{"id":1602,"date":"2019-08-28T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2019-08-28T11:34:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:34:41","slug":"podiums-for-team-gb-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/08\/podiums-for-team-gb-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Podiums for Team GB in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The southern\nhemisphere season has seen some great early results for Team GB with podium\nresults in both ski and snowboard events this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ormerod scores silver on return<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being out\nof World Cup action for almost two years, Katie Ormerod rejoined the world\u2019s\nelite as she as she competed in Cardrona, New Zealand at the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2019\/20\nSnowboard World Cup Big Air season started at the NZ resort with qualification\ntaking place a day earlier than scheduled due to an ominous weather forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her first World Cup appearance in 629 days, Ormerod was third after the first run, then improved to second place with a backside 720 mute move scoring 83.75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Ormerod (c) Chad-Bucholz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bad weather, good result<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisers were\nhopeful that they would be able to run the final on Saturday morning, but the\nconditions weren\u2019t good enough to allow a competitive event to take place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This meant the\nresults from qualifying stood, leaving Ormerod to earn her seventh overall\nWorld Cup podium (six in big air, one in slopestyle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish veteran Enni Rukajvari took her fourth career World Cup victory to edge out Ormerod, while Norway\u2019s two-time World Championship medallist Silje Norendal was third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Ormerod on the podium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt couldn\u2019t be a better way to start the season\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This result was the\nperfect birthday present for Ormerod who celebrated her 22nd<\/sup> birthday\non Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to\ncome second in my first World Cup back since injury,\u201d said Ormerod. \u201cIt was\ngreat to ride in such a high-level contest and I\u2019m really happy with my riding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt couldn\u2019t be a\nbetter way for me to start the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ormerod now draws\neven with Zoe Gillings-Brier and James \u2018Woodsy\u2019 Woods with seven top-three\nWorld Cup finishes, equal fifth on Britain\u2019s all-time list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next Snowboard\nWorld Cup big air competition will take place in Italy in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronze for Zoe Atkin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ormerod\u2019s success\nwas followed up on Wednesday with a 3rd<\/sup> place for Zoe Atkin in the Ski Halfpipe Finals, also held in Cardrona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoe is the younger sister of Olympic medal\nwinning Izzy Atkin, who picked up the bronze in the Ski Slopestyle at the\nPyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still only 16 years old, Zoe is moving up the ranks quickly. A\nyear ago, Atkin finished seventh in Halfpipe at the Junior World Championships\nin New Zealand, and went on to make her World Cup debut in December 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the start of a breakthrough season during which she accumulated three Nor-Am victories, 13th place at the World Championships and a fifth-place finish at just her second ever World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zoe Atkin on the podium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to both and best of luck to all of our Team GB\nathletes for the forthcoming season! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/190824-Katie-Ormerod-GBR-2nd-Enni-Rukajvari-FIN-1st-Silje-Norendal-NOR-3rd-2019-Big-Air-World-Cup-Cardrona-NZL-...-190x127.jpg<\/a>

The southern hemisphere season has seen some great early results for Team GB with podium results in both ski and snowboard events this week. Ormerod scores silver on return Despite being out of World Cup action for almost two years, …<\/p>\n

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