A week of pounding rain transformed the Redemption DH track at Christchurch Adventure Park into something unrideable.\u00a0 So the trail crew rerouted the upper section. Seeding was run on a track that was steep, loose and constantly evolving. Conditions quickly deteriorated, turning fresh lines into minefields of ruts and braking bumps within a handful of riders. Early starters had one track. Late starters had another entirely.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s Luke Meier-Smith set the fastest time. But the real new for fans worldwide, was the return of downhill royalty to the Crankworx stage. France\u2019s Lo\u00efc Bruni qualified third, while Canada\u2019s Finn Iles placed fifth heading into finals.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Lachie Stevens-McNab qualified second on home soil, setting up a for an exciting finals where a clean run could reshuffle everything.<\/p>\n
Pemberton\u2019s Tegan Cruz<\/a> (who place second in Air DH earlier this week), qualified ninth.<\/p>\n On the women\u2019s side, Jenna Hastings led seeding and looks ready to defend her title. With nearly a 7 second split between her and second place qualifier Eliana Holsebosch, Hastings looks to have the win in the bag. But nothing\u2019s ever guaranteed in DH. Canada\u2019s Isla O\u2019Connor qualified seventh. After a great fourth place finish in Air DH, Emmy Lan got a DNF during DH seeding, so won\u2019t be in the finals.<\/p>\n Finals are starting at 11:00 PM EST on Februrary 20, and can be viewed live here:<\/p>\n Slopestyle qualifiers set the stage<\/p>\n Saturday also features qualifying for the \u014ctautahi Slopestyle.<\/p>\n According to the Crankworx YouTube the finals (one of the most anticipated events of the week) will be broadcast live at 3 pm EST on February, 21.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n How to watch the finals live<\/p>\n Fans can stream both the Redemption DH finals and the \u014ctautahi Slopestyle finals live on YouTube via the official Crankworx<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n