Incredible sensation on the snowy track of Aspen (Colorado), in the United States.
Tess Ledeux, the French world number 1 in big air, performed Friday, at the Winter X Games, an exceptional jump at 1620° never before performed in competition by a woman.
"This victory is so special, I missed the X Games so much, I'm very happy, it's an incredible feeling", said moved the 20-year-old Savoyard, who had been forced to withdraw last year, in due to the death of his father around the same time.
Her dizzying performance - a suspended time at four and a half laps (4x360° plus 180°) in rear reception - rewarded with an almost perfect score of 49/50 allowed her to beat the Canadians Megan Oldham and Olivia Asselin.
Tess Ledeux, first woman to land a double cork 1620 in competition!
huge !
@XGames #bigair 🥇 pic.twitter.com/3F9LzVYGoS
— Claire VocquierFicot (@c_vocquierficot) January 21, 2022
The young champion had however fallen during her second attempt.
Her immediate reaction proves all the talent of the one who adds a third gold medal to her list and who will necessarily be expected in two weeks at the Beijing Olympics (4-20 February).
She is also in contention, this Saturday, in slopestyle, an event for which she will aim for a first victory, after a silver medal won in 2017.
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