NZ Open halfpipe finals video
Check it out on the front page.
History was made today during the men’s halfpipe finals. The best and most progressive riding ever witnessed went down, the crowd and judges were blown away by the double cork and spin combinations they were seeing. Kazuhiro Kokubo finished in third with a run that featured a huge McTwist, a frontside 900 tailgrab, an alleyoop chuck nose grab, and a frontside 1080 indy. Luke Mitrani took second with a run that included a double inverted 900 melon, a frontside 720 indy, a Cab 720 mute and a frontside 900 tailgrab. But it was Shaun White who was able to come from behind in semifinals to win the $6,000 top spot. His winning run started with a frontside lien air, to backside 900 melon, followed by a frontside 1080 stalefish, into a Cab double cork 1080 stalefish, to frontside double cork 900. No one was more pleased with the win than White himself, as he had this to say of his victory, “I’m proud to win today. This was the heaviest event that I have ever been in. That’s saying a lot, as I have been in a lot of these.
Also here is Shelly Gotlieb’s blog from the NZ Open. Shelly placed 3rd in the womens slopestyle. Congratulations Shelly from everyone at Boardworld! We are proud of you!
https://www.boardworld.com.au/content/category/shellys-world-3
(Images will be up tomorrow)
wowowoweee
congrats on third place Shelly :]
Duuuuudes!!! Shauns 2 double corks!! Outts this world… I like what Kier said at the end, “if you don’t have 2 double corks in your run you might aswell just sit down”
Just goes to show how on top of your game you gotta be these days… Big ups to Shaun and Kelly though! Yeew!
2 double corks, but the only one doing back to back 1080s too.
Frontside and switch frontside.
Chances are he’s working on the backside too.
If he gets there before everyone else then he will have that dialed too.
The first to nail all 4 1080s.
Crazy that in the Slope Style that 1440s where attempted.
2 doubles corks…wow.
Congrats shelly on 3rd place
i think i jizzed in my pants
what a freak Shaun white is
:WOW:
2 double corks, but the only one doing back to back 1080s too.
Frontside and switch frontside.
Chances are he’s working on the backside too.
If he gets there before everyone else then he will have that dialed too.
The first to nail all 4 1080s.Crazy that in the Slope Style that 1440s where attempted.
Its a recession dude.
desperate times, desperate measures 
2 double corks, but the only one doing back to back 1080s too.
Frontside and switch frontside.
Chances are he’s working on the backside too.
If he gets there before everyone else then he will have that dialed too.
The first to nail all 4 1080s.Crazy that in the Slope Style that 1440s where attempted.
Its a recession dude.
desperate times, desperate measures
How much sooner until 1260’s are being done in the pipe?
Will it be in 2010?
forget all this merry go round ballet inspired twirling and lets see some straight airs!
and double grabs… or perhaps a one footed run then maybe spice it up with a few handplants and grinds along the lip of the pipe….no-one would see it coming not even ginger meggs.
forget all this merry go round ballet inspired twirling and lets see some straight airs!
and double grabs… or perhaps a one footed run then maybe spice it up with a few handplants and grinds along the lip of the pipe….no-one would see it coming not even ginger meggs.
I think Shaun did do a double grab in his final run.
I thought I saw a double grab too in his run
Shaun often double grabs. Double cork double grab.. so sweet!
2 double corks, but the only one doing back to back 1080s too.
Frontside and switch frontside.
Chances are he’s working on the backside too.
If he gets there before everyone else then he will have that dialed too.
The first to nail all 4 1080s.Crazy that in the Slope Style that 1440s where attempted.
Its a recession dude.
desperate times, desperate measuresHow much sooner until 1260’s are being done in the pipe?
Will it be in 2010?
im not sure…. whens the next global financial crisis?
forget all this merry go round ballet inspired twirling and lets see some straight airs!
and double grabs… or perhaps a one footed run then maybe spice it up with a few handplants and grinds along the lip of the pipe….no-one would see it coming not even ginger meggs.
I dont think i’ve ever seen anyone do a one footed run down a halfpipe
2 double corks, but the only one doing back to back 1080s too.
Frontside and switch frontside.
Chances are he’s working on the backside too.
If he gets there before everyone else then he will have that dialed too.
The first to nail all 4 1080s.Crazy that in the Slope Style that 1440s where attempted.
Its a recession dude.
desperate times, desperate measuresHow much sooner until 1260’s are being done in the pipe?
Will it be in 2010?im not sure…. whens the next global financial crisis?
We need some desperate times for such desperate measures, eh?