An awesome Team Battle kicked off the 6th edition of the Swatch Rocket Air Event. In the end it was Team Barcelona who won the Rapid Fire Team Battle. Riders also competed in the prequalification to get one of the ten remaining spots in the main event on Saturday evening. In this competition Nuno Barroso took the first place. The Slopestyle final with the top 25 riders will take place today and will be livestreamed at 8pm (CET) on the homepage www.rocketair.ch.

The first day of Swatch Rocket Air succeeded in every way. Team Barcelona showed spectacular runs and won the Team Battle with a crazy and very entertaining routine. Long before the actual event started, the audience was watching the riders with excitement when they took the course for practise. Eight countries competed and challenged one another in the Rapid Fire Team Battle to impress the crowd. Team North America and Barcelona secured a spot in the final. Xavier Pasamonte, Bienvenido Aguado Alba, Silva Adolf, Gerard Plata, Juan C. Renom, Arnau Nadal, Nuno Barroso and Gemma Corbera made the audience stand up and took home the title for Team Barcelona. The only team supported by a woman gathered CHF 1’500 in price money and a big heart warming applause.