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Spectacular first ABOM Mogul Challenge under lights

Mt Buller turned on the sunshine and the bumps for the legendary ABOM Mogul Challenge on Saturday 31 August with the action extending into a thrilling night final under new stadium lights.
 
An exciting line up of Australian and international talent kept the crowds gripped with fast and stylish runs on show.   The growth in Asian skiing talent clearly on show with a solid line up of Japanese and Chinese entrants mixing it with the locals.
A number of exciting dual heats saw runs going down to the wire.  The format is a thrilling one for spectators featuring skiers going head to head down 197 metres of bumps with two huge jumps.
 
The men’s event was hotly contested, with a number of the best skiers in the world in action including Olympic Silver Medallist Matt Graham, World Cup medallist Brodie Summers, and World Cup winner Benjamin Cavet of France.
 
It was impressive to see the jumping degree of difficulty step up in the women’s event, especially the Japanese athletes performing jumps not seen before in the women’s field at the ABOM Mogul Challenge.

Brittney Cox was in good form for her 14th event starting the competition back as a Junior in 2005 ultimately taking 2nd place on the podium behind Rino Yanagimoto from Japan in the women’s. Fellow Aussie Olympian Claudia Gueli also had a good run narrowly missing the podium to take 4th place.
 
The men put on a dazzling show with the usual contenders at the top of the table and Brodie Summers ultimately taking the top spot from James Matheson and Matt Graham who hold 6 and 1 previous ABOM title respectively.
 
Current world number three and Mt Buller skier Jakara Anthony unfortunately came unstuck on the top jump in her qualification run, catching her feet in the soft snow with a spectacular fall earning her the biggest crash award.
 
Mt Buller has hosted the ABOM Moguls since 1989 at the height of ‘hot dogging’ and freestyle skiing.  Mt Buller is home to the Olympic freestyle team and the new lighting and improvements to the legendary Chamois run look set to ensure a strong future for the sport.

Podium Results

YOUTH LADIES
1.Georgia Matthews (TBR)
2. Lotte Lodge (Perisher)
3. Isabelle Bond (Falls Creek)

YOUTH MEN
1. Edward Hill (TBR)
2. Max Boykett (TBR)
3. Julius Keller (NSW)
JUNIOR LADIES
1. Hina Fujika (JPN)
2. Georgia Stewart (Perisher)
3. Emma Bosco (NSWIS)

JUNIOR BOYS
1. Cooper Woods (NSWIS)
2. Takahiro Matsuyama (JPN)
3. George Murphy (Perisher)
LEGENDS
1. Sam Hall
2. Nick Fisher
3. Watkin McLennan

OPEN LADIES

1. Rino Yanagimoto (JPN)
2. Britt Cox (OWIA)
3. Haruka Nakao (JPN)

OPEN MEN

1. Brodie Summers (AUS)
2. James Matheson (AUS)
3. Matt Graham (AUS)

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Friday 30th August
Saturday 31st August

MATHESON & ANTHONY WIN THEIR FIRST ABOM MOGUL CHALLENGE TITLES - 2018

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2018 Australian Olympians James Matheson and Jakara Anthony have emerged victorious to take out the their first ever ABOM Mogul Challenge title.

In the 30th year of the event, a big field of 130 athletes from five countries took on the Chamois moguls, with spectacular dual mogul finals.

Olympic Silver medalist and 6 x event winner Matthew Graham was second, with Japanese athlete Motoki Shikata in third.

In the women's event, 2018 Olympian Madii Himbury finished second, with 2014 Olympian Taylah O'Neill in third.

Prize money went to the top-3 finishes in open, with the top-3 junior and youth skiers also taking home cash from the Bank of Queensland and prizes from Bolle.

2018 RESULTS
Qualification - YOUTH LADIES (Top-8 Advance to Dual Final)
Qualification - YOUTH MEN (Top-8 Advance to Dual Final)
Qualification - OPEN/FIS LADIES (Top-16 Advance to Dual Final)
Qualification - OPEN/FIS MEN (Top-16 Advance to Dual Final)
Qualification - LEGENDS (Top-8 Advance to Dual Final)
Dual Mogul Results Ladies
Dual Mogul Results Men
Overall - Men
Overall - Ladies

2018 Action Photo Gallery
2018 Podium Photo Gallery

2018: ABOM MOGUL CHALLENGE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

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The ABOM Mogul Challenge has been drawing a world-class field of Olympians and World Cup competitors to Mt Buller since the late 80s. There are few events so colourful, legendary and long lasting and Mt Buller is prepping for a big 30th birthday bash to mark this milestone in the iconic mogul event’s history.
 
The field for the 2018 ABOM Mogul Challenge is notable with PyeongChang Olympic silver medallist Matt Graham expected to wow the crowd.  Matt has an impressive ABOM record, winning the event an amazing 6 times, and will no doubt be the skier to beat in the men’s field.
Another athlete to watch is local bumps specialist Jakara Anthony who delivered an inspiring 4th place at the recent Winter Olympics and like Graham comes direct to the event from the National Mogul Championships held at Perisher this week.

The line-up for the event boasts a total of 6 Australian athletes from the recent Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea, with competitors also in action from the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan and Korea.  All will be battling hard for the $8000 prize pool, with $2000 equal prize money going to the top male and female placegetters in the FIS Open division.

The action takes place on Mt Buller’s legendary bumps run on Chamois which is home the aerial and freestyle Olympic Training Centre.

One the highlights of the day’s competition is the dual mogul races which are expected to be fast, impressive and tightly timed with just fractions of seconds between the contenders.

The event is on Saturday 1 September on Mt Buller’s Chamois ski run with the Open Women and Legends from 10.50am, FIS Open Men and Legends from 12.25pm.

The spectacular dual Mogul Finals are expected to be a thrilling finale to the day at 2pm.

Bolle and the Bank of Queensland are proud to support the event with trophies and prizes that will be presented at the ABOM Moosehead Bar at 5.30pm.

Celebrations will continue into the night with the official after party at Moosehead in the ABOM from 8.30pm


2017:  Graham wins historic sixth ABOM Mogul Challenge title, Parks upsets World number one to win fourth title

PictureNicole Parks (left) and Matthew Graham, winners of the 2017 ABOM Mogul Challenge at Mt Buller
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) skier and current world number three Matthew Graham has smashed the record books with an historic sixth victory at Mt Buller on Saturday 2 September in the ABOM Mogul Challenge.

Graham now stands clear with the most victories in the events 29-year history, moving past two-time Australian Olympian Nick Cleaver and current world number one Britt Cox who both have five wins.

MEDIA
Mark Ashkanasy Photos
Andrew Railton Photos
Tim Byrne Video Highlights

The dual mogul action was spectacular on the Chamois ski run, with athletes battling it out ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea. With spots on the Australian team likely to go down to the wire, the standard of the sport in Australia is at an all-time high.

Nicole Parks had one of the best victories of her career to claim her fourth ABOM title, highlighted by a big upset of current World Champion Britt Cox in the semi-final round by a score of 13-12 from the judges. Parks’ New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) teammate Madii Himbury finished in second place, with Cox taking the bronze.

Graham was the strong favourite in the men’s event, and looked comfortable all day, qualifying in first place and winning each dual on the way to the title. International athletes Alexandre Lavoie of Canada finished second with American George McQuinn third.

The event was a great success with a record field of 128 entrants from Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Poland and the USA.

The ABOM Mogul Challenge is a world-class mogul ski competition held annually at Mt Buller since 1989.  This iconic event is one of the highlights of the winter season, attracting some of the world’s best mogul skiers.

Buller Ski Lifts General Manager Laurie Blampied congratulated the athletes, “The speed, skills and style that the skiers showcased on Chamois run yesterday was impressive. 

Freestyle skiing is a key component of elite snowsports here at Mt Buller and we look forward to supporting the moguls and aerial skiers with the resort’s continued commitment the Olympic Training Center here in 2018 and beyond.”

Results
Women's Results 2017
​Men's Results 2017

Open Men
  1. Matthew Graham (Olympic Winter Institute)
  2. Alexandre Lavoie (Canada)
  3. George McQuinn (USA
Open Women
  1. Nicole Parks (NSWIS)
  2. Madii Himbury (NSWIS)
  3. Britt Cox (Olympic Winter Institute)
Youth Women
  1. Lily Veleba (Perisher)
  2. Danielle Butt (Perisher)
  3. Alice Butler (Mt Buller)
Youth Men
  1. Edward Hill (Mt Buller)
  2. Flynn Mooney (Perisher)
  3. Taj Leung (Perisher)
PAST EVENTS - NEWS ARCHIVE
Junior Women
  1. Jakara Anthony (NSWIS)
  2. Krystle Yin (NSWIS)
  3. Georgia Stewart (Perisher)
Junior Men
  1. Yuki Yamazaki (Japan)
  2. William Feneley (Great Britain)
  3. George Murphy (Perisher)
​Legends Men
  1. Nick Fisher
  2. Joe Corcoran
  3. Michael Hughes

2019 Results

FINAL RESULTS
Open Men
Youth Men
Legends
Open Ladies
Youth Ladies
QUALIFICATION RESULTS
Open Men's Qualification
Open Ladies Qualification
Legends Qualification
Youth Ladies Qualification
Youth Men's Qualification

   CONTACT DETAILS

  • Event Organiser:
    Team Buller Riders
  • Event Manager:
    Andrew Pattison
  • Phone: 0411 281 372 
    (Best number to call)
  • Mailing Address: 
    PO BOX 33,
    Mt Buller, VIC, 3723
  • Email: info@teambullerriders.com
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