Champion of the day was Itaru Chimura from Japan who was unbeaten in all his heats and took first place in the senior men's final. Close behind him was Hisanori Katsuyama, also of Japan in second. Adam Dyck of Mt Manganui was the highest placed New Zealander in third with Tom Wilmott of Great Britain in fourth.

The junior men's event was a very close run race with Queenstown's Joel Webb leading until the last set of rollers when Wanaka's Andy Clark, who had been hot on his heels throughout the race, managed to overtake into first place. Clayton Barker of Wanaka was close behind in third with Elliot Corleison of Wanaka in fourth.

Queenstown's Woerlee sisters, Laura and Christa, battled it out in the junior women's final with Laura crossing the finishing line just ahead of her older sister. Fabienne Breitenmoser from Canada took third with Jana McLeod, also of Queenstown, in fourth.

The senior women's was an international affair and was also a close run event. Queenstown's Jana Gibson had won all her heats but was pipped to the post by Canada's Erin Simmons in the final. Juliane Bray from Wanaka took third with Zuzana Vojtechova from the Czech Republic in fourth.

New Zealand Snowboard Association president, Ewan Straight, was impressed with the level of competition.

"All the finals were as close as they could have been. When you consider they're racing for 45 seconds through difficult terrain and they're still bunched at the end you can see how closely matched the finalists were. "

The action continues at The Remarkables tomorrow with the final event of the Nationals, the Groovestar Slopestyle. It is the first time the slopestyle has been part of the nationals for five years and promises provide both spectators and competitors alike with some superb rail and big air action.