Alex Volokhov practiced with stoke and style leading up to his eighth year involved in Rampage, and his first-ever riding year. But an injury at a critical moment kept him off the starting platform.
Among all the stories at Rampage 2022, Alex Volokhov’s is one of the best. The British Columbian started as a digger for Kurt Sorge and quickly became his lead builder.
After spending years supporting Sorge’s success, Volokhov got a bid this year — only to see it slip through his fingers at the last moment.
Volokhov hucked one last rehearsal of a big part of his line midway up the mountain with just minutes to go before drop-in. I saw him disappear over a ridge below with a backflip.
He did not make it back up the mountain. Scheduled to drop in fifth in competition, just after Dylan Stark, race officials announced Volokhov’s withdrawal. Katie Holden, an athlete liaison at the event, confirmed that he suffered an injury during practice this morning.
Cameron Storch threw big, repeating 360s on drops to score a 77 and hold the lead through the first third of competition. Andreu Lacondeguey played crowd-pleaser with a huge Superman just above the camera well and held second place with a 73.
But Brett Rheeder set a high benchmark halfway through the field with a tight, clean run filled with techy (and attention-grabbing) tail whips for a 90.6.
