Peter Line, the king of awkward pauses, interviews Louif Paradis on the Snowboarder Magazine webisode Heated Discussions with Peter Line. And it’s pretty epic.
[Link: Snowboarder Magazine]
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Eero Ettala and Heikki Sorsa hit some huge, gnarly stuff. This maybe our favorite edit so far. Ouch.
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Louie Vito has always worked hard for his money, so it shouldn’t be any surprise that he’s working hard for Barbasol, too. But on this one he’s running on the razor’s edge.
[Link via Cartman’s Mom]
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Shaun White finally made it to a Burton US Open of Snowboarding Halfpipe (did he really miss it three years in a row?). And to no one’s surprise, he won.. Something he hasn’t done since 2008. But it was close he edged Louie Vito by only 1.06 pints.
Elena Hight continued her winning ways in the women’s comp and put an end to Kelly Clark’s debatable “16 event winning streak.”
White was happy to do his part: ““Coming to the 2012 Burton US Open was amazing,” White said. “It was great to see Jake and be a part of this historical event. I’m proud to take home this victory.”
And Hight was glad she came. “I’m really happy with the whole weekend – the pipe and weather were amazing,” said Elena. “I haven’t been at the Open for a couple of years, and it’s great to come back and embrace the 30th anniversary of the event.”
Click here to watch the entire finals replay, or follow the jump for the official word from Burton. And, if you’re into it check out the rail jam which should be starting any minute live online. [click to continue…]
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Third time was a charm for Sebastien Toutant as he finally pulled it all together and landed his run on his last chance at the Burton US Open of Snowboarding at Stratton Mountain, Vermont on March 9, 2012. His run included a Cab hard way 270 on, Cab double cork 1260 melon, frontside double cork 1080 mute, frontside wall ride 270 out and 50-50 to backside rodeo out. Ulrik Badertscher nailed his first run and then watched as everyone tried to beat him. Luckily, Toutant was the only one who did and Seppe Smits ended up in third.
Slopestyle slayer Jamie Anderson only needed two runs to handle her business and win the event, the Burton Open Series Title, and the TTR Slopestyle Title. What was her business? Oh, you know, a frontside board slide to fake, Cab 720 nose grab, switch backside 540 mute grab, tail slide 270 out and ending things with a 50-50 backside 180 out. Kjersti Ostgaard-Buaas and Enni Rukajarvi finished in second and third.
“I can’t believe I’m walking off the podium with three trophies,” Anderson said. “It’s enough to just win the US Open slope style title, which I haven’t won since 2007. But to also go home with the BGOS and TTR Championship titles is a huge honor.”
One thing of note (if you didn’t catch the live webcast today): the cable cam used in the live broadcast made the Burton US Open the best slopestyle we’ve ever seen. It’s worth check out in replay mode if you’re up for it. Click here to watch the whole show over, or follow the jump for the official word from Burton. [click to continue…]
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Casio G-Shock has signed up US Halfpipe champion Louie Vito as a brand ambassador and now Louie will have a new sticker on his board and some pretty tough watches to wear around.
“I am hyped to be joining the G-Shock family,” said Vito. “From their superior products to their rad team, I back everything they stand for and are doing.”
It’s likely that Vito is even more stoked on the monthly check he’ll be getting from the Japanese time keeping giant. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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The 30th Annual US Open of Snowboarding continues today live online with the Slopestyle Finals beginning at 6:15 AM PST (9:15 AM Vermont time). Here’s how the rest of the week rolls out:
Friday, March 9: Slopestyle Finals // 6:30 AM — 1 PM PST
Saturday, March 10: Halfpipe Finals // 6:30 AM — 1 PM PST
Click the link to catch all the action. It’s almost like being there, without having to park three mies away or getting crushed in the crowd. Follow the jump for an even more detailed schedule including Central Europe, New Zealand, and Japan Time Zones. [click to continue…]
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Competitors got an early start today (March 8, 2012) in the Burton US Open of Snowboarding Halfpipe Semi-Finals and it’s a good thing they did because by the end of the day’s event the pipe was getting pretty warm and slushy. Lucky for Greg Bretz (above) he put down his frontside melon, backside inverted 900 mute, frontside 1080 tail grab, Cab 720 mute and a frontside double cork 1080 indy run right away and got to watch everyone try to beat it. No one did. Danny Davis and Louie Vito came the closest. The 13 qualifiers from the semi-finals will join former event winners Danny Kass, Kazuhiro Kokubo, and reportedly Shaun White (though he has a history of bailing on the US Open at the last moment) in the finals.
In the women’s comp Elena Hight continued her dominating ways and threw her “banger backside method, frontside 720 melon grab, Cab 720 mute grab, frontside indy grab, backside 900 no grab and an alley pop backside rodeo indy grab. Elena, Arielle Gold, Gretchen Bleiler and and four other qualifiers will join Kelly Clark in the halfpipe finals on Saturday, March 10, 2012.
Follow the jump for the official word from Burton and complete results. [click to continue…]
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From the number of dead opossums we see by the side of the road, we would expect more of them are into skateboarding, but this one apparently loves the snow at Liberty Mountain, Pennsylvania. We apologize in advance.
[Link: And Pop]
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Kent Callister is turning out to be the most photogenic new kid on the booter.
Would you be surprised if we were to tell you that Sebatien Toutant and Jamie Anderson were the top slope style qualifiers in the 2012 Burton US Open of Snowboarding? No? Well don’t be because Seb busted out a Cab hard way 270, Cab double under flip mute grab, backside double cork 1080 mute grab, frontside on to wall ride 360 out, 50-50 to backside rodeo melon grab out on his first run and no one even came close even though they had two more tries. Maxence Parrot and Janne Korpi qualified in second and third.
For the women Jamie Anderson locked down a second run that included a board slide 270 out, backside 540 mute grab, switch backside 540 mute grab, backside tail slide and 50-50 to tail grab. Kjersti Østgaard Buaas qualified in second and Spencer O’Brien nabbed the third spot.
Burton US Open of Snowboarding slopestyle finals go down Friday, March 9, 2012 at 06:15 am (PST). Follow the jump for complete results.
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