Saturday saw the semi finals of the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge on the Tryvann Vinterpark slopestyle course on the scenic outskirts of Oslo, Norway. Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) was in form and qualified in the top spot of his heat leaving Seppe Smits (BEL) in second and Torstein Horgmo (NOR) in third place. The second heat was dominated by the two Norwegian warriors Mikkel Bang and Tore Holvik leaving Eric Willett (USA) in third. In the final tomorrow, ten qualified snowboarders including Mark McMorris (CAN), Ville Uotila (FIN), Roope Tonteri (FIN) and Sage Kotsenburg (USA) will ride it out for the coveted TAC Title and of course a maximum 1000 Swatch TTR Ranking points …Â Details & Pictures
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New TTR World Champion crowned at historical slopestyle
The crowds at Tryvann Vinterpark in Oslo, Norway witnessed a piece of snowboarding history as 21-year old Peetu Piiroinen took first place in today’s slopestyle competition THE OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE 2010. In two weeks time he will be crowned TTR World Snowboard Champion at the final 6Star event on the tour, the Burton US Open
While the world fell in love with double corks, the Aries 2010 Project was on display in Vancouver. Paid for by Nike, and curated by Nemo’s Trevor Graves, the snowboarding time capsule included lots of stuff you’ve probably never heard of (or if you have, tried to forget.)
Trifecta = surf, skate, and snowboard all in one day. Todfecta = a personalized version of the Trifecta tailored to Todd’s special needs