Red Bull PlayStreets

Red Bull PlayStreets is a slopestyle competition organized by Red Bull in the discipline of freestyle skiing in the historic center of Bad Gastein in the Gastein Valley . It took place for the first time in 2007. In 2015, the field of participants consisted of 16 of the best freestyle skiers in the world, in 2013 there were 22. The approximately 500-meter-long course with tunnels, jumps and bridges is rebuilt every year from wood, partly leads over house roofs and has over 2500 Cubic meters of snow. In 2015, 8,500, 2013 and 2011 10,000 spectators each attended the event, which is seen as an important element in the repositioning of Bad Gastein in the tourism sector .

In 2015, Red Bull PlayStreets was held for the sixth time after 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013. The Norwegian Øystein Bråten won ahead of the second placed Swiss Andri Ragettli. The Swede Jesper Tjäder came third. The most successful Austrian to date is Tobias Tritscher, who came second in 2009.

Results

• 2015:
  • 1st place: Øystein Bråten 
  • 2nd place: Andri Ragettli 
  • 3rd place: Jesper Tjäder 

• 2013:
  • 1st place: Charles Gagnier 
  • 2nd place: Gus Kenworthy 
  • 3rd place: Vincent Gagnier 

• 2011:
  • 1st place: Elias Ambühl 
  • 2nd place: Antti Ollila 
  • 3rd place: Jossi Wells 

• 2009:
  • 1st place: Russ Henshaw 
  • 2nd place: Tobias Tritscher 
  • 3rd place: Fabio Studer 

• 2008:
  • 1st place: Oscar Scherlin 
  • 2nd place: Russ Henshaw 
  • 3rd place: Oskari Raitanen 

• 2007:
  • 1st place: Charles Gagnier 
  • 2nd place: Russ Henshaw 
  • 3rd place: Thomas Krief 

Web links

• Official event website
• Ski playground: Over the roofs of Bad Gastein , article in Die Presse
• Report on funsporting.de about the first event in 2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2007
2. ^ Thacher Stone: Red Bull Playstreets 2015; Here's the deets and a live-stream link on freeskier.com from February 13, 2015.
3. ↑ Ethan Stone: Charles Gagnier wins Red Bull PlayStreets , espn.go.com from February 23, 2013, accessed on February 26, 2015 (English).
4. ↑ Claudia Lagler: Ski playground: Over the roofs of Bad Gastein , diepresse.com from February 5, 2015, accessed on February 26, 2015.
5. ↑ RedBull Playstreets 2015: un jeune Norvégien crée la surprise on the Adrénaline L'Équipe website , February 16, 2015 (French).
6. ↑ 10,000 visitors to "Playstreets" in Bad Gastein on krone.at from February 20, 2011, accessed on February 28, 2015.
7. ↑ Austria: gli assi dello sci acrobatico a Bad Gastein on gazzetta.it from February 26, 2013, accessed on February 26, 2015 (Italian).
8. ↑ Haig Simonian: An uphill challenge , ft.com from February 7th 2009, accessed on 26 February 2015 (English).
9. ↑ redbull .com: Øystein Bråten wins Red Bull PlayStreets 2015
10. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2013
11. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2011
12. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2009
13. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2008
14. ↑ Gasteinertal .com: Red Bull Playstreets 2007