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00:00Freeride World Tour events, the pride of Newcastle and Kalgoorlie, Australia
00:04having a blast on the Freeride World Tour, we got to meet her parents last night
00:08and they were just so stoked on what their daughter is doing on the Freeride World Tour
00:13Mikaela Davis-Meehan now sitting in second overall and starting her campaign for glory here
00:20on the Viltiloter in the FIBA Brune Pro
00:23One of two riders locked in for Verbier, but don't make that, don't get confused
00:28She is still planning on going full throttle, full gas, making all those viewers at home
00:34thank you for being awake at a crazy hour of the day to support your rider
00:40Mikaela heading towards her first feature
00:44Yeah, popping off that, getting the grab, so Aaron Style points already on the table
00:49Mikaela Davis-Meehan, regular footed rider, now up on top
00:53and you can see the board's bouncing in the snow and it's starting to turn into those rollerballs
00:58instead of the fluff that we saw earlier
01:00Now Mikaela entering this maze where route finding is so critical
01:04and we've seen some of the other snowboard women struggling with the route finding
01:07as they got a little bit lower down
01:09Some features are available under Mikaela as she comes to the edge of this corner
01:16we were calling this the side hit and ski women and taking a big chunk of it
01:19Mikaela Davis-Meehan using the heelside edge to get back in control
01:23That was fantastic as snowboarding is tough in these conditions
01:28but Mikaela showing why she's sitting in second overall right now on the tour
01:31Exactly, really strong riding, really good speed control, great fluidity
01:36not making that same mistake of getting lost, knowing her landmarks
01:40and we'll see her exit out of this cliff band that runs the top third of the venue
01:45Yeah, and Mikaela is on track to be in the right spot right now
01:49which has proved challenging for the snowboard women's category so far
01:52but she knows exactly where she is now
01:54She needs to eyeball the landmarks and make sure that she avoids the bomb holes
01:59from the ski women and the other snowboard women and the forerunner
02:02that have all previously been through here
02:04Lining up, getting right to the edge, popping off the end
02:08Perfect transition to the landing
02:10Solid, solid effort on the upper section of the Viltzi loader for Mikaela
02:14Really nice riding, you can see she popped and was able to clear even further past those original two bomb holes
02:21Really great technique, control, exciting riding out of the second place finisher so far of the overall standings
02:31Yeah, so still not done though, you can see how far the finish arch is from Mikaela now
02:37You know, you can take a breath in that transition section where it gets a bit flat
02:41but then you gotta get right back into the mindset, into the red zone
02:46because Mikaela Davis-Meehan is not done, she's getting across on her heel side edge
02:50You can see the board bouncing around, all the squats and gym work that were done pre-season are paying off now
02:56as Mikaela really looking just to get through this section clean
03:00and she does, avoiding those tracks that can catch the single edge on a snowboard
03:06and now just trying to keep it clean as she approaches the finish
03:09You can see there's so much more texture to the terrain at the bottom of the Viltzi loader than we've seen in other years
03:17It's a thin snowpack, so all the terrain just has a lot more to it than it does normally
03:22but Mikaela on the toe side edge and across the finish line, popping into the finish
03:27and that is a very, very solid effort on the Viltzi loader for the Newcastle rider Mikaela Davis-Meehan
03:35How was it?
03:38Better than expected! It was nice!
03:43Alright, let's go back up and take a look, I really like this approach
03:47getting the judges attention right from the start, we saw the other riders off the smaller side of that Hadley
03:52but Mikaela biting off a big chunk of that first feature
03:54Big chunk, and like you said, this is one that we even saw the ski women have to really work on
03:59the speed control coming out of this and on a snowboard, even more challenging
04:03she was able to shut it down, maintain control and then set herself up for this next air
04:08and again, going way past those first two bomb holes, stomping it strong
04:13really great riding out of this Australian based rider today
04:17Yeah, using the tail of her board to pop, you know, almost in the style of an ollie
04:23loading up the tail, putting her board level in the air so that you're balanced through your flight path
04:28really, really smart riding for Mikaela Davis-Meehan as she shares a hug there
04:33with Nuria
04:36Alright, well here we go, the judges have spoken
04:40and the score dropping is 78-6-7, so Mikaela Davis-Meehan taking over the lead