Pretty much everything went as planned except that Kelly Clark did not win. In fact, after qualifying second behind Gretchen Bleiler with only one run in the pipe, she skipped her second qualifying run and did not start in the finals. Here’s what she had to say about pulling out.
“After taking a crash in semis practice yesterday I am not feeling 100% and am not going to compete in the finals tonight at the Canadian Open,” Clark said. “With many events left in the season, I need to rest up and make sure I can ride at my fullest potential in the contests to come.”
Spain’s Querald Castellet took advantage of Clark’s absence and rode away with the win. Japan’s Ryo Aono took the men’s pipe. And slopestyle was simply a continuation of the Chas Guldemond and Jamie Anderson show.
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Here it is: The official trailer for Think Thank’s 9th video Mind The Video Man. Starring: Jesse Burtner, Scott Stevens, Ted Borland, Chris Beresford, Sean Black, Sam Hulbert and welcoming to the Think Thank family; Curtis Woodman, Ryan Paul, Nial Romanek, Brandon Hammid, Kyle Lopiccolo, Brandon Reis, Jaeger Bailey and more.
“Mind The Video Man” explores progressive freestyle snowboarding with those in the vanguard and those about to make their mark, while asking the question, “What’s happening with the snowboard video, where is it going next and how will that impact our culture.” Follow the video man and his crew as they push the limits of possibility and progression through creativity in an attempt to create something of meaning that will stand the new media onslaught and the test of time. Mind the video, man.
This video of snowboarder Meesh Hytner would seem to suggest that wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30 (or a similar avalanche buoyancy device) can be very helpful when the entire slope begins to slide. Glad everyone is okay.
Watch the Burton Canadian Open Slopestyle semi finals and Halfpipe Finals live today (February 3, 2012) beginning at 9:30 AM PST and Slopestyle finals beginning tomorrow (February 4, 2012) at 9:30 AM PST.
Watch Kelly Clark (USA), Hannah Teter (USA) Jamie Anderson (USA), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Sina Candrian (SUI), Mercedes Nicoll (CDN), Chas Guldemond (USA), Ryo Aono (JPN), Zack Stone (CDN) and Markus Malin (FIN) are just a few of the top riders planning to compete for a piece of the $72,000 prize purse.
Despite the absence of last year’s winner Mark McMorris, the current standings in the TTR are a constant mix of high flying new riders all making their mark on the tour and this event will be no different; with riders like Eric Willet, Sage Kotsenburg, Seb Toots, Jamie Nicholls and all the rest there is no predicting who will take the win and that’s what makes this such an unmissable event.
We’re more confused than you. All we’ve gotten out of this is that the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships are going down in Oslo, Norway February 10-19, 2012 and they will include a macking quarter pipe. . . and Drop Kick Murphys and Turbonegro.
Next Tuesday, (February 7, 2012) Ben Kweller will release a new album, Go Fly A Kite. To promote that album Bored To Death star Jason Schwartzman pulled together a little help from his friends who look more than a little alike. Watch and you’ll see what we mean.
First there were the slew of “skateboard bandits” hitting banks, now police in Orange County, California are looking for someone they are calling the “snowboarder bandit,” after a man robbed a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine, California, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman. Authorities have described the serial robber as a white man in his mid-20s to mid-30s, who is about 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. . . The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman.
You know, buying all that Volcom gear can get expensive. And come to think of it, he does look pretty much like every guy we ever see when we’re rolling behind the Velcro curtain. . .If he looks more familiar than that, click here for the tip line.
It really transcends skateboarding and becomes a story about this group of six guys who weren’t the cool kids. They weren’t the hipsters. Some might say they were borderline nerds and, for many of them, it was a real struggle to attain the position they eventually attained and we deal with that in the film.
Click the link for the short yet interesting interview with Stacy.
The Cholula Triple Air has been upgraded to a 3 star TTR (Ticket To Ride) event this year which means competitors will earn points towards their overall worldwide ranking. The TTR standard is what competitive snowboarders use to rank themselves against each other, and earn entry into events like the Grand Prix and the Olympics. . . The Cholula Triple Air Show is unlike any other big air event of its kind. Instead of one big jump, snowboarders must tackle three humongous kickers making their landings and execution crucial. Riders are scored on their best of two runs and the top 10 finishers make their way to the finals where awards are paid out to 5th place.
Last weekend (February 3-4, 2012), while the rest of the world was either at the Air & Style in Austria or discussing the Supernatural event in British Columbia riders gathered a Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta for the Burton Canadian Open.
