Posts Tagged “Christian Haller”

Riders from around the globe are currently making the trek to Stratton, Vermont for the men’s last 6Star event of the 2009/2010 Swatch TTR World Tour season.  The 6Star Burton US Open is set to take hold of Stratton Mountain Resort all next week with slopestyle finals scheduled for Friday, March 19th and halfpipe finals set for Saturday, March 20th.

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Tags: 09/10 TTR Champion, 6Star Arctic Challenge, 6Star Burton US Open, Christian Haller, Enni Rukajärvi, Eric Willett, Gjermund Braaten, Iouri Podladtchikov, Janne Korpi, Lisa Wiik, Marko Grilc, Peetu Piiroinen, Roxy Chicken Jam, Sarka Pancochova, Seppe Smits, Sina Candrian, Star Roxy Chicken Jam, Stratton, Swatch TTR World Tour, TTR, US Open, Vermont

Last month, Breckenridge resident Eric Willett took home a silver medal from Snowboard Slopestyle at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen. Today in the men’s final in Tignes, Eric Willett upgraded and will bring gold back to his hometown in Colorado.

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Tags: Chas Guldemond, Christian Haller, Eric Willet, Eric Willett, European Winter X Games, Iouri Podladtchikov, Marko Grilc, Podladtchikov, Sage Kotsenburg, Slopestyle Finals, tignes, Travis Rice, Winter X Games

And we already know who is going in the big Slopestyle Finals at European Winter X Games in Tignes. Check for the results below…

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Tags: Charlotte van Gils, Chas Guldemond, Cheryl Maas, Christian Haller, Cilka Sadar, Eric Willett, European Winter X Games in Tignes, Iouri Podladtchikov, Jenny Jones, Kjersti Oestgaard-Buaas, Marko Grilc, Sarca Pancochova, Silje Norendal, Sina Candrian, Slivia Mittermueller, Slopestyle, Slopestyle elimination, Slopestyle Finals, Slopestyle Finals at European Winter X Games in Tignes, Spencer O’Brien, Stephan Maurer, tignes, Travis Rice

The 28th annual US Open Snowboarding Championships will once again host thousands of fans and many of the world’s top snowboarders for a weekend of slopestyle, rail jam and halfpipe competitions. Taking place at Stratton Mountain Resort from March 15-21, the Open is the first US event since the 2010 Olympics where snowboard medalists Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark will compete.

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Tags: BGOS, Black & Night Jam, Burton Global Open Series, Chas Guldemond, Cheryl Maas, Christian Haller, Ellery Hollingsworth, Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight, Hannah Teter, Jamie Anderson, Jenny Jones, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Kelly Clark, Kjersti Oestgaard-Buaas, Lisa Wiik, Luke Mitrani, Mason Aguirre, Mikkel Bang, Peetu Piiroinen, Sarka Pancochova, Scotty Lago, Shaun White, Shiny Toy Guns, Sina Candrian, Spencer O’Brien, Stratton Mountain Resort, Swatch TTR World Tour Champion, TTR, US Open Snowboarding Championships

After a great season for the 06/07 TTR World Snowboard Champion, Shaun White, he arrives at Vancouver as the stand out favorite for the Olympic Gold Medal. With his infamous bag of tricks including back to back Double Corks, this seasons must have, and his very own Double McTwist 12 he seems unstoppable.

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Tags: 2010 Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Arthur Longo, Christian Haller, Double Corks, Double McTwist 12, Greg Bretz, Iouri Podladtchikov, Jeff Batchelor, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Louie Vito, markku koski, Markus Keller, mathieu crepel, Olympic gold medal, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Shaun White, Stale Sandbech, TTR World Snowboard Champion, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Another gorgeous day greeted riders and spectators today at Canada Olympic Park for the men’s and women’s slopestyle semifinal competition. Bluebird skies illuminated the 600m long slopestyle course which was made up of a step-up saddle to down box, followed by a down-flat-down kink rail, a log jib, down rail, wall ride and three kickers, two of which were split down the middle by a channel.

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Tags: Antti Autti, Brett Esser, Burton Canadian Open, Burton Global Open Series Champion, Canada Olympic Park, CANO, Charles Reid, Christian Haller, Cilka Sadar, Enni Rukajärvi, Jordie Karlinski, Lisa Wiik, Mark Sollors, Roope Tonteri, Seppe Smits, Stale Sandbech, US Open Snowboarding Championships

Poland’s Paulina Ligocka (25 years old) and Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen (21 years old) won the 11th Burton European Open halfpipe event today. Each will take home US$ 15.000 in prize-money and also important points towards the BGOS and TTR rankings. Ursina Haller (SUI) and Ilkka-Eemeli Laari (FIN) earned second place and Akiko Miwa (JPN) and Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) took third place.

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Tags: 11th Burton European Open, BEO, BGOS, Burton Global Open Series, Canadian Open, Christian Haller, Enni Rukajärvi, Gian Simmen, Gjermund Braaten, Haller Ursina, Ilkka-Eemeli Laari, Laari Ilkka-Eemeli, Laax, Ligocka Paulina, Miwa Akiko, Piiroinen Peetu, Podladtchikov Iouri, Sina Candrian, Stale Sandbech, Swatch Ticket To Ride World Championship, The Sounds, TTR, Xaver Hoffman

Finnish riders Peetu Piiroinen (21 years old) and Enni Rukajärvi (19 years old) were the big winners of an exciting slopestyle finals up on Crap Sogn Gion today. Peetu claimed his 3rd BEO title today; while Enni secured her first win at the BEO. Both earned US$ 15.000 prize-money, 8.000 BGOS points as well as 1.000 TTR points. Mikkel Bang (NOR) and local rider Sina Candrian (SUI) took second and Gerjmund Braaten (NOR) and Sarka Pancochova (CZE) rounded out the podium.

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Tags: BEO, Burton European Open, Burton European Open Slopestyle, Burton Global Opens Series, Charlotte van Gils, Christian Haller, Crap Sogn Gion, Enni Rukajärvi, Gerjmund Braaten, Laax, Mikkel Bang, Peetu Piiroinen, Riders Palace Club, Sarka Pancochova, Sina Candrian, The Sounds