Since 2015, the stunning mountain paradise of the Andorran Pyrenees has hosted some of the best moments of the FWT. From Aymar Navarro’s debut to some of the most incredible lines and tricks ever witnessed, now you have the opportunity to relive the best of the best! Let's take a look back at these 9 years of uninterrupted competition in Andorra and watch the top 10 historic moments of the Ordino Arcalis Pro.
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00:00 The big mountain paradise of the Pyrenees has seen some of the best action in FWT.
00:05 Since 2015, Andorra has been offering us six big mountain venues
00:11 and has been hosting some exciting and breathtaking competitions.
00:15 Ordino Arcalis Pro is now a big part of FWT history.
00:21 Let's go back to some of those historic moments.
00:29 We all know Amar Navarro trademark,
00:31 but in 2017, the Spanish rider was just an event wildcard.
00:36 Despite making his real debut in professional event,
00:40 he already showed the world his riding style
00:43 by opening a massive and precise double.
00:46 So showing his local knowledge,
00:48 and always going big, I can tell you.
00:51 He's known for gnarly lines, and that's what it is.
00:55 There you go.
00:56 Look at that double!
00:58 Wow!
00:59 Viva, viva, Andorre!
01:01 Vamos, Amar!
01:02 Sick!
01:04 A feature that no one has ever thought of before.
01:08 Isaac Freeland has been giving us some really creative tricks
01:16 in his winning rookie season.
01:17 This guy has a crazy deep bag of tricks,
01:20 so we'll see what he's got.
01:22 What was that?
01:25 So creative in fact, that we have yet to come up with a name for it.
01:29 Yo!
01:35 What the fuck was that?
01:37 I mean, it happened, dude.
01:38 That was insane!
01:42 Come on, man, breathe.
01:54 Holy shit!
01:55 Huge!
01:56 Manuela Mandel, in 2018,
02:02 showed why she deserved the 2018 World Title
02:06 by winning back-to-back event.
02:08 Offering a strong and fluid run,
02:10 she lightened up all the five judging criteria
02:14 and brought home the Ordino Arcalis 2018 win.
02:17 When she thought the competition might be the next day,
02:20 and she had to get used to it,
02:21 because she was having a problem with the visionary context,
02:23 but stomping all of these stops so far.
02:25 Surfy-rolly section.
02:27 Looking for another error at the very bottom there.
02:32 She does!
02:33 Nice.
02:34 Nice work, Manuela.
02:35 Here we have Manuela with 78 points,
02:39 our new current leader.
02:41 But unfortunately, he didn't stick it perfectly.
02:47 That's why he was down of the ranking.
02:50 He has to get a really good score,
02:52 and he's going for it, but...
02:54 Did he do that on purpose?
02:55 Let's say he did that on purpose.
02:57 Holy mackerel.
02:58 Did you just see that?
02:59 Line scoping is the most important part of the competition.
03:15 And sometimes, even with all the preparation,
03:18 there is still a part of improvisation.
03:21 And Camille Armand, in 2022, is the perfect example.
03:26 After a big backflip, he found himself in a tricky situation.
03:31 Landing in front of some rocks,
03:32 he manages to control his landing by wheeling over them.
03:35 Next rider up, already on course,
03:50 we have Drew Tabke, the last rider.
03:53 This moment will go down as one of the most heartbreaking
03:56 in the history of the Tour.
03:57 Dropping last in his category,
04:03 Drew Tabke put down the most creative line of this venue.
04:06 Getting into the same year as...
04:10 Who do we see in here? Leo Slimet?
04:11 Leo Slimet. Very creative approach.
04:13 He told me, "Man, I'm last in the start list."
04:19 So the central couloir will be completely skied out.
04:22 He predicted it very smartly,
04:24 but he sent that air so far.
04:27 Holy moly!
04:28 No one else has hit that.
04:29 He's the last person to hit a fresh landing.
04:31 Big uphill side three.
04:33 What a creative cat!
04:35 Holy damn, Drew!
04:37 That's standard for Drew.
04:39 To surprise us, what is possible
04:42 and what kind of links you can do between features.
04:46 And then finishing it off with a huge feature.
04:49 Get in there, buddy.
04:51 Stomp set.
04:54 Not finished.
04:55 Oh, stomp it!
04:58 Yeah!
05:00 Oh my God!
05:05 But just when we thought it was all over,
05:07 he lost his skis coming back down the slope.
05:10 A tough end to a legendary run on the FWT.
05:13 Drew Tabke. He still cheered up.
05:15 Thank you so much for that incredible run.
05:19 So creative, so smooth, so stylish.
05:22 You're my hero of today.
05:24 You are the hero of today.
05:26 So we're going to move back up to the start gate.
05:31 Young rookie Blake Moeller.
05:33 Everything he does, absolutely stellar.
05:36 He's had a taste of second now.
05:38 Spinning into the double.
05:40 180 out and clean.
05:41 Oh, Blake just going ultra, ultra technical.
05:45 On this.
05:46 180 cab, 180 into that double.
05:53 And holy something is what he's got to say about it.
05:57 I think he is going to be psyched right now.
05:59 Opening a cliff on a brand new venue is intimidating.
06:05 But what about doing the biggest backflip of the day?
06:09 Hedvig Vessel shows that she's not here to play.
06:13 Paving the way for the other categories,
06:15 she proved once again that she is the master of backflip.
06:19 To and teeing off with a huge backflip.
06:23 Hedvig Vessel blowing my mind.
06:25 Oh my word.
06:27 Hedvig Vessel is not messing around.
06:30 Boom in the hot seat.
06:32 The judges have spoken. 86-67 for Hedvig Vessel.
06:35 We have a new leader.
06:37 We talked about having a feature.
06:42 But this one is the next level.
06:44 What about having an entire venue named after you?
06:48 Sam Smoothie can answer that.
06:50 Dropping last in his category in 2015,
06:53 he went where no one thought possible.
06:55 Especially, you can tell already by his body language.
07:00 Oh, dropping into that exposed area.
07:04 Yes.
07:05 Rushing off that speed, perfect control.
07:08 Look at that, where is he going?
07:10 Where are you going? Exactly, thank you.
07:12 Look at that. Wow!
07:15 Sam Smoothie!
07:19 Go the Kiwi!
07:21 Unreal.
07:22 Well, world number two.
07:24 Started off with a 16th in Chamonix,
07:26 so a bit disappointed.
07:28 He's telling himself and everybody,
07:30 I need to make up some serious ground here in Andorra.
07:33 He's done just that, ladies and gentlemen.
07:36 He's not done yet.
07:37 No. Stay on your feet.
07:38 Stay on your feet. Thank you.
07:39 Took the words right out of my mouth.
07:40 Yes! Really nice combination.
07:43 Like three features in one.
07:47 Oh, just bring it down. Bring it down.
07:52 Such a nice rider.
07:53 No!
07:56 That was so close.
07:58 From commitment to almost losing it at the end,
08:00 he made us go through all the emotions.
08:03 I'm gonna go out on a limb.
08:07 Yeah, Smoothie!
08:08 That's what it takes to have a venue named after you.
08:11 Yes!
08:12 Woo!
08:15 Yes!
08:17 Oh!
08:19 Yes!
08:20 (rock music)
08:22 (screaming)