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27th January 2009

Watch the lastest from the European Open, Evolution Davos and the Dew Tour from Mount Snow

Burton European Open

Laax Switzerland / Jan 9-16 2009

Welcome to a gnarly, contest laden episode of shralp! Welcome to episode 116 from January 25th 2009. We going in a chronological reverse order: Starting with the TTR 6-star european Open in Laax. In the slopestyle event the first 3 places went to Burton riders and it has been a close call. 3rd place for Shaun White with 90.33 points.

Peetu Piiroinen just scored 0.5 points more - second place for him.
And scoring a ridiculously close 91.17 points, Danny Davis took home the victory.

1. Danny Davis 91.17
2. Peetu Piiroinen 90.83
3. Shaun White 90.33

Pipe Finals were not such a close call.
3rd place for Swiss-Russian Iouri Podladtchikov also known as Ipod.
Another not win: Shaun White became 2nd and the only one beeing top three in Slope and Pipe.
And the winner is: Kevin Pearce.

1. Kevin Pearce 95.50
2. White Shaun 92.33
3. Iouri Podladtchikov 89.33

ONeill Evolution

Davos, Switzerland / Jan 8-10 2009

A couple of days earlier, another TTR 6star: The Evolution in Davos. It was all Head to Head so this is Chas Guldemond becoming 4th with this run, loosing the Head to Head against Seppe Smits.
Place three went to Kevin Backstrom. He lost his round to Janne Korpi.

So it was Jani against Seppe. The young Belgian tried his best with this run. But Jani just stomped everything and won the comp, leaving Seppe the second place.

Next day was quaterpipe. Again Head to Head.
Again this is place 4. Arthur Longo lost his round against Risto Mattila.
Place 3 for Dutch man Steve Krijbolder who lost his head to head against Peetu Piiroinen.
So it was a Finish only finish with Peeto against Risto.

And you saw it: Second place Risto Mattila, first Place Peetu Piiroinen

Dew Winter Tour

Mount Snow, West Dover, VT / Jan 8-11 2009

Last episode we promised you some more from the Dew Tour stop in Vermont.
6th place in the pipe: Danny Davis. 5th Elijah Teter.
4th place went to Mason Aguirre. 3rd: Kevin Pearce. 2nd Steven Fisher. And the winner in this comp: Shaun White.

Thats it for this episode. Next episode will be in 2 weeks Feburary 8th.

Music:
British Sea Power / Down On The Ground //
Electric Six / Down At McDonnelzz //
The Cribs / Im A Realist //
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