Tag: burton european open

Eventhough at times, riders were struggling with speed issues; all sixteen ladies were riding strong in finals. Christy Prior, dropping in second-to-last, was able to achieve a confident score of 84.00 already in her first run, consisting of a Frontside 540 Nosetap to Half Cab, Frontside 50-50, Straight Air to Frontside 540, Cab Underflip Melon, Frontside 720 Melon off the Toes and a Backside 540 Indy, which locked herself in the top spot for the rest of the competition. Christy wins the BEO for the first time and takes the lead on the new WST Pro Series Slopestyle ranking. Jamie Anderson (USA) came in second, Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) ended up on rank three.

Find the full results and more information on the Burton European Open in the new BEO App.

As the first event of the WST Pro Series, the final results of the Burton European Open presented by MINI determine the current WST Pro Series ranking, which only includes results from the WST Elite Level events and will designate the Pro Series Champions of this season. The WST Pro Series combines the best riders in the world with the three most relevant snowboarding events on the planet. After today’s Slopestyle finals Stale Sandbech and Christy Prior are on top of the Slopestyle ranking on their way to the next two stops of the WST Pro Series: The Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Mammoth, California and the Burton US Open presented by MINI in Vail, Colorado.

Off to the States for the second stop of the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series

Immediately after the Burton European Open presented by MINI in Laax, Switzerland, the WST Pro Series will continue with its second stop at the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Mammoth, California, U.S. With an exceedingly large rider field of just under 160 competitors, the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix is one of the most important events for the top international Slopestyle and Halfpipe riders and it marks the first Pro Series event on the North American continent. For those unable to become part of this highly esteemed competition in the world-famous Unbound Park, Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix will be streamed live, presenting finals of both Slopestlye and Halfpipe on Friday and Saturday next week.

All upcoming events of the World Snowboard Tour 2014/15 including the WST Pro Series can be found on www.worldsnowboardtour.com/wst-calendar