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COUNTRY	CHANNEL	DATE	START	END
Europe	Eurosport 2	22.04.10

TTR Rank	Name	Nationality	TTR Ranking Prediction
1	Peetu Piiroinen	FIN	Unassailable Tour Lead
2	Iouri Podladtchikov	SUI	Defending runner up position - looking very strong to finish sesaon in World No. 2 with his variations of double corks in the halfpipe. No one should be able to move past the iPod.
3	Gjermund Braaten	NOR	Looking to defend TOP5 position
4	Marko Grilc	SLO	Looking to defend TOP5 position
5	Staale Sandbech	NOR	Good chance to move past Grilc and Braaten and finish his season in World No. 5
6	Roope Tonteri	FIN	Still a chance to move into TTR TOP5
7	Mikkel Bang	NOR	Will most likely finish his season outside the TOP10 as he does not compete in pipe.
8	Eric Willet	USA	Still a chance to move into TTR TOP5
9	Janne Korpi	FIN	Still a chance to move into TTR TOP5
10	Markus Malin	FIN	Still a VERY GOOD chance move into TTR TOP5
12	Christian Haller	SUI	Still a chance to move into TTR TOP5
14	Tore Holvik	NOR	Slight chance to move into TTR TOP10
17	Chas Guldemond	USA	Still a slight chance to move into TTR TOP5
19	Seb Toutant	CAN	Will finish season in TOP20
20	Charles Reid	CAN	Will finish season in TOP20

TTR Rank	Name	Nationality	TTR Ranking Prediction
1	Sina Candrian	SUI	Defending TTR World No. 1 position again Enni, Lisa and Sarka
2	Enni Rukajärvi	FIN
3	Lisa Wiik	NOR	Needs to finish 1st or 2nd for a chance regain Tour Lead
4	Sarka Pancochova	CZE	Needs to finish on podium for a chance to regain Tour Lead
9	Jamie Anderson	USA	Can move into World No. 5, if 6th or better in the pipe
12	Ursina Haller	SUI	Will enter TTR TOP10
13	Kjersti Buaas	NOR	Will enter TTR TOP10
55	Linn Haug	NOR
66	Kelly Clark	USA
108	Elizabeth Beerman	USA
140	Kaitlyn Farrington	USA
217	Ellery Hollingsworth	USA
340	Hannah Teter	USA
522	Elena Hight	USA
530	Gretchen Bleiler	USA
596	Queralt Castellet	ESP

Monday , March 15
Halfpipe - Practice
10A - 12P - Womens Halfpipe Practice
12P - 3P - Mens Halfpipe Practice

Tuesday , March 16
Halfpipe - Mens Pre-Quals + Qualifiers
9A - 9:45A - Mens Halfpipe Practice, Session 1
10A - 11A - Mens Halfpipe Pre-Quals, Session 1
11A - 11:45A - Mens Halfpipe Practice, Session 2
12P - 1:30P - Mens Halfpipe Pre-Quals, Session 2
1:30pm - 2P - Mens Qualifier Practice
2:15 - 3:15P - Mens Halfpipe, Qualifiers

Slopestyle - Practice
1P - 3P - Mens and Womens Slopestyle Practice

Wednesday , March 17
Slopestyle - Mens Pre-Quals
8A - 9A - Mens Slopestyle Practice, Heat 1
9:15am - 12P - Mens Slopestyle, Pre-Quals, Heat 1
12P - 1P - Mens Slopestyle Practice, Heat 2
1:15pm - 4P - Mens Slopestyle Pre-Quals, Heat 2

Halfpipe - Practice
10A - 2P - Mens + Womens Halfpipe Semi finals practice


Thursday , March 18
9A - 4P - Sponsor Village

Halfpipe – Womens Qualifiers
8A - 8:45A - Womens Halfpipe Practice
9A - 10:30am – Womens Halfpipe Qualifiers

Halfpipe – Practice
11A - 1P – Womens HP practice - Semi Finalists only
1:30pm - 3:30pm – Mens HP practice - Semi Finalists only

Slopestyle - Mens + Womens Qualifiers
8:45am - 11A - Mens + Womens Slopestyle Qualifiers Practice
11:30am - 1:15am – Mens Slopestyle Qualifiers
1:15am - 1:45A - Womens Slopestyle Qualifiers Practice
2P - 3:15P - Womens Slopestyle Qualifiers

Friday , March 19
9A - 5P - Sponsor Village

Halfpipe - Mens + Womens Practice for Semi Finals & Junior Jam
9:30am -10:30A - Mens Halfpipe Semi Finals Practice
11A -12A - Womens Halfpipe Semi Final Practice
12A - 2P – Junior Jam Halfpipe Practice

Slopestyle – Mens + Womens Semi Finals
8A - 9A - Mens + Womens Slopestyle Practice
9:15am -10:45A - Womens Slopestyle Semi-Finals
10:45am - 11:15A - Mens Slopestyle Practice run
11:15am - 2P - Mens Slopestyle Semi-Finals
2P - 2:30P - Womens Slopestyle Practice run
2:30pm - 4P - Mens + Womens Slopestyle Finals

Awards (on stage in Sponsor Village)
4:30pm - 4:45P - Slopestyle Awards

BLACK & NIGHT JAM
6P - 7P Practice
7:15P - 8:45P Finals
8:45P Awards

9p - 10p Rahzel featuring DJ JS-1 on the Sun Bowl Concert Stage

Saturday , March 20
9A - 5P - Sponsor Village

Halfpipe - Mens + Womens Semi Finals and Finals
8A - 8:45A - Womens Halfpipe Practice
9A - 10A - Womens Halfpipe Semi-Finals
10A - 10:45A - Mens Halfpipe Practice
11A - 12:30P - Mens Halfpipe Semi-Finals
12:30pm - 1P - Mens + Womens Halfpipe Finals Practice
1:15pm - 2:45P - Mens + Womens Halfpipe Finals

Awards (on stage in Sponsor Village)
3P - 3:45P - Awards (HP , BGOS, TTR)

4P - 5P Shiny Toy Guns on the Sun Bowl

Sunday , March 21
Junior Jam Halfpipe
8:30am - 9:15A - Girl’s PRACTICE
9:30am - 10:30A - Girl’s FINALS
10:30am - 11:30A - Boy’s PRACTICE
11:45am - 2P - Boy’s QUALIFIERS
2:15pm - 3:15P - Boys FINALS
3:30P Junior Jam Awards

1982
The year it all began. Paul Graves and a tight group of Snurfers and snowboarders created the National Snowboarding Championships at a small mountain called Suicide Six in central Vermont. Jake Burton was there. Doug Bouton ripped the course and won it.

1983
This year, the National Snowboarding Championships was held at Snow Valley, near Manchester, VT. No lifts – you hiked to ride. The boards and the riders were getting better and faster.

1984
Snow Valley hosted the event for the second and last time. Andy Coghlan took both the men’s slalom and downhill events. It was his first of several Open titles – he was now the man to beat.

1985
The event officially became the US Open Snowboarding Championships and moved to Stratton Mountain where it still reigns today. Riders rode in speed suits to increase their times. Tom Sims won the men’s slalom event while Andy Coghlan defended his downhill title.

1986
The event was gaining popularity faster than anyone expected. Over 200 competitors showed up for pre-qualifiers. Andy Coghlan won both the slalom and downhill events, adding to his growing list of Open titles. The new Burton Cruiser killed it on the slopes.

1987
Craig Kelly was on the scene and won the men’s slalom event.

1988
The halfpipe made its debut at the US Open and was immediately deemed the standard for all other competitive halfpipes to follow. Craig Kelly captured the ‘Overall’ title. An ice storm turned the hill into concrete the night before the event began.

1989
This is the year the press started to show up – not just the locals and the snowboard magazines – but media from all over. Craig Kelly won his first US Open halfpipe title and the last US Open downhill competition.

1990
Terje Haakonsen made his debut in the US Open Halfpipe on a Micro Air. He was up against tough competition including Craig Kelly, Shaun Palmer and Jeff Brushie. Craig Kelly won the halfpipe title again for the second year in a row.

1991
The rider and crowd size doubled. Janna Meyen beats out reigning champ Tina Basich in the women’s halfpipe. With bigger pipe walls, lots of riders threw down inverts for the first time in a competition.

1992
It just kept getting bigger and better. Terje exploded onto the scene and took the Men’s Halfpipe with control and amplitude, beating out Brushie, who was on his new Burton pro model. Tricia Byrnes won the women’s halfpipe, edging out reigning champ Janna Meyen.

1993
Fresh snow and bluebird skies – what could be better? Shannon Dunn emerged on the scene. Terje rode his first Burton pro model to a second consecutive halfpipe victory. And what did Jake have to say? “The best thing about the US Open is that anyone from Terje Haakonsen to a 10-year-old kid from New Jersey gets to ride and hang out with their friends in a rider-controlled environment.” Tell it like it is Jake.

1994
The crowds and riding were huge. Shannon Dunn and Todd Richards dominated the halfpipe contests. Terje sat this year out with an ankle injury.

1995
The Big Air contest made its debut at the Open. Terje triumphantly returned and won the Men’s Halfpipe for a third time. Victoria Jealouse appeared on the scene and won the Women’s Super G.

1996
This was the year the face of competitive snowboarding changed forever. It was announced that snowboarding would be featured in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Snowboarding was here to stay, and the US Open was bigger and better than ever. Peter Line and Cara-Beth Burnside took home the Big Air crowns. And Jimi Scott and Satu Jarvela won the halfpipe competitions.

1997
The halfpipe event drew a massive crowd of more than 10,000 spectators. Todd Richards narrowly edged out current Halfpipe World Champion Terje Haakonsen, while Barret Christy ruled the women’s pipe contest. The Big Air Finals saw huge inverted airs. It just kept getting bigger.

1998
“The Year of the Mist”. It was so damn foggy, you couldn’t see from the top to the bottom of the pipe. Mike Michalchuk threw down an unthinkable double backflip and Terje pulled out a mammoth final run. But nobody could top Rob Kingwell, whose smooth and consistent riding earned him the halfpipe title. Nicola Thost had just won the first Olympic halfpipe contest and went on to win the US Open halfpipe title. The Boardercross competition made its debut at the Open as well. 1999 Hometown hero Ross Powers stole the show and won the Halfpipe contest with huge McTwists and 900s. Nicola Thost won the women’s halfpipe title for the second year running.

2000
The new millennium brought the first Superpipe to the US Open – a 300-foot long monster with 15-foot walls. This was the year of Canadian domination in the halfpipe – Guillaume Morisset and Natasza Zurek made Canada proud with their winning pipe runs.

2001
Danny Kass took the coveted halfpipe title this year, edging out Vermont’s Abe Teter by two-tenths of a point. And for the second straight year, Natasza Zurek dominated the women’s pipe contest, bringing home another title.

2002
Just one month after snowboarding dominated the Olympics, the US Open went down with more media and spectator attention than ever before. Over 30,000 people descended on Stratton. It was the first time most of the Olympians had competed against each other since the explosive event in Salt Lake City. Danny Kass may have gotten silver at the Olympics, but he wasn’t about to settle for second at the Open. He defended his title and won the Halfpipe event for the second year running. Kelly Clark kept her gold streak alive, winning both the Quarterpipe and Halfpipe events at the Open.

2003
It was a year of firsts in 2003. The Open held its first Rail Jam ever, won by Travis Rice. It was the first time the Open was ever broadcast live on television. And Philips was the first title sponsor of the US Open. Ross Powers joined the elite group of two-time US Open halfpipe champions, winning the event in a tight final competition. Gretchen Bleiler dominated the women’s halfpipe competition. Shaun White won the Slopestyle event, and Hannah Teter won the best overall rider award at the Open, driving away in a pimped out Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon.

2004
The 22nd annual US Open was filled with landmark moments. Women competed in the rail jam for the first time with Leanne Pelosi claiming the top spot. Kelly Clark won the halfpipe event and joined the elite group of two-time US Open halfpipe champions, increasing her winning streak to six major contest titles during the 2003/2004 season alone. Terje Haakonsen made a surprise appearance at the Open, treating the tens of thousands fans at the halfpipe contest to one poached run after another. Up-and-comers Priscilla Levac and Jake Blauvelt won the slopestyle contest, both claiming the first major contest titles of their careers. And snowboarding history was made when Danny Kass threw down one of the best runs of his career, becoming one of only two riders in the event’s 22-year history to win three US Open halfpipe titles. Danny also went home with the Overall Champion title, winning a Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited.

2005
The 2005 US Open definitely left its mark on the snowboarding history books. Danny Kass became the first rider ever to win four US Open halfpipe titles. It was Tricia Byrnes’ 16th consecutive year competing at the Open. Janna Meyen won her first US Open title since she won the women’s halfpipe contest in 1991. And for the first time ever, three siblings - Abe, Elijah and Hannah Teter - all made it to the halfpipe finals. Eddie Wall, Leanne Pelosi, Danny Kass, Gretchen Bleiler, Risto Mattila and Janna Meyen all earned championship titles in the rail jam, halfpipe and slopestyle respectively. Risto Mattila won the men’s Volvo Best Performance Award for his sixth place standing in the men’s halfpipe finals and his victory in the slopestyle contest. And Leanne Pelosi won the Volvo for the ladies after her first place win in the rail jam, competing in the halfpipe semifinals and placing second in the slopestyle contest. Both riders won the keys to a new Volvo V50 Sports Wagon.

2006
The 24th Annual US Open wrapped up with 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White winning both the US Open halfpipe and slopestyle events, officially breaking all known snowboarding records by winning twelve consecutive competitions in one season. The Open got off to a great start with the revival of the Friday night quarterpipe contest where Danny Davis and Hana Beaman took the top podium spots. The men’s and women’s halfpipe finals drew over 15,000 spectators to watch many of the best riders in the world compete for the first time since the 2006 Olympics. Shaun White won his first US Open halfpipe title after his first run, which easily topped his gold medal performance in Torino. Torah Bright also earned her first US Open halfpipe title, impressing the judges with a super technical run that included a switch backside 540. On the final day of the US Open, Hana Beaman and Shaun White won the slopestyle finals. Shaun’s unbeatable skills and Hana’s two wins at the event earned them the Volvo Most Valuable Rider award and the keys to a Volvo C70 convertible. Up-and-coming riders Chas Guldemond and Ellery Hollingsworth claimed the Ski-Doo Outstanding Rookie Award and each won a Ski-Doo Freestyle Snowmobile. And Matieu Crepel was crowned the Global Ticket To Ride (TTR) Tour Men’s Champion.

2007
The US Open celebrated 25 years of making snowboarding history in 2007. No other snowboard competition in the world has been around for a quarter of a century – and that’s a lot to be proud of in itself. At the 25th Anniversary of the US Open there was more at stake for the competitors than ever before. Shaun White and Torah Bright won the first ever Burton Global Open Series presented by Motorola Championship titles. Jake Burton presented both Shaun and Torah with a $100,000 check, currently the largest single payout in competitive snowboarding. 2002 Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark and 2006 Olympic gold medalist Shaun White won the US Open halfpipe competition. Kelly made US Open history, becoming the first woman to win the US Open halfpipe competition three times. Friday’s slopestyle finals took place despite blizzard conditions. Travis Rice, who has been competing at the Open since 1998 and Jamie Anderson won the slopestyle finals.

2008
Glory, fame and fortune were on the line at the 26th US Open Snowboarding Championships, where the world’s top riders battled for five different prestigious titles, two Volvo C30 R-Designs and cash awards worth a total of $471,500. Those big winners were 2008 BGOS champions Torah Bright (AUS) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN); 2008 US Open halfpipe champions Torah Bright (AUS) and Shaun White (USA); Shaun White (USA) Kjersti Buaas (NOR) took first in Us Open slopestyle; 2008 Men’s Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion Kevin Pearce (USA); Volvo Most Valuable Riders Cheryl Maas and Shaun White; and 2008 US Open big air champions Cheryl Maas and Tim Humphreys.