 Here we go again Just a week ago the world's best big mountain skiers and snowboarders proved that they haven't forgotten how to go big It was a spectacular opener and the second event of the 2021 tour will be contested on the same mountain on the same face But the weather gods have been busy since the first event a reset of new snow means powder new lines and The opportunity to go even bigger So for the second stop of this year's tour we're staying in the microstate of Andorra where the resort of Audino Arcelli sits perched at the top of the Pyrenees on the border with France a Sizable storm unleashed its fury on the mountains over the weekend with heavy wind and plenty of new snow Reshaping the venue and offering very different conditions to the first event held on this face last week Now the riders need to decide if their lines from last week are still working or if the fresh snow means they can add a little spice The Port Del Rapp face offers the riders a choice between three starting positions The first two gates remain the same as event one and from these start gates both at an altitude of roughly 2600 meters the riders are delivered into a steep and rocky zone with plenty of opportunities to showcase the spectacular Start number three however opens up a completely different zone That is a little more open but offers the chance to create new lines for the judges The riders are making their way up to the summit this time It's the turn of the snowboarders to drop first, but before they do let's remind ourselves what happened last week In the snowboard women's competition, Marion Hayate's dominance continued the triple world champion sealed an Emphatic win which puts her in a familiar spot in the rankings. I try to have fun And it was fun to ride to be here with the friends Despite arriving just a day before competition the veteran Erica Vikander showed her experience taking second just behind Hayate Canadian Katie Anderson rounded out the podium in third in the men's snowball competition the defending champion Nils Mindnick finished in third American rookie Blake Moller made a great first impression with his first ever free ride world tour run He almost took the win at the first time of asking but in a very tight decision He had to settle for second behind Britain's Cody Bramwell Bramwell finished second last year in Andorra and stepped it up this year to take his first ever free ride world tour win I'm overwhelmed. I can't believe this is actually happening. I was so stoked Looking at the start list at Gigi Ruffa is still out with injury last year's champion Nils Mindnick would be the last to start In the men's snowboarding but dropping second it was Blake Moller desperate to go one better than last time After the dream start to his free ride world tour career Blake Moller literally hurled himself into the face And he was not messing around with clean fresh snow to work with he found his way onto this rocky outcrop I managed to snipe a backside 360 into a very tight landing He then traversed out to the riders left and the hallmark of a great rider is taking scrappy features and turning them into something Incredible just as Blake Moller did here with a frontside 180 to half cab to drop on that Sultan pepper zone he then kept the afterburners firing up as he launched into this huge cliff Maybe not as composed as he would have liked in the air But the landing was perfect and he made his way into the finish corral with a very very strong run under his belt This first feature was absolutely perfect And then this the tidy frontside 180 to big half cab only just catching the lip And then finishing with this showstopper big air out The judges confirmed that the rookie would be awaiting challengers from the comfort of the hot seat with a score of 92 point three three Next it was the turn of Sammy Lubke Nine years on the Freeride World Tour three-time champion And he found his way just to the right of Blake Moller's line for this little double over the crown wall of Avalanche Debris And then you can see the track Flows his way into a beautiful wind lip here and a trademark Sammy Lubke grab with a lovely Crossbone tweak on it But then he's managed to shut the speed down and find his way into this very tight little shoot with another little ridge there managed to sneak in a stale fish And then using This knoll an alley-oop 360 to finish And having made a mistake in the first event Sammy Lubke was back on form That lovely double at the top very very technical And then the cheeky stale fish on the exit from the tightshoot for that alley-oop to finish a Score of 78 for Sammy Lubke would slot him into second behind Blake Moller Victor Dilleru the 2019 Freeride World Tour champion is arguably the most rounded rider on the tour from Big Mountain, Alaska to backcountry kickers But he paid homage to Blake Moller following his line into that top here with exactly the same 360 into the same very very tight pocket He then traced the line again exactly out to this feature where he looked to go for the 180 Whether he hesitated or whether he got hung up on a rock only Victor knows But that was the only blip in an otherwise Flawless line he then tracked ever so slightly to the left of Blake Moller's cliff and went even bigger off this lip Only the skiers that hit this in the first event Victor Dilleru becoming the first snowboarder to claim that drop And then squeezing every last point out of the run he snuck on to the end of this feature Pop down into the finish So some spectacular moments combined with a little bit of drama There's that 360 up at the top made that look so so smooth. Here's the mistake Just getting hung up at 90 degrees there So the judges deeming it worthy of a 76 third place for Victor Dilleru All it took was one run for Cody Bramwell to go from a solid rider in the middle of the pack to a great rider challenging for the title Now in his second year on tour the young Brit has tapped into his mojo and to devastating effect He billy go to his way down To the top of this first feature Where he's able to drift through a beautiful front side 360 nose bone Then closed the speed down and hooked in underneath the triple that we'd seen both Victor Dilleru and Blake Moller hit Just sliding under there. He then went cross-court into this shady section Punched through the crust and over the handlebars Timely reminder of just how difficult these snow conditions can be He also added a huge 360 at the bottom, but it was a Hail Mary for the last of the points From first to last Bramwell would finish up in eighth veteran Sammy look if finishing in second ahead of Dilleru But the rookie Blake Moller continues his dream toward debut with its first win Which is really hopeful, but it's pretty insane that it came to life So I'm super excited overall that results sees Blake Moller climbed to the top of the rankings Bramwell leaves a lot of points on the mountain and drops down to second with the 2019 world champ Victor Dilleru in third No doubt a brilliant battle of youth versus experience is developing in the men's snowboarding Women's category. There is just one question. Can anyone stop Marion Hayate? She drew bid number one So we'll be setting the score for the rest of the pack to chase and The three-time world champion appeared to be subscribing to the if it ain't broke don't fix it strategy She dropped in and immediately set about exactly the same run that had served her so well in event number one Even with new snow though it involved quite a bit of mountain goating to get up on top of this drop She then had a very steep step down over this crown wall And you've got to make that left hander there to cut round and in amongst the spin drift She made a lovely frontside air stomped the landing and was able to track underneath these rocks Back out to the same corners that we'd seen Sammy look you hit earlier on little speed check And she ollieed in there very very comfortably Then rather than flowing around to the left-hand side She came in with a very steep redirect and managed to double through that section very strong Another little drop and then finished the run with a beautiful method Another clean set of heels to the face for Marion Hayate and Undoubtedly an impressive score So technically brilliant to get in there the control required Good speed control For that little drop So the score comes in 82.33 Big challenge for the rest of the women's field So second place in the first event Erica Vikander the goofy footer so so powerful Her signature is her control and the power in her turns reminiscent of those power surfers of the 80s and 90s Luke Egan and Mark Okilopo a Very direct line through the top there and a beautiful turn to cut out at the bottom She then made her way out onto this cornice feature Managed a lovely Roast beef tailbone that you can't see on the POV, but we will see on the replay Then drifting left of Hayate's line. She came out into the open face and set up this double Put it down beautifully on the full line But up one more little ollie And then like Hayate to use the hip at the end of the line to showcase her method in the case of snowboarders Every method is like a fingerprint Each one is an original So very clean run for Erica Vikander But the lack of a big air up at the top would limit her points There's that roast beef and the method to finish you can see the fluidity score is very very high And that's translated to 72.67 second place at least for now Katie Anderson the rookie who scored a third place at the first time of asking her second event She barreled it into the face and it's very very difficult to control speed at the top there She followed Vikander's line into this tight shoe, but you can see from the amount of slough She was putting in a few more turns not quite as direct But she had a lovely air feature on the exit which would have already cranked the air and style score that bit higher She then followed that line flowing through with a couple of beautiful turns She wasn't quite as direct as Vikander through the double, but she did make that lovely ollie section They managed to pop off a couple more features Before finding the front side air by both Hayate and Vikander thrown down the method Not enough to reel in Hayate, but would it be enough to beat Vikander? There's that tight shoot Cutting out to the left to get that lovely air a score of 79 at point six seven and second place for Katie Anderson So the same names are on the podium as event one, but Anderson and Vikander have swapped places Once again, it's the seemingly untouchable Marion Hayate who takes the win in the overall rankings Hayate has claimed Maximum points here in Andorra Erika Vikander and Katie Anderson are tied on points For second place with a gap opening up between these three and the rest of the field Celebrating for now, but no doubt after this Vikander and Anderson will be going back to the drawing board to work out how they can beat Hayate Up next with the skiers and with the Sun softening the top layer of wind-crusted snow Conditions were becoming less predictable for the elite men and women Before the riders take to the mountain. Let's have a quick recap of the first day of competition In the absence of last year's overall champion Ariana Tricomi, Norway's head big vessel made it clear She is the top contender for this year's title She sent a huge backflip in the middle of her run. It's a kick and I like that Stomped it and took the win ahead of Juliette Willman and more best In the men's category Blake Marshall had to ski on borrowed equipment as his got lost in transit But it didn't stop him from making the podium An impressive 360 into this shoot secured French skier Mayel Olivier the second spot But it was a rookie who climbed to the top of the podium if Ross Tester was nervous It didn't show he pulled off a huge 360 and a backflip to take the win in his debut event Mainly just to have fun with it He's land my run and just see how it goes from there and usually that's how it works. So stoked it worked out The men are first to drop and this is the biggest of all the categories So the competition is always stiff The winner of the last event Ross Tester spiced up his run from last time with a backflip variation, but paid the price Swiss talent young Roses had banked the highest score run so far and was sat in the hot seat three-time verbier extreme winner one-time overall toward champion René Barquerid is now in his 13th season on the tour One of the most experienced big mountain skiers in the world and it shows he plies his trade immaculately That backflip was so clean. He barely bent his legs on the landing He then found his way into this very very tricky zone Navigated it beautifully and cut out to the left-hand side at speed Sending that lovely drop into the pocket effortless skiing From the Swede He made this look so easy and then a big trademark drop that no one else had touched René Barquerid despite his advancing years is still as good as ever Let's take a look at that backflip the landing here is Absolutely immaculate and the speed he's beating the drone there 86 points for René Barquerid the hot seat is his The rookie male Olivier looking to chase down René Barquerid after such a successful first event Made his way out onto this diving board at the top of the face Sent it deep and then opened the throttle He was able to shut down the speed successfully and then cut to the skier's right-hand side of the face Tracking through that little double Again, he was able to control his speed and then thread this very very tight line And Chuck a left three off a right leaning hit a lot lot harder than it looks He then found his way into that tiny little shoot brushing the rock as he came down into this finish area squeezing out one last drop Holding on to it just Or reaching the piece at the bottom of the face Hole swinging in celebration justifiably Around the blouse from René Barquerid who will sit nervously awaiting the judges scores for that run You can see Aaron style line and fluidity all working very very hard for the Frenchman Master is he controlled the speed there, but that line Truly brilliant and totally original on this drop something that the judges loved to see Final score of 84 slots in just behind René Barquerid Christopher Turdell hard done by in the first event of the year when he lost to ski Uncharacteristic mistake from him desperate to make amends here hasn't rediscovered the devastating form that won him the world championship In 2018, but it feels like he might be getting close to his best again out of his skiing a Beautiful backflip opened up his run, and then he went into this very technical zone a quick drop and Then a correction out to the left-hand side here for a long and low drop over those rocks He kept his speed up as he approached this big setup cliff stomp the landing into the pocket and those light gazelle-like feet Skipping their way down into the finish area with a very very strong run under their belt You look at these replays, and you can see just how precise Christopher Turdell is when he's on form Lining up every single drop perfectly He knows how to find fresh snow and avoid the bomb holes To Swedes will they be on the podium together eighty nine point six seven Turdell moved into first Andrew Pollard was held back in the first event recovering from a freshly dislocated shoulder Which meant he couldn't really send it But it was clear to everyone from the first turn here He was back and he meant business a huge left three to open his account and from here He dropped it down a cog and gave it a handful in what was undoubtedly the fastest run of the day Lovely double then he cut across to the skiers left Went long and low off a blind roll And then set himself up for this big finish Landing heavy in a bomb hole. He was able to hold on and take it into the finish No doubt Christopher Turdell was asking whether he stay in the hot seat might be cut short Look at the replay on this cliff. It is huge And so is the score ninety four point six seven first place for Andrew Pollard Mayor Olivier just misses out on the podium in fourth ahead of towel cryback who matches his best ever free ride world tour result in Fifth but it's Andrew Pollard who tops the podium pretty sick I actually didn't think I could win one of these comps anymore with how good the kids and Hell even the old guys are skiing like Rena like it's such a cool group of people so to win It's pretty much the biggest honor I've ever had with a second and a fourth place finished The rookie Mayor Olivier leads the rankings with Andrew Pollard close behind in second Ross Tester after securing full points in the first event drops down to fifth There's too much talent and it's too early in the season to make any calls in the men's skiing But it's certainly heating up In the women's field Hedwig Vessel had tasted victory in the first event and was hungry for another slice of glory While Elizabeth Gerritsen is looking for redemption herself after randomly losing a ski in the first event First to drop Tracy Chubb the 35 year old American won the North American free ride qualifiers at the age of 35 to take her spot on the tour this year She opted for the less popular start number three and hopping out of the gate She drifted up onto a spine and then cut to the skiers left of the chute Up on top of a close-out cliff band She nailed the compulsory drop and then arched out some beautiful turns She looked like a completely different skier to event one where she struggled He certainly settled down on this run Started looking relaxed and creative. She threaded this line through the narrow shoots And then was able to make her way out onto the apron She got fifth place in event one could she better it Nice bit of exposure up at the top here. Here's that tight shoot from the drone angle Threaded perfectly a score of sixty one point three three Puts her in first place for now Elizabeth Gerritsen aka Gerrit send up She does not deal in half measures a disappointing first event after she lost her ski on one of the biggest drops of the day Here women were the last category to drop and Elizabeth took it steady through this section steepest part of the face which had been Completely stripped of any soft snow needed to be treated with caution But it got her onto the top of this cliff and a beautiful right side three a Tiny little backslap, but taking that kind of risk at the top of the face would be a huge boost with the judges She'd been practicing 360s all week. She managed to nail that one Found her way down into that tight section and then let the skis run as she came on to the apron a Very fast very technical run with some great air and style up at the top a little drop to finish And Elizabeth Gerritsen had got a solid rundown for the first time in 2021 There's the 360 a beautiful pole plant Actually sending that bottom drop further than she thought 79.67 for Elizabeth Gerritson and you can see what it means to her first place Hedwig vessel winner in Andorra in 2020 winner of event number one in Andorra in 2021 riding high on confidence She overcooked it came in far too hot in that zone that Elizabeth Gerritsen had been so so careful To make sure she navigated cleanly Hedwig vessel landing on that stripped ice Couldn't control the buck from the lip and lucky to walk away with no serious injuries So after a win in event number one Hedwig vessel gets no score in event number two Juliet Willman scored a second here last week Managed to find that lovely little route into the back of this steep section of the face that set her up beautifully You can see the alpine heritage in her skiing the control the precision And how comfortable she is at speed A lovely aggressive approach to the middle of the face paid dividends She made her way down into that bottom section of the face a lovely double and then letting the skis run fast The drone shot lets you know just how quick she was There's that double getting hung up on a bit of grass there and a sixty eight point three three second place for the French woman Only four women actually got scores in very challenging conditions But luckily everyone finished the day uninjured Elizabeth Gerritsen managed to put the disappointment of the first event behind her and stepped up her game I had like nothing to prove the last time I skied this phase. I lost a ski for no reason So honestly couldn't be worse That was my mentality And yeah, I decided to spice things up a bit. This was a bit of a mental game for me I don't come from a freestyle background Honestly, I learned how to do proper threes this year so Super stoked to like pull it out today So consistency takes Juliet Willman to the top She leads the tour ahead of Gerritsen and Vessel last year's champion Tricomi couldn't make the trip to Andorra and resides at the bottom of the rankings as In the men's the women's category is still wide open as all eyes turn to fever brunt the stop number three I mean look at this. It's just blowing up around her Spinning into the double 180 out and clean. Oh, Cody getting tangled up in the cross there Threeing off that right side three and landing it What it's just head over heels going for the flat spin. I just can't believe how easy he makes everything look like that massive