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Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships

Active Sara — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:38:39 GMT

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

Heikki Sorsa's One Footed Frontside 360

Active Sara — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:15:07 GMT

As it turns out for Heikki Sorsa, he will return to Finland with only street credit for the one footed frontside 360 he threw over the 65 footer on the last hit in the Winter X Games 12 Slopestyle competition. According to the judges, the rest of his run simply wasn't clean enough to score him the points he deserved for throwing such a creative trick. Sorsa will go down in Winter X history despite the fact that he only finished 5th overall.

Did you see Heikki Sorsa's one footed frontside 360 in the Winter X Games Slopestyle competition? What'd you think? Check it out below. Do you think he should have scored higher and finished above 5th place?

Men's Slopestyle Finals

1. Andreas Wiig, 92.00
2. Kevin Pearce, 88.33
3. Shaun White, 83.33
4. Eero Ettala, 82.66
5. Heikki Sorsa, 77.00
6. CHas Guldemond, 76.33
7. Mikkel Bang, 68.66
8. Mason Aguirre, 63.66
9. Mathieu Crepel, 43.00
10. Jussi Oksanen, 42.00

White Dominates SuperPipe in Winter X Games 12

Active Sara — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:17:39 GMT

World-class athlete, Shaun White, put on a world-class performance in last night's Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final to close out Winter X Games 12 in true X style. Despite the snow storm that moved into Aspen during the competition which slowed down riders and lessened their visibility, White still found a way to throw down one of the best runs in X Games history to win the gold with a score of 96.66.

White's final run included a huge Lean Air, a flawless McTwist, a clean Frontside 1080 into a Fakey to Forward 1080, Front and Backside 900s, and - to finish it off - a Frontside 1260 at the bottom of the pipe. In true X games fashion, White went bigger than ever before by ending his run with an improbable 1260. White admitted later that he had been practicing the four spins since last season and knew he was ready to throw it down for the fans.

White's gold medal in last night's SuperPipe tied him up with Tanner Hall, one of the most influential skiers of his generation from Kalispell, Montana, with seven first place finishes at the X games.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final
Winter X Games 12
Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. - Jan. 27, 2008

Name / Bib # / Hometown / Score

1. Shaun White / 347 / Carlsbad, Calif. / 96.66
2. Ryo Aono / 324 / Matsuyama City, Japan / 88.00
3. Kevin Pearce / 343 / Norwich, Vt. / 85.66
4. Mason Aguirre / 300 / Mammoth, Calif. / 84.33
5. Kazuhiro Kokubo / 377 / Sapporo, Japan / 83.00
6. Antti Autti / 329 / Rovaniemi, Finland / 82.00
7. Danny Kass / 337 / Portland, Ore. / 81.00
8. Iouri Podladtchikov / 384 / Zurich, Switzerland / 73.66
9. Gary Zebrowski / 388 / Papeete, Tahiti / 65.00
10. Elijah Teter / 385 / Belmont, Vt. / 52.33

World Snowboard Day December 23rd

Active Sara — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:17:00 GMT

It's official! World Snowboard Day will be celebrated December 23, 2007. World Snowboard Day started in Europe in 2006 and is now an internationally recognized day based on free discovery of the sport. World Snowboard Day is organized by EuroSIMA (European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association) and is backed by the World Snowboard Federation. The day will feature free activities like snowboard lessons, contests, concerts and much more at resorts around the world. Check out the website for more details and resorts near you celebrating World Snowboard Day.

World Snowboard Day

Mountain High Joins Fight Against Breast Cancer

Active Sara — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:19:00 GMT

Don't be surprised if you see skiers and snowboarders wearing pink tickets on the slopes this year. Mountain High, Southern California's closest winter resort, has teamed up with Revlon to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. This season, guests at the resort will have the option to upgrade their normal lift tickets to a customized "Pink Ticket" for just $1 more. Mountain High will match every dollar and the proceeds will go to the Revlon Run/Walk for women, one of the largest events for cancer research. Mountain High hopes to raise over $100,000 this season for the cause and has added a pink terrain on the mountain to further promote and raise awareness for the cause.

It's really great to see two different sports-skiing and running--come together for one great cause. I'm definitely going to head up to Mountain High for a "Pink Ticket" this winter.

Here are some links for more information:

Revlon Run/Walk

Mountain High Resort