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Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour NewsNews for the tour includes news for the British Snow Tour, which has been part of the World Snowboard Tour since 2005. SCUK has been an official media partner of the TTR since 2007.
View all 581 headlines for Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour News. The first of the Highlanders kicked off at the weekend at Nevis Range. It was a typically Scottish day with low cloud hanging around. However, it still did not stop the 27 entrants from getting their shred on. Kids oozing styleWith many of the younger riders throwing down tech trickery that would put most adults to shame, they were also oozing style, to really lay it on thick. However with age comes experience and the old boys were not going to take it lying down. Butters on and lipslides a plenty were the order of the day from them and war was waged.  Winners Jordan and Tomski © Felix RobinsonThe old gondola car was a focal point for the afternoon as it provided some shelter and housed the DJ who kept the tunes going throughout the day. Format was two runs on each rail and the best scores counting. As everyone was a tad wet and the judges couldn’t feel their fingers and toes the final was cancelled and everyone legged it to the restaurant to get some food and dry off. The upside to this was most folk could make it back home in time to see the Scotland England rugby match. Now the results have been processed there are already a few people who have won the Scottish Overall Titles for 09/10. Based on combined World Cup points for each event, the pre requisites were they had competed on both snow and artificial slopes and be a competitor with Snowsport Scotland to be eligible. 2009/10 Overall WinnersFemale snowboard : Emilia Vanni Kids snowboard : Tomski Robinson Youth snowboard : Jordan Gee Male snowboard : Danny McCormick Female ski : Anna Vincetti Kids ski : Chris McCormick Youth ski : Harris Booth Male Ski : Eugene Mackie Stiff competitionTomski's mum, Felix Robinson said, "It was a long six hour drive to Ben Nevis in Scotland, but Tomski and Jordy were full of good spirit. Thanks to Nevis Range for pulling out all the stops to get the park together for the event and prizes and to all the sponsors for supporting the series - Snozone, Armada, Freeze Pro Shop, Bawbags, Level 1, Skullcandy, Boax, Synergy Snowsports & Joystick. More on the 3rd April at CairngormThe final leg of the Highlander is the week after the Brits on the 3rd April at Cairngorm. With the plentiful snow Scotland has seen this winter there is a large pile of snow for the kicker and some of the rails are already out. Hope to see you there. Ed - we love the comment that accompanied the pictures: "Due to the inclement weather the photos are very limited as Stevie McKenna was not keen to get his camera out in the conditions and most people don’t need to try too hard to imagine what the inside of a cloud looks like anyway."   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. This gives the men two opportunities to obtain good results and improve their TTR ranking score for a chance to finish in the coveted TTR Top 5. For the women, the US Open offers the chance for riders to secure a good position in the rankings before moving on to the women’s season finale, the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam. There are a host of cash and titles up for grabs at the US Open including the men’s portion of the TTR prize purse worth a total of $200,000 USD that will be handed out at the TTR Awards Ceremony following halfpipe finals which will also see the official crowning of the 09/10 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion Peetu Piiroinen.  Peetu Piiroinen at the US Open 2009 © Aaron Blatt 2009/2010 TTR World Champion, End of Season Cash and Final TTR Top 5Although Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) has already taken an unassailable lead and secured the 09/10 TTR Champion title at the 6Star Arctic Challenge last weekend, riders are going to be duking it out for a prized Top 5 finish in the TTR World Rankings. Riders who finish in the TTR Top 5 will grab a piece of the $200,000 TTR prize purse and receive automatic invites to all major TTR events for the 2010/2011 season. Keep on the watch for the likes of Swiss destroyer, Iouri Podladtchikov, who will be defending his World No. 2 position in the TTR world ranking list from Norwegian rookie and World No. 3, Gjermund Braaten, Slovenian rider, Marko Grilc, who sits in World No. 4 and from American up-and-comer, Eric Willett, who is currently sitting in World No. 5. Other riders on the bubble include Janne Korpi (FIN), Christian Haller (SUI) and Seppe Smits (BEL). The slopestyle competition comes up first where there are sure to be some shake-ups before the final TTR world ranking placements are finalized after the halfpipe showdown. Women Hustling for Good Position Before the Roxy Chicken JamThe women have a big couple of weeks ahead with the US Open leading straight into the Roxy Chicken Jam. Current TTR leader, Lisa Wiik (NOR), will be trying to keep the competition at bay with some good finishes at the US Open which would set her up nicely moving into the final female 6Star event. She will need to keep on her toes as the talented Czech rider, Sarka Pancochova, is right behind Wiik in the rankings and will definitely be putting up a good fight. Swiss rider, Sina Candrian, and Finnish shredder and newcomer of the season, Enni Rukajärvi, are two other women with the drive and talent to give both Wiik and Pancochova a run for their money.  Lisa Wiik at the US Open 2009 © Jake Stangel Watch the US Open Live on Go211.comIf you can’t make it out to Stratton, the Burton US Open will be webcast live March 19th-20th, 2010 on Go211.com with live announcers and up-to-the-minute scoring so you can keep track of all the action. And, be sure to head over to ttrworldtour.com for up-to-date news on rankings changes and fresh video content straight from Vermont. The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010. Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark all to compete. One of the most impressive snowboard athletes in the world today, Peetu Piiroinen (FIN), reconfirmed his reputation with a first place finish at the coveted 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge. Thousand of fans at Tryvann Vinterpark in Oslo, Norway witnessed a piece of snowboarding history as 21-year old Peetu Piiroinen took first place in today’s slopestyle competition, and with an additional 1000 TTR ranking points on his account, he took an unassailable lead in the TTR World Rankings. In two weeks time, he will be crowned Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion at the final 6Star event of the Tour, the Burton US Open. The Arctic Challenge podium was rounded out by Norwegian favourites Torstein Horgmo in second place and Mikkel Bang in third.  Peetu Piiroinen Securing his Second TTR World Champion TitleThe young Fin has earned himself $35 000 USD today with his Arctic Challenge win. This season, Piiroinen has shown his nerves of steel, consistent technique and a seemingly untiring ability to tackle the various formats on the Swatch TTR Tour by taking podium placements at every 6Star event on the Tour. He took 2nd place at the 6Star Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck, Austria, 3rd places at both the slopestyle and halfpipe at the 6Star O’Neill Evolution in Davos and victories in both formats at the 6Star Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland. The deserving Piiroinen has shown his exceptional talent and caught the eye of the fans and media worldwide by successfully balancing his commitment on the TTR Tour even while excelling at events outside the Tour. He comments on his season; “It has been the best season ever. Silver medal at the Olympics and now the TTR title. I have got so many podium places and I have had no injuries, it could not have been better.”  The exiting Arctic Challenge final saw Piiroinen stomp an incredibily clean last run that nudged Peetu into the top podium spot. His smooth run consisted of a switch cab 270 to fakie on the top rail, frontside 540 melon on the canon rail, backside 1080 late cork, backside rodeo 720 and a gigantic frontside crail on the hip. Piiroinen remains modest as always about his win, “I really didn't expect to win here at the Arctic Challenge, but I knew that I had a good chance to take the title here. It feels so good to take both. And it is the second title in a row. Now I can take it easy and maybe drink a beer.” The founder of the TTR tour and owner of the Oakley Arctic Challenge, Terje Haakonsen (NOR) praised Piiroinen’s ability to ride all formats on the TTR Tour, “That is why he is a good snowboarder. He is not specialized, but can ride all of them, also when it comes to quarterpipe he can ride really big. He had a lot of second and third places but he is always the guy that can win. He is just a really solid and inventive rider.” Valuable TTR ranking points handed out at The Oakley Arctic ChallengeThe race for the Top 5 spots in the Swatch TTR ranking is on fire with the final 6Star event, the Burton US Open, kicking off in just one week’s time. Eric Willett (USA) moved into the TTR World No.5 spot with a 9th place today and up and coming rookie Roope Tonteri (FIN) moved into TTR World No.7 with a 7th place. Seppe Smits (NED) made the move into the TTR World Top 10 a fourth place finish, today. With two more 6Star results on the menu at the Burton US Open the Top 5 is a desired place as all riders want a piece of the Swatch TTR end of season prize purse of $200,000 USD, as well as guaranteed invites to next season’s 6Star events. Next Up on the Swatch TTR TourThe Burton US Open is only one week away with action kicking off March 15th, 2010 in Stratton, Vermont. You can watch it live and follow as the news unfolds on www.ttrworldtour.com. Don’t miss the crowning of the 2009/2010 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion, Peetu Piiroinen, who will receive the TTR trophy and a check of $50 000 USD. [Photos: © Stubberud] After we reported on the winners of the 5 Star TTR Burn River Jump last week, we didn't really say anything about the amazing performance of the UK's Jamie Nicholls at the event in Italy.  Jamie can't find the bridge © TTR www.riverjump.it
Swatch TTR World Champion Title on the Menu?The Arctic Challenge is one of the première snowboard events in the world and is the signature event of TTR co-founder, Terje Haakonsen. It was historically the crowning event of the TTR World Champion until the 2005/2006 season. This year could be a repetition of the early TTR years, as one rider has taken a hefty lead and with a good result at TAC can secure the TTR World Champion title into his name. 2008/2009 TTR World Champion, Peetu Piiroinen, has had an amazing season and was able to take the tour lead in January with podium placements at both formats of the 6Star O’Neill Evolution and later on with wins in the halfpipe and slopestyle formats of the 6Star Burton European Open. Peetu has managed to balance his TTR commitments as well as shine at events outside the TTR Tour winning an Olympic silver medal and last weekend taking the title at the Toyota Big Air in Japan. It is general knowledge that Piiroinen is a competition machine and all eyes are on Peetu to see how he will do at TAC and if he will be able to claim a second consecutive TTR World Champion Title.  The coveted TTR Top 5 getting crowdedCurrently sitting in World No.3 on the TTR World Ranking list, the young Gjermund Braaten (NOR), will need to put on a solid performance at TAC to defend this spot, as there are many riders slated to be present who could challenge his position in the rankings. In fact, every rider present who is currently in the TTR Top10 stands the chance of moving into the World No. 3 spot: Marko Grilc (SLO), Antti Autti (FIN), Christian Haller (SUI), Stale Sandbech (NOR), Eric Willett (USA) and Janne Korpi (FIN). These riders are all looking to get a piece of the end of season Swatch TTR prize purse of $200,000 USD as well as the guaranteed invites to next season’s 6Star events. Watch the action liveIf you cannot make it to watch the action in Oslo from the 5th to the 7th of March 2010 join the live webcast on www.ttrworldtour.com. Don’t forget that on the same weekend there will be 4Star action at the Nescafé Champs halfpipe event, in Leysin Swizerland. Check up on the TTR website for the latest updates, videos, photos and blogs. Following the Slopestyle format on Thursday the 5Star Burn River Jump took on its second format, the Straight Jump, this evening in the centre of Livigno, Italy. In front of a spectacular city backdrop and thousands of screaming spectators, the riders faced a nail-biting knock out final. Yale Cousino (USA) bagged his third consecutive title at this event, while Gjermund Braaten (NOR) who was closely in 2nd place made the most impressive move in the TTR World Rankings jumping into World No. 3, bumping Janne Korpi (FIN) into World No. 5. In third place today was Canada’s Mark McMorris and Eric Willett (USA) in fourth. The New TTR Word World No.3After the fireworks and prize giving the overjoyed Braaten enthuses “I feel so good and I am stoked that I even made it into finals. It’s been a surprisingly good day. Being in the TTR Top 5 is the dream of my life. Next I am going to the Arctic Challenge“, The young talent from Norway took the World Rookie Champion Title in 2007/2008 and 3rd place at the 6Star Burton European Open Slopestyle this January. Heading to the Oakley Arctic Challenge, which this year is a Slopestyle event, it is clear that Gjermund is a rider to watch out for. Burn River Jump Proves Itself As A Top Level 5Star EventThis season the Burn River Jump was awarded one more TTR star, and with its perfect set ups, stoked top level riders and ecstatic fans the River Jump proved that it has earned the 5Star honor. “It was one of the best slopestyle courses that I have ever ridden!” Eric Willett said after the event, with the two new top results he moved into TTR World No.9. The Straight Jump setup consisted of a 19m flat kicker and a gap over the Spoel river, followed by a jib section. Yale’s winning run consisted of a huge backside 1260 on the straight jump, a cab 540 on the Spoel River gap and backside 270 onto the Burn can. Two Formats, Two Sets Of TTR Ranking Points And New TTR Top 10 RidersWith the two formats each awarding up to 850 Swatch TTR World Ranking points, the Burn River Jump offered the opportunity for quite a few riders to move into the TTR Top 10. There were a few big leaps from Braaten, Korpi and Willet who made the Top 10 cut, while Roope Tonteri, Ville Uotila (FIN), Kevin Backström (SWE), Mark McMorris (CAN), Chris Sörman (SWE) and Jamie Nicholls (GBR) all improved on their previous positions and are now sitting in the TTR Top 20. Jamie Nicholls © TTR Keeping up with the TTR TourNext up on the Swatch TTR tour we have two very different events, both taking place on the 5th to the 7th March 2010. In Norway the riders take on a slopestyle course to determine who will win the 6Star title of the esteemed Oakley Arctic Challenge. In Switzerland the 4Star Nescafé Champs goes back to its roots with a superpipe format. If you missed the Burn River Jump finals you can soon watch the wrap up, photos and read blogs on www.ttrworldtour.com. Also check out Gjermund Braaten’s, Erik Willett’s and Roope Tonteri’s TTR profiles to learn about their ambitions. The best way to keep yourself up to date is to subscribe to the Swatch TTR Newsletter. River Jump Straight Jump Result Top 81 Cousino Yale USA Burton 550,0 2 Braaten Gjermund NOR Nike 6.0, Nitro, Oakley, DBN Nor, Swag 542,0 3 McMorris Mark CAN O'neill, Class 5 snowboards, The Source 546,0 4 Willett Eric USA O'Neill, Omatic, Vans, Smith, Breckenridge resort, Flux 535,0 5 Tonteri Roope FIN Burton, Anon, Red, Etnies, Onboardtv 485,0 6 Nicholls Jamie GBR Redbull, Quiksilver, Nike 6.0, Salomon 475,0 7 Kinnunen Matti FIN Battery, Meatfly, Amplid, Aitikin, Syotekeskus 469,0 8 Korpi Janne FIN Kissmark, O'neill, Smith, Level, Ogio, Vans 460,0
Perfect Conditions at the Mottolino ParkToday’s event saw the guys rock the perfectly shaped Mottolino park in the beautiful APT Livigno and SkiPassion Snow-Ski Area. Willett’s winning run included a Switch Backside 1260, Frontside Double Cork 1080 and a Backside Double Rodeo, which scored him miles ahead of his opponents. Collecting another great result this season, he has moved up the Swatch TTR world ranking list into No.11 and with tomorrow’s format he has lined himself up in an excellent position to move into the Top 10. With his 2nd place today, Gjermund entered the Swatch TTR Top 10 and now sits in World No. 9. He was content with his performance and was measuring up his chances to move into the Top 5. “The jumps were perfect and I had a good feeling…It would be a dream come true for me to be in the TTR Top 5. I got one more contest tomorrow, so we will see how that goes. But just being in the Top 10 is so great.” Straight Air Format Brings A Night Spectacle to LivignoThe second 5Star format, the straight air,will take place in the center of Livigno on Friday evening, where the contestants will be jumping over the Spoel river. Battling it out for those valuable Swatch TTR ranking points, we will see the qualified riders from today’s slopestyle, 12 wild card entrants and 8 invited riders competing for victory. With Switzerland’s Christian Haller looking to improve on his TTR World No. 6 ranking and Roope Tonteri, Eric Willet, Mikkel Bang (NOR), Ville Uotila (FIN), Kevin Backström (SWE) and Mark McMorris (CAN) all aiming for a result that will see them rise into the TTR Top 10, you are guaranteed to see some hot riding.  Yale Cousino © Fizza Watch Tomorrow’s finals LiveDon’t miss any of the action and tune in to the finals live on www.ttrworldtour.com, where you can also check out Erik Willet’s, Gjermund Braaten’s and Roope Tonteri’s TTR profiles to learn about their plans and achievements. Slopestyle Result Top 101. Eric Willet, USA 2. Gjermund Braaten, NOR 3. Roope Tonteri, FIN 4. Yale Cousino, USA 5. Janne Korpi, FIN 6. Mark McMorris, CAN 7. Tor Lundstrom, SWE 8. Victor De le Rue, FRA 9. Ville Uotila, FIN 10. Kevin Backstrom, SWE
Attracting International Talent In The Search For TTR PointsWith two 5Star results on the menu from the Brux Slopestyle Contest and the Burn River Jump (Straight Jump), TTR riders will gather in force for their chance to collect valuable TTR ranking points and move up in the rankings. Top Swiss rider Christian Haller, who has just competed at the Vancouver Olympics, has confirmed his attendance and is motivated to improve on his fifth position on the world ranking list. He has a good chance to move into World No. 3 and with some great results this winter, such as a 7th place in the 6Star Burton European Open slopestyle format, he is one of the toughest contenders. Only a few other riders are in contention for the same spot in the Swatch TTR World Rankings. One is Gjermund Braaten, the rookie from Norway, who has since his title as the World Rookie Champion in 2007/2008 showed his strength as a slopestyle rider by taking 3rd place at the 6Star Burton European Open and currently sits in World No 11. Another one hungry for the glory is current World No. 9, Janne Korpi (FIN), who won the O’Neill Evolution slopestyle in 2009 and has already bagged some good results this season including a 7th place at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open slopestyle. Swatch TTR Top 10 Battle Heating UpThere are several riders who are battling it out for a Top 10 spot on the Swatch TTR World Ranking List including many up and coming rookies. Canadian Eric Willett, who placed 6th at the O’Neill Evolution slopestyle and is currently sitting in World No 14, will have to defeat the likes of World No. 15 Roope Tonteri (FIN) who was crowned World Rookie Champion in 2008/2009 and took 6th at the Canadian Open slopestyle, as well as Mikkel Bang (NOR) another strong slopestyle rider who placed 2nd at the BEO slopestyle this January. Many other top riders such as Janne Lipsanen (FIN), Ville Uotila (FIN), Mark McMorris (CAN), Kevin Backström (SWE) and Ethan Morgan (GER) will put on their best show to get a result that will lift them up in the TTR ranking. Watch the Action LiveIf you are unable to make it to the APT Livigno and SkiPassion Snow-Ski Area, you can follow the live streaming on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th on www.ttrworldtour.com and www.riverjump.it. For the stories and photos behind the scenes, videos and more please keep an eye out for www.ttrworldtour.com TTR Pro Snowboard, the owner and operator of the TTR World Snowboard Tour would like to congratulate the 2010 Vancouver Olympics halfpipe winners, Shaun White (USA) for his second consecutive gold medal, Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) for taking home the silver medal, and Scotty Lago (USA) for his bronze. White won the TTR World Snowboard Tour 2006/2007, after claiming his first Olympic gold in Torino 2006, showing himself as one of the world’s strongest snowboarders. Piiroinen was crowned the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion 2008/2009 last winter and has shown his force in the competition scene yet again with his Olympic silver. As the current leader in the Swatch TTR ranking he is heading towards the first ever repeat performance of the tour victory. TTR Events Serving as a Pre Olympic battleground.During the onset of the Olympic buzz the TTR tour felt the impact, as it was the first place where athletes had an opportunity to measure the new benchmark trick – the double cork – in competition. This season, to the delight of both judges and audiences alike, we have seen the riders develop a wide variety of double corks, showcasing them at various tour events. This brain boggling trick emerged into TTR halfpipe competition at the beginning of the 2009/2010 TTR Season where Shaun White for the first time ever unleashed a back to back double cork set in order to beat Luke Mitranis’s (USA) Double Cork 900 in the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open halfpipe. The explosive development of this trick has been seen at many TTR events since, such as the halfpipe formats of the 6Star O’Neill Evolution and the 6Star Burton European Open, where Piiroinen landed a Cab Double Cork 10 on his final run and jumped into the competition lead. Managing the time between the TTR Tour and the OlympicsEvery fourth winter the Olympic year sees a rush of riders to the FIS (Fédération Internationale de Ski) World Cup, which serves as Olympic qualifier. The TTR respects the athletes’ wishes to succeed in the Olympic battles and has always found a way to accommodate for this in the tour planning. Most riders are able to divide their time between both the tours, such as current TTR leader Peetu Piiroinen who has managed his Olympic commitments while taking podiums at nearly every event and format he has competed in season 2009/2010. The Swatch TTR season is still in full swing with the next events coming up in Italy, the 5Star Burn River Jump, and in Norway with the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge. The tour final events 6Star Burton US Open and the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam are coming up in March and will showcase the crowning of the 2009/10 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion. The Top achievements of the Olympic Medallists:Shaun White 2009, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 5Star Burton New Zealand Open 2009, 1st Place, Overall, 5Star Intelligent Design 2009, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships 2008, 1st Place, Halpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships Peetu Piiroinen 2010, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton European Open 2010, 1st Place, Slopestyle, 6Star Burton European Open 2009, 2nd place, Big Air, 6Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2009, 2nd Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships 2009, 1st Place, Quarterpipe, 6Star O’Neill Evolution Torah Bright 2009, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships 2008, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships 2008, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 5Star Nissan X-TRail Asian Open 2008, 2nd Place, Halfipe, 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam US Kelly Clark 2010, 1st place, Halfpipe, 5Star Burton New Zealand Open 2009, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton European Open 2009, 1st Place, Halfpipe, 5Star Nissan X-TRail Asian Open 2009, 1st Place, Halfipe, 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam US 2009, 2nd Place, Halfpipe, 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships Want to know more about TTR?You can find all the information about events and athletes on the Swatch TTR Tour, as well as photos and videos from events on www.ttrworldtour.com. Each rider has their own TTR profile with photos and information. With less than 40 days to go before the BRITS 2010 Snow & Music Festival hits Laax in Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce that Giro, a worldwide leader in protective gear and accessories for action sports, have secured the title rights for the Giro British Snowboard & Freeski Big Air Championships at this year’s event.  The 3-STAR TTR Giro Snowboard Big Air Championships will take place on Wednesday 24th March with the Giro Freeski Big Air Championships bringing the weeks Freeski action to a spectacular close on Friday 26th March 2010. The coveted British Big Air titles, a £3,000 cash prize purse and a stash of Giro’s finest gear will all be up for grabs. Already sponsoring an elite team of UK snowboarders and freeskiers including British Champions Scott Mcmorris, Murray Buchan and James Woods, Olympian Ben Kilner, and X-Games Gold Medalist Jenny Jones, Giro are really demonstrating their support for the UK scene and taking things a step further by hosting the Giro British Big Air Championships.  “We are very excited about the partnership with such a prestigious event for the Giro brand. Along with our support of some of the UK’s top athletes, this sponsorship of the British Big Air Championships further endorses Giro’s position as market leader and its commitment to British snow sport.” Matt Rushton - Giro Giro, based in Scotts Valley, California, is a worldwide leader in high-performance protective gear and accessories for action sports and active lifestyles. Their mission is to create products on the leading edge of inspired design that look, fit and feel like a part of you, and allow you to be at your best. To pre-register to compete in the Giro Big Air Championships, which welcomes all ability levels and ages or to book a package deal out to the event, which starts from as little as £230* and includes - seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass, event pack and BRITS festival wristband go to: www.brits10.com The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Animal, Giro, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin & Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax Six Olympians from four countries swept the podium today during the halfpipe competition at the second annual Burton Canadian Open. It was picturesque day in Calgary for the internationally diverse field of riders who were competing for a piece of the $25,000 prize purse, in addition to valuable points towards the Burton Global Open Series and the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour titles. Results Halfpipe Women1 Kendall Brown NZL 2 Sarah Conrad CAN 3 Mercedes Nicoll CAN Results Halfpipe Men1 Iouri Podladtchikov SUI 2 Justin Lamoureux CAN 3 Markus Malin FIN For the UK, Lesley McKenna finished in 11th place in the semi-finals. Burton would like to thank WinSport Canada, Go211.com, Paul Mitchell, Amp Energy, Samsung, Travel Alberta, Tourism Calgary, Calgary Hotel Association, Alberta Lottery Fund, Snowboard Canada Magazine, Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, Sennheiser and Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour for their support of the Canadian Open.
 Brett Esser © J Patterson “I’m feeling good, this is my first Open win since the US Open junior jam when I was 13, I will for sure be coming back to the Canadian Open,” said Esser of his win. “It was a super good course, the weather didn't help but the course held up great.” Results Slopestyle Women1 Enni Rukajärvi FIN ROXY 2 Lisa Wiik NOR ROXY 3 Sina Candrian SUI BURTON Results Slopestyle Men1 Brett Esser USA OMATIC 2 Jon Versteeg CAN NOMIS 3 Robby Balharry CAN WESTBEACH For the UK, Aimee Fuller qualified in 11th place and Jack Shackleton qualified in 21st place. Now that the Canadian Open is over, it’s on to the US Open, taking place from March 16 – 21, 2010 at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont, where an overall male and female Burton Global Open Series Champion will be crowned. The top three men and women will take home equal prize money, with first place winning $50,000, second place $30,000 and third place taking home $20,000. With her second place finish in today’s slopestyle competition, Lisa Wiik has now moved in to the World No. 1 spot on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour bumping Sarka Pancochova (CZE) to World No. 2. Sina Candrian now sits in World No. 3 closely followed by Enni Rukajärvi who has climbed the TTR world ranking list steadily over the last few months thanks to her unparalleled performance in all of the major women's slopestyle competitions on the TTR Tour. On the men's side, Marko Grilc (SLO) jumped back into third on the world ranking list right in front of Markus Malin (FIN). If you didn’t make it to Canada Olympic Park to catch the action live, webcasts and highlights of the competitions will be available for on-demand viewing at Go211.com. The 2010 Canadian Open halfpipe and slopestyle action can be seen on The Score on February 28 at 4:00 p.m. EST. For the fourth consecutive year, leading UK brand Animal will be spreading their freestyle wings to take the title rights of the Animal British Slopestyle Championships, and host the brand new Animal Rock Night featuring Guitar Hero at the forthcoming BRITS Snow & Music Festival, 21st – 28th March 2010, Laax, Switzerland.  After ditching the dirt for snow during last year’s slopestyle event it’s rumoured that Animal’s World Champion mountain bike rider Sam Pilgrim is up for the challenge again this year and looks set to hit the entire course including the 18m kicker on wheels! Get ready to unleash your inner rock legend on Friday night at the BRITS when Kerrang’s DJ, Christian Stevenson presents the Animal Rock Night featuring Guitar Hero in association with Whitelines & Snowboard Club UK. Stevenson will be cranking up the volume to 11 to get your rock on for the ultimate air guitar symphony. Spandex and eyeliner are compulsory as Rock Night means rock dress!  To register to compete in the Animal Slopestyle Championships or to book a package deal out to the event, which starts from as little as £230* and includes - seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass, event pack and BRITS festival wristband go to www.brits10.com SCUK Members get a 10% discount on event entry at The Brits, details here. The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin & Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax. The 5Star Burton Canadian Open Snowboard Championships are getting ready to make some pre-Olympic commotion on the Swatch TTR Tour at the “WinSport” Canada Olympic Park (COP) in Calgary, AB, Canada on February 1st-7th, 2010. A strong field of Canadian riders will get their chance to prove themselves against the international all-stars of snowboarding in the world class halfpipe and slopestyle course. On offer is a share of the $50,000 prize purse and up to 850 valuable TTR Ranking points. Canadian Force At The Open SeriesThe Burton Global Open series events are open to all riders and as such give rookies and newcomers the chance to ride with the best of the best. The Canadian Open will run qualifying rounds throughout the week starting 1st February 2010 and will finish off with spectacular finals on the weekend. Expect to see a lot of Canadian talent on site defending the nations honor such as Charles Reid, Dustin Craven, Jeff Batchelor, Palmer Taylor and Sarah Conrad. In addition, the Canadian Open halfpipe is already generating a great deal of interest, as the event is only a few weeks before the Olympics and the COP halfpipe is hailed to be in perfect shape. Many of the national teams will use it as training ground before the 2010 Games in February and you will be sure to see some class A riding at the Canadian Open. The Women Battle for the Tour Lead!The Swatch TTR Tour Champion battle on the women’s side is heating up as current World No.2 Sina Candrian (SUI) and World No. 3 Lisa Wiik (NOR) both have the possibility to go ahead of current leader Sarka Pancochova (CZE). Over the last years, Candrian has proved to be one of the most consistent girls on the Tour and has already performed well this season with a 2nd place at the Burton European Open and a 5th place at the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam slopestyle formats. Also Wiik is known for posting solid results not only from slopestyle, but also from the halfpipe format and is keen to collect points in Canada to improve on her last season’s final ranking in World No.2 . Shelly Gotlieb (NZL) and Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) are also riders worth watching out for on the TTR Tour as they are both sitting in the Swatch TTR Top 10  Sarka Pancochova, BCO 2009 © Nick Foy Men’s TTR World No.2 In The SpotlightWith over 900 Swatch TTR ranking points in the bank, Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) will remain tour leader after the Canadian Open, while the World No. 2 spot currently held by Swiss rider Christian Haller, could be under attack. There is a tight battle for the spot between Haller, Norwegian rookie Stale Sandbech and Marko Grilc (SLO). Canadian Charles Reid, who is currently sitting in TTR World No.10, is no newcomer to this event and with a good placement he could climb to World No. 5 on the Swatch TTR Tour. However, he will have to watch out for World No 15. Antti Autti (FIN) who only has four results so far and Gjermund Baaten (NOR) who took 3rd place in the halfpipe at the 6Star Burton European Open this January.  Jeff Batchelor, BCO 2009 © Nick Foy Watch the Canadian Open Live!For those who can’t make it to the 5Star Burton Canadian Open tune into the live webcast on www.trrworldtour.com and www.go211.com. TTR will of course keep you updated not only on the website, but also on Twitter and Facebook. News and photos will be also available on www.opensnowboarding.com Despite this week’s cancellation of the Air & Style Moscow, another Swatch TTR event will bring snowboarding at its best to Russia: the 4Star BGV Fest from February 5th to 7th 2010 in the Metallurt-Magnitogorsk Ski Resort (Bannoe Lake). This legendary contest is bringing the 2009/10 BGV Tour to a close. BGV Veterans and Newcomers Fighting For Money, Fame and 500 Swatch TTR PointsIf the event’s previous success is a sign to what lies ahead next week, fans in Russia can look forward to a huge set up consisting of two jib sections and a big air and a showdown of talent from a strong international riders field, as well as, a winter party that counts among the biggest in the country. Invited and wild card riders from all over Europe and Russia will compete for a total prize purse of 600.000 Rubles ($20 000) and 500 Swatch TTR ranking points over three days. The Russian Open Championship on 5th February 2010 will decide which four wild card riders will get a ticket to ride at the BGV Fest.  Back this year, are some of the “BGV veterans” such as Otto Veijola (FIN) and Sergey Lapushkin (RUS), last year’s winner Teo Konttinen (FIN) and “Ästhetiker” Crew member Chris “CK” Kröll (AUT), who currently sits in World No. 46. As the winner of 2Star BGV Fest Siberia, Chris Sörman (SWE), is also up on the BGV riders list. Sörman, who recently was awarded Sweden’s Rider of the Year at the Transition Winter Awards, came second at the 4Star BGV Fest in 2009 and is one of the top candidates for this year’s title. Many riders will make their first appearance at the BGV Fest this season including Petja Piiroinen (FIN), the younger brother of current Swatch TTR World Tour leader Peetu Piiroinen. The BGV Fest – A Celebration Of The Russian WinterNot only sports entertainment is awaiting the fans and visitors of the BGV Fest, but also great music entertainment with DJ Denis, DJ Larie1 (hip-hop, soul, reggae, disco, electro), electro dj’s (hip-hop, funk), and the music headliners EK Playaz with Ironic Rap performing on Friday and Noize MC and the German ska band Dr. Ring Ding on stage on Saturday. But that’s not all, visitors can also drive on a specially built Off-Road track or go riding themselves in a fun-jib contest open to everyone. The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour heads to Calgary, Canada straight after the BGV Fest for the 5Star Burton Canadian Open where some riders will get to collect their last TTR points before heading to the Vancouver Olympics in February. To check out some of the action of the 2009 BGV Fest, visit the TTR video player on www.ttrworldtour.com. Also available are information, ranks and photos of your favourite riders and events. With less than 60 days to go before the BRITS 2010 Snow & Music Festival hits Laax, Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce the brand new Garmin Speed Challenge and the return of the Red Bull Homerun and much loved Cushe Airbag at this year’s event, 21st – 28th March 2010. 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. Women’s Halfpipe Final Results1. Ligocka Paulina POL ROXY 87.33 2. Haller Ursina SUI K2 85.83 3. Miwa Akiko JPN ALLIAN 81.17 Men’s Halfpipe Final Results1. Piiroinen Peetu FIN BURTON 94.17 2. Laari Ilkka-Eemeli FIN BURTON 93.83 3. Podladtchikov Iouri SUI VOLCOM 91.50 For more information on the Burton European, head to www.opensnowboarding.com. All images: Marcel Lämmerhirt 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 Charlotte van Gils (NED) rounded out the podium.  Peetu Piiroinent © Laemmerhirt  Enni Rukajarvi © LaemmerhirtEight women and 16 men had three runs in the finals today to earn a spot on the podium. In the women’s field last week’s Roxy Chicken Jam Winner Enni Rukajärvi was clearly in the lead after her first run. She managed to hold on to her lead throughout the next runs and impressed everybody with super strong riding all the way through the finals. Enni’s winning run started off with a 50-50 boardslide to fakie on the box, a cab 360 slide off the pole jam, a cab 270 boardslide on the jib tube, a 50-50 on the box, a stalefish on the quarterpipe feature and finished off with a frontside 360 indy, a backside mute 540 and a cab 720 over the kicker line. On the men’s side it was 2004 BEO Junior winner Mikkel Bang who took over the early lead with his first run that earned him 92 points. 08/09 Swatch TTR World Tour Champion Peetu Piiroinen topped Mikkel’s score by only one point and took over the lead with 93 points on his final run. Peetu’s winning run included a 270 boardslide 270 out on the box, a backside 360 mute off the pole jam, a frontside disaster on the jib tube, a switch frontside boardslide on the box, an inverted cab 720 on the quarterpipe and a backside 1080 tailgrab, a frontside 900 and a cab 1080 on the kicker-line. 2nd placed Mikkel mentioned: “I’m so stoked I could land all my tricks. It is crazy how many young riders are riding on such a high level. It means a lot to me to be on the podium again after winning the BEO junior title years ago.” The 3rd spot on the podium was taken by 19 year old Gjermund Braaten (NOR) who fought his way into the finals all the way from the pre-qualification. His second run earned him the well-deserved podium spot after riding strong throughout the week and especially today. Gjermund had a great day and stated: “I had the best run of my life and it’s the best result for me so far. I had to go through a long journey all the way through the pre-qualifications, but gained more confidence day by day.” Today’s slopestyle finalists also earned valuable points towards both the Burton Global Opens Series title (US$ 200.000 prize-money) and the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Championship titles. Both the BGOS as well as TTR standings saw some changes today with Christian Haller (SUI) taking over the lead in the BGOS men’s rankings and moving into the TTR Top 5, as he now sits in World No. 5. Christian Haller has a chance to move into World No. 2 after tomorrow’s halfpipe finals. Both Peetu Piiroinen and Sarka Pancochova defended their TTR tour lead today. Sarka is now also leading the BGOS women’s standings. Peetu had this to say: “The points today are very important for me and I’m stoked I was able to defend the TTR tour lead.” After seven days of competitions the 11th BEO wraps up tomorrow with the big final show – the halfpipe finals. Be prepared for a thrilling show tomorrow before all riders, media and spectators will celebrate another great BEO during the live concert of “The Sounds” in Riders Palace Club. If you can’t make it to the BEO halfpipe finals up on Crag Sogn Gion at LAAX, be sure to catch the action LIVE on Go211.com at the following times: Jan. 16th Live Web Cast start @ 11h15 (CET) If you don’t have the chance to watch it live, you can watch the replay at 8 pm (CET) or 2 pm (EST). Women’s Slopestyle Finals Results1. Rukajärvi Enni FIN ROXY 93.17 2. Candrian Sina SUI BURTON 78.50 3. Pancochova Sarka CZE FLOW 74.50 Men’s Slopestyle Finals Results1. Piiroinen Peetu FIN BURTON F 93.00 2. Bang Mikkel NOR BURTON F 92.00 3. Braaten Gjermund NOR OAKLEY F 87.83 For more information on the Burton European, head to www.opensnowboarding.com.Follow the BEO on Twitter @ opensnowboard. All images: Marcel Lämmerhirt The men’s halfpipe qualifications and semi-finals were happening today up on Crap Sogn Gion at the 11th Burton European Open. After yesterday’s cloudy skies, bluebird welcomed the riders this morning as well as a perfectly prepared superpipe. The young guns were the surprise of the week so far, and 20-years-old Finnish rider Ilkka-Eemeli Laari was the one to take top spot in the men’s halfpipe semi-finals today. He was the only one who threw down a double-cork in his run, the must-have trick of this season.  Laari IIkka-Eemeli Fs 1080 Double Cork © David Blazek Ilkka-Eemeli Laari had already impressed judges in the halfpipe pre-qualifications which he clearly won. He continued his way into the semi-finals by placing 3rd in the halfpipe qualifications this morning. In the afternoon the top seeded invited riders met the qualified riders in the semi-finals and here it was his turn again. He advanced to the finals placing first with 5 points ahead of 2nd placed Swiss Olympic hopeful Markus Keller. Ilkka-Emeli started off his winning run with a backside 5 mute, a frontside 12 tailgrab, a method air, a frontside 10 double cork and finished off with a haakon flip. Norwegian rookie Stale Sandbech (16-years-old) finished 3rd after placing first in the halfpipe qualifications this morning. Swatch TTR World Champion 08/09 and Finnish Olympian Peetu Piiroinen barely made it into the finals by qualifying 16th. Be sure that he will step it up for Saturday’s big show!  Markus Keller © Laemmerhirt The BEO is continuing tomorrow, Friday, with the first big finals – slopestyle finals men & women. Be sure to expect some thrilling action, with the UK's Jamie Nicholls qualifying in 10th place. Men’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals Results1. Laari Ilkka-Eemeli FIN BURTON 92.83 2. Keller Markus SUI NITRO 87.83 3. Sandbech Stale NOR OAKLEY 84.67 4. Haller Christian SUI BURTON 84.33 5. Korpi Janne FIN KISSMARK 82.00 6. Yoshida Masakaze JPN KISSMARK 81.50 7. Simmen Gian SUI ONEILL 80.00 8. Hosokawa Kosuke JPN KISSMARK 78.67 9. Holvik Tore NOR SWEET 78.17 10. Burgener Patrick SUI NITRO 78.00 11. Malin Markus FIN KISSMARK 76.83 12. Mattila Risto FIN DRAKE 75.67 13. Hoffmann Xaver GER NITRO 74.50 14. Koski Markku FIN 32 SNOWBOARD 72.00 15. Podladtchikov Iouri SUI VOLCOM 71.67 16. Piiroinen Peetu FIN BURTON 71.33 ----------------------------------------- 18. Kilner Ben GBR NIKE6.0 67.67 The UK's Ben Kilner finished 18th in the semi-finals, narrowly missing out on the final. If you can’t make it to Laax, watch the semi-finals and finals live on www.GO211.com For more information on the Burton European, head to www.opensnowboarding.com
Men’s Slopestyle Semi-Finals Results1. Lipsanen Janne FIN RIPCURL 88.17 2. Braaten Gjermund NOR OAKLEY 81.50 3. Tonteri Roope FIN BURTON 76.33 4. Piiroinen Peetu FIN BURTON 75.67 5. Podladtchikov Iouri SUI VOLCOM 75.00 6. Backstrom Kevin SWE BURTON 72.33 7. Bang Mikkel NOR BURTON 71.50 8. Uotila Ville FIN ATOMIC 70.50 9. Haller Christian SUI BURTON 70.00 10. Nicholls Jamie GBR QUIKSILVER 69.17 11. Arvidsson Nils SWE RIPCURL 67.50 12. Holvik Tore NOR SWEET 67.33 13. Paumola Ville FIN QUIKSILVER 64.00 14. Maurer Stephan SUI BURTON 61.67 15. Ryan Sean USA FORUM 60.00 16. Koski Markku FIN 32 SNOWBOARD 59.00 If you can’t make it to Laax, watch the semi-finals and finals live on www.GO211.com  Gjermund Braaten [All images: Marcel Lämmerhirt] Slovenian Luka Jeromel & US rider Ty Walker dominate the men’s and women’s slopestyle qualifications.  Miikka Hast In the morning the men got things started on a perfectly prepared slopestyle course. Luka Jeromel seemed clearly ahead compared to his fellow competitors. Luka started his run with a frontside boardslide on the box, a backflip off the pole jam, a backside disaster on the jib tube, frontside boardslide on the box, frontside 540 tailgrab on the quarterpipe feature and finished his run with a frontside 720 tail, a backside 900 mute and a cab 720 mute on the kicker-line. On the women’s side it was US rider Ty Walker, who already won the BEO slopestyle junior comp last weekend, who impressed most! Ty was allowed to ride the women’s competition as she won the BEO junior slopestyle last year and an invitation was given to her to start in the women’s field. And – what a surprise – the youngest of all ladies today – was the one with the highest score (79.33) in front of last weekend’s Roxy Chicken Jam winner Enni Rukajärvi from Finland.  Ville Paumola The best 18 men and 13 ladies advance to the slopestyle semi-finals to meet the seeded invited riders. Tomorrow, Wednesday, the women’s halfpipe qualifications and the men’s slopestyle semi-finals are on the programme. Slopestyle Qualification Men Results1. Jeromel Luka SLO FORUM 81.33 2. Ciancaleoni Giorgio ITA BURTON 73.00 3. Lipsanen Janne FIN RIPCURL 72.83 4. Paumola Ville FIN QUIKSILVER 72.67 5. Ryan Sean USA FORUM 71.00 6. Tiller Sondre NOR DC SHOE CO USA 70.50 7. Hast Miikka FIN PROTEST 70.17 8. Morgan Ethan GER FORUM 69.67 9. Uotila Ville FIN ATOMIC 69.33 10. Nordgaard Trym NOR QUIKSILVER 69.17 11. Arvidsson Nils SWE RIPCURL 69.00 12. Sørensen Paal NOR QUIKSILVER 68.83 13. Braaten Gjermund NOR OAKLEY 68.50 14. Nicholls Jamie GBR QUIKSILVER 67.00 15. Tonteri Roope FIN BURTON 66.00 16. McMorris Mark CAN ONEILL 62.33 17. Backstrom Kevin SWE BURTON 62.00 18. Neraker Simmen NOR 32 SNOWBOARD 61.83 Slopestyle Qualfication Women Results1. Walker Ty USA ROXY 79.33 2. Rukajärvi Enni FIN ROXY 78.00 3. Somaini Carla SUI NEVER SUMMER 70.67 4. Fuller Aimee GBR ROXY 67.50 5. van Gils Charlotte NED K2 63.17 6. Karlinski Jordie USA NIKITA 61.17 7. Nadig Helen SUI ZIMTSTERN 60.67 8. Van Der Pouw Britte NED ROXY 59.00 9. Alekhina Elena RUS Roxy 58.83 10. Sadlowski Diana POL CONTRACT 56.67 11. Zabranska Lucie CZE ROXY 56.33 12. Pribosic Urska SLO ELAN 55.67 13. Ramholt Tina SUI HORSEFEATHER 54.83 If you can’t make it to Laax, watch the finals live on www.GO211.com [All images: Marcel Lämmerhirt] 19-year-olf Finn wins the world’s biggest girls-only snowboard event at Saalbach Hinterglemm, Austria. Results Roxy Chicken Jam 2010:1 RUKAJÄRVI ENNI FIN 2 MAAS CHERYL NED 3 OESTGAARD BUAAS KJERSTI NOR 4 PANCOCHOVA SARKA CZE 5 CANDRIAN SINA SUI 6 LARSEN CECILIA SWE 7 WIIK LISA NOR 8 SLADICS CHANELLE USA Cloudy yet wind-free conditions in the Quiksilver Nanshan Mellow Park created a moody backdrop as yesterday’s 12 qualified riders stepped up to do battle on day two of the 4Star 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open, Asia’s largest stop on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour this season. European Rules With Style In ChinaShowing some of the best flow throughout the weekend, Sergey Lapushkin was proud to improve on his 10th place at last year’s event. Sergey’s highest scoring run consisted of a perfect BS900 mute, switch BS540 stalefish, backflip nose-grab off the up-cannon and was good enough for second place. Third place would go to David Bertschinger Karg, unfortunately not able to stomp the clean runs that had him placed first going into the finals.  Juuso Laivisto © Lorenz Holder None of these, however, could stop a certain dedicated Finn! Wowing both judges and crowd with a clean and technical run, Juuso Laivisto rose victorious with a switch BS900 mute followed by a FS720 melon, finished off with a BS to FS boardslide on the up-down, and a 50-50 to FS180 out of the downpipe. “I’m really happy! It’s my first time in China and the resort reminds me of my home mountain, so it was kinda special to win here! This trip is so well organized and we’re all having such a good time… now where’s the beer!?” Biggest Swatch TTR Competition In Asia In 2009/10As 4Star event the 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open give out 500 TTR ranking points to the winner, Juuso Laivisto, who jumped over 150 ranks on the TTR World Rankings up to World No.104. Tobias Karlsson now sits in World No. 51 and has already collected some good results in Europe earlier this season, with a third place at the 3Star Stomp It Again and 4th place at the 4Star Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam in Austria.  Sergey Lapushkin © Lorenz Holder And with the competition side of the trip over, the riders now get to enjoy a trek at the Great Wall, icebiking on Houhai lake, fake-handbag shopping for their girlfriends and perhaps, just maybe, one or two after parties. Swatch TTR Tour Heads Back To EuropeOn the other side of the globe, the Swatch TTR Tour now focuses on the 6Star Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland. This 6Star event is a major milestone in the race for the Swatch TTR Tour Champion title. If you cannot make it to Laax, check out the live webcast on www.go211.com. 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