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Italian rider Filippo Crudeli took the number one spot of the day, followed by Patrick Huber from Austria in second, and Stefan Carlson from Sweden in third.

LOCAL RIDER FILIPPO CRUDELI WINS SWATCH TTR THREE(3)STAR O’NEILL GARDEN OF ROSES

Alpe di Siusi, Italy February, 18th, 2008:
Blue skies, goggle tans and good times had by all. The Swatch TTR THREE(3)STAR O?Neill Garden of Roses took place on Saturday amidst the beautiful Italian Alps as riders competed for a

After a difficult week of strong winds, the Crans-Montana Champs Open presented by Rip Curl finally saw some beautiful blue bird days for the semi-finals and finals. A cheerful crowd of spectators on the Cry d?Er watched six women and twelve men going huge in the finals, proving their skills on a course that truly represents the Swatch TTR principle: only a snowboarder who can master a great variety of features, from kickers, to rails, to transitions, can claim the title.

Jaakko Ruha from Finland, who fought his way up from open qualifications, stomped the best tricks in the Slopestyle section alongside a solid performance in the Halfpipe, finishing in 1st at the Champs Open. Ruha was followed by two invited Swiss riders who proved their home turf advantage, with Gian Simmen finishing 2nd and Stefan Maurer in 3rd. Ursina Haller, also from Switzerland, won the Champs Title in the women?s competition throwing down the best runs in the halfpipe and an equally impressive slopestyle performance. Julia Baumgartner (AUT) took the 2nd place spot and Margot Rozies (FRA) finished 3rd.?

The best run from the winner Jaakko Ruha boasted a sick BS 1080 Tailgrab over the first kicker followed by a BS Rodeo 540 Melon over the Spine and a Tailpress revert on the Rail. In the pipe he stomped some solid 720s and Backside, as well as Frontside Airs. Stefan Maurer blew the crowd away with a massive Backflip straight over the long spine.? The women also threw down, with some nice 360s over the smaller kicker. Ursina Haller secured her win with a smooth FS 720 and FS 540 in the halfpipe while Julia Baumgartner impressed the crowd with a huge Nosegrab on the spine.

Both winners are taking home a piece of the

Beijing CHINA – November 26, 2007 – The Nanshan Open, the first snowboard contest in China, has announced the return of Red Bull as the official sponsor for the second year in a row. The annual professional snowboard competition is to be held at Nanshan Ski Resort January 5th and 6th, 2008 for the sixth consecutive year.

As the title sponsor of the Nanshan Open, Red Bull will once again receive title ownership as well as will be fully integrated in the marketing efforts of one of the most media generating sporting events in the country. The contest has gained mass recognition after its 5 years of success, not to mention induction into the TTR World Snowboard Tour.

“We are more than excited to have Red Bull back as the main sponsor of the Nanshan Open,” said Steve Zdarsky, Mellow China CEO. “We are now on our 6th year and have experienced continuous growth and this year will be no different. Red Bull is the perfect partner to support our initiatives to continue to be the best event in China and we will cooperate and aim to push snowboarding in China even further”.

New for this season is a 4-star TTR status, which means riders will not only be battling for a whopping 25,000 American dollars in prize money, but also accumulative points which will ultimately name one snowboarder the best in the world. Ticket to Ride (TTR) is the governing body of the top events worldwide and pays out

The young guns were unable to hold off Travis Rice (USA) as he blew away all contenders with jaw-dropping maneuvers that sent the entire Tokyo Dome of 35 000 into a cheering frenzy. His combined results from the Quarterpipe and the Big Air landed him the Title, earning him 1000 Swatch TTR ranking points alongside a large portion of the

150 000 USD prize purse. Torstein Horgmo(NOR) holds on to his Tour lead, while Mikkel Bang(NOR) and Andy Finch(USA) climb the rankings.

Everything’s prepared for the biggest snowboard contest for girls only! The Roxy Park at Kitzsteinhorn glacier is open and a lot of riders have already confirmed their participation in the Roxy Chicken Jam 2007. The list shows: the world’s best female snowboarders will meet at the 5th Roxy Chicken Jam Europe from December 14 to 16 2007. At the Roxy Park, they will fight for a € 30,000 prize-money and loads of points for the Swatch Ticket To Ride Women’s World Snowboard Tour (WTTR). For the spectators, even more is offered – expect a test centre with Roxy and Quiksilver boards and the première of the “Labor of Love” movie!

Cheryl Maas (NED) and Jamie Anderson (USA), the winners of the previous two Roxy Chicken Jams will also take part in the fifth edition of this SIX(6) STAR WTTR event. Furthermore, the winner of the TTR tour 2006/07 Torah Bright (AUS), the third of the Olympics Torino 2006 Kjersti Buaas (NOR) and the fifth of the TTR tour 2007 Sina Candrian (SUI) have confirmed to come to Kitzsteinhorn. Plus, there’s Ursina Haller from Switzerland and Germany’s best slopestyle riders Silvia Mittermueller and Conny Bleicher. Austria will be represented by locals Lisa Filzmoser and Kathrin Gappmayr while Margot Rozies will come from France and Tania Detomas from Italy. US riders Kimmy Fasani, Erin Comstock and Alexis Waite will fly over from the States. Altogether, 25 invited riders plus five qualified will start at the Roxy Chicken Jam main session on Saturday, December 15. The eight best of these 30 participants will attend the super finals on Saturday afternoon.

Valuable points for the WTTR ranking
The victory at the Roxy Chicken Jam has become even more valuable as the overall winner of the WTTR 2007/08 will get a US

TTR announce it’s main events for next season: 6 event at 6 star level.

The TTR General Assembly in May decided to cap the premium FIVE(5) and SIX(6) STAR event tiers on the 07/08 TTR World Snowboard Tour to consolidate the considerable progress made over the course of last season. This decision ruled that a maximum of six events at the SIX(6) STAR tier and ten events at the FIVE(5) STAR tier will be accredited for the upcoming 07/08 season. This, combined with the largest number of high value event properties applying to join the Tour on all levels, has made the difficult application process careful and considered. Following lengthy deliberation, the TTR Board is pleased to announce the official Men’s 07/08 TTR World Snowboard Tour SIX(6) STAR Calendar.

The accreditation process reviewed event applications evaluating major factors such as past performance, riding infrastructure, communication, event organization, TV product, rider participation, geographical balance, media services, judging and riding formats – amongst others. Each event on the SIX(6) STAR tier also guarantees to secure a minimum of

Follows all info about the Burton European Open 2007, planned in Laax (Sui).

SLOPESTYLE CONTEST MOVES FORWARD

Innsbruck/AUT (November 17, 2006) The final program of the Burton European Open 2007 (BEO) is fixed: for the third time the international Snowboard scene is gathering for Europe’s biggest Snowboard event in the Swiss Freestyle mecca Laax. The days from January 20 – 27, 2007 are offering a week full of action and entertainment. A week with stars and starlets. A week full of highlights.

The BEO 2007 – this year with the theme „Mexico“ – is kicking off with the Slopestyle competition. Two days of Junior events follow. The last event is the Halfpipe competition. The organizers are expecting up to 500 riders, for women and men there will be equal prize-money which totals up to US