Iouri Podladtchikov moves into the TTR lead after the 6Star BEO halfpipe

Laax, Switzerland– 15th January 2011: The final day of the 12th annual 6Star Burton European Open went off today with Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) and Kelly Clark (USA) taking home the halfpipe titles, earning themselves 1000 Swatch TTR Ranking points, a piece of the

125,000 USD prize purse and automatic qualification into the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships taking place next February in Oslo, Norway. Peetu advanced in the TTR Tour Ranking to World No. 3 with his win today strengthening his position in the TTR Top 10, while Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI), who today placed third, moved into the tour lead. On the women’s side Kelly Clark moved into World No. 11, putting some pressure on the women in the Top 10.

Author: silvia