Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Jamie Anderson is one of the best women snowboarders in Slopestyle but she's only starting to make her mark in the halfpipe. Saturday at the halfpipe finals at the New Zealand Open she came through with her first major victory in that discipline, and it came over one of the ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Mikkel Bang | cr. milesholden
Mikkel Bang and Jamie Anderson dominated the competition Friday at the Burton New Zealand Open to take the top spot on the podium in the Slopestyle finals. Charles Reid and Chas Guldemond followed Bang on the podium, but in reality it wasn't close, with Reid more ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Local riders stood out Thursday at the Slopestyle qualifiers for the Burton New Zealand Open. Kiwi representatives took four of the 15 qualifying spots led by Nick Brown and Nick Hyne, though it was Sam Hubert from the USA who led the field.
Weather was an issue, however, and while the ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
A large field of competitors lined up Wednesday at the Burton New Zealand Open to battle for a spot in the halfpipe semi-finals later this week. When it was all said and done the USA's Brennen Swanson led the men while China's Jiayu Liu led the field for the women.
Ryo ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
When the New Zealand Open kicks off about two weeks from now it will serve as the perfect location for the world premiere of Burton's latest DVD. "It's Always Snowing Somewhere" features every Burton snowboarder you can imagine, including Shaun White Terje Haakonsen, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Jeikki Sorsa and ...
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