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TUNE IN: Watch the 3rd Annual Burton High Fives
on burton.com/HighFives on September 19th and 20th
WHAT: Watch the 3rd annual High Fives presented by MINI at Cardrona Alpine Resort webcast at www.burton.com/HighFives, with slopestyle coverage starting at 8:00 PM (NZST) on September 19th, and halfpipe coverage starting at 8:00 PM (NZST) on September 20th. To optimize viewing times for fans around the world, the webcast will air delayed with multiple re-broadcasts based on time zones and include rider interviews and bios, as well as full replays for on-demand viewing at any time. Any schedule updates will be featured on Burton’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
WHO: 60 of the top riders in the world will compete, including halfpipe Olympians Taku Hiraoka (JPN), Ayumu Hirano (JPN), Kaitlyn Farrington (USA), Xuetong Cai (CHN), Queralt Castellet (ESP) and Chloe Kim (USA). The slopestyle competition is equally stacked with the world’s best, including 2014 US Open champion and Olympic medalist Mark McMorris, Olympic medalist and 2013 High Fives winner, Stale Sandbech, as well as Torstein Horgmo (NOR). The women’s slopestyle field includes 2014 US Open champion and Sochi gold medalist Jamie Anderson as well as Silje Norendal (NOR). The line-up also includes invited local athletes from New Zealand, including Carlos Garcia Knight and JJ Raywood, as well as seasoned Kiwi pros and Olympians Rebecca Torr, Shelly Gotlieb, Christy Prior and Stefi Luxton. Finally, Australia is well represented by Olympians Nathan Johnstone, Kent Kalister, brother and sister duo Cameron and Lauren Staveley, along with Matthew Cox, Emily Author and Jess Rich.
WHEN: The entire event will air on www.burton.com/HighFives during the following times:
New Zealand Time Zone Start
Time:
Slopestyle Event, Friday, September
19th 8:00 PM (NZST)
Halfpipe Event, Saturday, September
20th 8:00 PM (NZST)
*Special Slopestyle Event
rebroadcast on 9/20 at 7:00 AM (NZST); Halfpipe Event
rebroadcast on 9/21 at 7:00 AM (NZST)
Australia
Time Zone Start Time:
Slopestyle Event,
Friday, September 19th 6:00 PM (AEST)
Halfpipe Event,
Saturday, September 20th 6:00 PM (AEST)
U.S.
(New York) Time Zone Start Time:
Slopestyle
Event, Friday, September 19th 4:00 AM (EST)
Halfpipe
Event, Saturday, September 20th 4:00 AM (EST)
*Special
Slopestyle Event rebroadcast on 9/19 at 3:00 PM (EST) /
12:00 PM (PST); Halfpipe Event rebroadcast on 9/20 at 3:00
PM (EST) / 12:00 PM (PST)
Central Europe
Time Zone Start Time:
Slopestyle Event,
Friday, September 19th 10:00 AM (CET)
Halfpipe Event,
Saturday, September 20th 10:00 AM (CET)
Japan
Time Zone Start Time:
Slopestyle Event,
Friday, September 19th 5:00 PM (JST)
Halfpipe Event,
Saturday, September 20th 5:00 PM (JST)
Don’t forget to check out the High Fives video teaser, and for the most up-to-date rider list and highlights from the team competitions throughout the week, head here. For real-time event news, follow the hashtag #BurtonHighFives. Also be sure to check your local TV listings for the 2014 Burton High Fives highlight show, which is scheduled to air in the U.S. and around the globe later this fall.
A big thanks to MINI for their support of the 2014 Burton High Fives event.
About
Burton
In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter founded
Burton Snowboards out of his Vermont barn and has dedicated
his life to snowboarding ever since. Burton has played a
pivotal role in growing snowboarding from a backyard hobby
to a world-class sport by creating ground-breaking products,
supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to
allow snowboarding. Today, Burton designs and manufactures
industry-leading products for snowboarding and the snowboard
lifestyle, including snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear
and layering as well as year-round apparel, packs/bags and
accessories. Privately held and owned by Jake and his wife,
Burton President Donna Carpenter, Burton’s headquarters
are in Burlington, Vermont with offices in Austria, Japan,
Australia, California, Canada and China. For more
information on Burton, head to www.burton.com and follow its line at facebook.com/burtonsnowboards and
@burtonsnowboard on Instagram and Twitter.
About
MINI
MINI is involved in action sports around
the world through cooperations and sponsoring activities. As
a partner of trend-conscious sports, MINI supports young and
creative sportspeople and, in so doing, promotes the
development of their sport. MINI has been the official
presenting partner for the Burton Global Event Series since
2011. For more information, visit www.MINI.com.
About Cardrona
Alpine Resort
Cardrona Alpine Resort, located
between Wanaka and Queenstown, is a relaxed and family
friendly ski area with world-class freestyle facilities.
Cardrona has four terrain parks, two halfpipes, a gravity
cross course and big air jump. It is home to Australasia’s
only World Cup 22-foot halfpipe and World Cup slopestyle
course. Cardrona Alpine Resort is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Real Journeys, Ltd.
About TTR Pro Snowboarding
& World Snowboard Tour
TTR Pro Snowboarding is a
non-profit organization that oversees a professional network
of events and athletes. Our objective is to develop and
showcase the sport of snowboarding through the World
Snowboard Tour, while facilitating a fair and open
competition environment that includes innovative judging and
ranking systems. We encourage riders to develop from rookies
into world-class athletes through a 6 Star level rating
system; which will be replaced by a new 4-tiered structure
from October 2014.
Under the new World Snowboard Tour 2.0, the 4-tiered structure will encompass Elite, International, National, and Regional event levels. Elite events will comprise the WST Pro Series (current working title). The Regional, National, and International levels of the WST 2.0 will make up the WST Qualifying Series (working title). TTR Pro Snowboarding owns the World Snowboard Tour, the TTR World Ranking System and the World Championships of Snowboarding. The World Snowboard Tour includes Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air events, and awards Championship titles in each discipline at the end of each season.
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