Calgary, Canada - Fredrik Lindstrom laid down a blistering run of 1:33.484 to lead day one qualifying of the 2011 Winsport Canada Cup. Lindstrom, who hails from Stockholm, Sweden shocked many of his peers with his quick time. He was the 2006 IGSA world Cup Series Champion but due to work and family committments, rarely races at the World Cup level anymore.
Tomorrow's final qualifying session promises to be epic with a deep field of 127 skaters battling it out for the top 96 qualifying positions that will transfer into Sunday's finals. All of the action will be webcast live here at www.IGSAworldcup.com.
Winsport Canada Cup
Open Downhill Skateboarding Qualifying Leaders
1. Fredrik Lindstrom, Sweden 1:33.484
2. Louis Pilloni, United States 1:33.798
3. Kyle Martin, Canada 1:33.923
4. Adam Persson, Sweden 1:34.143
5. Nikolas Desmarais, Canada 1:34.278
6. Brendan Davidson, Canada 1:34.350
7. Mischo Erban, Canada 1:34.384
8. Travis Craig, Canada 1:34.561
9. Zak Maytum, United States 1:34.612
10. Alex Tongue, United States 1:34.690
11. Max Gradlmiller, Canada 1:34.725
12. Zen Shikaze, Canada 1:34.835
13. George Mackenzie, Canada 1:34.857
14. Patrick Switzer, Canada 1:35.037
15. Douglas Silva, Brazil 1:35.143
16. Jackson Shapiera, Australia 1:35.238
17. Max Wipperman, United States 1:35.370
18. Andrew Chapman, Canada 1:35.864
19. Georges Siddiqi, United States 1:35.991
20. Trevor Ovendon, United States 1:36.027
Parks Leads in Street Luge
Winsport Canada Cup
Street Luge Qualifying Leaders
1. Kolby Parks, Canada 1:35.496
2. William Condon, Canada 1:37.131
3. Zak Maytum, United States 1:38.705
4. Louis Roy, Canada 1:39.366
5. Dylan Wall, Canada 1:40.701
Winsport Canada Cup
Classic Luge Qualifying Leaders
1. Frank Williams, United States 1:43.507
2. Ross Baradoy, Canada 1:46.841
3. Nick Kamink, Canada 1:48.358
4. William Condon, Canada 1:49.959
5. Chris McBride, United States 1:53.563