10,000 fans saw Matevz Petek (SLO) win the first big air in the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup 2006/2007, held at the Olympic stadium in Stockholm (SWE). Petek triumphed in the big final against Peetu Piiroinen (FIN). This was the first Snowboarding event staged in the Swedish capital following the highly successful FIS Cross-Country World Cup sprint races staged there earlier. Aged 18, the Finnish freestyler was the youngest snowboarder in the finals of the best 16 qualifiers that applied the new rules using the knock-out-format for the first time. In the semi-finals, Piiroinen relegated his team mate Risto Mattila to the small final (3rd and 4th), while Petek won against Florian Mausser of Austria. In the small final, Mattila successfully competed against Mausser taking the last place on the podium. For complete results, click
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