SBN Colorado Trip & US OPEN 2013 DAY4

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Today is both the US OPEN HP final and the final day.
The weather was blessed with fine weather, and the HP maintained by the SPT crew seemed to be praised by the riders.
The shape of the lip line and R was the perfect pipe.

Of the XNUMX boys, XNUMX Japanese riders advanced to the final.

Taku Hiraoka started with BS5, which has height and style, and repeated FS spin combinations.
Marked 57.05 points on the first run.

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One frame of BS5.It has established a style in which the axis deviation from the middle of the spin does not resemble anyone.

And Ryo Aono.
As I learned when I came to the site, it seems that the name of Ryo Aono is well known to Americans.
When I was called by the MC, there was a big cheer.
Starting with the first FS, the smoothness of the BS spin is also noticeable.
Marked 77.8 points.

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The first hit of FS.It features smooth spin and high rotation speed in the latter half of the spin.

Scotty Lago, who defeated Shaun White to take first place in the HP Semifinal
He changed his routine from the semi-final, but finished 74.13th with 8 points.

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Scotty Lago's last hit toe fakie.

In recent years, while the number of spins has increased and double cork has become mainstream,
Christian Haller, who hasn't changed the style of tweaks for a long time
In this tournament as well, the tweak where the height, flight time, and tail rise above the body from the first shot.

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The owner of a style that can be identified by air instead of spin.He pays attention to how the tail goes up.

Ayumu Hirano is also an oversized tweak from the first shot.
The MC also had such an impact that he said, "I can't believe his 14-year-old slip from Japan!"
In fact, the routine that mixes tall air turns, spins, and double corks well
Due to the small size and speed of the body and the difficulty of the technique, it had a different atmosphere from other riders.
Make BS Air, FS1080, Cab1080, FS900, Bs540, FS Double Cork 1080 and get 87.4 points for the second one.

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Tweak with a height of over 20FT.The speed of the drop-in is so scary to watch.
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Double cork of the last hit of the pipe.This height despite the last hit.

Shaun White marked 92.13 points for the first run and 95.58 for the second run.
Winning routines are BS Air, FS Double Cork 1080, Cab Double Cork 1080, FS Rodeo 5, BS Double Mac Twist,
FS Double Cork 1280.

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Shaun White's tweak. Height well over 20FT.

The result is Shaun White, Ayumu Hirano, Louie Vito from XNUMXst place.
At the age of XNUMX, Ayumu Hirano, who was second in the US OPEN, had higher expectations for the future.

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A scene from a press conference after the men's final.

I feel that the level of the women's finals is steadily rising every year.
Kelly Clark changes routine from semifinal
He scored 1080 points in Fs720, Cab540, Fs Air, and Bs94.45 and won the championship as it was.

This time I felt the US OPEN with my skin and was most impressed.
It means that all the spectators are having fun and supporting the riders.
There are no borders there, cheering to all the riders from Europe and Japan,
"You are Japanese, aren't you? The Japanese riders are amazing!"
Also, if the landing fails and a rider who falls and cannot move due to pain stands up
A lot of applause boiled up, and the audience continued to applaud to the bottom.
Even spectators who probably wouldn't snowboard
Walk from the base of the ski resort to enjoy the "event" called US OPEN, cheer and participate.
Riders who are tense at a high level must have been even more powerful with their cheers.
Regardless of the size of the tournament in Japan, if there is an event where such players and spectators are united,
I'm sure that snowboarding will take root in "people who don't snowboard" in Japan as well.

And after Vail, I went to Denver.
Denver has both cowboy western and modern city faces.
It is also called Mile High City because the altitude is just XNUMX mile.
Passersby are kind and ask, "How are you?"
Larimer Square in the city is repairing an old Victorian building
A popular street with popular shops in Denver.
Everyone was dressed up in fashion and enjoyed eating and shopping.

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There are carriages on the streets of Larimer Square.The sound of a horse walking is soft and echoes in my ears.

The center of Denver is also lit up at night,
Also, the scenery of animal statues lined up everywhere was wonderful.
A bear about XNUMXm leans against the Colorado Convention Center
Fashionable and humorous, I want to come here again and spend some time slowly
It was a city I thought.

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A tram that runs through the city.I was very familiar with the scenery of the city.

This Colorado trip was fresh every day for a few days in no time.
However, I'm sure I'm tired from my busy days.But it's easy to return by United Airlines.
United Airlines is currently investing $ 5 million in US to upgrade in-flight products and services.
From January, the satellite-based Wi-Fi service on long-haul international flights has been started in sequence.
First, we have started to introduce it to Boeing 747 aircraft on Pacific routes.
From now on, you can send and receive emails on board using your own PC or tablet device.
You will be able to enjoy surfing the net freely.
There is also a relaxing "Economy Plus" that can be used for an additional fee.
It has already been installed in more than 9% of aircraft operating on major routes.
I think it's best to take United Airlines, which is becoming more and more comfortable from Japan to Denver.
From Narita via Los Angeles or San Francisco,
Convenient daily access from Kansai International Airport via San Francisco.

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The SBN Colorado Trip & US OPEN 2013 report ends today on the XNUMXth day.
Could you enjoy the charm of Colorado as much as possible?
I realize that Colorado has to come once to see its true charm.
In fact, I also want to come with my family next time, and I already think so.

Why don't you go to Colorado once?

Report & Photo By Kazu Tomita from SBN
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