Nitro Spring Invitational 2014

The NITRO SPRING INVITATIONAL at Beidahu saw the best Chinese riders re-unite for one last shred fest in the 2013/14 season in the North Eastern Jilin province.

Thanks to Skullcandy, Dragon, XSories and Seventy One Percent and our media partners Boardzone.cn, TransWORLD SNOWBoarding, Boardsport Source and Session China who provided generous support for the first ever Men’s Slopestyle Invitational, a 2star World Snowboard Tour event, in North Eastern China.

Nearly 40 riders gathered at Beidahu and enjoyed the freshly shaped Park and a Bluebird yet windy contest day. “Tiger” He Wei (Burton, Red Bull) came first with bs 540-fs rodeo 540-50/50-boardslide and earned 200 POINTS, Qian Cheng (DC, Union) pleased the crowds with his style and nailed it to the second spot with bs 360 indy-bs 360 indy-50/50-fs 360. JiaXin (Nitro, Dragon, JBMC) showed his skills and was placed third with backward somersault.

Notably, female shredhead Zhu Hong (Electric, SP) and young ripper Sun Zhendong joined the action and showed off their talent.

“It’s been an incredible day, and a very good contest. We’ve been lucky to have such a great starter field and I’m so pleased to see the progress the riders have made over the season.” comments CSbA president and contest judge Wang Lei.

Final Ranking (top 8)

He Wei / Burton, Red Bull / POINTS 200,00
Qian Cheng / / POINTS 188,46
Jia Xin / Nitro / POINTS 180,00
Zhang Chi / / POINTS 173,61
Wang Lizeng / / POINTS 168,48
Zhu Nan / / POINTS 164,00
Zeng Xiaoye / / POINTS 159,76
Zhang Jiahao/ / POINTS 156,00