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What a contest in Munich! The wind tested the patience of the spectators and Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) rewarded them by testing the laws of physics once again! The world’s best slopestyle athletes competed in Munich at Swatch Prime Line at MASH today in front of 20,000 spectators in the Olympic Park. In the historic setting it was a nonetheless historic day for the 20-year-old American, who won his first ever FMB Diamond Series Event at Swatch Prime Line.
Returning for the third year after 2014 and 2015, Swatch Prime Line was once again a pivotal part of the MASH festival in Munich. The course builders put in all the work in the week before the contest shaping massive jumps and building breathtaking drops for the riders to send their tricks on in style. After great weather on Friday, rainy weather on Saturday led to the event being postponed until Sunday. Thousands of fans streamed to the course for the final and celebrated the world’s best FMB slopestyle athletes during their two decisive runs. After having to wait patiently for the wind to die down, the athletes rewarded all the fans with a world-class show.
Max Fredriksson topped the Canadian with a huge run (89.25) cementing his position not only as a favorite for the win today, but also as a contender to be reckoned with for the Diamond Series Title. There was however one rider, who took all the glory back: Nicholi Rogatkin. The trick-machine from Lincoln, USA, followed Fredriksson into the course and snatched away the FMB Diamond Series win from the Swede thanks to a sensational run, scoring 93.00. The winning ingredients were as follows: Foot plant 360, tail whip, tuck no hander, triple tail whip, double tail whip, back flip, cash roll, front flip, double tail whip, cork 720. No one was able to best Nicholi Rogatkin: “I am feeling incredible. We waited for the wind for ages, but these people wanted to put on the show and we did. I am stoked, that I could pull off my run and come out on top. We love the people here. They give us so much support.”
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