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The Railgarden | First ever Red Bull Rail Yard event

Mia Brookes and Frank Jobin take home the win at the new Red Bull snowboard event in Kühtai, Austria

Above Mia Brookes hugs Anna Gasser after her win at the Red Bull Rail Yard. Photo: Simon van Hal / Red Bull Content Pool.

The first edition of Red Bull Rail Yard went down last weekend, March 31st to April 2nd, in Kühtai, Austria, only a short drive away from Innsbruck. We saw some of the jib elite of snowboarding show up and making the most of the unique park set up, with 15-year-old UK rider Mia Brookes and 23-year-old Canadian Frank Jobin taking home the win from the first-ever Red Bull Rail Yard.

“Riding with someone like Anna Gasser was pretty unbelievable for me. She is a big idol”

The Railgarden, was planned and developed by the Schneestern crew in collaboration with snowboarder Clemens Millauer: A unique park setup with numerous Slopestyle and street elements, among them wallrides, down rails, flat down rails, double kink rails, bowls, and elbow rails. Quite challenging to ride – also due to the sudden return of winter in Austria – but predestined for creative riding.

Jesse Augustinus performs at Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Miriam Lottes / Red Bull Content Pool.

Starting off with the Open Qualifier on Friday – for rookies, amateurs, and pro riders – we saw Leon Gütl (GER) and Moritz Amsüss (AUT) crowned as winners of their respective heats. The top 10 moved on to the main event on Saturday that kicked off with the Closed Qualifier, where invited riders met the qualified ones. Again, Leon Gütl and Moritz Amsüss dominated and won their heats, while Alexis Roland moved into the finals as the best woman.

The action continued with the super finals. After the jam sessions in the previous heats, the 16 male and 8 female finalists went Head-to-Head in the finals: 16 down to 8 down to 4 down to 2 for the grande finale.

Alexis Rolland at Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Miriam Lottes / Red Bull Content Pool.

In the women’s session 15-year-old Mia Brookes ended on top of the podium as the youngest participant impressed everyone with her strong riding. “It was overwhelming. The Heat-to-Heat session with all the girls was super fun. Riding with someone like Anna Gasser was pretty unbelievable for me. She is a big idol. The setup was so good. Pretty big, but it was fun and flowing, I really enjoyed it,” Mia tells us.

“The setup was so sick, it was probably one of the most challenging courses I have ridden, but once you get the hang of it, it’s so fun”

Double Olympic Champion Anna Gasser showed her experience and routine, rewarded with 2nd place at the end of the session. US-American Alexis Roland completed the podium on third place. Additionally, she took home the well-deserved trophy for the “Most Creative Line”. “The setup was so sick, it was probably one of the most challenging courses I have ridden, but once you get the hang of it, it’s so fun. Stoked about the most creative line , I like doing hard stuff, and I like to change it up,” Alexis on the set up.

Niek van der Velden at the Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Simon van Hal / Red Bull Content Pool.

The men’s final was a thrilling one. Leon Gütl and Moritz Amsüss met in the small final, both making it all the way from the open qualification into the last round. In the end, Moritz Amsüss claimed 3rd place and Jesse Augustinus (NED), one of Europe’s finest jibbers, ended up 2nd. Jesse went on to riding with Frank Jobin in the big final, where Frank ended up taking home the win. “Such a fun event with a really good vibe. The setup was so much fun and it was fun to be with a great group. I will come back next year!” Frank tells us.

Niek van der Velden (NED) also impressed the judges and fans with some crazy tricks and therefore earned the trophy for the “Most Creative Line”.

Maggie Leon at Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Miriam Lottes / Red Bull Content Pool.

The premiere edition of Red Bull Rail Yard at Kühtai is history and Clemens Millauer sums it up perfectly: “The first Red Bull Rail Yard is in the books. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t in our favour, but nonetheless, all riders rocked it. The super finals were insane to watch. We also witnessed some very special moments in the Best Trick session.”

Top 3 Women:
1. Mia Brookes (GBR)
2. Anna Gasser (AUT)
3. Alexis Roland (USA)

Top 3 Men:
1. Frank Jobin (CAN)
2. Jesse Augustinus (NED)
3. Moritz Amsüss (AUT)

Simon Pircher hugs Jesse Augustinus at the Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Simon van Hal / Red Bull Content Pool.

Most Creative Line:
Women: Alexis Roland (USA)
Men: Niek van der Velden (NED)

Best Trick:
Top Section:
Women: Maggie Leon (Down Flat Down Feature: 50-50 to layback)
Men: Moritz Amsüss (Down Rail: Cab 270 in Front board Pretzel Out)

Bottom Section:
Women: Mia Brookes (Elbow Rail: Half-cab 50-50 back 3 out)
Men: Ian Matteoli (Double Kink Rail: Front board)

Fabian Fraidl frontboards the chain rail at the Red Bull Rail Yard in Kühtai. Photo: Simon van Hal / Red Bull Content Pool.

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