Before another sold-out crowd of 40,000, Guerdat finally claimed the one major honour that, until now, had eluded him. He did so emphatically as the only athlete to complete every round of the week without lowering a single rail. “It feels amazing,” he admitted. “The World Championship is something I dreamed of. Once I jumped the last fence, all the emotion came up. I don’t really have words for what it means.”







