Burton Australian Open
Sound the didgeridoos, the 2008 Burton Australian Open has come to a close and Torstein Horgmo (NOR) and Jamie Anderson (USA) have come out on top, winning the men’s and women’s slopestyle competition today at Perisher Blue Resort. After a week of dodgy weather, the sun broke through this morning, illuminating the 400m long slopestyle [...]
Perisher Blue, Australia – September 4th, 2008: Despite the warm weather conditions competitors certainly managed to bring it all together for an impressive finale in the Swatch TTR 5Star Burton Australian Open Halfpipe. Mason Aguirre (USA) pushed it all the way through the session, overpowering a strong field of riders to claim his first TTR [...]
Today saw the second day of the Burton Australian Open go down at Perisher Blue Resort, where men’s and women’s halfpipe qualifications took place. Athletes from all over the world were vying for a coveted spot in Thursday’s semi-finals and a chance to grab a piece of the $50,000 AUD prize purse.
