One of the most impressive snowboard athletes in the world today, Peetu Piiroinen (FIN), reconfirmed his reputation with a first place finish at the coveted 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge. The thousands of fans at Tryvann Vinterpark in Oslo, Norway witnessed a piece of snowboarding history as 21-year old Peetu Piiroinen took first place in today’s slopestyle competition, and with an additional 1000 TTR ranking points on his account, he took an unassailable lead in the TTR World Rankings. Watch as you see all the action and exactly how it all went down.

This 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) saw 32 of snowboarding’s best slopestyle riders whittled down to the three best slopestyle riders worthy enough to step on the podium. See what happened and how it went down, Featuring interviews with the legendary Terje Haakonsen and amazing riding action from the best in international slopestyle snowboarding. The beautifully shaped slopestyle course in Tryvann Vinterpark, Olso, served as a brand new location for this elite Swatch TTR competition. Edit provided by The Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010 / produced by Expect Films - expectfilms.com

Check out the second breakout from the first TV Show on the 09/10 TTR Bundle: Ever wondered how snowboarding became one of the biggest winter sports? This is story of Snowboarding, the people who progressed it, and genesis of the Swatch TTR World Snowboarding Tour. This part takes you right the way through from the inception of the Oakley Arctic Challenge, the Ticket to Ride system, all the way to a 6star stadium events and a the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. And with interviews from world class snowboarders like Terje Haakonsen, Reto Lamm, Shaun White and Torah Bright you know your in safe hands. Don't miss the live webcast of the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge slopestyle going down this weekend, March 7th, in Olso Norway: ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcast.html

Promotional video for the showdown at the Swatch TTR 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge. Will Peetu be able to secure the title in Oslo? Who will go for the coveted TTR TOP5 spots? Tune into the live webcast at 13.00 CET on Sunday 7th of March 2010. Watch history go down in the slopestyle course! http://www.ttrworldtour.com/multimedia/live-webcast.html

Ever wondered how snowboarding became one of the biggest winter sports? This is story of Snowboarding, the people who progressed it, and genesis of the Swatch TTR World Snowboarding Tour. Taking you through from Sherman Poppen through to world renound 6Star TTR events like the Arctic Challenge and with interviews from snowboarding legends Terry Kidwell, Jake Burton Carpenter, Terje Haakonsen you can be certain of all the facts.

Preview of the Burn River Jump snowboard contest in Livigno, Italy. This year the Burn River Jump is now one the highlights of the Swatch TTR World Tour, become a 5Star TTR event. With olympic atheletes including Olympian Christian Haller, Janne Korpi and Gjermund Braaten in attendance its sure to be a great event!

A wrap up of the fantastic 2010 Skullcandy Sista Sessions, a Swatch TTR 3Star all womens snowboarding event in the Vans Penken Park in Mayrhofen, Austria. In one action-packed day the participants could join in on various activities: beginner lessons, small jam sessions and photo shoots, while the main focus was on the 3Star Swatch TTR Slopestyle competition. Watch as Slovenias, Urška Pribošič, takes first place, closely followed by the talented rookie Christina "Tini" Gruber from Austria and Great Britain's Claire Frost.

After a great season for the 06/07 TTR World Snowboard Champion, Shaun White, he arrives at Vancouver as the stand out favorite for the Olympic Gold Medal. With his infamous bag of tricks including back to back Double Corks, this seasons must have, and his very own Double McTwist 12 he seems unstoppable. Watch here then as we run down through the serious halfpipe snowboarding contenders and you can make your own mind up about who'll be biting at Shaun's heels during the halfpipe at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Shaun White, Iouri Podladtchikov, Peetu Piiroinen, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Arthur Longo, Mathieu Crepel, Jeff Batchelor, Stale Sandbech, Markus Keller, Markku Koski, Louie Vito, Christian Haller, Greg Bretz, Scotty Lago.

Watch footage of Team USA training in New Zealand and Competing in the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. Featuring TTR World Snowboard Champ, Shaun White, Scotty Lago, Louie Vito and Greg Bretz. Could these guys take Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Halfpipe? It could happen after watching the double corks in this footage.

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Watch this clip of TTR World Snowboard Champion and Australian Olympic hopeful,Torah Bright, secretly training with her coach and brother Benny Bright in New Zealand. See as she hits a Double Crippler in the halfpipe - a huge stepping stone in the progression for womens snowboarding and an Olympic Gold. Can Torah Bright take a Gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics? Visit ttrworldtour.com for more videos and information on her!

It was a perfect sunny day for The Protest World Rookie Fest finals at the Swatch Mottolino Snowpark. The riding level was high and kids coming from all around the world confirmed that the progression of snowboarding is happening. Diana Augustinova and Sebbe De Buck are the winners of the Groms and Katarzyna Rusin and Roope Tonteri the winners of the rookie’s categories. The girls, despite being less than boys impressed the judges and the boys too! Girls showed their skills on the M course of the Swatch Mottolino Snowpark, while boys where attacking the L and XL lines. The winning girls of the Groms category are: Diana Augustinova(CZE), Maria Delfina Maiocco (IT) and Noemi Valloray (IT). In the rookie’s category Katarzyna Rusin (POL) take the lead of Nora Thompson (NOR) who took second place, and Marika Enne (FIN) who finished in third place. In the boys’ field the Groms podium goes to Seppe De Buck (BEL) (run : 50-50 180out, switch backside 540, frontside 720 e backside 720), Seamus O’Connor (USA) as second place and Lucas Baume (SUI) third place. On the rookie’s side first place goes to Roope Tonteri (FIN) who secured the victory with a sick run that started off with 50-50 backflip out, cab900, backside900 and cab1080. Brage B Richenberg (NOR) got second place and Niklas Mattsson (SWE) third place.

Watch as TTR rider, Iouri Podladtchikov, takes first place in the 5Star Burton Canadian Open 2010 Halfpipe competition, helping him maintain second spot in the much coveted TTR World Snowboard Tour rankings. After a solid performance the ever outstanding iPod improves his ranking, closing the gap between himself and the current tour champion, Peetu Piiroinen. Can he improve his position and take first place away from Peetu 'Podium'? Stay tuned - the tour is only just heating up!

The Swatch TTR Burton Canadian Open (“CANO”) is coming back to WinSport Canada's Canada Olympic Park on February 1-7, 2010. Join riders from around the world in competing in world class halfpipe and slopestyle courses and for a $50,000 cash purse. The third stop in the Burton Global Open Series, the CANO will be a crucial stop for riders looking to accumulate BGOS points. This is even more important this year, because the top 3 men and women BGOS riders will be awarded major cash for their hard work (like $50k for 1st, $30k for 2nd and $20k for 3rd). The CANO is also proud to be a 5Star TTR event….just another reason to get out there and compete. All riders that compete will earn TTR points, but the top male and female rider will walk away from the CANO with 800 TTR points and a chance at the TTR Championship title.

As the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour descended on Laax for the 6Star Burton European Open we saw a tour de force from Finnish rider, Peetu Piiroinen, who managed to place first in both slopestyle and halfpipe. Norwegian wunderkind Mikkel Bang threw down an exceptional performance on the fantastic slopestyle course placing second, while Iouri Podladtchikov managed to place 3rd in the pipe which moved him up to 5th on the TTR World Snowboard Tour Rankings.

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Paulina Ligocka, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open halfpipe event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best Halfpipes in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Enni Rukajärvi, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open slopestyle event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best slopestyle snowboarding courses in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Ilkka-Eemeli Laari, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open halfpipe event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best Halfpipes in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

Watch the full runs from Peetu Piiroinen and Enni Rukajärvi, the male and female 6star TTR Burton European Open slopestyle event winners. This year Laax, Switzerland created one of the best slopestyle snowboarding courses in Europe especially for Burton. So make sure you dont miss these stunning runs from two of the worlds best snowboarders.

At the BEO, amateurs from around the globe get the chance to challenge the world's top pro riders at the “White Arena” in Laax, Switzerland, from January 9th to 16th, 2010. Celebrating the 11th annual Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships, event organizers have created a “Circus” theme to highlight the fun and daring spirit of the sport! Today’s and tomorrow’s stars will dazzle viewers with their bag of tricks and wow you with their performance in the slopestyle and halfpipe. The best riders of this 2nd stop of the Burton Global Open Series and 6Star TTR event will snatch a piece of the US$125.000 prize purse. With 8 days of high level competitions and 400 competitors, the BEO is the biggest snowboard event in Europe.