Burton Global Open Series - Australia
Perisher Blue, Australia played host to the second round of the Burton Global Open Series of snowboarding earlier this month. The event which spanned 5 days and saw the action begin on the 2nd Sep, came to end leaving Torstein Horgmo (NOR) and Jamie Anderson (USA) with grins on their faces, as they came through to win the men’s and women’s slopestyle competition
Horgmo’s achieved the top spot with a gifted winning run, featuring a fakie backside tail 270 on the downrail, into a switch 50/50 Cab 180 on the battleship, followed by a backside 720 melon, into a frontside 900 indy, finishing with a huge big switch backside 1260 melon. Horgmo picked up $7,500 AUD for his efforts
Anderson earned her $7,500 AUD with a winning run that was made up of a tailpress on the downrail, followed by a noseslide-to-fakie on the battleship, sticking a switch backside 360 stalefish on the first kicker, into a Cab 540 mute on the second, finishing with an frontside 540 melon.
Current standings are as follows:
MENS STANDINGS -
Mitrani, Luke USA: 25209
Guldemond, Chas USA: 25167
Maurer, Stephan SUI: 24297
Korpi, Janne FIN: 23174
Reid, Charles CAN: 18972
WOMENS STANDINGS -
Anderson, Jamie USA: 31200
Staveley, Lauren AUS: 16625
Rennie, Kara CAN: 16496
Davis-meehan, Michaela AUS: 15202
Teter, Hannah USA: 14944
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