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The 26th annual Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships were held March 17-23 at Stratton Mountain Resort. The US Open is the final stop on the Burton Global Series and the spot where the best male and female riders are crowned, as determined by their best 5 results in the previous stops. This year Peetu Piiroinen of Finland and Torah Bright of Australia each took home the crown along with a cash purse of $100,000.

 

In case you didn’t catch the worlds best riders compete for the largest single payout in pro snowboarding last week, ESPN put together a highlight video for you with interviews and footage. Check out the video below and the results from the 2008 U.S. Open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Slopestyle Results

1st Place: Shaun White

2nd Place: Tim Humphreys

3rd Place: Charles Reid

 

Women’s Slopestyle Results

1st Place: Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas

2nd Place: Jamie Anderson

3rd Place: Jenny Jones

 

Men’s Halfpipe Results

1st Place: Shaun White

2nd Place: Mason Aguirre

3rd Place: Kevin Pearce

 

Women’s Halfpipe Results

1st Place: Torah Bright

2nd Place: Kelly Clark

3rd Place: Gretchen Bleiler

 

Men’s Big Air Results

1st Place: Tim Humphreys

 

Women’s Big Air Results

1st Place: Cheryl Maas

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The 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are quickly approaching and will take place April 11 in Anaheim, California.  There was an enormous amount of big wave rides this year so the competition will be tough. Check out the video below to see the nominees and let us know how you would rank them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the order of nominees in the video:

 

 

2008 BIGGEST WAVE NOMINEES

 

Grant Baker (South Africa)

Cortes Bank (off California)

January 5, 2008

 

Tyler Fox (California)

Ghost Tree, California

December 4, 2007

 

Brad Gerlach (California)

Ghost Tree, California

December 4, 2007

 

Vincent Lartizen (France)

Belharra Reef, France

January 4, 2008

 

Mike Parsons (California)

Cortes Bank (off California)

January 5, 2008

 

RIDE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

Michael Brennan (Australia)

Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania

January 14, 2008

 

Carlos Burle (Brazil)

Ghost Tree, California

December 4, 2007

 

Shane Dorian (Hawaii)

Teahupoo, Tahiti

November 1, 2007

 

Manoa Drollet (French Polynesia)

Teahupoo, Tahiti

November 1, 2007

 

Ian Walsh (Hawaii)

Teahupoo, Tahiti

November 1, 2007

 

 

 

 

What do you think? How would you rank the nominees?

 

 

 

To see the nominees for other awards go to 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.

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