All riders have their sights set on the TTR Top 5 positions and are looking ahead to the next major Tour stops.  World No.1, Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) still holds onto the top spot, and is still tailed by Chas.  Mason Aguirre (USA) has stormed into World No.6 sitting just in front of Markus Malin, who is now in World No.7.  The U.S. riders, Tim Humphreys and Luke Mitrani also both moved into the TTR Top 20 and will be looking to maintain this momentum.

Kelly Clark has cemented her reputation as the current undisputed Queen of the Halfpipe.  She displayed effortless style and amplitude from the get go and cruised to victory by putting down a huge FS Air, followed by a BS 5 Indy, to  BS 7 Tail, to Cab 7 and an FS 5, finishing with a stylish Method.  “I had a great day and I am very happy with my result here today. It's good for the BGO series and the TTR”, she said.  The Asian girls really showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years with Zhifeng Sun and Haruna Matsomoto both executing runs that nearly grabbed victory from Kelly.  Silvia Mittermueller (GER) did not qualify for the Halfpipe finals today, however, she has climbed to World No.2 on the Swatch TTR ranking, narrowly ahead of Jordi Karlinski (USA), who sits in World No.3.  “I am so stoked to be in World No. 2. That means a lot to me”, says Mittermueller.  

Just some events now remain before the Tour defining 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam and Burton U.S Open.  It is now the time  for riders to step up for their chance to move into the upper echelons of the TTR World Rankings as a finish in the Swatch TTR Top 5 and Top 3 for women draws international prestige and guarantees a portion of the $200 000 USD prize purse.  It also ensures invitations to major 5 and 6Star events next season.

Next up, the Tour heads to the U.S. where the men will face off in Park City, USA, March 7th, 2009 for the 5Star Intelligent Design.  The event could make or break the season of many riders so make sure you stay tuned to www.ttrworldtour.com for updated ranking changes, videos, blogs, and breaking news live as it happens.  

MENS RESULTS

1 11 Guldemond Chas USA Truckee 1987 DC SHOE CO USA F 87.00

2 138 Malin Markus FIN Lahti 1987 32 BOOTS F 85.67

3 139 Suwa Hiroki JPN Chiba 1981 SALOMON F 82.67

4 133 Aono Ryo JPN Matuyama 1990 YONEX F 82.00

5 143 Mitrani Jack USA Mammoth Lakes 1988 BURTON F 80.67

6 241 Sato Shuhei JPN Asahikawa 1987 GRAY F 79.50

7 155 Kudo Kohei JPN Sapporo 1990 SALOMON F 79.17

8 237 Tsutsumi Shoto JPN Hamamatu 1991 YONEX F 75.67

9 189 Ishizaki Tasuku JPN Niigata 1982 CAPITA F 70.50

10 210 Laari Ilkka-Eemeli FIN Siilinjärvi 1989 BURTON F 68.33

11 236 Yoshida Masakaze JPN Gifu 1994 KISSMARK F 66.33

12 151 Aguirre Mason USA Bishop 1987 BURTON F 59.67

WOMENS RESULTS

10 Clark Kelly USA West Dover 1983 BURTON F 90.67

2 19 Sun Zhifeng CHN Beijing 1991 BURTON F 83.67

3 60 Matsumoto Haruna JPN Sapporo 1993 SALOMON F 74.33

4 15 Chen Xu CHN Beijing 1991 BURTON F 68.17

5 92 Okada Rana JPN Ohstu 1991 BURTON F 68.00

6 20 Teter Hannah USA South Lake Taho 1987 BURTON F 63.83

7 18 Liu Jiayu CHN Beijing 1992 BURTON F 62.67

8 16 Tamura Yayoi JPN Ishikawa 1971 ELAN F 56.33

9 90 Mitsui Maki JPN Tokyo 1974 YONEX SF 64.17

10 76 Hatta Rika JPN Sapporo 1991 BURTON SF 62.17

11 3 Ohkura Keiko JPN Hirosima 1979 HEAD/GUSH SF 61.83

12 7 Hollingsworth Ellery USA Darien 1991 BURTON SF 57.50