The competitions started with the speed slalom: concentration, focus and physical strenghts are needed to win the runs even more with the KO system. Traditionally, the European countries used to win these competitions but in the last few years the Asians came back and here in Arnhem, Chinese Taipei ruled.
Junior Women
Gold - Yu EN Ting - CHINESE TAIPEI
Silver - CHen Lu Tsai - CHINESE TAIPEI
Bronze - Francesca Pettinari - ITALY
Junior Men
Gold - Jui Lun Cheng - CHINESE TAIPEI
Silver - Yu Hsiang Cheng - CHINESE TAIPEI
Bronze - Hsu Chieh Lai - CHINESE TAIPEI
Senior Women
Gold - Lily Granjon - FRANCE
Silver - Wei Jia Wang - CHINESE TAIPEI
Bronze - Po Yi Chen CHINESE TAIPEI
Senior Men
Gold - Yu Jun Yan -CHINA
Silver - Jimmy Fort - FRANCE
Bronze - Yu-Chi Chen - CHINESE TAIPEI
It was then the turn of the Classic Pair and the Italians Lorenzo Guslandi and Valerio Degli Agostini came back on the first step of the podium after the debacle in Nanjing where they ranked 6th. The defending champions Hao Zhang and Ye Hao Qin - China got the silver medal; Bronze to Mu-Lum Hsieh and Yin-Hsuan Chiu - Chinese Taipei.
Classic Pair
Gold - Valerio Degli Agostini/Lorenzo Guslandi - ITALY
Silver - Ye Hao Qin/Zhang Hao - CHINA
Bronze - Chiu Yin-Hsuan/Hsieh Mu-Lum - CHINESE TAIPEI
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LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE
7 JULY
11.30 – 13.30 Freestyle Classic Junior Women
13.30 – 15.30 Freestyle Classic Junior Men
16.00 – 18.00 Freestyle Classic Senior Women
18.00 – 20.00 Freestyle Classic Senior Men
20.00 – 20.30 Awards Ceremony
8 JULY
10.00 – 13.30 Freestyle Battle Junior Women/Men
14.15 – 17.45 Freestyle Battle Senior Women/Men
17.45 – 18.15 Awards Ceremony