Posted by: medo in Contests, TTR
Today, we saw the semi finals of the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge on the Tryvann Vinterpark slopestyle course on the scenic outskirts of Oslo, Norway. Peetu Piiroinen was in form and qualified in the top spot of his heat leaving Seppe Smits in second and Torstein Horgmo (NOR) in third place. The second heat was dominated by the two Norwegian warriors Mikkel Bang and Tore Holvik leaving Eric Willett in third. In the final tomorrow, ten qualified snowboarders including Mark McMorris, Ville Uotila, Roope Tonteri and Sage Kotsenburg will ride it out for the coveted TAC Title and of course a maximum 1000 Swatch TTR Ranking points.
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6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge,
Eric Willett,
Mark McMorris,
Mikkel Bang,
Peetu Piiroinen,
Roope Tonteri,
Sage Kotsenburg,
Seppe Smits,
TAC,
The Oakley Arctic Challenge,
Tore Holvik,
Torstein Horgmo,
Tryvann Vinterpark,
TTR,
Ville Uotila
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Posted by: medo in Contests, TTR
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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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
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