Wallace Nabs a World Champs Bronze

KREISCHBERG, Austria (Jan.21, 2015)—In a history-making FIS World Championship effort, 23-year-old Noah Wallace (Spokane, WA) earned his first World Championship medal in slopestyle skiing —taking bronze.

Wallace put down the third best run of the day, topping off a 82.40 run with a switch leftside double cork 1080 on the last hit. Competition favorite and top-ranked skier Australian Russ Henshaw, put down three 90-point runs to easily secure second place, but ultimately the day would belong to Swiss skier Fabian Boesch. Boesch put together an unbeatable combination with a switch double misty 1260 Japan to a right double-corked 1260 to earn his first FIS World Championships title.

“I had a lot of fun today,” said Wallace, who has only been competing in World Cups since 2013. “It was a great time skiing. The course was awesome and the jumps were pristine. I loved today.”

Wallace wasn't the only American with a good result. Three landed in the top 15: Robby Franco (Lake Tahoe, CA) was sixth, Colby Stevenson (Park City, UT) eighth and Matthew Walker (Aspen, CO) 13th.

On the women's side, Nadia Gonzales (Angel Fire, NM) was 11th and Jamie Crane-Mauzy (Park City, UT) 13th. Lisa Zimmerman of Germany took first, Katie Summerhayes of Great Britain second and Zuzana Stromkova of Slovakia third.

Fans can Wallace’s run on Universal Sports at 8:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday and 4:30 a.m. EST on Thursday.

Wallace smiles on the podium after taking the bronze at World Champs. (Getty Images-Agence Zoom/Stanko Gruden)

HIGHLIGHTS

• This was Wallace’s first World Championships, and first World Champs medal.
• Wallace's bronze medal run: switch leftside tails-over 270 on to backside 270 out top rail, railslide misty 540 safety out, rightside double-corked 1080 safety, leftside double-corked high mute, railslide backside 450 out, switch left-side double-corked 1080.
• Boesch's winning run: switch leftside tails-over 270 on to 270 off rail, railslide backside corked 810 off, switch leftside double misty 1260 Japan, rightside double-corked 1260 high mute, wallride frontside 450 out, left double-corked 1260 tail.

QUOTES
Noah Wallace
I had a lot of fun today. It was a great time skiing. The course was awesome and the jumps were pristine. I loved today. 

RESULTS
Women's results
Men's results