Torah Bright
Claims Third US Open Halfpipe Title, Kjersti Buaas Takes Top Honors in Both the
Quarterpipe and Slopestyle Events
Huntington
Beach, CA – March 23, 2009
--- Roxy is pleased to congratulate snow team riders, Torah Bright and Kjersti
Buaas, on their amazing performances in Stratton, VT this weekend, claiming
gold in the Women’s Halfpipe, Quarterpipe and Slopestyle events at the US Open
Snowboarding Championships. Torah Bright
earned a coveted spot in the US Open history books tying Kelly Clark for the
most women’s Halfpipe titles, with her third gold in the event (2006, 2008,
2009). She also won the Amp Energy Best
Trick award for her stylish switch backside 720, during the Halfpipe
competition. Roxy teammate Kjersti Buaas
won gold in both the Quarterpipe and Slopestyle competitions and moved into
seventh place in the TTR rankings, giving her a strong chance at the 2008/2009
World Title. Buaas also earned a bonus
for her 16’ method air in the Quarterpipe, taking the Amp Energy Highest Air
award. Roxy European team rider Lisa Wilk placed second in the Women’s
Quarterpipe event.
Torah Bright came out charging in the
Halfpipe competition on Saturday.
Trailing Kelly Clark on her final run, Torah stole the show when she
dropped in switch, starting off with Cab 720 indy, followed by a crippler,
backside 360 indy, switch backside 720 ending with a backside 540. Not only were her 96 points too many for
Clark
to overcome, but the run also earned her the Amp Energy Best Trick award and a $3,000 bonus for her switch backside 720. This was Torah’s third US Open Halfpipe title, and second consecutive win at the event. With gold at X Games, the final Dew Tour stop and the US Open, Torah looks unstoppable moving into the final event of the season, next weekend’s Roxy Chicken Jam at
Mammoth Mountain
,
CA
.
Kjersti Buaas kicked things off on
Friday night, winning the event’s first title for the women in the Quarterpipe
competition, impressing the judges with her big backside airs, air to fakies
and going for broke with different grabs.
She also earned a $3,000 bonus for her 16’ air taking home the Amp
Energy Highest Air award. On Sunday
afternoon, it was Buaas again taking the top spot on the US Open podium for the
second time this weekend, with a run that included a nosepress on the box,
50/50 to frontside 180, Cab 540 indy, backside 360 indy, frontside 360
stalefish ending with a frontside 720 mute.
Her impressive wins over the weekend moved her into seventh place in the
TTR World Tour rankings, with a strong chance of claiming the world title at
next weekend’s Roxy Chicken Jam. Volvo
also recognized Buaas for her impressive weekend, naming her the Volvo Most
Valuable Rider for the weekend.
With the final stop of the 2008/2009 TTR Women’s World Tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam, less than a week away, all eyes are on Roxy’s snow team riders Torah Bright and Kjersti Buaas. The Fifth Annual Roxy Chicken Jam at Mammoth Mountain, CA is scheduled to kick off Friday, March 27, 2009 and will crown the 2008/2009 TTR Women’s World Champion, in addition to offering a preview of what to expect at next year’s Olympics, with top snowboarders including Torah Bright, Kjersti Buaas, Kelly Clark and Jamie Anderson scheduled to compete at the event. For more information about Roxy’s snow team and the upcoming Roxy Chicken Jam go to www.roxy.com
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