WHITE CHALKS UP ANOTHER TITLE WIN AS BRIGHT EXTENDS TOUR LEAD
by Press Release [March 15, 2008]
 Park City, USA March 8th, 2008: The World Super Pipe Championships, a 5-Star Event on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, took place on Saturday at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah USA. The 22-foot Superpipe remained in pristine condition despite slightly overcast conditions. The level of riding was
incredibly high in a straight-to-final format with riders allowed three attempts to throw down their best run. Australian rider Torah Bright took the women’s top spot, extending her Tour lead as Shaun White (USA) once again dominated the pipe in hopes of defending his TTR Tour Championship Title.
The women dropped first, and right off the bat Torah Bright and Kelly Clark (USA) were the standouts of the day with consistent sky-high airs and dialed spins. It was a battle to behold. Clark came extremely close to claiming the Superpipe title on a run that challenged the riding of some of the men. A hard hit to the deck on a monster McTwist cost her the top spot as she settled for second place. Clark remains in TTR World No. 3, behind current World No. 2.
Jamie Anderson (USA).
All eyes however, were on Torah Bright who was on point, showcasing her signature smooth style and taking the first place spot and adding another 850 TTR ranking points to her current score. Bright had some big straight airs and even threw a back-to-back 7 combo. With a first place finish at the World Superpipe Championships Torah extends her lead as World No. 1 in the TTR World Rankings. Ellery Hollingsworth (USA) also made a big move in the TTR Rankings with a fourth place finish in Park City that moved her into the TTR Top 10.
On the men’s side, Shaun White, Mason Aguirre (USA) and Janne Korpi (FIN) put together great runs, earning their spots on the podium. Korpi claimed third place and moved into Swatch TTR World No. 8. Mason Aguirre was boosting some big airs and technical tricks to take second place moving him up a couple of notches to World No. 12. Andy Finch, World No. 4, and Peetu Piiroinen, World No. 3, took eighth and ninth places respectively in Park City and maintain their current positions in the TTR Rankings.
With US rider Kevin Pearce absent from the World Superpipe Championships, it was Shaun Whites time to shine as he put another Halfpipe win under his belt, inching closer to the TTR Top 10. White’s third result for the 07/08 TTR season pushes him into Swatch TTR World No. 44. White will need three more results to maximize his point earning potential if he hopes to defend his Tour Lead and with just three more opportunities to do so, White will have to be spot on from here on out.
The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is coming down to the wire with only a handful of 5 and 6-Star events remaining for top TTR riders like Kevin Pearce and Torah Bright to secure their lead and claim a large piece of the $250 000 end-of-season prize purse. Coming up soon is the 5-Star Chevy Grand Prix taking place next weekend in Killington, Vermont, leading into the Champion crowning events the 6- Star Burton US Open, and the 6-Star Roxy Chicken Jam. Stay tuned to www.ttrworldtour.com for updates as the Tour comes to a dramatic
close over the next couple of weeks.
Final Results for the World Superpipe Championships:
Men:
Shaun White USA
Mason Aguirre USA
Janne Korpi FIN
Luke Mitrani USA
Keir Dillon USA
Louie Vito USA
Markus Malin FIN
Andy Finch USA
Peetu Piiroinen FIN
JJ Thomas USA
Justin Lamoureux CAN
Gary Zebrowski FRA
Markku Koski FIN
Toni-Markus Turunen FIN
Mitch Allan AUS
Women:
Torah Bright AUS
Kelly Clark USA
Soko Yamaoka JPN
Ellery Hollingsworth USA
Sophie Rodriguez FRA
Kjersti Buaas NOR
Lisa Wiik NOR
Leslie Glenn USA
Meg Pugh USA
Points Allocation 5 STAR World Superpipe Championships
1st 850, 2nd 800.95, 3rd 765, 4th 737.58, 5th 716.05, 6th 697, 7th
678.97, 8th 663, 9th 648.85, 10th 634.85
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