Kialani Hines wins Crankworx Dual Slalom in Silverstar.
After the first few runs in finals, the top women voted to call it, deferring to qualifying results to determine the finals results.
“Practice was awesome. The dirt could not have been any better. It was perfect. The track was fun, but obviously it got really wet,” said Kialani Hines, who qualied fastest with her time of 56.99 seconds. “I think the majority of the girls just weren’t comfortable racing which, I respect that. So we went off of qualifying. So it worked out for me. I would have raced and been stoked about that, but I think it was just more about safety today, so yeah, not a bad day for me.”
The first place finish is a first for Hines, who finished third in the discipline in Sun Peaks last week.
“This is actually my first Slalom win. I’ve gotten every other place for Slalom with Crankworx, other than winning. So, it’s a little bittersweet because obviously I want to win it, you know, legit, and prove that I can do that, but I also can’t complain. I’m riding fast enough to win. I’ll just take it.”
Harriet Burbidge-Smith takes second, and Casey Brown third.
Final Results
1 Kialani HINES USA
2 Harriet BURBIDGE-SMITH AUS
3 Casey BROWN CAN
4 Vaea VERBEECK CAN
5 Robin GOOMES NZL
6 Gracey HEMSTREET CAN
7 Emmy LAN CAN
8 Amy ERTEL CAN
9 Kyleigh STEWART CAN
10 Danielle BEECROFT AUS
11 Brooke TRINE USA
Vaea Verbeeck (who finished fourth in Silverstar) remains on top for Queen of Crankworx.
Live Broadcasting Schedule * pst time on Red Bull TV
Friday, 1st October 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm RockShox Pump Track Challenge SilverStar
Saturday, 2nd October 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Title Slopestyle at SilverStar Bike Park
