10th Annual TWS Riders’ Poll Awards Preview
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- January 25 2009
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The clock is ticking—it’s time to check back in on our nominees—a little refresher before the main event. Just a reminder that, with the exception of the Reader’s Choice award which was voted on by all of you, all these nominations are made by the pro snowboarders themselves—a peer vote.
RIDERS OF THE YEAR
Men’s Rider of the Year
A title clinched by Wolle Nyvelt in 2008, held by Shaun White before him, and multiple times by Kevin Jones before then—who will win the title this year?
Travis Rice
Jake Blauvelt
Gigi Rüf
Women’s Rider of the Year
The big award of the night for the ladies—will it be four-time nominee Torah Bright, maybe it’s Jamie Anderson’s year after last winter’s park blasting performances, or has everyone fallen under the spell of Marie-France’s rail rallies? This just might be the heaviest roll call we’ve ever seen in the women’s ROTY.
Torah Bright
Jamie Anderson
Marie-France Roy
VIDEO PARTS OF THE YEAR
Men’s Video Part of the Year
Already we’ve got to give props to That’s It, That’s All and Forum’s heroic return to team movies with Forum Or Against ‘Em, but which of these three riders will bring home the ice block?
Travis Rice: Brainfarm/That’s It, That’s All
Pat Moore: Forum/Forum Or Against ’Em
Jake Blauvelt: Forum/Forum Or Against ’Em
Women’s Video Part of the Year
Once again, so much diversity in this category—Annie Boulanger wrecks shop in the backcountry ala Victoria Jealouse, while Marie-France breaks new urban ground coast to coast, and Natasza Zurek continues to silently destroy everything in her path. But who have the riders chosen?
Annie Boulanger: Absinthe/Ready
Marie-France Roy: Rome/No Correct Way
Natasza Zurek: Runway/See What I See
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
Men’s Rookie of the Year
Check out that lineup, new names for sure. Louif and Lucas both made names for themselves with webisodes and full parts in These Days—but Louif and Lucas’ riding styles and background couldn’t be more different—Louif from the right coast of Canada and Lucas from the underbelly of Mt. Baker. Icelandic viking Eiki unilaterally flushed out the rad filming with Rome.
Louif Paradis
Eiki Helgason
Lucas Debari
Women’s Rookie of the Year
Pelosi’s pretege’ Raewyn, has been doing her thing with the Runway crew the last few years, but it looks like her progressive moves have finally caught the attention of her peers. Bev V. took it to the next level last month at the Breck Dew Tour Slopestyle, but she was doing damage on the competition circuit well before then. And Ellery also had her moment on the podium at the Mount Snow Dew Tour Superpipe, but this fierce competitor is no stranger to victory in competition.
Raewyn Reid
Bev Vuilleumier
Ellery Hollingsworth
STANDOUTS OF THE YEAR
Standout of the Year
It means just that—who did something that captured and symbolized the year? Last year it was Terje Haakonsen’s quarterpipe air, the year before it was David Benedek’s next level moves, Who had what it takes this year?
Travis Rice—for his super-human performance in That’s It, That’s All.
Gigi Rüf—for his three video parts in one year!
Johan Olofsson—for his NoBoarding exploits documented in Standard’s Aesthetica.
READER’S CHOICE RIDERS OF YEAR
Men’s Reader’s Choice
Eiki Helgason
Scott Lago
Travis Rice
Women’s Reader’s Choice
Jamie Anderson
Desiree Melancon
Marie-France Roy
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January 22nd, 2009 at 9:11 pm
sorry first
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Torah Bright is a babe.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Scott stevens would definitely be a good candidate for video part of the year, at least i think.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 pm
yeah torah bright looks damn good. boners for days ha
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am
pat moore in forum vid..? humm… good part, just not videopart of the year in my opinion. anyways travis rice will win everything this year!
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
yeah they should replace t rice with scott, they should just send trice to the fuckin weight room and his award for jock of the year……DILT
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
big boner bro….but mfr gown sweep that shit nukka
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Surprised Torstein Horgmo is not nominated for anything, he won X-games gold last year and had a epic closing part in Standard’s flick, i thought that part actually made snowboarding look rad and fun! whatever… Eiki is dope! hope he wins his nominations.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Yea and i would love to see Scott Stevens throw down what Trav does… props to both but why you hating?
PS Don’t try to tell me Scott doesn’t do some kinda fitness training… and if he’s not he’s losing out.
January 27th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Torstein should definitely be getting video part of the year. Best all round part for sure. No mention of Jussi? he had a sick year
January 28th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Yo Otto, I agree with you. Why do we have to be hatin. Don’t get me wrong Scott Stevens does some sick stuff and some re4al defferent stuff that really cool, but in no way is he going as big as T Rice. Yea T Rice isn’t doing the urban stuff that scott stevens is doing, btu T Rice’s movie pretty much blew everybody away. Ant hard? Shouldn’t we all be keeping in shape so that we can throw that much harder without getting winded?
January 28th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Yo Otto, I agree with you. Why do we have to be hatin. Don’t get me wrong Scott Stevens does some sick stuff and some real defferent stuff that really cool, but in no way is he going as big as T Rice. Yea T Rice isn’t doing the urban stuff that scott stevens is doing, btu T Rice’s movie pretty much blew everybody away. Ant hard? Shouldn’t we all be keeping in shape so that we can throw that much harder without getting winded?
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:30 pm
So true Torstein should have gotten at least some recognition for his season, his video part was so sick!