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Tour RANKING	OVERALL	HALFPIPE	BIG AIR	SLOPESTYLE
Tour Rank	17	n/a	18	63
Tour POINTS	1850.00	n/a	550.64	212.50
NATIONALITY	CAN
AGE	18
HEIGHT	5.8
STANCE	Regular
RESIDENCE	Regina Canada
HOME MOUNTAIN
COMPETING SINCE	2007
WEB SITE	www.markmcmorris.com

TTR O'Neill Evolution 2012 - Big Air Finals

DAVOS, 7 January 2012 - In the Swiss winter wonderland of Davos, Canadians Spencer O'Brien and Mark McMorris won the 6Star Big Air competition at the O'Neill Evolution. Gripping until the last run, Mark was followed closely by Eric Willet (USA) and Seppe Smits (BEL) in third place. Swiss rider, Sina Candrian, came second, followed by rookie Anna Gasser (AUT) in the women's competition.The women's final was extremely exciting, counting in rookies like 3rd placed Anna Gasser (AUT), leaving some experienced favorites behind. It was Anna's last run that secured her spot on the podium. With a stylish Backside 540 Mute Grab and Frontboard to 50-50 Frontside Out on the rail, she surprised everyone, including herself. Amongst a thrilled crowd of thousands, the men's final was exciting down to the last run. Eric Willett lost his first and second run lead to Mark McMorris by only 0.30 points, with Mark performing a nearly perfect Backside Double Cork 1260 Mute Grab and Gap switch hardway to 270 out on the rail. None of the finalists were holding back in going BIG, which influenced the atmosphere amongst the spectators tremendously, giving the riders the necessary energy to perform.In the Big Air Tour ranking, Eric Willett grabs the lead from Roope Tonteri (FIN). Seppe Smits advanced from 12th to 5th position, remaining in his 5th position in the Overall Rankings. O'Neill Evolution was the last Big Air contest before the Big Air final Billabong Air&Style on February 4th, in Innsbruck, Austria, where the TTR Big Air Tour Champion will be crowned.

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TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris winning tricks at O'Neill Evolution 2012

TTR Tricks - Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris took 1st place at the TTR 6Star O'Neill Evolution 2012 Mens Big Air event. Check his snowboard tricks.

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TTR Burton New Zealand Open 2011 - Slopestyle Wrap Up

Canadian rider, Mark McMorris, and American, Jamie Anderson, took the first 5Star Slopestyle titles of the 2011/12 TTR World Tour season at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The slopestyle finals went down at Cardrona Alpine Resort with optimal weather conditions making for some great riding.  All riders who competed in slopestyle at the New Zealand Open have all earned ranking points towards both the TTR Slopestyle Tour Rankings and the TTR Overall Tour Ranking lists.The competition was run using a best-of-three-run format with women and men alternating on each run.  The women took to the course first and it was an immediate battle between two-time TTR World Tour Champion, Jamie Anderson, and Norwegian competition queen, Kjersti Buaas. Jamie held the lead all day and won with a run that included a switch backside 180 tailtap, a front blunt to fakie and a half Cab 5-0 to backside 180 on the jib section and a switch backside 540, frontside 360 and a backside 540 on the jump line. Kjersti came in a close second and Jordie Karlinski (USA) took home third place. The men took the last run of the day and Mark McMorris won the title with a run that consisted of a full Cab stall, Cab 270 frontboard to fakie and a half Cab to backside 360 in the jib section and a backside double cork 1080, frontside 900 and ended with a Cab 1260 on the jump line. Fellow Canadian, Sebastien Toutant, was right behind Mark in second place and Norwegian up-and-comer, Stale Sandbech rounded out the podium in third.

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TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris Snowboarding Tricks at the Burton New Zealand Open

TTR Tricks - Winner Mark McMorris slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The best snowboard tricks!

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TTR Burton New Zealand Open 2011 - Check the Course

The 2011 TTR Burton New Zealand Open (BNZO) started off on a high note with the men's and women's Slopestyle semis finished and the pipe semis to come. The course and the pipe are both in perfect condition and it will be exciting to see what the world class riders will thrown down. Seppe Smits, Mark McMorris and Fredrik Austbo walk you through the course, talk about TTR's new ranking system and show you why New Zealand is always a good time!Don't miss the live webcast - http://www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcastFriday 12th - Slopestyle Finals at 9AM (New Zealand Time)Saturday 13th - Halfpipe Semis at 8.30AM (New Zealand Time)Saturday 13th - Halfpipe Finals at 11AM (New Zealand Time)Live results can be found at the TTR website - http://www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-results

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Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour 2010/11 Season Highlights

Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) and Jamie Anderson (USA) were officially crowned the 2010/11 Swatch TTR World Tour Champions at the 29th annual 6Star Burton US Open today. After their amazing performances throughout this 10-month long season, they were each rewarded with the TTR Champion trophies and $50,000 USD along with the glory of both becoming multiple TTR World Tour title-holders. Peetu and Jamie are no strangers to the TTR podium. This is Jamie's second TTR World Tour title and Peetu has made history once again earning a remarkable third consecutive TTR title. The Burton US Open is the last major stop of the 2010/11 TTR World Tour season and played host to the official Swatch TTR World Tour awards ceremony at the close of the event.This season, Peetu competed on three different continents and did not discriminate when choosing what types of events to attend. Peetu does it all and does it all well. He began this season in Asia at the 6Star Shaun White Oakley Air & Style in Beijing, China where he placed fifth in the big air competition. From Asia, he moved on to Europe where he took fourth place at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution halfpipe in Davos, Switzerland. Peetu found himself back on the podium when he took down the 6Star Burton European Open halfpipe title and placed second in slopestyle. And, at the 6Star Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck, Austria, Peetu took another second place. Just one week later, he won the 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style in Munich, Germany, which was the result that ended up clinching his TTR World Tour title for the 2010/11 season.Jamie dominated in the 2010/11 season claiming victories on slopestyle courses all over the globe, starting off with the 5Star New Zealand Open and the 6Star O'Neill Evolution slopestyle competitions. She went on to win the 6Star Burton European Open and the Oakley Arctic Challenge slopestyle events, which set her high above the rest of her competitors. Her second TTR World Tour title was confirmed at the Burton US Open where she took second place in slopestyle.

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TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris snowboarding tricks at Burton US Open

TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton US Open. The best snowboard tricks ever!

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TTR Burton U.S. Open 2011 - Who's Taking The Top 5 Mens TTR Spots?

The legendary Burton US Open is the final 6Star event on the Swatch TTR Tour and is getting ready to host the crowning of both the male and female 2010/11 Swatch TTR World Tour Champions. Taking place March 7th to 13th, 2011 at Stratton Mountain in Vermont, USA, the Burton US Open is one of the most anticipated events on any snowboarder's competition calendar and will feature seven days of slopestyle and halfpipe action. Riders will compete for a stake in the $200,000 USD prize purse and a maximum of 1000 TTR World Ranking points. Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) has already locked up the men's TTR title for the season, but the remaining Top 5 'in the money' spots are still up for grabs.The 6Star Burton US Open is one event not to miss, so make sure to tune into the live webcast at http://www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcast.html from March 9th to 12th for all the action from semi-finals and finals.

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TTR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2011 Trailer

The Swatch TTR World Tour is running full steam ahead with the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge right around the corner. The legendary event, taking place in Oslo, Norway, will feature a progressive slopestyle course for both men and women, starting off with qualifications on February 17th and featuring the finals on Saturday February 19th 2011. As always, the rider list is stacked full of talented riders who will be competing for a share of the $100,000 USD prize purse and a maximum of 1000 TTR World Ranking points. The male and female winners from The Oakley Arctic Challenge will also receive automatic qualification into next year's inaugural World Snowboarding Championships, which will go down next February, 2012 in Oslo.
While the results of this weekend's 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style will have a major influence on the current TTR Top 10, The Oakley Arctic Challenge is sure to see a determined performance from Peetu Piiroinen (FIN), who currently sits in World No. 1, and has his eyes on finishing in the top spot of the Swatch TTR World Rankings for the season. He will, however, need to deal with some heavy competition from young Canadian contest superstars, Sebastien Toutant and Mark McMorris, who are currently in World No. 5 and World No. 6, respectively and have been singled out by Peetu as some of his major threats in the race for the Swatch TTR World Tour Champion title. Mark recently took the coveted 6Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck title and Sebastien won the 6Star O'Neill Evolution slopestyle competition in January. The riders list also includes up-and-coming American rider, Eric Willett, and talented Belgian rider, Seppe Smits, who are both also sitting in the TTR Top 10. American rider, Jamie Anderson, has paved her way with several victories to a promising lead in the TTR World Rankings, and will be attempting to bolster her points in order to secure a second TTR World Tour Champion Title.

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TTR Billabong Air & Style 2011 - Full Wrap Up

The 11,000 screaming spectators at the Bergisel Stadium saw a veritable spectacle when the 6Star Billabong Air & Style took over the ski-jump stadium with a gigantic straight jump and 16 of the world's best snowboarders. The exciting head-to-head format saw rider by rider get knocked out until there was the final showdown between four riders in the super-final. The winner, Canadian Mark McMorris, took home a large part of the 75.000 € prize purse, as well as, the well respected "Air & Style Ring of Glory", leaving Finland's Peetu Piiroinen in second place and local superstar Werni Stock in third.The atmosphere was electric when rider after rider took their three runs flying over the huge straight jump into the landing, in order to determine who would remain to compete in the super-final. Mark McMorris made his way to victory by knocking out Finnish shredder, Markus Malin, in the first round with a stylish Cab 1260 double cork. In the second round he edged out Sage Kotsenburg, who in the first round had thrown down a first in competition history, a Cab 1440 double cork, knocking out Canadian Sebastien Toutant. In the super final, on his last run, Mark stomped a stylish Backside 1260 double cork, which moved him ahead of Peetu Piiroinen.With many changes in the rankings, the chase for the Swatch TTR Tour Champion title is heating up and next up is the 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style in Munich, Germany. The Air & Style Munich will fill another stadium with superstars and eager fans on February 12th at the Olympic Stadium. Watch the live webcast on freecaster.com and ttrwordltour.com starting at 16.30 GMT. Another major European event going next week is the 20-year anniversary celebration for the 5Star Nescafé CHAMPS Leysin in Switzerland, which will take place February 8th to 13th 2011. Keep up to date on all the Swatch TTR Action by keeping your eyes glued to http://www.ttrworldtour.com

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TTR Tricks - Werner Stock Snowboarding Tricks at Air & Style Innsbruck

Austrian snowboarder Werner Stock's snowboarding trick at the Innsbruck Air & Style 2011 snowboarding event in 2011. The best snowboard tricks!‬

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TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris Winning Run at Air & Style Innsbruck

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris' winning trick at the Innsbruck Air & Style 2011 snowboarding event in 2011. The best snowboard tricks!‬

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TTR Mark McMorris 1260 Double Cork Wearing Head Cam at Innsbruck Air&Style

Watch TTR snowboarder Mark McMorris strap on a head cam and take on the 2011 6Star Billabong Innsbruck Air & Style Kicker. See from a riders perspective what it feels like to drop in on the fearsome Air & Style in run and nail a perfect 1260 Double Cork.

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TTR Air & Style Innsbruck 2011 - Check the Course with Mark McMorris

This Saturday snowboardings elite meets at the Bergisel Stadium in Innsbruck, Austria for the TTR Air & Style Innsbruck 2011. Riders from all over the world will battle it out, Big Air style, in front of a massive crowd of snowboard fans to win the infamous Ring Of Glory. The jump, which is considered by many to be the best stadium construction ever, seems to be in good condition and it will be interesting to see what tricks the riders will throw down at this TTR 6Star event. Watch to see Sebastien Toutant, Marko Grilc, Mark McMorris and Sage Kotsenburg lending an opinion about the setup. Make sure to watch the event live at http://www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcast.html!

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TTR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck 2011 - Trailer

The Bergisel stadium in Innsbruck, Austria will, once again, host a festive gathering of snowboarders for the legendary 6Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck.  The event will feature a massive straight jump for the 16 invited riders from around the world who will be competing for a share of the rich 75.000€ prize purse, the coveted "Air & Style Ring of Glory" and a maximum of 1000 TTR ranking points.  The battle for the TTR Tour Champion title is really heating up and the Air & Style Innsbruck event could be a crucial result in the race to the final event, the Burton US Open, in March.  Riders will also get another shot at a 6Star title one week after the Innsbruck event at the Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich taking place on February 12th, 2011. An all-star crew of riders will be dropping in on the impressive ramp constructed out of 280-tons of steel and wood on Saturday's finals in the Air & Style's signature "head-to-head" format. This is an exciting and unpredictable format where one rider is knocked out of contention in each round until there is one victorious rider at the end of the night.  The riders will have 3 runs in each round. Last year's winner, Slovenian Marco Grilc, will be ready to reclaim his title and to boost his TTR ranking from his current World No. 26 position. Battling for the top spot in the TTR rankings is Swiss wildchild, Iouri Podladtchikov, and the two-time Swatch TTR Tour Champion Peetu Piiroinen. With a good result here, Piiroinen could move from his current World No. 3 position to take over Iouri's tour lead. Both riders have their eyes set on the title, as does the slopestyle prodigy, Sebastien Toutent (CAN), who already took the 6Star Oakley Shaun White Air & Style Beijing by storm back in December with a Cab 1260 Double Cork.Anticipation for the main event will begin on Friday, February 4th when riders will gather in downtown Innsbruck for the "riders draw" which will determine the starting order for the first round of competition.  Action on the jump will kick off on ...

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TTR O'Neill Evolution 2011 - TV Show Highlights - Slopestyle

10 minutes of highlights from the TTR O'Neill Evolution TV Show. Watch one of the worlds best snowboarding events in Full HD!The 6Star O'Neill Evolution slopestyle course was built next to the halfpipe at the bottom of Jakobshorn mountain and featured two challenging features for riders to hit. The first was a kicker with two super poppy take-offs measuring 40-feet and 55-feet and the second was a choice of three rails including an up-flat-down box, a pole jam and a flat-down rail. Sebastien Toutant was on fire on the slopestyle course today and won the finals with a Cab double cork 1260 to a backside boardslide to underflip out on his final run. Seb had this to day about his win, "Second 6Star win of the season is so amazing today. To ride with my good friends and every run we were stepping it up. On my last run I was outside of the podium and stomped my best Cab 12 ever. I plan to go to BEO next and give it my best on the TTR Tour." Fellow Canadian, Mark McMorris was able to put down a Cab double cork 1260 to frontside tailslide to 450 out after a hard slam on his first run to take second place. And, American rider, Eric Willet, who has been making a name for himself over the past two seasons in the contest scene took third place with a switch backside double cork 1260 to backside boardslide to 450 out.

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Burn River Jump 2011 - Trailer

Curtain's raised over the New Burn River Jump edition!Preparation just began for the fifth edition of the Burn River Jump, the prestigious snowboard event organized by Burton Snowboards in collaboration with Swatch Mottolino Snowpark, APT Livigno e Ski Passion Snow-Ski Area. All lights are set on Livigno, the small "Italian Tibet", where this unique and amazing contest will take place from the 22nd to the 25th of February 2011. The event is classified within the Swatch TTR - Ticket To Ride's global ranking, the most important snowboard tour in the world, with 5 stars for both scheduled competitions. The BURN River Jump is one of the best appointments of the season, not only in Europe but worldwide.As main title sponsor, Burn reconfirms its enthusiasm for "Made in Italy" Freestyle, enduring a successful partnership that has set its common points on the innovation and on the unique format brought by this progressive snowboard event.The BURN RIVER JUMP is great show which always amazes both participants and spectators. The best riders have already confirmed their presence and can't wait to bring to Livigno the highest grades of competition and freestyle.The Burn Slopestyle, first of the two scheduled contests, will feature 100 top riders performing in the Mottolino Swatch Snowpark, internationally acknowledged as one of the best Italian parks. The winner of this stage will take home part of the $50.000 dollars prize money.On Friday the 25th, slopestyle's finalists will get to second round, where they will face invited riders and wild cards for the long-expected jump over the Spoel River, set in the heart of Livigno, to win the title of River Jump Champion. Make sure to be there at sunset, when the many attending snowboard stars will enlighten Livigno and take Italian snowboarding to the next stage! Top-ranked pro snowboarders, whose names are still kept secret by Giacomo Kratter, and the precious collaboration with Doors Snowpark Structures - in charge of designing, creating and placing the event's ...

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TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR HEADS TO BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN

http://www.ttrworldtour.com - After an interesting start, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour heads to Laax, Switzerland for the 12th Burton European Open 6Star snowboarding event. With young guns Seppe Smits and Sebastien Toutant upping the ante it's sure to be a great competition. So sit back and watch as we get you up-to-date with the story so far...

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TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris snowboarding tricks at O'Neill Evo

TTR Tricks - Amazing Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris's snowboarding tricks at the O'Neill Evolution snowboarding event in 2011. The best snowboard tricks!

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TTR O'Neill Evolution 2011 - Mens Slopestyle Finals

The 6Star O'Neill Evolution slopestyle course was built next to the halfpipe at the bottom of Jakobshorn mountain and featured two challenging features for riders to hit. The first was a kicker with two super poppy take-offs measuring 40-feet and 55-feet and the second was a choice of three rails including an up-flat-down box, a pole jam and a flat-down rail. Sebastien Toutant was on fire on the slopestyle course today and won the finals with a Cab double cork 1260 to a backside boardslide to underflip out on his final run. Seb had this to day about his win, "Second 6Star win of the season is so amazing today. To ride with my good friends and every run we were stepping it up. On my last run I was outside of the podium and stomped my best Cab 12 ever. I plan to go to BEO next and give it my best on the TTR Tour." Fellow Canadian, Mark McMorris was able to put down a Cab double cork 1260 to frontside tailslide to 450 out after a hard slam on his first run to take second place. And, American rider, Eric Willett, who has been making a name for himself over the past two seasons in the contest scene took third place with a switch backside double cork 1260 to backside boardslide to 450 out.

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