The world's longest-running snowboard competition, BURTON US OPEN SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by MINI, will begin on March 3nd in Vail, Colorado.We will guide the riders who are planning to participate in the half pipe and slopestyle.
Taku Hiraoka and Ayumu Hirano are participating in the Men's Halfpipe (HP), which includes Danny Davis, who has won the X Games for the second time in a row, and Yuri Podladchikov, a gold medalist at the Sochi Olympics.Ayumu Hirano's older brother, Eiju Hirano, has also decided to participate.The highlight of the women's website is how much Hikari Oe is involved in the two strongest players, Kelly Clark and Chloe Kim.
In Men's Slopestyle (SS), Yuki Kadono will be competing for the podium with Mark McMorris, Ståle Sandbech and others.In the women's SS, Yuka Fujimori, who will be the slopestyle international competition following Burton European Open presented by MINI, will challenge Jamie Anderson, Enni Rukajärbi and others.
2015 BURTON US OPEN SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS presented by MINI
Date: March 2015nd (Mon) -3th (Sat), 2
Location: Vail Resort, Colorado, USA
Event: Halfpipe, Slopestyle
Watching games: Free
Total prize pool: $ 343,000
1st – $ 45,000, 2nd – $ 20,000, 3rd – $ 10,000
Official website:http://www.burton.com/uso
Riders scheduled to participate
Men's halfpipe
Gold, Taylor USA
Bretz, Greg USA
Hiraoka, Taku JPN
Hirano, Ayumu JPN
Vito, Louie USA
Podladtchikov, Iouri SUI
Davis, Danny USA
Ferguson, Ben USA
James, Scotty AUS
Hablützel, David SUI
Haller, Christian SUI
Zhang, Yiwei CHN
Farrow, Benji USA
Longo, Arthur FRA
Callister, Kent AUS
Ravnjak, Tim-Kevin SLO
Baisamy, Johann FRA
Scherrer, Jan SUI
Pates, Jake USA
Johnstone, Nate AUS
Korpi, Janne FIN
Josey, Chase USA
Ferguson, Gabe USA
Esser, Brett USA
Lago, Scotty USA
Ladley, Matt USA
O'Connor, Seamus IRL
Shuhei, Sato JPN
Hirano, Eiju JPN
Women's halfpipe
Clark, Kelly USA
Kim, Chloe USA
Gold, Arielle USA
Cai, Xuetong CHN
Castellet, Queralt ESP
Rodriqguez, Sophie FRA
Hight, Elena USA
Kalapos, Zoe USA
Teter, Hannah USA
Hikaru Oe JPN
Crawford, Holly AUS
Mastro, Maddie USA
Grimal, Clémence FRA
Jiayu, Liu CHN
Thivex, Mirabell FRA
Men's slopestyle
McMorris, Mark CAN
Sandbech, Stale NOR
Parrot, Maxence CAN
Thorgren, Sven SWE
Willett, Eric USA
Toutant, Sebastien CAN
Guldemond, Chas USA
Horgmo, Torstein NOR
Bergrem, Torgeir NOR
MacK, Kyle USA
Davis, Brandon USA
Nicholson, Tyler CAN
Ulsletten, Emil NOR
Ostreng, Aleksander NOR
Kadono, Yuki JPN
Sharpe, Darcy CAN
Mattsson, Niklas SWE
Davis, Danny USA
Richenberg, Brage NOR
Tonteri, Roope FIN
Beauchemin, Eric USA
Eberhardt, Max CAN
Piiroinen, Peetu FIN
Ciccarelli, Mikey CAN
Badertscher, Ulrik NOR
Roisland. Mons NOR
Smits, Seppe BEL
BADEN, NIK USA
Women's slopestyle
Anderson, Jamie USA
Rukajärvi, Enni FIN
Pancochova, Sarka CZE
Norendal, Silje NOR
Prior, Christy NZL
Maas, Cheryl NDR
Jenson, Jessika USA
Koenz, Elena SUI
Langland, Hailey USA
Gasser, Anna AUS
O'Brien, Spencer USA
Buaas, Kjersti NOR
Sadar, Cilka SLO
Yuka Fujimori JPN
Fuller, Aimee GBR
EVENT SCHEDULE
Monday, March 2nd:
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
Tuesday, March 3rd:
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
Wednesday, March 4th:
• 9:00am – 9:45 am – Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 11:10 am – Women's Slopestyle Semi Finals
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Riglet Park at Golden Peak
• 11:10 am – 12:15 pm – Men's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Men's Slopestyle Semi Finals at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 8:30pm – 10:30pm – Chill Event at the Ski & Snowboard Museum
Thursday, March 5th:
• 9:00am – 9:45 am – Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 11:10 am – Women's Halfpipe Semi Finals
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Riglet Park at Golden Peak
• 11:10 am – 12:15 pm – Men's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Men's Halfpipe Semi Finals at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
Friday, March 6th:
• 10:00 am – 11:15 am – Women's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Riglet Park at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Chill meet & greet with Jake & Donna
• 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Women's Slopestyle Finals at Golden Peak
• 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm – Women's Slopestyle Press Conference in Manor Vail Media Room
• 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Men's Slopestyle Practice at Golden Peak
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm – Men's & Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Men's Slopestyle Finals at Golden Peak
• 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Men's Slopestyle Press Conference in Manor Vail Media Room
• 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm – FREE Concert with DJ Cre8 / Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at Solaris Stage
• 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm – Men's and Women's Slopestyle Awards at Solaris Concert Stage
Saturday, March 7th:
• 10:00am – 11:15 am – Women's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Riglet Park at Golden Peak
• 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Women's Halfpipe Finals at Golden Peak
• 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm – Women's Halfpipe Press Conference in Manor Vail Media Room
• 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Men's Halfpipe Practice at Golden Peak
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Men's Halfpipe Finals at Golden Peak
• 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Men's Halfpipe Press Conference in Manor Vail Media Room
• 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm – Men's and Women's Halfpipe Awards, and World Snowboard Tour Awards Ceremony at Solaris Concert Stage
• 10:00 pm – 1:00 am – US Open Closing Party at Dobson Ice Arena with Grandtheft, DJ Maseo and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
USO2015 WEBCAST
Webcast Schedule (on burton.com) Japan time
3/5 (Thursday) (1:45 am – 7:45 am): Slopestyle Semi Finals
3/6 (Fri) (1:45 am – 7:45 am): Halfpipe Semi Finals
3/7 (Sat) (3:15 am – 8:30 am): Slopestyle Finals
3/8 (Sun) (3:15 am – 8:30 am): Halfpipe Finals
The original Snowboard Competition, BURTON US OPEN, is celebrating its 33rd anniversary this year.The longest-running snowboarding event in the world, riding levels are evolving every year. Located at the end of the major competitions of the 2015 season, the performance of the top riders selected has attracted worldwide attention.During the event, various events such as free concerts, Chill program that gives disadvantaged children the opportunity to snowboard, and test drive events are held to liven up the venue.Watching the game is free.
