Kuehtai, Austria – March 2, 2008: Although some poor weather conditions took its toll on the park, riders were still able to showcase their freestyle skills at the Swatch TTR THREE(3)STAR Austrian Masters in Kuehtai. For the second year in a row, local Austrian riders Julia Baumgartner and Patrik Huber were able to blow by the competition and take the Title at the NASA Austria Cup Tour finals of 2008.

The weather conditions became unbearable by the end of the week, resulting in organizers canceling the final, taking just the qualifications into account. Julia Baumgartner impressed the judges with huge tricks at incredible heights and now sits at Swatch TTR World No. 11. Baumgartner was crowned Austrian Master of Slopestyle 2008. Conny Bleicher form Germany finished 2nd in Kuehtai sitting at TTR World No. 17 as Aline Bock, also from Germany, finished third, resting in the TTR Top 70.

Patrik Huber who claimed the men’s Austrian Master Title of 2008, was going all out from the very beginning, securing a top spot in the qualifications that eventually resulted in his Title win. Huber is in the Swatch TTR Top 60 with his first TTR result of the season. Lars Österle (GER) and Sani Alibabic (AUT) both displayed equally impressive technical tricks placing them both in second position.

The second format of the Austrian Masters 08, the Halfpipe competition was at first postponed to Sunday due to Saturday’s strong winds and was then fully cancelled due to increasingly bad weather.

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Slopestyle Results for Austrian Masters 08

Women:

1. Julia Baumgartner AUT
2. Conny Bleicher GER
3. Aline Bock GER
4. Sandy Gecek AUT
5. Diana Sadlowski POL
6. Silvi Schlereth GER
7. Silke Unseld GER
8. Nicole Sommerauer AUT/USA
8. Haller Maike GER

Men:
1. Patrik Huber AUT
2. Lars Oesterle GER
2. Sani Alibabic AUT
4. Samuel Rudigier AUT
5. Rudi Kröll AUT
6. Hubert Fill AUT
7. Thomas Hörhager AUT
8. Michael Breuer AUT
9. Stefan Fankhauser AUT
10. Wolfgang Wanner AUT