{"id":1317988,"date":"2020-01-30T20:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T03:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=472361"},"modified":"2020-01-31T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:06:15","slug":"leonardo-golden-at-junior-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/leonardo-golden-at-junior-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo golden at junior worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Battle Mountain jion Joe Leonardo makes news over in Austria winning the Freeride World Tour Junior World Championships in Kappl, Austria, on Thursday.<\/strong>
Special to the Daily<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Not too bad for a kid who plays on the soccer team.<\/p>\n

Battle Mountain\u2019s Joey Leonardo went big and captured the gold at the Freeride World Tour Junior World Championships in Kappl, Austria, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Leonard put down a stylish run for 87.67 points to edge by Sweden\u2019s Max Pam (85.67) and fellow American Louis Overington (84.00).<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you have a World Champion starting in your midfield,\u201d Battle Mountain soccer coach David Cope tweeted about Leo, as he is called on the pitch. \u201cCongrats to Joey LEOnardo!\u201d<\/p>\n

Leonardo started his run with an airy reverse airplane, beginning his run with a nod to fluidity and confidence. The move showed size and style. He was quick on the traverse that took him to his next feature, which set the judges chattering.<\/p>\n

He then pulled a slightly corked 360 and quickly disappeared behind some trees as the audience caught their breath. An approaching cornice didn\u2019t stop his speed, and he took it large with a bit of a safety grab. Under the category of nit-picking, he had a little bobble on that, but it didn\u2019t buck him. It was a small thing, but nothing compared to the serious wipeouts of his fellow competitors.<\/p>\n

On the lower part of the course that had been tracked out by his fellow skiers, Leonardo found his own line, getting air two more times, including a spread eagle.<\/p>\n

He cruised into the finish area and was immediately greeted with hugs by his fellow competitors who recognized the moment when they saw it.<\/p>\n

Check out Joey Leonardo\u2019s run at the 2-hour, 24-minute mark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the competition ended, there were more hugs and the venue\u2019s speaker played Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d That\u2019s always a good way to pump up his soccer coach, who was watching stateside.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is really cool is the kid goes to a regular high school, plays soccer in the fall,\u201d Cope said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s a world champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of coaches, Joey is coached by his father, Jeff, who is also known as Leo.<\/p>\n

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