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00:00Recently moving to Val Thorens in France. She had a great showing at her home event and Noemi Aki now looking to back up that performance.
00:09She's wearing the golden bib. That comes with, it comes with a lot. It comes with some confidence that you're doing great.
00:15It also comes with some pressure as now all of a sudden your rookie season is starting to take the shape of potentially a championship season.
00:24Solid start here for Noemi Aki as she is going full speed. Probably the fastest we've seen any of the riders take on this part.
00:31Definitely making quick work of this venue. Nice air into this committed shoot again.
00:36She has exposure all below her. Has to stay in control. Make use of the venue but also stay on her feet.
00:44And like you said, this is potentially a championship in the making for this French rider.
00:50So Noemi Aki, if she wins the FIBA Brune Pro, she will be world champion today.
00:56So she's got the pressure of that on her shoulders and right now making her way in through this lower part, the close out cool wire.
01:04You can see the snow cascading over that air, over that cliff as Noemi puts the board into the fall line and immediately back into control.
01:12Using the heel side edge as a break as Noemi still has more features below her.
01:18We know she's worked with Marion Airty. Marion the absolute master of leaving no feature undone.
01:24Huge double, so strong, coming out with so much heat right through all that terrain.
01:31Well this is textbook riding and Noemi Aki adding to the air and style with a 360 there and another feature.
01:42Absolutely stacking the line score points here. Noemi Aki now on the left side of the gully but just on the left.
01:49Plenty of bushes, some air is available. We'll see what Noemi Aki can make.
01:54Finding a solid bottom section has been challenging for all categories so far but Noemi keeping it moving.
02:00Fluidity absolutely jacked right now as she gets things in control and is moving solidly through.
02:08There's only one other track on the section of the face so I think a really smart choice to move in this section.
02:13Very much so. You can see it's like she's been on the tour for years despite that she's a rookie.
02:18She knew she was dropping last after all the snowboard women, all the ski women, finding her own tracks, getting that sunny side of the venue.
02:27Huge double out of that exit and she's just got to make it to that finish line.
02:32Noemi Aki proving why she's wearing that golden bib with a master class in line scoping and then the execution.
02:41It's one thing to sit with your binoculars and choose a line but then you have to go and do it.
02:45Noemi Aki proving no issue with that top to bottom clean run.
02:51She's still got a ways to go in this flat section especially coming from the rider's left side of that gully.
02:57It's a long flat path almost a ski touring style traverse to get over there but Noemi Aki now one more slash turn in the powder
03:05as she makes her way through the arch safe and sound to the crore of the Austrian crowd.
03:11They love that run.
03:12So exciting. I mean for the slope style rider she is proving that she is at home in the steep and rocky big mountain venues.
03:22Well we saved that one for last and Noemi Aki showing why she's wearing the golden bib as we look back up at the replay from top to bottom.
03:31She was on the gas really riding with some aggression.
03:35Exactly and to be on the gas means you have to have full confidence in your riding, full confidence in your line choice.
03:41This double out the back end was so awesome to see.
03:46You can see here from the venue just full commitment into that fall line.
03:51There's just cliffs below her as she exits out of this top third of the venue with such a spectacular double.
03:58Yeah I like that a lot.
03:59Control absolutely maxed to the end of the bar.
04:03The video judge loving what we saw here from Noemi.
04:07This double so committed boom boom and now you got a tree and a rock just edging past that rock.
04:14But Noemi Aki putting her board exactly where it needed to be.
04:17Frontside 360 that run had everything.
04:21I think it's a nervous moment for Michaela Davis.
04:24Me and now as this young woman showing exactly why she's leading the tour in her first season on the tour.
04:31Really not letting any features go unused.
04:35The Austrian crowd loving what they're seeing out here.
04:38We've got a great group.
04:39We've got a great group.
04:40Noemi now anxiously waiting.
04:42Michaela's going to be anxious too.
04:44As now the score coming in the judges comparing that run to the criteria and to that.
04:48And Michaela 83-3-3.
04:50Noemi Aki into first place.
04:53That is a massive, massive result.