-up with the most stylish tricks and caused a lot of amazement and admiration. Also the young Austrian elite did not let down the expectations of their fans and convinced the judges and the audience to a high degree.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Park designer Ryan Highton</strong> and his crew of shapers fine-tuned the medium and advanced lines for the contest on February 12th, making all riders <strong>100% stoked</strong> for the massive freestyle event: “This year's setup is incredibly well shaped, the kickers are great and the whole atmosphere just makes you want to shred,” said snowboard overall winner <strong>Lenny Fenning (GBR)</strong>. The medium contest line shone with a 1/3 tube in the upper area, followed by 2 nicely shaped kickers and a 5m flat/down box. The advanced contest line impressed with a down rail and also 2 steezy kickers with tables from 5 to 15 meters and an industry rainbow rail in the final area. The girls and boys thanked him with sick tricks like a cork 9, switch 7, and some double corks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Highlights</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It almost seemed as if the drinks from <strong><a href="https://www.redbull.com/at-de/" target="_blank">Red Bull</a></strong> actually gave the riders wings, because the adrenaline and skill levels of all participants were at least as high as the hype of the audience. In addition to prizes such as a <strong>brand new pair of <a href="https://www.atomic.com/de-at" target="_blank">ATOMIC</a> skis, TSG helmets, <a href="https://pinetimeclothing.com/" target="_blank">Pinetime</a> hoodies and other goodies from <a href="https://www.blue-tomato.com/de-AT/" target="_blank">Blue Tomato</a> and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/" target="_blank">Boardriding</a>, a <a href="https://www.burton.com/at/de/home" target="_blank">BURTON</a> </strong><strong>Ambassador Package and prize money totaling €2,500</strong> were also awarded to the winners. In addition, the top finishers received valuable FIS points for future competitions in FIS formats as well as European or World Cups.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Briton <strong>Lenny Fenning</strong> was the winner of the day in the<strong> Snowboard Men Overall</strong> category, followed by <strong>Ethan Smith </strong>and <strong>Dante Brcic</strong>. Among the snowboard girls,<strong> Laura Zaveska</strong> (1st place), <strong>Hanna Karrer </strong>(2nd place) and <strong>Mia Langridge </strong>(3rd place) convinced the judges with their performance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Among the <strong>Overall Freeski Men</strong>, <strong>Hannes Baumhöfner</strong>, <strong>Stefan Heiss</strong> and <strong>Peter Müller</strong> got to climb the podium and among the <strong>Overall Freeski Girls</strong>, the only two participants in this category, <strong>Hanna Maria Antson</strong> and <strong>Sarah Schönach</strong> convinced the judges with their moves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ethan Owen</strong>, <strong>Nicolas Nyvelt </strong>and <strong>Benedikt Toth</strong> were named the best in the <strong>Snowboard Grom Men</strong>, right next to <strong>Hanna Karrer</strong>, <strong>Ilvy Paul </strong>and<strong> Valentina Frischhut</strong> as the best in the <strong>Snowboard Grom Women</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last but not least, in the <strong>Freeski Grom Men</strong> category,<strong> Lennart Bondarenko</strong>, <strong>Benjamin Lengger</strong> and <strong>Andre Walkner</strong> jumped onto the podium with a big grin. They got their podium places with a leftside cork 3, <strong>leftside 7 blunt and a switch left cork 9 blunt.</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Check out all the recap photos and video clips from the contest </strong>on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/qparks" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qparksfreestyle/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">! A big thank you goes out to all<strong> sp</strong><strong>onsors and partners of the PenkenBattle</strong> and the host <strong>Mountopolis</strong>. We are already looking forward to the next PenkenBattle, until then <strong>#staytuned</strong> and <strong>#staytrue</strong>!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">>>> Click here for the <a href="https://www.qparks.com/article/penkenbattle-results-erster-recap-en/" target="_blank">complete list of results</a> <<<</div>