Bowman on podium for 6th consecutive time

By USSA

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN — Putting pressure aside, after a crash on his first run, David Wise of Reno went huge on his final run and nailed it, scoring a 94.4 for the win at the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event on Sunday.

The win was the third consecutive victory for Wise and also his third major of the season.

On the women’s side, Brita Sigourney of Carmel placed her own bookend on the freeskiing series with a top finish. She was also the winner of the first event of the season in Copper Mountain, Colo.

Canada’s Rosalind Groenewoud finished second and Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe was third.

Bowman collected her sixth straight podium of the season.

Following Wise was Canada’s Noah Bowman with a 92.0 and France’s Benoit Valentin with a 90.0.

Yater-Wallace and Wise have been battling for the top position in the Association of Freeskiing Professionals World Ranking lists. The win moves Wise to the top with Yater-Wallace in the second slot.