TIGNES, France, March 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — It’s officially on the rise! Monster Energy congratulates Team rider Birk Ruud on his first place in Men’s Freeski Slopestyle at the FIS World Cup in Tignes, France This weekend. In the International Ski Federation (FIS) sanctioned event, the 21-year-old skier from Baerum, Norwayclaimed victory just weeks after winning a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in beijing.

From March 10-12, 2022, the high-altitude ski resort in the French Alps has hosted some of the best slopestyle skiers on the circuit. As the penultimate slopestyle event of the 2021/22 FIS Freeski World Cup season, Tignes offered a chance to earn points for this season’s Crystal Globe trophies. With a 42-year history of hosting World Cup events, the resort near the Italian border has provided the perfect setting for world-class riding.

But time had different plans. High winds led to the cancellation of Saturday’s men’s and women’s Slopestyle finals, as well as Friday’s women’s qualifiers. Organizers had no choice but to crown the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle winner based on Thursday’s qualifying results.

In the end, the top-ranked rider was Monster Energy’s Birk Ruud. The Norwegian rode the course with confidence after winning Olympic gold in men’s big air skiing at the beijing Games a few weeks before in February. With a score of 88.50 points for his first perfect race, Ruud took the win.

“It always feels good to get the W. I would have loved to ski in the final but, you know, I did my best in qualifying and I won qualifying so I’m super happy to get the win, and I’m really happy with It’s a beautiful place here in Tignes and it’s really beautiful,” Monster Energy’s Ruud said after taking the win in Tignes.

This weekend’s victory marks the third Slopestyle World Cup victory for Ruud. He also won the slopestyle season opener in Stubai, Austria and now sits first in the 2021/2022 FIS World Cup overall standings with 286 points. He also moved up to second in the World Cup slopestyle standings with 200 points, behind current leader Andri Ragettli by 50 points. The stage is set for a showdown at the upcoming FIS World Cup Finals in Silvaplana from March 24-26.

Known for his versatile riding style, Ruud has been a top competitor since a young age. As a professional rookie, he won Slopestyle freeskiing gold at the 2016 Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympics. He won the 2020 FIS World Cup Big Air Crystal Globe Trophy and the gold Big Air at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Ruud has four X Games medals (2 gold, 2 silver) to his name.

To learn more about Birk Ruud and the Monster Energy Freeski Team, visit http://www.monsterenergy.com. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for exclusive updates as the snow season continues.

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