Ronin Snowboards your daily dose of snowboarding delight 2009-11-14T11:37:57Z WordPress http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/feed/atom/ diaq http://www.roninsnowboards.com <![CDATA[9 Months of Snow]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4189 2009-11-14T11:37:57Z 2009-11-14T11:37:57Z
9 Months of Snow

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/9-months-of-snow/ bastaa http:// <![CDATA[Pleasure Jam is on on Dachstein Glacier!]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4183 2009-11-13T11:16:53Z 2009-11-13T11:14:21Z This year the Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam owns the pole-position among freestyle events and is ready and waiting for the starting signal. Due to the optimal snow conditions, the Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam Set-Up can already be shred and the foundation for another first rate TTR 4 Star Competition is laid.

The set-up has been finished so you can look forward to awesome conditions for grabbing styles and moves at the seventh Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam 09! Due to illness Eero Ettala will not start at the Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam this year but an equal substitute: Matevz Petek (SLO) who won the third place last year will ride instead of Eero and promises to give his best!

Thanks to the good snow conditions and the working efforts of the shaping crew, according to Bernd Mandlberger the contestline comprises a kinked-Butterbox, two big kickers with 12m and 18m, a funbox with 13m and a wallride. Furthermore there are two kickers with 10 and 13 m. That looks very good!

snowpark

Locals such as Stefan Gimpl, Christian Kröll, Flo Mausser, Herby Thaler and Julia Baumgartner, infamous riders of the international snowboard scene like Elias Elhardt, Marko Grilc, Ville Uotila as well as Cheryl Maas, Sarka Pancochova, the Swiss Markus Keller and Stefan Maurer as well as Conny Bleicher raise the riding level of the event to a peak. For Conny Bleicher and Julia Baumgartnerthe event is the perfect scene come-together. The this year’s lucky winners won’t only ride for joy and reputation, but also for a considerable prize money of 15.000 USD as well as a special awardfor the best-trick performance on the finale day and a three week’s all-inclusive surf trip to Bali.

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/pleasure-jam-is-on-on-dachstein-glacier/ diaq http://www.roninsnowboards.com <![CDATA[2010 Burton Asian Open Snowboarding Championships Cancelled]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4180 2009-11-11T20:09:23Z 2009-11-11T20:09:23Z Burton Snowboards announced that they are canceling the 2010 Asian Open Snowboarding Championships due to scheduling conflicts.

After careful consideration, all parties agreed that the timing of the event would not be conducive to the athletes’ already busy schedules, especially in an Olympic year.

“Our first goal with any Global Open Series event is to provide riders with the best scenario possible,” said Burton Events Director Liam Griffin. “We had already made the decision to push the event into the first week in March instead of the normal dates the last week of February. This allowed a bit of time in the schedule after the Olympics, but made things pretty tight with the US Open.  After talking to riders, we decided it was better to just take a year off with the Asian event, rather than risk burning people out after such a hectic early season.”

The Burton Asian Open was scheduled to take place from March 2 – 7, 2010 at ALTS Bandai in Japan. With the cancellation of the Asian Open, the amount of results needed for riders to maximize their chance of winning the BGOS title has been reduced from five to four. This adjustment will allow more riders to have a shot at the title despite the busy Olympic season. New this year, the top three men and women finishers in the Burton Global Open Series will be awarded cash prizes, totaling $200,000.

The Burton European Open (BEO) is next event in the Burton Global Open Series. Taking place in LAAX, Switzerland from January 9-16, the European Open offers riders a generous prize purse of US $125,000, important points towards the male and female 2010 Burton Global Open Series Championship titles and points towards the Swatch TTR (Ticket to Ride) World Tour Ranking.

For more information on the Burton Global Open Series, head to opensnowboarding.com.

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/2010-burton-asian-open-snowboarding-championships-cancelled/ diaq http://www.roninsnowboards.com <![CDATA[Stefan Gimpl takes Gold again …]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4161 2009-11-10T12:43:16Z 2009-11-10T02:03:23Z After he had taken Gold at the season’s first big air in London last week, Stefan Gimpl also celebrated victory at the second in-city event of the 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup.

At the first ever big air on Spanish soil, the Austrian veteran (52.3 points) relegated Switzerland’s Gian-Luca Cavigelli again to the second rank (51.3). In front of 20.000 spectators at Estadio Olimpico of 1992, Gjermund Braaten from Norway rounded out the podium as third (49.5) thus securing his career’s second top-3 finish after more than one and a half years.

But that Gimpl once again clinched another World Cup win was even surprising to the 30-years-old as the best three riders of the day were only divided by two tenths before entering the third and decisive final jump.

Just like last week at Battersea Power Station, Gimpl was in the lead after he had earned 26.8 points for his “Frontside 900”. Right breathing to his neck with only one tenth behind was runner-up Cavigelli who had scored 26.7 points for his “Backside 1080” – and with 26.6 in third was Braaten due to an amazing “Backside 1080 Double Cork”. And after the 2009 World Championships Bronze medallist had showcased a final “Cab 900” – just like his Swiss talented competitor before – the tide turned in Gimpl’s favour who said: “This is amazing. This was so close. Gian-Luca (Cavigelli) and me, we were even. I mean our last jumps were the same level.” Then he added with a smile that his nine year younger opponent from Switzerland “still has some more years to win some contests.”

Maybe it’s time for Cavigelli in two weeks when the World Cup circus heads to Stockholm for this winter’s third big air as today’s winner doesn’t expect a top result there. But the second of the World Cup ranking is more into enjoying the momentum before giving it another try: “I’m really pleased how everything goes at the moment. It’s awesome to place second two times in a row.” But besides all coolness, the 21-years-old heads to Sweden self-assured: “I’m absolutely motivated. It would be nice if I could grab Gold in Stockholm in two weeks.”

However, this won’t be an easy task to fulfil as the beginning of this season shows that even making it to the finals isn’t a sure-fire success what Gjermund Braaten confirms. “The level of riding is getting better every year. It’s very difficult to survive the qualifiers – just like today. Therefore I’m absolutely happy with the result” the 19-years-old said who had earned big ups of the crowd – besides his fellow countryman Ulrik Badertscher (“Double Frontflip”) for his “Backside 1080 Double Cork”.

photo: FIS – Oliver Kraus

The BA podium in Barcelona:

1. Stefan Gimpl (AUT)
2. Gian-Luca Cavigelli (SUI)
3. Gjermund Braaten (NOR)

To check out latest news of the 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup go to: fissnowboardworldcup.com

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/stefan-gimpl-takes-gold-again/ bastaa http:// <![CDATA[Qualify for the 6star Arctic Challenge]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4156 2009-11-07T14:52:10Z 2009-11-07T14:52:10Z SWAG MAXIT slopestyle goes down in Vierli, Norway November 21st. This is an open event, and top three qualifies for The Oakley Arctic Challenge! November 21st is the day, where there is no other place to be than Vierli. Back in the same terrain as Terje did his first turns SWAG organizes SWAG MAXIT Slopestyle – this years qualifier for The Oakley Arctic Challenge.

The park in Vierli have developed immensely the last few years, and is ready and prepared to welcome hungry riders with bags of tricks. SWAG MAXIT is part of the Evovler Tour, and is a TTR 2Star event.

Prize money: NOK 15.000,-

There are lots of stash and great prizes to be won from the event sponsors.

Compete in:
Mens Open (born 1995 or earlier)
Ladies Open (born 1995 or earlier)
KIDS (boys and girls born 1993 or later)

You may in other words choose if you would like to participate in KIDS or Mens/Womens Open if your born from 1993 to 1995. You may even get your hands on a wild card for Tacky Invitational, that goes down in Hemsedal, Norway in December.

Established in 1999, The Oakley Arctic Challenge was created as an independent alternative to more established snowboarding events. The Oakley Arctic Challenge is owned by Terje Haakonsen, and the event protects some key values; independence, creativity, progression, borderless, playfulness, social and environmental responsibilities.

TAC 2010 is a TTR 6str slopestyle, in Wyller, Oslo, Norway, gathering some of the worlds leading snowboard athletes to a New Years snowboard extravaganza.

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/qualify-for-the-6star-arctic-challenge/ diaq http://www.roninsnowboards.com <![CDATA[Bright and Kokubo win Halfpipe World Cup in Saas-Fee]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4151 2009-11-06T11:40:38Z 2009-11-06T11:40:38Z Australians Torah Jane Bright and the Japanese Kazuhiro Kokubo have won the second Halfpipe Competition of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup 2009/2010 against the world elite of the freestyle talents. Kokubo was on fire in the perfect shaped super pipe of Saas-Fees (SUI) freestyle park Allalin. With a clean first run and spectacular jumps he claimed the victory ahead of Mathieu Crepel (FRA) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN). On the ladies side Torah Bright dominated on the sunny day with two faultless runs and left Xuetong Cai (CHN) and Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) behind.

After Kokubos clean first run all other riders had to do better in the second. But no one could reach his level of riding today, what the winner realized right after the competition: “I didn’t expect to win here against the strong international riders. But it’s a great feeling and an honour definitely”. Very pleased was also second placed Mathieu Crepel about his performance at the World Cup: “It was a great day in a great pipe. It’s really good to be back after dealing with two injuries within the past six months”. And even Piioinen could not catch the Japanese even with big tricks like the Alley-oop backside rodeo and a cap 1080. “I can do better, but I’m pleased with my riding and the third rank here in Saas-Fee”, described the Fin his performance.

Torah Bright demonstrated impressively why she definitely belongs to the world’s best freestyle ladies. She amazed the spectators and judges likewise with technical and spectacular jumps like the cap 720. “I was so glad that we had a good weather today, it’s much more fun then. I had to get used to the pipe first, but then I could demonstrate some good runs”, so the young rider from Down-Under. Also second placed Cai was pretty happy: “I felt really good today. Unfortunately some of my hits were too short, but I’ll keep on practicing and hope to perform a great run at the Olympics in a couple of months”. The third placed Rodriguez also didn’t have a reason to complain: “It was the first time I landed my planned run. So I’m for sure really happy and hope to keep that level and can even improve some tricks this season”.

Results:

  1. BRIGHT Torah Jane AUS
  2. CAI Xuetong CHN
  3. RODRIGUEZ Sophie FRA
  4. OKADA Rana JPN
  5. THOVEX Mirabelle FRA
  6. HAUG Linn NOR
  7. LIGOCKA Paulina POL
  1. KOKUBO Kazuhiro JPN
  2. CREPEL Mathieu FRA
  3. PIIROINEN Peetu FIN
  4. AUTTI Antti FIN
  5. HALLER Christian SUI
  6. AUSTBO Fredrik NOR
  7. ZENGCHN
  8. FELDMANN Rolf SUI
  9. KUDOH JPN
  10. SCHMIDT ChristopheGER
  11. LAARI FIN
  12. PEARCE USA
  13. LIGOCKI POL

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/absinthe-flipside-making-of-neverland/ bastaa http:// <![CDATA[First ever big air in Barcelona]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4145 2009-11-05T14:01:29Z 2009-11-05T14:01:29Z During the 7th and 8th of November the Olimpic Stadium, Lluis Companys, is going to undergo the greatest metamorphosis to become the home of the Barcelona Snow Show, the first event in Spain to bring the snow to the city to the best national and international riders of snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

Barcelona Snow Show will offer a first class sporting event with the celebration of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air and the International Freeski Big Air. For the occasion, the Big Air will be built 35 feet high, the largest in Europe, and there will be shopping and additional activities to turn the Barcelona Snow Show on the big opening party of the snow season.

At the World Cup debut of Barcelona, all eyes will focus on a snowboard veteran who was able to successfully compete against all the young guns and rising stars at the season’s first big air. Right at his 30th birthday, Stefan Gimpl (AUT) celebrated his career’s seventh World Cup triumph in London. And it seems that the WCS third of 2009 could have started a winning streak with it as his “Frontside 1080’s” and “Cab 900’s” were of an impressive style.

However, there are a few talents out there who might have the chance to spoil the victory for Gimpl. Norway’s riders Sondre Tiller, Gjermund Braaten, Morten Kleivdal and Ulrik Badertscher will give it another try after they had all come off second best in the London finals. The same is true for Roope Tonteri from Finland. With Gian-Luca Cavigelli (SUI) and Slovenia’s Domen Bizjak and Matevz Pristavec the second to fourth ranked riders of the London event will also start again – just like Sweden’s Christian Soerman and Kevin Backstroem.

But the Spanish fans in Barcelona will cross fingers for their fellow countrymen getting ready to fight for their spot in the finals: Ruben and Isaac Verges as well as Regino Hernandez seem to have the best chances to break into the phalanx of Central and Northern European riders who dominate this discipline.

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]]> 0 http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/first-ever-big-air-in-barcelona/ diaq http://www.roninsnowboards.com <![CDATA[Matti Kinnunen wins in Nissan Stomp It]]> http://www.roninsnowboards.com/en/?p=4139 2009-11-04T11:33:42Z 2009-11-04T11:09:14Z In the best conditions that Modena has ever seen, Finnish snowboarding superstar on the rise, Matti Kinnunen, took home the title of the 4Star Nissan Stomp It, in front of screaming Italian fans and European top riders.

In its 15th year, this snowboard event is now on the Swatch TTR Tour for the third year running, and has rapidly grown to a 4Star event.

The corner setup had been perfected, allowing the riders to have enough speed and a solid landing ground. Kinnunen impressed the judges with a solid Double Backside Rodeo 900 and grabbed the top spot in front of Stephan Maurer (SUI) in second and Tobias Karlsson (SWE) in third place. Maurer grabbed the “Highest Air” title and with his first result of the season climbed to the Top 40 in the TTR rankings.

Kinnunen has in the past been flashing his raw talent at a couple Swatch TTR events. Already in 2008, he rode away with a second place at the 3Star Quiksilver Snowjam in the Czech Republic and in 2009, with a win at the 3Star Finnish Open, beating a line up of all-star countrymen. The 22 year old showed serious style and amplitude, and has without a doubt skills and determination to get to the top. With 8000€ more on his bank account and 500 Swatch TTR Ranking points Kinnunen enthuses, “My first time at this event. It has been awesome. The set up is great and the women are beautiful. I will definitely be competing more this season.”

Next the Swatch TTR Tour will be moving on to Austria to on of the early season must see events at the Dachstein Glacier, the 4Star Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam from 13 – 15.11.2009, where the women will also be competing.

Nissan Stomp It Modena

1     Matti Kinnunen      FIN
2     Stephan Maurer     SUI
3     Tobias Karlsson          SWE
4     Gerome Mathieu     FRA
5     Mattias Nyberg     SWE
6     Manuel Pietropoli       ITA
7     Patrik Huber         AUT
8     Giorgio Ciancaleoni     ITA
9     Peter König         SWE
10   Ruggero Naccari     ITA

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