. world ski news : Sebastien Toutant wins AIR & STYLE in Beijing - 05 December 2010 - 09:49
World-class snowboarding successfully lands in China with outstanding athletic performances of 16 top snowboarders
SNOWBOARD. Beijing/China, 12/04/2010 - Sebastien Toutant (CAN/18 years) is the winner of the first Oakley Shaun White Air & Style Beijing. By sticking a Cab 1260 Double Cork he prevailed in the super four final over Seppe Smits (2nd/ BEL/19/Backside 1260), Elias Elhardt (3rd/GER/22/Backside 1080 Double Cork) and Mikkel Bang (4th/NOR/20). His rewards are a great share of the ˆ 75.000 prize money, the Ring of Glory and 1,000 points for the Swatch TTR World Tour ranking.
In a contest on the highest athletic level, the riders benefitted from ideal conditions on the ramp and kicker, towering almost 40 meters above the ground of the Olympic Soccer Stadium, enabling the riders to perform tricks with a long airtime. Thus 8,800 spectators enjoyed a series of double corks and other tricks with the highest level of difficulty and outstanding style. The young Chinese crowd was enthusiastic about the athletic performances of the 16 world-class snowboarders and two local Chinese heroes as well as about the show of Chinese music super star Wang Leehom.
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Dec/04/2010 2:07 PM CET
OAKLEY SHAUN WHITE AIR & STYLE BEIJING 2010
Position Name Country Sponsors Points
1 Sebastien Toutant CAN O`NEILL - Rider 93.00
2 Seppe Smits BEL BURTON - REDBULL 91.67
3 Elias Elhardt GER RIPCURL - NITRO 84.00
4 Mikkel Bang NOR BURTON - OAKLEY 83.33
5 Peetu Piroiinen FIN BURTON - OAKLEY
6 Werner Stock AUT SALOMON – BONFIRE
7 Janne Korpi FIN KISSMARK
8 Scotty Lago USA BILLABONG – FLOW
9 Marco Grilc SLO BURTON – RED BULL
10 Stale Sandbech NOR OAKLEY- ROME
11 Eric Willett USA O´NEILL – O´MATIC
12 Markus Malin FIN 32BOOTS – DRAGON
13 Kazuhiro Kabuko JPN BURTON – OAKLEY
14 Andreas Wiig NOR FORUM – FOURSQUARE
15 Haldur Helgasson ICL DC – OAKLEY
16 Gjermund Braaten NOR NIKE 6.0 - NITRO