Burton European Open 2010 - TTR Round Up

As the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour descended on Laax for the 6Star Burton European Open we saw a tour de force from Finnish rider, Peetu Piiroinen, who managed to place first in both slopestyle and halfpipe. Norwegian wunderkind Mikkel Bang threw down an exceptional performance on the fantastic slopestyle course placing second, while Iouri Podladtchikov managed to place 3rd in the pipe which moved him up to 5th on the TTR World Snowboard Tour Rankings.

At the BEO, amateurs from around the globe get the chance to challenge the world's top pro riders at the “White Arena” in Laax, Switzerland, from January 9th to 16th, 2010. Celebrating the 11th annual Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships, event organizers have created a “Circus” theme to highlight the fun and daring spirit of the sport! Today’s and tomorrow’s stars will dazzle viewers with their bag of tricks and wow you with their perfomance in the slopestyle and halfpipe. The bes...

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Enni Rukajärvi, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open slopestyle event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best slopestyle snowboarding courses in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Paulina Ligocka, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open halfpipe event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best Halfpipes in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

At the BEO, amateurs from around the globe get the chance to challenge the world's top pro riders at the “White Arena” in Laax, Switzerland, from January 9th to 16th, 2010. Celebrating the 11th annual Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships, event organizers have created a “Circus” theme to highlight the fun and daring spirit of the sport! Today’s and tomorrow’s stars will dazzle viewers with their bag of tricks and wow you with their perfomance in the slopestyle and halfpipe. The bes...

The men dropped into the pipe in the afternoon and perfect weather conditions continued for the men’s field.  Iouri Padladchikov (SUI) had a little trouble on his first run but came back to take the top spot with his second drop putting down a huge crippler, double McTwist 1260, frontside 1080 tailgrab, and a Cab 720.  With today’s result, Podladtchikov moved into World No. 1 in the Swatch TTR Rankings sitting behind current leader, Gjermund Braaten (NOR)   Japanese riders were out in full fo...

The Burton US Open 2010 was the final event on the mens Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour calendar. Before the event the race for the top ten was neck and neck with several of the worlds best riders giving it their all for one last shot a place on the all important podium. See the best action from the weekend, including Mikkel Bangs amazing slopestyle run and of course, the heart-stopping halfpipe showdown between Iouri Podladtchikov and Kazuhiro Kokubo. We also give you an interview with the 0...

Riders from around the globe are currently making the trek to Stratton, Vermont for the men’s last 6Star event of the 2009/2010 Swatch TTR World Tour season. The 6Star Burton US Open is set to take hold of Stratton Mountain Resort all next week with slopestyle finals scheduled for Friday, March 19th and halfpipe finals set for Saturday, March 20th. This gives the men two opportunities to obtain good results and improve their TTR ranking score for a chance to finish in the coveted TTR Top 5....