Double Victory for Irving at Rev Tour

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA (Jan. 28, 2014)—U.S. Freeskiing Rookie Team rider Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO) reigned supreme at the second stop of the U.S. Revolution Tour, winning both the men’s halfpipe and slopestyle competitions at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA. Carly Margulies (Mammoth Lakes, CA) took home top honors in the women’s halfpipe competition and Kathryn Alexander (S.Lake Tahoe, CA) won women’s slopestyle.

15-year-old Irving dominated Seven Springs’ 22-foot halfpipe, putting down the two highest scores of the day and landing a switch cork 900 for the first time. Continuing his winning streak on the slopestyle course, Irving linking together a switch rightside 900 to a leftside double 1260 to take the win. On the women’s side, Margulies posted the two highest scores of the day, winning her first U.S. Revolution Tour halfpipe contest with back-to-back 540s. Alexander landed right and left 360s to take home her second U.S. Revolution Tour slopestyle win. The Rev Tour continues February 8-11 at Mammoth Mountain, CA.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Men’s halfpipe podium: 1. Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO), 2. Jaxin Hoerter (Breckenridge, CO), 3. Hunter Hess (Bend, OR).
• Men’s slopestyle podium: Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO), Scotty Nelson (Darien, CT), Freddy Brideweser (Canton, OH).
• Women’s halfpipe podium: Carly Margulies (Mammoth Lakes, CA), Bri Bogumill (Steamboat Springs, CO), Paula Cooper (Vail, CO).
• Women’s slopestyle: Kathryn Alexander (S. Lake Tahoe, CA), Caroline Claire (Wilmington, VT), Nikita Rubocki (Boise, ID).
• Irving’s winning halfpipe run included a brand new switch cork 900 on his last hit. His winning combination in slopestyle was a switch right 900 to a left double 1260.
• Alexander’s winning tricks: right 360, left 360 safety grab.
• Margulies winning run: left 540 mute grab, right 540, two straight airs and a left 360.

QUOTES
Birk Irving, Men’s halfpipe and slopestyle winner
It’s crazy to think about sweeping pipe and slope, because last year I was just doing 360s. This year, just being able to put down a run and contend with all the other athletes is just crazy.

Carly Margulies, Women’s halfpipe winner
I felt pretty confident with my run. I was happy with the pipe—it was shaped really well, no snow in the flat bottom, no wind. I was stoked.

RESULTS
U.S. Revolution Tour, Seven Springs Mountain Resort

Halfpipe
Women’s Halfpipe Final Results
Men’s Halfpipe Final Results

Slopestyle
Women’s Slopestyle Final Results
Men’s Slopestyle Final Results