J.Gausepohl schrieb am 12.11.2009 15:50 Uhr - Kommentare: 0
Die Burton Asian Open sollten im März 2010 in Bandai in Japan statt finden. Heute gab Burton
bekannt, dass die Asian Open abgesagt wurden. Der Contestkalender für die Fahrer ist in diesem Jahr mit den Olympischen Spielen einfach zu voll. Weitere Infos zu dem Thema unten in der Pressemitteilung!
Die Gerüchte haben sich bestätigt! Ride Snowboards haben den Top Shootingstar Sebastien Toutant aus Kanada verfplichtet. Der 17 Jahre alte Newcomer ist das neuste Mitglied der Ride International Snowboard Team. Alle Infos zu dem Deal im Anschluss:
Press Release RIDE: Rampant rumors have been confirmed by Ride Snowboards that
17-year-old Quebecois phenom Sebastien Toutant is the newest member of
Ride’s International snowboard team.
Sebastien Toutant, affectionately known as Seb Toots, is a
Montreal-based shredder that has stomped his way to the top of the
current TTR leader board by taming some of the biggest snowboard
contests around the world. His latest accomplishments include winning
the Freestyle Berlin Big Air, claiming second place at the
Freestyle.Ch. Big Air comp and crushing the Burton NZ Open slopestyle
event. Last season Seb captured Ride’s attention by winning the Ride
Shakedown event in front of 20,000 fans at Mt. Saint Sauvier, Quebec,
for the second time.
“What’s this kid going to do next?” said Matt Sickels, Ride’s team
manager. “He has the ability to win every event he enters. Whatever he
does, we’re glad he’s going to be doing it with a Ride board and
bindings. He’s a rising super talent who’s just getting started.”
Ride looks for versatility in its pro riders and which it found in Seb, according to Sickels.
“It wasn’t only Seb’s big air and slopestyle skills that impressed us
but his professional approach to his career that is only equaled by the
fun he is having. Seb is a super well-rounded snowboarder that shows
potential in all disciplines of snowboarding. He’s joining a team that
is the most progressive in the industry and his input will play a big
role in helping Ride continue to develop state-of-the-art products.”
“Ride is the real deal,” Seb said. “The gear gets it done like
no other. I’ve been a fan forever so being on the team is so sick! It’s
perfect timing and I want to grow with a team and a brand that keeps
bringing snowboarding to the next level.”
Press Release Burton: BURLINGTON, VT (November 11, 2009) – Burton Snowboards today announced that they are canceling the 2010 Asian Open Snowboarding Championships due to scheduling conflicts. After careful consideration, all parties agreed that the timing of the event would not be conducive to the athletes’ already busy schedules, especially in an Olympic year.
“Our first goal with any Global Open Series event is to provide riders with the best scenario possible,” said Burton Events Director Liam Griffin. “We had already made the decision to push the event into the first week in March instead of the normal dates the last week of February. This allowed a bit of time in the schedule after the Olympics, but made things pretty tight with the US Open. After talking to riders, we decided it was better to just take a year off with the Asian event, rather than risk burning people out after such a hectic early season.”
The Burton Asian Open was scheduled to take place from March 2 - 7, 2010 at ALTS Bandai in Japan. With the cancellation of the Asian Open, the amount of results needed for riders to maximize their chance of winning the BGOS title has been reduced from five to four. This adjustment will allow more riders to have a shot at the title despite the busy Olympic season. New this year, the top three men and women finishers in the Burton Global Open Series will be awarded cash prizes, totaling $200,000.
The Burton European Open (BEO) is next event in the Burton Global Open Series. Taking place in LAAX, Switzerland from January 9-16, the European Open offers riders a generous prize purse of US $125,000, important points towards the male and female 2010 Burton Global Open Series Championship titles and points towards the Swatch TTR (Ticket to Ride) World Tour Ranking.
For more information on the Burton Global Open Series, head to opensnowboarding.com.
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