Posts Tagged “Marko Grilc”
Mar
11
2010
Snowboard Slopestyle Men’s Finals at European Winter X GamesPosted by: medo in Contests, European Winter X Games
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.
Mar
10
2010
Snowboard Slopestyle elimination at European Winter X GamesPosted by: medo in Contests, European 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…
Mar
06
2010
Torstein Horgmo qualifies in First at the Oakley Arctic Challenge PrequalisPosted by: medo in Contests, TTR
Yesterday, the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) saw 32 of snowboarding’s best slopestyle riders battling for one of twenty spots in the semi finals that are today. One of Norway’s most famous riders Torstein Horgmo, used his home country advantage and qualified in first. The slopestyle course in Tryvann Vinterpark, Olso, served as a brand new location for this elite Swatch TTR competition.
Feb
08
2010
Esser and Rukajärvi Win Slopestyle Titles at Canadian OpenPosted by: medo in Contests, TTR
The second annual Burton Canadian Open (CANO) has come to a close and Brett Esser (USA) and Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) have come out on top, winning the men’s and women’s slopestyle competition today at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. After seeing optimal conditions during the week with bluebird skies, the weather took a turn for the worse with low visibility and frigid temps making for challenging riding during finals.
Thursday, the third day of the Burton Canadian Open, saw optimal conditions for the men’s and women’s slopestyle qualifications at Canada Olympic Park with bluebird skies and brisk temps. First to drop were the women in their qualification round, 22 women took to the course which featured rails, boxes, a wall ride, three kickers and a log jib.
Here are 9 minutes of video pleasure to sum up a year of snowboarding courtesy of our Bros from Shralp! 2009 was an incredible winter and it delivered epic moments both during contests and in the video releases of the fall.
Two weeks ago Stubai Zoo presented the replica of the Billabong Air & Style kicker. German parkdesigners Schneestern made a great opportunity for riders to familiarize with the situation. Almost the same kicker and perfect weather conditions gave riders opportunity to start with even more self-confidence into the Billabong Air & Style.
Two days ago Marko Grilc invited me to the premiere new Burton’s movie “The B“. Party and premiere took place in K4 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. So many people came that a lot of them couldn’t get the tickects, because it was sold out in less than an hour.
After a night of action on the big air jump at the 6Star TTR Billabong Air & Style 2009/II in Innsbruck, Austria, Marko Grilc took the top spot on the podium and is now the new leader on Swatch TTR World Tour. Grilc was not on the original invite list, but after two injures during practice for the main event, he was given a spot in the legendary snowboard competition.
The comeback of the legendary Straight Jump format to the Bergisel Stadium was a full success. 11.500 fans witnessed their snowboard heroes at the Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck. On the perfectly working kicker, that replaced the quarterpipe of last year, Marko Grilc ruled the final of four with a Switch Backside 1080 Double Corked Mute Grab and 281 points. He only recently entered the starting the field of 16 riders after the Canadian Sebastien Toutant had to cancel because of an unfortunate injury. Peetu Piroiinen (21 years/FIN/268 Pts.) placed second and Andreas Wiig (28 years/NOR/251 Pts.) came in third.
Yesterday Stubai glaicer entertained a real madness. Stubai Zoo presented the replica of the Billabong Air & Style kicker. The almost similar takeoff, table and landing. We are talking about perfect conditions to warm-up runs and check the last tricks before Billabong Air & Style at the Bergisel Stadium on 05.12.09.
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