It was a true clash of the titans today at the Swatch TTR 6Star Burton European Open in Laax where the top TTR snowboarders fought it out on the Slopestyle course in hope of rising up the world rankings. 1000 TTR ranking points and part of the total prize purse of $125 000 USD were up for grabs and it was Danny Davis (USA) who took the incentive to step it up and win his first 6Star event. His first place has moved him up into World No.18 on the Swatch TTR World Ranking list. In second came Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) whose performance has pushed him into Swatch TTR World No.3. Also the women were hungry to close the gap on TTR Tour leader, Jamie Anderson. Lisa Wiik (NOR) took out top honours in the girls competition which moved her into World No.14 whilst the local rider from Flims, Sina Candrian (SUI), came second and jumped into TTR World No.2. In third came Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas from Norway.


Danny Davis © Laemmerhirt

For the 10th Birthday of the Burton European Open the riders decided to show just how far snowboarding has progressed over the last ten years. All of them utilized the impressive course to its full potential, busting out enormous tricks and technical rail combos. Throughout the day, Wiik stomped a huge Mctwist, BS 5s and FS 3s which snuck her in a cut above the rest. “My goal this season was to get into the Swatch TTR Top 5 so I will do more TTR events. I had good start I guess”, she said. Sina Candrian was the only girl in the contest who landed a FS 9 which certainly helped her come in second. Kjersti Buaas (NOR) rounded out the Top 3 with stylish Alley Oops, FS 3s and an FS 7 Mute.


Peetu Piiroinen © Laemmerhirt

In the men’s competition, the Euros and U.S riders were going head to head all day. In a tight final, Danny Davis eventually claimed the Slopestyle Title with styled out combos comprised of tech rail tricks, Switch BS 9s, FS 10s and Cab 9s. “My first TTR win. I’m really happy now that I’ve got some TTR points. I’ll be at more TTR contests and it definitely puts more meaning into the season”.

Chas Guldemond (USA) managed to hold onto his TTR Tour Lead as Peetu Piiroinen ascended into World No. 3, right behind Janne Korpi (FIN). French Canadians Charles Reid and Sebastian Toutant are sitting right behind in World No.4 and 5. Tim Humphreys has now moved into the Swatch TTR Top 10, whilst last year’s Swatch TTR Tour Champion, Kevin Pearce, has moved up one spot into Swatch TTR No.9.


Candrian Sina © Stadler

Beside Sina Candrian who moved into Swatch TTR World No.2 today we saw some more female riders charging up the rankings, such as 05/06 Tour Champion, Cheryl Maas (NED) who is now back in the Swatch TTR Top 5. Newcomer Sarka Pancochova (CZE) is another rider who has hit her stride today, advancing through to finals of today’s competition and moving into World No. 9.

The Halfpipe finals tomorrow at Laax are guaranteed to amplify the intensity of the races for the Swatch TTR Tour leads. Piiroinen has the chance to move into World No.2, Pearce (USA) and Malin (FIN) fighting to possibly move into World No.3 and Aguirre (USA) has the chance to move into the TTR Top 5. For the womens, Clark (USA) and Wiik are fighting for World No.5 and Pancochova could potentially move into the TTR Top 5 – the race is on. Log on to www.go211.com for live coverage of Friday’s Halfpipe finals. Also don’t forget to check out the all new www.ttrworldtour.com for fresh videos, news, rankings, all coming at you live as it happens here in Laax.

Women’s Slopestyle Finals Results

1 Wiik, Lisa (NOR) ROXY 75.83
2 Candrian, Sina (SUI) BURTON 75.67
3 Oestgaard Buaas, Kjersti (NOR) 72.67

Men’s Slopestyle Finals Results

1 Davis, Danny (USA) BURTON 91.17
2 Piiroinen, Peetu FIN BURTON 90.83
3 White, Shaun USA BURTON 90.33

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