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The AIM
(Artificial, Indoor, Mountain) Series 2004 headed to Edinburgh last
weekend to the Midlothian Ski Slope at Hillend.
SATURDAY - Snowboard Boardercross, National Championships
In Saturday's snowboard competition 64 snowboarders from all over
the UK competed in the Boardercross championships, Slopestyle and
Big Air. The warm weather slowed the course down a little but there
was still action and few tense moments as local Michael Bates took
on Matthew Gibson, Sheffield and Craig Howie, taking the champion's
title. Bates changed his snowboard to skis on Sunday and took home
the Masters Skiercross champion's title as well. In the women's
competition it was UK's dryslope queen and British Big Air champion
Mollie Percival from Bury who won the overall title.
 Snowboard
Slopestyle
The close competition was between two locals Craig Howie and Peter
Weir, both Edinburgh, and young Jamie Nicholls (11 yrs), Halifax.
Howie impressed with a shifty to shifty over the two woops, to a
corked 5 over the jump to finish with a 50:50 to boardslide on the
kinked rail, beating Nicholls to the first place with one point.
More local talent was on display in the women's competition as Posy
Dixon, Edinburgh, earned first place.
 Snowboard
Big Air
It was definitely Craig Howie's day! He stunned the judges when
he landed a perfectly executed backside 9 to the roars of the crowd,
leaving Vic Boys, Bradford, and Matthew Gibson in second and third
place respectively. In the afternoon Big Air competition Mollie
Percival stole the show with her trademark trick backside 360 tailgrab..
SUNDAY - Skiercross, National Championships
With the slightly cooler weather the Dendix
was a bit faster on the Sunday and the 61 skiers that turned up
for the competition had excellent conditions for their race. In
a fast and furious final another alpine racer, formerly on the Scottish
team, Blair Aitken, Edinburgh, picked the best line through the
course beating Simon Bates, Edinburgh and Andy Bennett, Sheffield
to the title. In the women's race Emma Londsdale, Settle, walked
away with yet another champion's title to her name after being the
day's fastest lady down the course.
Ski Slopestyle
Sheffield skiers Mark Elliott and Paddy Graham both showed great
style in their slopestyle runs, but Elliott proved more technical
with his double shifty 180 over the jump to a fakie rail slide and
won the first place in front of Graham. The women's favourite Emma
Londsdale performed a solid run of 360 to railslide, finishing first.
Ski Big Air
Paddy Graham got his revenge in the Big Air competition when he
beat local ski wizz kid Murray Buchan, Edinburgh (12 yrs) to the
first place with his corked 5. In the women's Big Air comp Carmichael
and Tyler were again beaten by superwoman Emma Londsdale's clean
360.
SAT 21 AUGUST - SNOWBOARD COMP RESULTS
| Boardercross |
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1) Michael Bates, Edinburgh
2) Matthew Gibson, Sheffield
3) Craig Howie, Edinburgh |
1) Mollie Percival, Bury
2) Samantha Rogers, Reading
3) Dawn Gamble, Edinburgh |
| Slopestyle |
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1) Craig Howie, Edinburgh
2) Jamie Nicholls, Halifax
3) Peter Weir, Edinburgh |
1) Posy Dixon, Edinburgh
2) Mollie Percival, Bury
3) Alexa Hohenberg, New Molden |
| Big Air |
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1) Craig Howie, Edinburgh
2) Vic Boys, Bradford
3) Matthew Gibson, Sheffield |
1) Mollie Percival, Bury
2) Posy Dixon, Edinburgh
3) Nicola Cogan, Glasgow |
SUN 22 AUGUST - SKI COMPS RESULTS
| Skiercross |
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1) Blair Aitken, Edinburgh
2) Simon Bates, Edinburgh
3) Andy Bennett, Sheffield |
1) Emma Londsdale, Settle
2) Rebecca Hammond, Sheffield
3) Rachel Tinkler, Edinburgh |
| Slopestyle |
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1) Mark Elliott, Sheffield
2) Paddy Graham, Sheffield
3) Alastair Watson, Glasgow |
1) Emma Londsdale, Settle
2) Lorna Carmichael, Edinburgh
3) Marie Tyler, Halifax |
| Big Air |
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1) Paddy Graham, Sheffield
2) Murray Buchan, Edinburgh
3) Andy Bennett, Kneesall |
1) Emma Londsdale, Settle
2) Lorna Carmichael, Edinburgh
3) Marie Tyler, Halifax |
Other events on the Orange
AIM Series Calendar
21/22 August - Midlothian Ski Centre - Artificial Boarder/ Skiercross
Championship
4 September - Xscape, Castleford - Indoor Slopestyle Championship
18 September - Xscape, Milton Keynes - Indoor Boarder/ Skiercross
Championship
23/24 October - Sheffield Ski Village - Artificial Slopestyle Championship
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