[ad_1]
‘I couldn’t be more proud’: Great Britain’s James Woods battles through adverse conditions to snatch his maiden ski slopestyle world title
- Great Britain’s James Woods has won the men’s ski slopestyle world title
- The 27-year-old battled through harsh conditions to put in a stunning display
- Woods just edged out Norwegian star Birk Ruud while Nick Goepper came third
- Britain have now claimed three medals in the championships after Woods’ gold
Great Britain’s James Woods has been crowned world champion for the first time after victory in the men’s ski slopestyle competition in Utah.
The 27-year-old defied difficult weather conditions to edge out Norwegian teenager Birk Ruud and US double Olympic medallist Nick Goepper.
Woods told the competition’s website: ‘It feels good. Obviously I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve put a lot of effort in over the years as everybody has.’
Great Britain’s James Woods has won his maiden men’s ski slopestyle world title
The 27-year-old battled through adverse conditions to strike gold in the world championships
Woods pictured performing a difficult trick in the air in his medal-winning final run
Woods had previously won a world silver medal in Voss in 2013 and bronze at Sierra Nevada in 2017.
And victory was especially sweet for the Sheffield star who missed out on a Winter Olympic medal in Pyeongchang last year by just 1.2 points.
Woods had looked set to snatch a podium place in South Korea until Goepper edged him into bronze with the final run of the competition.
Woods’ medal is Britain’s third of the championships after Charlotte Bankes and Izzy Atkin took silver and bronze in snowboard-cross and Ski Big Air respectively.
The British skier just edged out Norwegian teenager Birk Ruud (pictured here)
Ruud (L) claimed silver, while Woods struck gold and America’s Nick Goepper finished third
Advertisement
[ad_2]
Source link