MADRID, 17 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish rider Núria Castán, member of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI-SpainSnow) team, was transferred this Friday to the Espitau Val d’Aran hospital, in Vielha e Mijaran (Lleida), after suffering two falls. during a stop on the Freeride World Tour (FWT) at the Baqueira Beret station.
This Baqueira Beret Pro by Movistar was a bitter start to the course for Castán, sponsored by HEAD Snowboards. He started his descent in second place, but had a spectacular fall on a very technical line. Although that did not prevent him from completing the route, another fall in the final part injured his shoulder and complicated this inaugural event of the FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance 2025; Without fighting for the podium like this, the Catalan took the seventh and last position with 10.00 points.
Then her press team confirmed that the athlete from Reus “is under observation in the Vielha hospital due to the severe blows suffered to the head” during her descent, “waiting to perform a CT scan again to have an official diagnosis.” .
The French Noémie Equy, debutant in the FWT, won with 76.00 points after her descent with a 360º in the upper section, the steepest, and clean jumps on more technical terrain and fluid transitions. Anna Martinez, also French, was second with 72.67 points, agile and with control on steep and exposed slopes; his line included multiple jumps and fluid transitions, showing experience and versatility. Canadian Audrey Hebert completed the podium with 68.67 points, thanks to a consistent and stylish descent, ‘ripping’ with style through a channel and executing clean jumps in the lower section.
In the men’s snowboard category, Frenchman Victor de Le Rue won with 83.33 points; He combined technical skill with creativity and his big moment was a perfectly landed backflip, executed within a fluid and dynamic descent. Germany’s Timm Schröder finished second with 77.33 points, impressing the judges with a very powerful line that also included a huge backflip with an energetic and fluid style on steep, technical sections. And Canadian veteran Jonathan Penfield completed the podium, with 72.67 points.
In the women’s ski category, Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe won thanks to her 82.00 points. The French Astrid Cheylus, runner-up in the world last season, achieved 77.00 points with a determined and balanced performance featuring a completely clean backflip and fluidity in complicated snow conditions. Poland’s Zuzanna Witych secured third place with 73.33 points, after choosing a creative line and executing it safely, with exposed jumps and a lot of fluidity on virgin terrain.
In men’s skiing, the American Ross Tester took the victory based on his 92.67 points. On his return to the FWT after a break, he nailed an impeccable descent that combined freestyle tricks with technical precision. The most notable thing was a huge ‘backflip’, a perfectly executed 360º grip that at all times showed control on a steep and varied terrain such as La Bamba.
His compatriot Toby Rafford had a euphoric debut, as he achieved 91.33 points and a second place with a descent that included a 360º plane, a double ‘flat spin’ and fluid transitions on demanding terrain. Third place for New Zealander Ben Richards and his 89.00 points, winning over the judges with a smooth style and a creative line that had two 360s executed to perfection.
Furthermore, in this same ski test, Aranese Abel Moga obtained 70.33 points to be twelfth of 23 competitors. This earned him an invitation from the FWT for the remainder of the season throughout the circuit. “I am very happy, now I have to organize the entire season. I am very grateful to the FWT and its people. From now on it is time to enjoy and try to improve, last season I did not have the best taste in my mouth,” Moga declared to RFEDI.