August 7
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This Canadian babe may look like a sweetheart but make no mistake this girl downright rips. With a silver and bronze X-Game medal to her name as well as a Dew Tour title, it’s only a matter of time before Spencer sharpens her skills and becomes one of the biggest threats women’s snowboarding has ever seen.
Stance: Regular
Home Mountain: Whistler Blackcomb
Board: Burton Blender
Binding: Burton Lexa EST
Boot: Burton Supreme
Outerwear: B by Burton
Goggle: Dragon
February 21, 2012
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Photos: Markus Fischer
Last week over 200 men and women TTR ranked snowboarders gathered in Oslo, Norway for the World Snowboarding Championships. This series of events including quarterpipe, halfpipe, and slopestyle was the first of it's kind since 1999. Among the competitors were 3-times TTR World Tour winners Peetu Piiroinen and Jamie Anderson, 2012 X-Games winners Mark McMorris and Torstein Horgmo as well as Olympic gold medallist Kelly Clark all competing for World Champion 2012 titles and $500,000 in total prize money.
In the gallery above we bring you shots from highlights of each event in case you missed any of the live webcasts. See the results from the finals of quarterpipe, slopestyle, and halfpipe below.
WSC Quarterpipe Results:
1. Oliver Gittler
2. Kim Rune Hansen
3.Terje Haakonsen
WSC Halfpipe Results:
Men:
1. Iouri Podladtchikov
2. Matt Ladley
3. Louie Vito
Women:
1. Kelly Clark
2. Queralt Castellet
3. Gretchen Bleiler
WSC Slopestyle Results:
Men:
1. Chas Guldemond
2. Sebastien Toutant
3. Seppe Smits
Women:
1. Spencer O’Brien
2. Jamie Anderson
3. Enni Rukajarvi
February 14, 2012
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Words & Photos: Sean Kerrick Sullivan
The dark weather greeting slopestyle riders at the 2012 Toyota Dew Tour Championships at Snowbasin, UT didn't bother Seb Toots as he won the Dew Cup on Sunday. "A bowl of cereal" got Seb fired up in the morning and nothing after that would stop him as he checked off another win and his first Dew Tour Championship off his to do list. Eric Willett and Sage Kotsenburg both seemed a little bothered by the bad weather, both scoring lower than they would have liked. Idaho charger Dash Kamp made a huge impression on the crowd and judges with his unique and solid style in the air, and although this may be the first time you have heard of him, expect that to change. His first run score held and landed him in second, but a rough fall on run two left him seeing birdies, which must have been interesting as they were mixed with confetti and champagne as he stood atop the podium. Spencer Link rounded out the top 3 for the men. In womens snowboarding, I was impressed by the whole field, but Spencer O'Brien and Enni Rukajarvi had me stoked with proper 7's and 5's respectively. O'Brien's 7 off the toes on the last jump closed the discussion, she no doubt was absolutely deserving of the "W" for the day, and her second Dew Cup.
Dew Tour 2012 Snowbasin Slopestyle Results
Mens Slopestyle
1. Sebastien Toutant
2. Dash Kamp
3. Spencer Link
Womens Slopestyle
1. Spencer O'Brien
2. Enni Rukajarvi
3. Sarka Pancochova
December 18, 2011
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Words: Heather Hendricks
Photos: Aaron Dodds
The fourth and final day of the Nike Open Winter Dew Tour culminated with men's and women's slopestyle finals in Breckenridge, Colorado. As the first major slopestyle competition of the season, the riders were throwing down solid runs throughout the day, and set the bar for upcoming slope events.
The ladies kicked things off bright and early Sunday morning under blazing blue skies and warm temps. Spencer O'Brien came out of the gates charging and laid down the best two runs of the day. On her second run, the Canadian ripper stomped a frontside boardslide, frontside lipslide, backside 540 melon, switch backside 540 mute, 50-50 backside 180, switch backside 180 mute, frontside 720 indy, and a massive frontside 720 on the fourth jump. This run earned her a 90.75, which was easily enough for first place.
Burton rider, Enni Rukajarvi, who had a break-out season last year, blasted into second place after landing a run that was highly technical and clean. Sarka Panochova rounded out the ladies podium with a score of 72.0.
Defending Dew Tour champ, Jamie Anderson, was pre-qualifed for the event, but was unable to successfully land either of her runs today. On her first run, Jamie washed out on the landing of jump one. Just as her second run was shaping up to contend with O'Brien's, Anderson knuckled the last jump during her 720 attempt.
Following the contest O'Brien, said "Jamie's an amazing rider and I love to compete against her because she is so good. She pushes me so much, and she definitely comes out on top more than I do. But I'll take the wins when I can get them. It's rare for her to fall."
Following the women's event, the men took to the course and destroyed all of the massive features. It was a double-cork showdown, as rotations were (seemingly) scored higher than smooth, stylish spins.
Norwegian Gjermund Braaten was the big winner of the day, and scored a massive 97.00 on his first run which included four whopping double-corks and a flawless switch alley-oop off the wall feature. Braaten was visble stoked with his performance and commented after the event, "I knew it was a good run, but I had no idea it would be a 97."
Sebastian Toutant also threw four doubles in his run; a cab dub 9, front dub 10, back dub 10 and double backside rodeo 9, which earned a 96.0 and slotted him in second place. Following the event, Toutant said, "I think both runs were really good. It's all about the judging, you know? I'm stoked for Gjermund, it's his first Dew Tour podium, and mine too. It's a judging sport, so you never know though."
Charles Reid was also riding extremely well and posted a score of 90.0 which was enough to earn the French Canadian third place.
Sunday's slope contest was one of the heaviest to date, and it's clear that a solid arsenal of doubles is required to be in podium contention.
The fourth annual Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado is a wrap, and the action continues in Killington, Vermont next month.
October 5, 2011
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Last winter SNOWBOARDER Girl Magazine traveled with the Nike 6.0 Women’s Pro Team to Revelstoke, BC to partake in deep pow on the edge of the grid. Bryn Valaika, Elena Hight, Ellery Holligsworth and Spencer O’brien spent 5 days in the steep and deep alongside Nike 6.0 Team Mentor Barrett Christy. Check out this edit [...]
April 2, 2011
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The seventh annual Ms Superpark presented by Gatorade concluded at Keystone Resort in Summit County, Colorado. and it definitely went out with a bang.
March 12, 2011
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The setup for the 2011 US Open Rail Jam was insane. Words can't describe it, that why we have photos as well as a recap from the event.
February 14, 2011
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Snowbasin is a wrap. The Dew Tour has not only commenced up in the mountains, but also for the winter, as the men's and women's Dew Cup champs have been officially crowned with the culmination of slopestyle.
January 31, 2011
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WInter X Games 15 Women's Slopestyle Results
January 12, 2011
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Nike 6.0 is pleased to officially announce the addition of our first female head-to-toe snowboarder, Spencer O'Brien, to the team. Spencer will rep 6.0 outerwear, boots, apparel and footwear. The Vancouver Island, BC, native will be making her debut as a Nike 6.0 rider at the upcoming Killington Dew Tour contest.
August 7, 2010
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This Canadian babe may look like a sweetheart but make no mistake this girl downright rips. With a silver and bronze X-Game medal to her name as well as a Dew Tour title, it’s only a matter of time before Spencer sharpens her skills and becomes one of the biggest threats women’s snowboarding has ever seen.
July 12, 2010
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Videos from Session B at Camp of Champions.
April 2, 2010
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With so many girls nailing their shots early on, it was time to get creative or at least a little weird. This is day 3 of Ms. Superpark 6 at Snow Summit.
April 1, 2010
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While braiding hair and painting toenails would have been an ideal activity during the foggy, windy and heavily precipitating weather, babes sacked up and strapped in to prove their worth.
March 31, 2010
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Flocking from near and far, both virgin and veteran women alike christened Snow Summit during the opening day of Snowboarder Magazine’s 6th annual Ms. Superpark presented by Gatorade. A place of many firsts
February 4, 2010
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Once the Winter X Games 14 Slopestyle Event came to a close, The Winter X Games 14 were over. Eero Ettala took the gold and rookie Eric Willet snagged second and one Charles Guldemond deserved third.
January 31, 2010
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Photos and results from Winter X Games 14 men's and women's slopestyle. Eero Ettala and Jenny Jones come out on top.
January 30, 2010
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Dutch snowboarding superstar Cheryl Maas ended up in fourth with Jamie Anderson in the top spot and Janna Meyen-Weatherby in a solid second, and Brit Jenny Jones in third. The top six girls will advance to tomorrow's final. Here's the official result from today's women's slopestye qualifiers at X Games 14.
January 18, 2010
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Chas Guldemond and Spencer O'Brien take it in the Dew Tour Slopestyle Finals at Snow Basin, UT.
January 18, 2010
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Familiar faces topped the podium at The Wendy's Invitational Slopestyle as Spencer O'Brien and Chas Guldemond add another W to their scorecard.
December 28, 2009
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Preview and purchase the tunes that have Spencer O'Brien killing it on and off hill.
December 20, 2009
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The 2009 Breckenridge Dew Tour is over. The men's slopestyle was the last event to be held and it was impressive, even if it was held late in the day with less than desirable visibility. Colorado native and long time Breckenridge local Aaron Dodds captured these photos. Enjoy!
December 1, 2009
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O'Brien joins Nixon's elite roster of athletes, musicians and celebrities.
November 17, 2009
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Airing Wednesday, November 18 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Spencer O’Brien, Stefan Hunt, and musical guest Wale will appear on “The Daily Habit.”
November 9, 2009
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Last year Spencer O'Brien lent her legs to podiums at every Dew Tour stop and the X Games. Recently we snagged her autograph and a few words.
April 2, 2009
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Roaring winds couldn't hold these ladies back from strutting their stuff at June Mountain. Day two of Ms. Superpark 5 saw heavy action on the channel gap and hip with a mixture of creativity and inspiration on the wrecking ball and satellite dish.
