Paulina Ligocka and Peetu Piiroinen Win Burton European Open Halfpipe Titles

Poland’s Paulina Ligocka (25 years old) and Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen (21 years old) won the 11th Burton European Open halfpipe event today. Each will take home US$ 15.000 in prize-money and also important points towards the BGOS and TTR rankings. Ursina Haller (SUI) and Ilkka-Eemeli Laari (FIN) earned second place and Akiko Miwa (JPN) and [...]

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Volcom Stone Peanut Butter & Rail Jam Europe tour 2010

Volcom Stone’s PBRJ will hit new hills in Europe this winter, with 19 stops from Spain to Finland! This year they also introduce an Open division with cash prizes at each stop. The top 3 riders in every division and the best Girl at each stop will qualify for the European PBRJ Championships in LAAX, [...]

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2010 Burton Asian Open Snowboarding Championships Cancelled

Burton Snowboards announced that they are canceling the 2010 Asian Open Snowboarding Championships due to scheduling conflicts.

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Register for 2010 Burton European Open

Some early snow has arrived in Europe and the global snowboard circus is getting ready for the 11th Burton European Open (BEO) in Laax, Switzerland, from Jan. 9 – 16, 2010. The BEO is the second stop of the Burton Global Open Series 09/10 and a Swatch TTR 6Star event. It offers riders the chance [...]

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Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships

New Zealand’s largest snowboarding event, the Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships, came to a close after four intense days of competition. Part of the Burton Global Open Series and the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour, the 7th Annual New Zealand Open showcased some the world’s top snowboarders competing in halfpipe and slopestyle [...]

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BRITS 09 – Laax, Switzerland

Only a week to go before the BRITS 09 gets underway in Laax, Switzerland and in preparation the pistes are being groomed, fun parks lovingly shaped and the Après Arena’s skilfully assembled. This year will also see the return of the much loved Red Bull Home Run and new for this year the NIKE 6.0 [...]

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The Brits 2009

The British Snowboard and Freeski Championships and Quiksilver are pleased to announce their continued partnership at this year’s BRITS, when they take the title rights for the Quiksilver Big Air Championships and host the Quik Sessions “Funk Night” in association with Whitelines and headlined by soul loving DJ’s, Funk Royale!

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2009 Burton European Open Halfpipe – Gallery

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2009 Burton European Open Slopestyle – Gallery

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2009 Burton European Open: Halfpipe Finals Results

Kelly Clark (USA) and Kevin Pearce (USA) won the 10th Annual Burton European Open halfpipe finals for the second consecutive year. Each will take home $15,000 USD. Shaun White (USA) and Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) earned second place and Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) and Paulina Ligocka (POL) took third place.

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