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  • Peetu Piiroinen
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Rider Information
Tour RANKING OVERALL HALFPIPE BIG AIR SLOPESTYLE
Tour Rank 120 Movement n/a 31 n/a
Tour POINTS 1000.00 n/a 333.33 n/a
NATIONALITY FIN FIN
AGE 23
HEIGHT
STANCE Goofy
RESIDENCE Hyvinkää Finland
HOME MOUNTAIN Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus
COMPETING SINCE 1997
WEB SITE

Peetu Piiroinen

What is your favourite place to ride and why?

Ruka in Finnish Lapland. It has a quick lift, so you get to do loads in a good park. Another big plus is all the friends you get to ride with over there.

 

What age did you start snowboarding?

I think I was 8 or 9.

 

What snowboarders do you most look up to?

Kazu Kokubo. He has great style and he goes big in any terrain. He's also a super nice, which pretty much wraps it all up.

 

What do you focus on most - slopestyle? Pipe? Big Air? and why?

I like to ride everything. There isn't so many good pipes around so I'll end up riding more slopestyle..Big Airs are good fun too. I just want to ride it all to keep things interesting. It would be boring to just focus in one discipline when snowboarding has so much more to offer.

 

What is your most memorable snowboarding experience?

There's so many.. One for sure was the first BEO win in Mens Slopestyle. That was just unbelievable. Then Nissan Xtrail couple of years ago was just so crazy with all the spectators and the atmosphere.. Olympics were cool too and off course all the TTR wins and overall titiles were so important. Snowboarding has given me so many good experiences and memories it is hard to point just one single one. 

 

You are on the road a lot throughout the season - what is your favourite place to visit and why?

New Zealand is super cool.  Riding is good and it's the start of the season so you are super stoked to get back on snow after the summer. Apart from riding NZ offers many other things to do too.. only bad thing is the getting there.

 

What does a normal day consist of for you when your not snowboarding? 
Tennis, golf and hanging out with friends. 

 

How has TTR affected your snowboarding career? 

I have been able to build my career on success at the events. It has opened doors, given me great opportunities and ultimately now it has given me a lot of freedom to do other things too.

 

Peetu Piiroinen Is Three Time TTR World Snowboard Champion

http://www.ttrworldtour.com - Last season, Peetu Piiroinen was the first ever snowboarder to win two TTR World Tour titles and has returned again this season to take an unprecedented third consecutive TTR title, a feat no other snowboarder has come close to touching. At the age of 23, Peetu has had an amazing run in competitive snowboarding with over 25 career podiums. Peetu started competing back in 1997 at the ripe age of 9-years old and has been steadily progressing his riding since. He made his first big break onto the scene back in 2006 when he took his first major win at the Burton European Open, where he won the slopestyle title. From there, he has expanded his skills into the halfpipe, quarterpipe and big air jumps winning competitions around the world. The key to Peetu's success on the TTR World Tour has been his ability to master all disciplines in freestyle snowboarding.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 Nike 6.0 Air & Style in Munich, which was the result that ended up clinching his TTR World Tour title for the 2010/11 season.1st - Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich Germany, Big Air 1st - Burton European Open, Halfpipe2nd - Billabong Air & Style Austria, Big Air 2nd - Burton European Open, Slopestyle4th - O'Neill Evolution, Halfpipe5th - Shaun White Air & Style Beijing, Big Air11th - Burton US Open, Slopestyle21st - O'Neill Evolution, Slopestyle

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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 Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich 2011 - Wrap Up

The 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style went off tonight in Munich, Germany where Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) threw down a Cab 1260 on the big air jump and a frontblunt 270 out on the rail section in the super finals to take home the win. With his victory tonight, Peetu took home an abundance of prizes including a large share of the € 75,000 prize purse, the coveted "Air & Style Ring of Glory" and 1000 Swatch TTR World Ranking points. Peetu remains in the TTR World No. 1 position and strengthened his tour lead after earning some major TTR points here in Munich.It was an exciting night in Munich with over 16,500 spectators in attendance at the Olympic Stadium where 16 of the worlds top snowboarders dropped into the massive big air gap jump, followed by a staircase that featured four different rail options. The Air & Style events are famous for the unique head-to-head tournament style format where the rider field is cut in half each round until there are only four remaining riders who battle it out for the win. It came down to Peetu Piiroinen, Seppe Smits (BEL), Halldor Helgason (ICL) and Nils Arvidsson(SWE) in the super final who all threw down some impressive tricks. In the end, Peetu prevailed with his Cab 1260 and was very happy about his win saying, "This Air & Style was so good to me. I did all three Air & Styles this year and got fifth in Beijing and second in Innsbruck, now first here, so I got better step by step. It feels amazing. And, when I think about the TTR ranking I for sure want to finish in the top three." Second place finisher, Seppe Smits, was super consistent all night stomping just about every single trick he attempted. His best scoring trick was his own variation of the Cab 1260 combined with a frontside noseslide to pretzel out in the final round. His second place here in Munich moved him into TTR World No. 2. And, coming in third place was Halldor, who was pushing his limits to take the last spot on the podium.

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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 Burton European Open 2011 Halfpipe Highlights

The final day of the 12th annual Burton European Open went off today with Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) and Kelly Clark (USA) taking home the halfpipe titles, earning themselves 1000 Swatch TTR Ranking points, a piece of the $125,000 USD prize purse and automatic qualification into the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships taking place next February in Oslo, Norway. Peetu advanced in the TTR Tour Ranking to World No. 3 with his win today strengthening his position in the TTR Top 10, while Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI), who today placed third, moved into the tour lead. On the women's side Kelly Clark moved into World No. 11, putting some pressure on the women in the Top 10.Kelly Clark Brings a Top Performance Despite Morning FogThe day kicked off with a small delay due to some clouds hanging over the pipe forcing the organizers to change the format. All women went from semi-finals straight into a two-run final of 21 riders. Kelly Clark (USA), once again, set the bar for the rest of the field and put down her best run on her first drop throwing down a frontside 900, backside 540, frontside 720 and finished with a Cab 720. With her first place finish here, combined with her victory last weekend at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution, Kelly has made her presence known in the Swatch TTR World Ranking and will be a competitor to watch out for throughout the rest of the season. Kelly had this to say about the day, "I love this pipe and I come here every year. It's one of my favorite events to come to because the pipe is so much fun to ride," and she continued to talk about her win saying, "It's great winning another 6Star event, I'm looking forward to the Burton Canadian Open and the Burton US Open and to see if I can't get a few more good results."Behind Kelly was young Spanish rider, Queralt Castellet, who has been shaking things up in the women's halfpipe scene and broke into the TTR Top 50 with her second place finish today, as did the Japanese rider, Yuki Furihata, who placed third.History Repeats Itself in the Men's ...

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TTR - Shaun White and Oakley Present the Air & Style Beijing: Day 1

Riders Ready to Go Head-to-head. 
The Riders Draw took place on Thursday evening after riders returned from the stadium. All the Air & Style events feature a unique head-to-head elimination tournament-style format. So, after training, the riders were brought together to choose names out of a hat to see who will go head-to-head in the first round of competition on Saturday. Each rider will have three runs and the rider with the best score moves on to the next round, while the rider who loses is knocked out of competition. Current Swatch TTR Tour leader Gjermund Braaten (NOR) explains, "You gotta be on it from the start and you gotta throw down your best trick from the start to make it." He was paired with Seppe Smits (BEL) who was excited about the match up saying, "Im up against Gjermund for the first run, It's gonna be a tough match, but I'm looking forward to riding and trying out the jump tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. "Austrian Werni Stock was paired with a Norwegian youngun, "I got Stale Sandbech, one of the rookies. He moved in for iouri and is a super tough rider, super young and super motivated. I saw some serious tricks from him like Cab 12 and back 10 doubles. I'm gonna give it my best, wish me luck, I really need it. It's gonna be fun. " Stale was equally nervous about his opponent saying, "Werni Stock picked me. It's gonna be hard! It's gonna be really hard! It's a tough contest going head-to-head, and all the riders are really good. It's gonna be a tough challenge for sure." Andreas Wiig (NOR) comments on his opponent, "I got scotty Lago. He was the only one who hit the jump today so I'm shaking in my pants right now."The riders will have one more day of training tomorrow (Friday) before the action kicks of in front of 15,000 fans on Saturday 4th December 2010. Check out the list below for the full head-to-head list for the first round of competition on Saturday.

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Results

Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
1 1000.00 BA 6STR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck - Tirol 2012 AUT Innsbruck
Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
1 1000.00 BA 6STR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck - Tirol 2012 AUT Innsbruck
Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
1 1000.00 BA 6STR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck - Tirol 2012 AUT Innsbruck
11 730.60 SS 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
14 682.84 HP 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
1 1000.00 BA 6STR Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich GER Munich
2 942.30 BA 6STR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck - Tirol 2011 AUT Innsbruck
2 942.30 SS 6STR Burton European Open 2011 SUI Laax
1 1000.00 HP 6STR Burton European Open 2011 SUI Laax
21 577.77 SS 6STR O´Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
4 868.06 HP 6STR O´Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
5 842.41 BA 6STR Oakley and Shaun White present Air & Style Beijing 2010 CHN The Olympic Sports Center Stadium
1 963.81 Season-End Bonus Points 09/10
13 279.43 SS 3STR Snowboarding Finnish Open FIN Tahko
12 714.50 HP 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
6 820.00 SS 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
1 1000.00 SS 6STR The Oakley Arctic Challenge NOR Oslo
1 1000.00 HP 6STR Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships SUI Laax
1 1000.00 SS 6STR Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships SUI Laax
3 765.00 SS 6STR O'Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
3 900.00 HP 6STR O'Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
2 942.30 BA 6STR Billabong Air&Style Innsbruck-Tirol 2010 AUT Innsbruck
7 678.97 HP 5STR Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships NZL Cardrona
1 940.57 Season-End Bonus Points 08/09
1 200.00 HP 2STR Finnish Snowboarding Championships FIN Ruka
4 868.06 SS 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Champiosnhips USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
2 942.30 HP 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Champiosnhips USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
2 942.30 QP 6STR Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck - Tirol 09 AUT Innsbruck
2 942.30 SS 6STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
5 842.41 HP 6STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
5 716.05 SS 6STR O´Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
1 1000.00 QP 6STR O´Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
2 942.30 BA 6STR Nissan X-Trail Jam JPN Tokyo
3 946.75 Season-End Bonus Points 07/08
5 1053.01 SS 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
4 1085.07 HP 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
3 765.00 HP 5STR Chevrolet Grand Prix USA Killington
3 765.00 SS 5STR Chevrolet Grand Prix USA Killington
9 648.85 HP 5STR World Superpipe Championships USA Park City, UT
4 737.85 SS 5STR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open JPN ALTS Bandai, Fukushima
24 455.14 HP 5STR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open JPN ALTS Bandai, Fukushima
3 900.00 QP 6STR The Oakley Arctic Challenge NOR Oslo
3 765.00 QP 5STR Billabong Air & Style Quarterpipe Innsbruck 08 AUT Innsbruck
1 700.00 HP 4STR Fiat Freestyle Team - Rock the Spot ITA Bardonecchia
5 842.41 SS 6STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
3 900.00 HP 6STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
3 900.00 QP 6STR O'Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
5 842.41 HP 6STR O'Neill Evolution SUI Davos Jakobshorn
2 376.92 HP 2STR Finnish National Championship FIN Vuokatti
42 395.04 HP 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
61 185.46 SS 6STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
10 634.85 QP 5STR O'Neill Pro Freestyle FRA Avoriaz
4 868.06 HP 6STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
10 298.75 SS 2STR Finnish Champion FIN Sappee
1 400.00 HP 2STR Finnish Champion FIN Sappee
1 850.00 SS 5STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
12 607.32 HP 5STR Burton European Open SUI Laax
Date Position Event Points Format Star Tier Event Name Country Resort
3 0.00 SS 0STR Winter X Games Aspen USA Aspen, CO
12 0.00 HP 0STR Winter X Games Aspen USA Aspen, CO
8 0.00 SS 0STR Winter X Games 15 Europe FRA Tignes
6 0.00 HP 0STR Winter X Games 15 USA Aspen, CO
12 0.00 SS 0STR Winter X Games 15 USA Aspen, CO
3 0.00 BA 0STR Freestyle.ch SUI Zürich
2 0.00 HP 0STR Olympic Winter Games 2010 CAN Whistler, BC
28 0.00 SS 0STR Winter Dew Tour 09/10 Cup Standings USA Mount Snow
18 0.00 SS 0STR Winter Dew Tour USA Breckenridge, CO
3 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup SUI Saas-Fee
3 0.00 BA 0STR freestyle.berlin GER Berlin
6 0.00 BA 0STR Freestyle.ch SUI Zürich
8 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup NZL Cardrona
5 0.00 SS 0STR Winter X-Games USA Aspen, CO
12 0.00 HP 0STR Winter X-Games USA Aspen, CO
5 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 08/09 SWE Stockholm
11 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 08/09 SUI Saas-Fee
1 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 08/09 GBR London
3 0.00 BA 0STR Freestyle.ch SUI Zürich
3 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 07/08 ITA Bardonnechia
10 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 07/08 SWE Stockholm
12 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 07/08 SUI Saas-Fee
1 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 07/08 NED Rotterdam
6 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 USA Lake Placid, NY
1 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 RUS Moscow
4 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 ITA Torino
1 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 ITA Bardonecchia
6 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Snowboard Championship SUI Arosa
37 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Snowboard Championship SUI Arosa
1 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 AUT Graz
4 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 SUI Saas-Fee
2 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 06/07 SWE Stockholm
3 0.00 HP 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship KOR Vivaldi Park
10 0.00 BA 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship KOR Vivaldi Park
19 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 05/06 AUT Kreischberg
16 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 05/06 AUT Klagenfurt 
39 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 05/06 CAN Whistler, BC
45 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 05/06 CAN Whistler, BC
12 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 05/06 NED Rotterdam
6 0.00 HP 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship SUI Zermatt
29 0.00 BA 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship SUI Zermatt
7 0.00 SS 0STR Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships USA Stratton Mountain Resort, VT
6 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 04/05 ITA Torino
23 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 04/05 ITA Bardonecchia
41 0.00 HP 0STR FIS World Cup 04/05 ITA Bardonecchia
2 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 04/05 AUT Kreischberg
6 0.00 BA 0STR FIS World Cup 04/05 RUS Moscow
5 0.00 BA 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship GER Oberwiesenthal
22 0.00 HP 0STR FIS Junior World Snowboard Championship CZE Klinovec

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CURRENT SEASON STATS
Star Tier No. Result Av. Finish Av. SS Av. HP Av. QP Av. BA
6STR 1 1 0 0 0 1
CAREER STATS
Star Tier No. Result Av. Finish Av. SS Av. HP Av. QP Av. BA
6STR 36 6 9 7 2 2
5STR 10 7 2 11 6 0
4STR 1 1 0 1 0 0
3STR 1 13 13 0 0 0
2STR 4 3 10 1 0 0

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