Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Jay Panther takes the win

Hello,

I am writing today with exciting news. At the first North American Tour Stop in Calgary, AB I got a ninth and a FIRST! I got ninth in singles and won duals. On singles day I qualified fourth and was having a great finals run when I caught an edge and got thrown off balance just a few moguls before the finish line. While I was able to not fall, the judges hit me pretty hard for the four whacky turns. Without that mistake I very well may be writing about the weekend in which I won two events, next time! The duals event was a great win for me. The course was tough and got very steep halfway down. My game plan was to ski fast and make everyone try and keep up. It worked all day as everyone I skied against either blew out or did not do a trick off the bottom air because they were out of control. I have attached video of my final dual and a picture of me on the podium!

I compete again tomorrow and Thursday in the second North American Tour event at my home mountain in Park City. The event will be broadcasted online atwww.urtur.com. Once on the site click the LIVE link at the top of the page. Qualifying starts tomorrow at 12:15 PM and finals is at 3:00 PM (MST). The schedule for Thursday is a half an hour earlier. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers for the next two days. I have not been able to train this week as a bad allergy infection has kept me in bed. Luckily this is my home course and I have seen it before, haha. I will let you know how this week goes. Thanks for the love.

Jay Panther


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