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Snowboard
from O'neill Europe
10 January 2010
Iouri Podladtchikov has taken victory in a spectacular halfpipe final at the O’Neill Evolution in Davos.
“I feel better now than I did at the end of my run,” said Iouri on receiving his prize money.
Despite nailing a run of a frontside 540, backside 900, frontside 1080 and a cab double cork 1080, Iouri arrived at the bottom of the halfpipe in frustration.
“I was so angry. I think I was still really angry from screwing up my first and second run, that I didn’t really realise that I had just...
O'neill Evolution 2010 Men HP Finals
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Snowboard
from O'neill Europe
7 January 2010
On another stunning day of sunshine at the base of the Jakobsorn, Davos, it was the menʼs turn to take to the halfpipe for the qualification rounds. With over fifty riders in two heats, and only seventeen going through to the finals, it was always going to be a spectacular day of halfpipe riding. A close first heat saw the Norwegian rider, Per Iver Grimsrud come out top, closely followed by the 15 year old Japanese snowboarder, Masakaze Yoshida. However, it was in the second qualification hea...