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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Legend: 1,000 - 9,999 pts
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