This is it – the tour is over and the results in!

The 9th and final stop of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour went down on 4 February 2011 at Blue Tomato Snowpark in Stuhleck Austria and revealed the last qualifier for the big finals. A total of 33 riders battled it out in a heated night session on the stairset in front of 400 spectators for their last chance to win a ticket for the finals.

At Stuhleck, the stair set was embedded right into the middle of the park, which offers up to eight rail-obstacles in one single line – replete with its own cable lift and floodlights for night sessions until 10PM.

Once again, the level of riding at this official TTR 2-Star event was incredible. And for added incentive, the final session went down in a “cash for tricks”-format. At the end of the day, the best 10 riders divided up the total purse of €2,000 amongst themselves – a sure recipe for a constant barrage of bangers!

Now that the tour is over, all we can do is wait for how the 9 qualified riders from all over Europe will battle it out against the pros on the XXL-Stairset at Munich Olympic Stadium. We’re counting down the days – make sure you don’t miss the Stairset Battle Tour Final at Nike 6.0 Air & Style on February 12th in Munich. Get your ticket or join the live stream here:

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RESULTS

1. Chris Boehnke – GER
2. Dominik Wagner – AUT
3. Gerald Fuchs – AUT
4. David Struber – AUT
5. Rudi Janda – AUT
6. David Conka – CZE
7. Marvin Salmina – AUT
8. Manuel Linomoser – AUT
9. Roman Röth – SVK
10. Seppi Ischepp – AUT

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Under sunny skies and pleasant temperatures hovering around 0°C, Kronplatz offered up a variety of slopes and a Nike 6.0-supported fun park. The center of attention was once again the stair set, placed right at the gondola’s valley stop in plain view of all the après ski bars.

With 360s both ways and a variety of tricks not seen on the tour so far – including a Hardway BS 270 – the riders fought for the ticket to the Nike 6.0 Air & Style.

Jesse Augustinus from Holland came in 3rd place. Second place went to Nejc Ferjan from Slovenia, who impressed the judges with a super clean BS 180 to Switch 50-50 Cab 360 off and a BS 360 to 50-50.

Blasting into first place was Flo Achenrainer from Austria nailing a Cab 360 to 50-50, FS 360 to 50-50 and the first Hardway BS 270 to Boardslide of the tour. This has earned Flo a ticket to the Big Final of the Tour at Nike 6.0 Air&Style 2011 in Munich on February 12, 2011, where he will compete against the other winners of the Tour, and some of the best Jibbers globally.

“I am super happy to have been part of this event and looking forward to give my best together with all the big pros in front of so many spectators,” said a delighted Flo. The finals of the battle at Munich Olympic Stadium will be a Best Trick Rail Battle for a total purse of $20,000 in front of 25,000 spectators!

RESULTS

1. Florian Achenrainer AUT
2. Nejc Ferjan SLO
3. Jesse Augustinus NED
4. Marvin Salmina AUT
5. Erik Harc SLO
6 .Chris Chatt GBR
7. Daniel Neulichedl ITA
8. Federico Iovanovich ITA
9. Stefano Bergamaschi ITA
10. Lorenz Breitenberger ITA

Vallnord was where the Spanish rippers came out to play and prove the level of their scene. Blending difficult tech tricks with a high emphasis on style, competitors brought bangers like 360s both ways to the stair set, but also unexpected gems like a front flip out on the Kinked Ledge. After a raging qualifying session, the finals were held in complete darkness as night session under heavy-duty spotlights.

Standouts included Julien Vilmin’s 50-50 to Frontflip out on the Kinked Ledge, while Juan “Polan” Polanco took first place by dropping hammers and oozing bags of style. Juan’s bag of tricks included bangers such as Cab 360 to 50-50, BS 360 to 50-50 as well as the most stylish backside lip of the entire tour so
far.

By securing the win at this official TTR 2-Star event, Juan has also earned himself the Ticket to the Big Final of the Tour at Nike 6.0 Air & Style 2011 in
Munich on February 12th, 2011, where he will compete against the other winners of the Tour, and the world’s best jib riders in a Best Trick Rail Battle for a
total purse of $20,000 in front of 25,000 spectators!

RESULTS

1. Juan Polanco ESP
2. Matias Ian ESP
3. Ivan Alconada Hernandez ESP
4. Laurent Duhalde FRA
5. Julian Vilmin FRA
6. David Hidalgo Perlas ESP
7. Josep Falga ESP
8. Anto Brotto ESP
9. Roc Sagrista Garcia ESP
10. Bernat Ripoll Molera ESP

Scandinavia remained the place to be for the sixth tour stop of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour on January 15th, 2011 at Talma resort in Finland. Despite some of the most rugged conditions of the tour and record low temperatures of – 23°C, a total of 45 competitors came to battle it out in front of more than 600 spectators.

Despite sunshine and clear blue Scandinavian skies, parts of the park – including the Stair Set – remained in the shadows all day, which meant hard-as-concrete ice all along the downhill run.

Whilst the previous tour stop in Norway had already given a preview of the high level of jib talent in the region, rippers in Finland did not disappoint. Riders were throwing down 360s both ways, next to numerous technical rail tricks.

In the end, a young ripper from Russia by the name of Denis Leontyev stole the show by taking things to a whole new level. In the finals, where riders need to throw down their best two banging tricks, Denis unleashed more than half a dozen banging moves on the stair set, including BS 450 to Boardslide, FS 360 to 50-50 180 out, FS Blunt 270 Tailpress, FS Blunt 270 Tailpress 180 out, and Switch BS 180 to 50-50 BS 180 Revert. Hard enough to type, let alone pull off.

Everyone agreed that Denis had ended up 1st well deserved. On his way home he takes along a Ticket to the Final of the Tour at Nike 6.0 Air & Style 2011 in Munich, February 12th 2011.

We wait with baited breath for the upcoming tricks and highlights at the next battles, while the roster of heavy rippers for the Grand Finale of the tour keeps growing to epic proportions.

RESULTS

1. Denis Leontyev – RUS
2. Teppo Ruokokoski – FIN
3. Toni Kerkelä – FIN
4. Petrus Koskinen – FIN
5. Martin Kalliola – FIN
6. Lasse Ihalainen – FIN
7. Antti Jussila – FIN
8. Marko Sinkkonen – FIN
9. Elias Kellosaari – FIN
10. Tatu Toivanen – FIN

With the sun setting around 3PM, the spotlights at Kongsberg Skicenter illuminated the scene of the battle before the backdrop of a dramatic Scandinavian landscape, replete with fresh snowfall throughout contest day.

The trick levels peaked with technical highlights including Switch BS 180s and SW BS 270s onto the rail, as well as a whirlwind of FS and BS 360s.

First place went to Eirik Nesse winning over the judges with tricks like SwitchBS 180 to 50-50 down the rail, and a Switch BS 270 to boardslide. Erik’s win at this official TTR 2-Star event has also earned him a ticket to the Big Final of the Tour at Nike 6.0 Air & Style 2011 in Munich on February 12, 2011! Overall, we were impressed with the level of tricks and overall love for snowboarding at this event. If you’ve never been to Norway, we highly recommend visiting this wonderful country and its open-minded people. And if you need an extra reason, the stairset will remain at Kongsberg Skicenter all winter long, illuminated by spotlights for shredding well into the night.

We’re also looking forward to the next tour stops – if temperatures around -20°C can’t hold back the battle from getting hot, we should be in for lots to come in the weeks leading up to the big finals. See you there!

RESULTS:

1. Eirik Nesse
2. William Navarro
3. Oivind Fykse
4. Ola Brandsnes
5. Sindre Cottis
6. Jessi Blackwell
7. Marcel Rieder
8. Hakon Fiskum
9. Jonas Karlsen Kolstad
10. Dreng Aanmsstad

Nike 6.0 just posted this insightful vid of the haps behind the scenes at the Castleford Stairset Battle Stop. If you’re interested in fridges, park shaping and/or good jibbing this is your kind of thing!

Blue skies, great vibes and tons of tech tricks – the perfect ingredients for an end of year event. 28 of the best French jibbers unleashed their tricks at the fourth tour stop of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour 2010/11 on December 29th 2010 at the French resort of Les Arcs.

Once again, all eyes were on the Stairset and the French locals brought their best game which included plenty of 360s and hardway 270s on to both the rail and ledges.

Deciding on the winner left the judges with a tough decision but there can only be one and so first place went to Pierre Rué, who stuck his two best tricks first try in the final straight from the off; FS360 to 50-50, followed by a BS360 to 50-50. Pierre now joins the previous 3 Stairset Battle winners at the Grand Final tour stop at the Nike 6.0 Air & Style 2011 in Munich, Germany on February 12th, 2011!

RESULTS:

1. Pierre Rue FRA
2. Niels Schack FRA
3. Laurent Duhalde FRA
4. Christopher Cunnighan GBR
5. Benoit Thomas-Javid FRA
6. Marc-Andre Seguin CAN
7. Felix Cadiou FRA
8. Thomas Chassagne FRA
9. Thomas Gerin FRA
10. Cesar Reversade FRA

The first outdoor stop of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour 2010/11 at Swiss resort Hoch Ybrig brought plenty of fresh snow and sub-zero temperatures.

While snowstorm “Petra” brought two consecutive days of snow – and 50cm of fresh powder on contest day – more than 25 jibbers from Switzerland unleashed a storm of tricks on the stairset.

Although Swiss riders are usually more known for their kicker skills, the third stop of the tour made it more than clear that they can compete on an international level when it comes to rail and stair tricks.

The skies cleared up during the qualifiers and final jam for a perfect Alpine blue-sky backdrop. Here are some of the highlights of the battle at Hoch Ybrig:

Third place went to a German rider from Augsburg; Lukas Lengle impressed the crowd (and the judges) with Hardway BS 180 to 50-50 Cab 180 out, and a Cab 270 to Frontblunt. Max Wetterstein threw an impressive bag of tricks down the stairset’s kinked ledge, including a FS Nose to 50-50 to FS 360 Out and a BS 180 to 50-50 Cab 360 Out. Boris Bühler stole the show with two clean 360s to 50-50 down the Rail – both FS 360 to 50-50 and BS 360 to 50-50!

With a first place finish at this Stairset Battle, the young rookie from the small Swiss town Hätzingen has earned himself a ticket to the Big Final of the Tour at Nike 6.0 Air & Style 2011 in Munich on February 12, 2011!

The stairset will remain at Hoch Ybrig all winter long and was greeted enthusiastically by the locals.

As the first stop on the mountain, Hoch Ybrig has given everyone a taste of things to come on the tour. And if the heavy snowfall won’t get too far out of control, we can surely look forward to more epic battles in front of epic mountain backdrops. Check out the video for the third spot.

Results

1. Boris Bühler
2. Max Wettstein
3. Lukas Lengle
4. Mer Schmidt
5. Julien Emch
6. James Niederberger
7. Mike Knobel
8. Silvan Zweifel
9. Robin van Meel
10. Gina Somaini

Cees Willes. Photos: Daniel Wagner.

In front of 250 spectators, this TTR 2-Star event went down at SnowWorld indoor snow park in Landgraaf, Netherlands, one of two SnowWorld parks in the country. With lots of indoor experience, the Dutch jib kids annihilated the set with tons of crazy tricks right from the start. A noticeable amount of young riders entered the jam session – with the youngest shredder, Jordy Keesmeekers at a mere 7 years of age – and also several female riders. Two girls, Rachida Aoulad-El-Haj-Amar and Isabella Groenestein could hold their own against the boys and made it to the final 10.

The setup.

Here’s some of what went down in the final jam: Didier Kicken came close to the Top 3 with a bs 450 onto the rail. Always willing to risk for a mad slam Cees Willes gapped onto the flat part of the kinked ledge into a boardslide for third place. Kas Lemmens pulled out a super clean cab 180 to Tailpress BS 360 out into a well-deserved second place.

With one of the hardest tricks of the day – a hardway BS 360 on – Wessel van Lierop took first place, securing himself a Ticket to the Grand Final of the tour at Nike 6.0 Air&Style 2011 in Munich, Germany on February 12th, 2011!

Podium peeps.

As the second indoor spot of the tour, SnowWorld has set the bar really high, as far as the level of tricks goes. The stairset will remain in the park all winter, and speaker Gerben Verweij could not stop himself from shredding the marble ledges during the qualification. If this was a taste of things to come, we’re looking forward to what’s next on the Stairset Battle Tour!

Results:

1. Wessel van Lierop
2. Kas Lemmens
3. Cees Wille
4. Didier Kicken
5. Rachida Aoulad-El-Haj-Amar
6. Jesse Augustinus
7. Isabella Groenestein
8. Jacco Bos
9. Bas Mons
10. Kevin Kannekens

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Also, here’s an update on the first Call The Trick comp, where one smart dude called Jesse Augustinus‘s trick, and the latest one featuring Marc Swoboda…

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On a night of incredible riding the 40 strong field was narrowed down to a 10 man final to see which rider would take home £500 and a golden ticket to the European finals to be held at the 2011 Nike 6.0 Air & Style, Munich.

It's on. Photo: Daniel Wagner.

The judge’s work was cut out in what turned out to be hotly contested final of this 2 star TTR event. Milton Keynes’ 3rd placed Gareth Andrews slayed all night as did Leeds local Jonny Russel who took second, but ultimately the 3 man judge panel awarded the honors of the night to Tom Guilmard aka Little T who stunned the crowd and his fellow riders with two magical efforts on the Down Bar.

“I’m so nervous about Air & Style, so many people….. but I am looking forward to representing the UK. Also a big shout out to the Street Gypsy’s ….you know who you are!’
The Nike 6.0 Stairset was constructed by Damian Doyle and the Standing Sideways crew and will remain in Castleford SNOZone for all riders to session throughout the season and beyond.

Photo: James North.

Best Two Tricks

Tom Guilmard – Front Blunt 450 out and Front 3 on, both on the Bar
Jonny Russel – Switch Backlip 270 out on the Kink and Switch Back 1 nosepress 180 out on the Bar
Gareth Andrews – Cab 1 50/50 360 out on the Kink and Frontside 270 on, 270 out on the Bar.

Li'l T bagging the Cash. Photo: James North

Results

1st Tom Guilmard
2nd Jonny Russel
3rd Gareth Andrews
4th Will Smith
5th Andy Nudds
6th Simon Foster
7th Oliver Dutton
8th Neil Campbell
9th Oliver Waters
10th Marc M’Clement

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