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The second stop of The Nike Chosen Series saw riders traveling from all corners of the country to Funasdalen, Sweden.

Even though it was the first time many of the riders went over a kicker this winter due to the lack of snow in the early season, you wouldn’t have guessed it. All riders treated the crowd to a demonstration of style and tech in the finals in Sweden.

The lollipop got a working with Joel Anderson sticking a BS 360 Nosebonk and Simon Ahlvu showing his experience by pulling a crazy BS Rodeo Handplant.
Over on the kicker Philip Landmark stamped his technical prowess with a series of spins including a front 10, Karl-Anton Svensson bent his way around a super rare FS 720 Double Tailgrab and Joel Anderson stalled out a floaty back 5 no-grab before stomping a Double Backside Rodeo late in the jam.
The winner of the MVP was judged to be Anderson who threw it down all day with confidence and will be given an invite the Nike Chosen Sessions in April to session with the Nike Pros on a purpose built park, and the chance to be the overall “Chosen Rider”.

The third stop was in Kronplatz, Italy where a foot of fresh snow fell over night, the expert F-Tech shaper crew pulled out the stops to make Kronplatz, Italy, proud with an immaculate kicker for the 3^rd stop of the Nike Chosen Series.

From the off, local brothers Daniel (Back 7 Melon to shifty) and Oliver Reichegger (Front Rodeo 5 Stiffy) took the event by the reins, laying down a huge variety of spins and double grabs which saw them sail into the finals. Joining them in the 10-man cut was Alex Reiner (Front 7 double tail) and David Mahlknecht (Front 10 Melon).

The finals saw the biggest variation of double grabs so far on the 9-stop tour. Daniel Reichegger was consistent throughout using the kicker and the bonk feature in equal measure giving the judges a stoke with a floated miller flip, classic stylish Cab 5s, a maverick back 5 double nose grab and a backside 9 nose grab – the award for MVP (most valuable player) was never in doubt.

Daniel wins a ticket to Nike Chosen Sessions to ride with the Nike Pro team on a purpose built park where he will compete to become the overall Nike Chosen Series Winner.

Check out this video from the third stop in Kronplatz, Italy

Don’t forget 3 Competing riders from each stop also has the opportunity to gain a wildcard entry into the finals. Who do you think it should be? Ensure to keep watching the tricks as you can vote for which rider you think should go to the Nike Chosen Sessions Final at www.nikechosenseries.com

Stay tuned for updates on the latest stop on The Nike Chosen Series!

 

Girls only! Central Park of Thyon saw the first competition of the first Swiss Ski and Snowboard “freestyle” tour only for girl rider’s. This 3 Star TTR event saw awesome riding by all contestants but it was Swiss girl Rina Ramholt dominated in Snowboarding.

Everyone agreed that Tina Ramholt made a perfect run: Underflip 540° on the first jump, 270° in on the Flat-Down boxe, Frontboard on the Rainbow-boxe and 50-50 on the Down-boxe, earning the Swiss girl 900 francs. Taking second place was Anaïs Cettou with a Switch Back 360° on the first jump, 270° in on the Flat-Down boxe, 50-50 Frontboard on the Rainbow-boxe and 270° in on the Down-boxe, receiving an award of 400 francs. Justine Gremaud did a 180° Back on the first jump, Gap Boardslide on the Flat-Down boxe, 270° in on the Up-Flat-Down boxe and 360° on the boxe, completing the podium and receiving 200 francs.

Congratulations to all the winners from TTR!

Check out the video below of the Ladies First Challenge: Thyon

Next stop is in Wildhaus (SG) on the 18th February 2012 so make sure you register at:
www.ladiesfirstchallenge.ch/rider/register.php

Stay tuned for more info on The Ladies First Challenge.

Day 2 of the Protest World Rookie Fest 2012 was on fire with tonnes of action at the Mottolino Swatch Snowpark and in the new Cable Park in Livingno downtown. 126 riders from the starting list all shred the slopestyle set up including 3 table top and ending in a multi rail obstacles in practice. The afternoon saw the Protest Cable session happen in the centre of Livigno awarding a €1,000 prize money to grab in a “cash for trick” contest.

The Protest World Rookie Fest is not just about competing. The program of day 2 included a workshop, “Wanna be a Snowboarder Pro” by Bob Klein from USA. Bob was one of the very first pro ever and today he is in the “snowboarding hall of fame” and works as a professional athlete manager in Octagon, world leading company in this market!

Yeti on the loose! Last seen shredding!

Have you seen seen this Yeti?! Anyone know who it is?
Rumour has it that Red Bull pro Jamie Nicholls has joined the Protest World Rookie Fest to shred with the riders, but in a different style.

Day 3 of the Protest World Rookie Fest 2012 saw a high level of riding at the qualifications, only the best 16 male rookies and the 8 male groms get a spot for today’s super finals while all the girls, both rookies and groms get direct access to the finals.

Swedish rising star Sven Thorgen resulted the best in the rookie category while norwegian ripper Mons Roislan dominated among the groms. As rumoured there was a very special Yeti on the slopestyle: Red Bull pro, Jamie Nicholls had the honor to be the world famous World Rookie Tour Mascotte all day long!

In the afternoon a Yoga Lesson was arranged for the participants: almost 30 riders, coach and parents enjoyed this new activity of the Protest World Rookie Fest program.

Click here to see the qualification results for the finals.

Check out the video below of Training at the Mottolino Swatch Snowpark, Day 2!

Follow the Yeti @ www.worldrookietour.com and www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
For more info on the final event check out the TTR event page.

The World Rookie Fest 2012 has started! 126 riders, 17 nations standing out as the biggest event of the World Rookie Tour Ever!

The Mottolino Swatch Snowpark looked awesome thanks to the crew of shapers who spent the night and day to create the perfect set up for the crowd of rookies arriving in Livigno. The 8th edition of Protest World Rookie Fest has started with the qualification day at the Snowpark and the cable-snow contest  with a prize money of €1000 cash in the afternoon.

The opening ceremony kicked off the World Rookie Fest 2012 in style thanks to the video première of the  Red Bull movie “The Art of Flight” and “Rookie Trip to Chile”, a movie filmed in Chile with the best riders of the World Rookie Tour 2011 together with some South America Red Bull riders. The “Rookie Trip to Chile” will be available for download soon on the official rookie website so don’t forget to check it out at www.worldrookietour.com.

Get more info of the final  4Star event at the TTR event page or visit www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Watch this video of the 1st day: World Rookie Fest 2012

If you dream to become a professional snowboarder, your future starts here at the Rookie Fest!

The Red Bull Nanshan Open saw awesome weather on the first days of training and qualifications with the Nike park looking as good as it can be. The Mellow Parks crew has been busy shaping the features to perfection for this years TTR 5Star event which marks the 10th anniversary of the Nanshan Open. As the largest slopestyle event in Asia we will see some sick riding from both international and chinese riders.

See the riders list below and check out the pictures from the first days!

1 – Atsushi Ishikawa (JPN / 日本) Flow/Quiksilver/Spy
2 – Anton Bilare (SWE / 瑞典) Nitro/Rip Curl
3 – Austin Smith (USA / 美国) Nike/Nitro
4 – Nick Brown (NZ / 新西兰) RPM/Burton/Dragon
5 – Nils Arvidsson (SWE / 瑞典) Nitro/Rip Curl
6 – Kazushige Fujita (JPN / 日本) Head/Union/Electric
7 – Knut Eliassen (NOR / 挪威) Nitro/Smith
8 – Nick Hyne (NZ / 新西兰) Ride/Smith/Lower
9 – Aljosa Krivec (SLO / 斯洛文尼亚) Apo/Horsfeathers/Deeluxe
10 – Sergey Lapushkin (RUS / 俄罗斯) DC/Vivax
11 – Lee Yongho (KOR / 韩国) Nike/Salomon/Electric
12 – Brian Fox (USA / 美国) Nitro/Quiksilver
13 – Teddy Koo (KOR / 韩国) Nike/Salomon/Electric
14 – Sam Hulbert (USA / 美国) Ride/Smith/Neff
15 – Juuso Laivisto (FIN / 芬兰) Red Bull/Volcom/Ride
16 – Joachim Krogstie (NOR / 挪威) Burton/Analog/Anon
17 – Maxence Parrot (CAN / 加拿大) Oneill/Ride/Oakley
18 – Matthias Weissenbacher (AUT / 奥地利) Quiksilver/Gnu
19 – Petja Piiroinen (FIN / 芬兰) Flow/Billabong
20 – Antoine Truchon (CAN / 加拿大) Nitro/Oneill/Smith
21 – Kevin Backstrom (SWE / 瑞典) Nike/Rome
22 – Roope Tonteri (FIN / 芬兰) Burton/Anon
23 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)
24 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)
25 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)
26 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)
27 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)
28 – Locally Qualified Chinese Rider (Results on 7th of Jan)

 

Don’t miss the live webcast at www.sports.sina.com.cn/z/2011nssb/ and check out the TTR event page!

Heavy snow arrived this morning at the 6 star TTR O’Neill Evolution in Davos, but did not stop the riders’ from locking down the Big Air and Rail event. At times, the fresh snow created speed issues, but did little to dampen the level as British rider, Billy Morgan, put down the score of the day with a double backside rodeo to Gapped Cab 270 on the kinked rail.

It’s hard to imagine how hard it is snowing but due to immense efforts by all, the first round of qualifications were completed on schedule. The night final lights were illuminated all day to try and assist with visibility for the riders’.

In a two-run, best run counts format, the top 10 riders from each heat made it through to round 2 of Men’s Qualification. Some of the runs of the day, as scored by the judges, included:

HEAT 1:
Sven Thorgren (SWE) – Backside Double Cork 1080 to Gapped Stalefish to Nose Press
Jamie Nicholls (GBR) – Backside 540 Crail to Grapped Cab 270 to Frontside Boardslide
Ethan Morgan (GER) – Frontside 720 Tailgrab to Frontside Tail Slide on the down rail

HEAT 2:
Markus Mathis (SUI) – Backside Double Cork 1080 mute to Frontside tail slide to revert on the wall
Petja Piiroinen (FIN) – Backside Double Cork 1080 mute to Frontside 50-50 on the wall
Emil Ulsletten (NOR) – Frontside 1080 Melon to Frontside Tail Blunt to 270 out on the down rail

HEAT 3:
Billy Morgan (GRB) – Double Backside Rodeo to Cap Cab 270 on the kinked rail
Ville Uotila (FIN) - Frontside 1080 Mute to Gapped Backside Lip Slide
Rocco Van Straten (NDL) – Backside Double Cork 1080 to Frontside Boardslide on the down rail

Congratulations to all from TTR!

Don’t miss the live webcast right here on www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcasts.

Haven’t seen the course yet? Then check this video out below that introduces the setup on the mountain.

TTR would like to say a big congratulations to the Andy Nudds for winning the first leg of the Nike Chosen Series tour at the Hemel Snow Centre. He was run close by the likes of Marc McClement and Jesse Smith but in the end he clinched the win by landing two enormous frontside 1080s – the first time the trick has been done indoors.

There was plenty of style shown by all riders such as local Will Radula-Scott and Lewis Sonvico showing some impressive spins, but another local, Sam Cullum, who took the “Mans Stylish Rider” award. Sam’s bag of tricks included big 7′s and textbook back rodeos. The “Best Female Rider’ award was snapped up by Becky Menday. But once the snow dust had settled it was clear to people that Nuddsy had done enough to take the title. As the winner of the first leg he will be heading to Austria in April to compete against the other winners from all over Europe in the Chosen Series final. The UK could not ask for a a better representative. Do you think Nuddsy has what it takes to become the European Champion?

Again TTR would like to congratulate the winners shown below:

NIKE CHOSEN SERIES UK RESULTS

Winner and ‘Chosen One’: Andy Nudds

Most Creative Rider: Angus Leith

Most Stylish Rider: Sam Cullum

Best Female: Becky Menday

Check out this video below showing highlights of the event.

Have a gander at nikechosenseries.com for more info on the tour – the next stop of which is in Hochkonig in Austria on December 28th.

Yet again it is coming up to the 4Star TTR Sony Ericsson Snowboard fest which is back in style, offering many updates. The biggest update they bring to you is the change of resort. After 11 successful years of Snowboard Fest taking place in SKI resort Drienica they have relocated to the PARK SNOW DONOVALY, which is the best, most modern ski resort in Slovakia. Worry not, the quality and services are also been moved, giving the riders fun and good riding conditions. There is a 4 persons chair-lift located right next to the park. Their priority is to build massive kickers and safe landing and this is where they will use new, quality groomers offered by the resort. Check out the banner below.

 

 

Prepare yourself for yet another great Sony Ericsson Snowboard Fest in 2012 by watching the wrap up from 2011.

 

 

Founders of death punk and all rockstars’ favourite band, Turbonegro, will re-unite and play Santos Party House in New York City to honor the World Snowboarding Championships (WSC) in November.

“Its gonna be an amazing event”, says Andrew W.K. , owner of Santos Party House, and the entertainment beacon of the WSC.

Hosting the first Turbonegro concert in the US with their new singer is a dream come true for us at Santos. Making it happen in a WSC opening party is unreal. “Turbonegro is one of my favourite bands of all time, and the WSC is such a great project to be involved in”, Andrew W.K. continues.

“We are SUPER STOKED to be involved in WSC2012, which we know will be the most rock’n'roll sports event ever”, says Turbonegro’s Happy Tom.

“It was Happy Tom that connected us with Andrew W.K. Now Turbonegro supports the WSC with an exclusive US gig at Santos Party House. It is almost too good to be true. Making this happen in New York, we’re paying respect to the origin of our sport. Our heritage is American board sports and the great lifestyle that comes with it”, says WSC CEO Henning Andersen.
Andrew W.K. will bring Santos Party House to Oslo during the WSC in February 2012. Quality bands and djs will entertain the world’s best snowboarders in a great atmosphere.

“We are boosting energy to the snowboarders’ championships dreams, but also offer some relaxing experiences from the competitive environment”, says Andrew W.K.

 

Place: Santos Party House, 97 Lafayette st. Manhatten, New York.

Date: Friday 18th November 2011

Tickets: Click here

 

Riders from Chile, Argentina, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway and Austria competed in the second edition of the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest 2011, hosted in Valle Nevado, Chile. The event was dominated again by swedish talent Sven Thorgren who won for the second time, conquering a free invitation to the Protest World Rookie Finals 2012, held in Ischgl, Austria. Next weekend the Tour will move to Australia for the last stop of the Southern Hemisphere leg.

 

 

The slopestyle consisted of a kink rail, 2 kickers and a transfer kicker. For the groms section, riders between 8 and 14 years old, there was a second line with smaller obstacles. Among the male rookies, Sven Thorgren (SWE) dominated with solid runs including 720 and his unmistakable bs rodeo. Male rookies Martin Mikyska (CZE) and Harvard Bergheim (NOR) also made it to the podium. Norwegian rising star Fridtjof Sather, even if in grom age group, decided to compete in the rookie category and ended up in 4th place. Thomas Gonazales was the best Chilean rookie and was awarded with an invitation to the Protest World Rookie Finals 2012 to be held in Ischgl, Austria in April 2012.

Among the groms Federico Chiaradio from Argentina won an invitation to the next edition of the legendary Protest World Rookie Fest in Livigno, January 2012.  The best girl of the event was the chilean ripper Magdalena Gonzalez.

 

As usual, the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest is more than just a competition. In fact, for the next 10 days, the SARF will continue with an exclusive “Freeride Experience” reserved to the European invited rookies and the best riders from the slopestyle contest. This special program will include backcountry sessions in Valle Nevado, skateboarding in Santiago del Chile with RedBull pro, Surfing days in Cachagua, cultural visit in Unesco heritage Valparaiso and much more.

For more information check out www.worldsnowboardfederation.org