5th Snowboard Euro Cup

Big Air

More than 50 competitors from Finland, Bulgaria, Slovenia and many other countries presented amazing show during two days' competition in two disciplines: "Big air" (jumps) and "Slop style" (combination of jumps and riding on banister)


By ALEKSANDAR TODOROVIĆ
from Belgrade, SERBIA



The fifth snowboard Euro cup took part in February in Kopaonik mountain in Central Serbia. Organizers were sport union "Freestyler" and snowboard club "Kobazz" from Belgrade.

Snowboarding, the sport with growing attention and importance in Serbia incited many riders to come here, especially from other European countries.

- On Saturday, February 17th, we organized the competition in riding snowboard in snowboard park called "Pančićev vrh" where the boarders showed excellent bravery having competed in very bad weather conditions due to the fog that lasted the whole day. This year's best boarder in this competition is Anze Suša from Slovenia - said Marko Nikolić, Secretary of Union "Freestyler".

It was pretty sunny the next day and the riders had the excellent conditions for competing. There were more than 50 snowboarders from foreign countries. Smit Sepe from Belgium, who gained the FIS scores (the Intenational ski and snowboard federation), was the winner in daily "slope style". In the evening competition, a significant number of visitors have seen 15 best snowboarders from daily qualifications. The winner was Nejc Ferijan from Slovenia, and he won the first prize and 1000 euro money prize.

- And when we talk about Serbian snowboarders, Zolt Takach finished 14th in discipline "Big air", but we have not managed to enter the first 15 in "Slope style"- said Marko Nikolić.