Shaun White wasn't the men's halfpipe winner at the US Open of Snowboarding for the first time in four years. The red-haired one apparently strained his ankle while training last week and was unable to compete in Saturday's finals.
With that opening, not only did Danny Kass pull out the win, but Peetu Piirione, the second-place finisher, clinched the TTR World Title and the $50,000 that goes along with that. Luke Mitrani was third.
Torah Bright led the women, earning her third halfpipe title and tying her with Kelly Clark (who finished second in the contest) with the most ever. Ellery Hollingsworth was third.
Full results from the finals follow. Go to the Burton Open Web site for more about the contest.
2009 US Open of Snowboarding - Halfpipe Men's Finals
3/21/2009 - Stratton, VT
1. Kass, Danny (USA) - 93.502. Piiroinen, Peetu (FIN) - 91.83
3. Mitrani, Luke (USA) - 89.83
4. Reid, Charles (CAN) - 82.50
5. Fisher, Steve (USA) - 82.00
6. Autti, Antti (FIN) - 81.83
7. Teter, Elijah (USA) - 81.50
8. Vito, Louie (USA) - 81.17
9. Malin, Markus (FIN) - 80.50
10. Lamoureux, Justin (CAN) - 80.33
2009 US Open of Snowboarding - Halfpipe Women's Finals
3/21/2009 - Stratton, VT
1. Bright, Torah (AUS) - 96.00
2. Clark, Kelly (USA) - 93.33
3. Hollingsworth, Ellery (USA) - 87.00
4. Oestgaard Buaas, Kjersti (NOR) - 84.67
5. Bleiler, Gretchen (USA) - 82.00
6. Beerman, Elizabeth (USA) - 63.17
7. Farrington, Kaitlyn (USA) - 59.67
8. Hight, Elena (USA) - 12.33
