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BEO7 slopestyle qualification kicks off

Sun 21 January 07

Saturday saw the slopestyle qualification which saw Brit riders Tyler Chorlton and James Thorne make it through to the semis

BEO7 slopestyle qualification kicks off © Marcel Lämmerhirt

The Burton European Open got underway today in Laax, Switzerland with the mens slopestyle pre-qualification competition. Under sunny skies and springtime temperatures, 120 riders from all over the world competed for 40 spots in tomorrows mens slopestyle semi-finals where they will compete against invited slopestyle superstars like Shaun White (USA), Travis Rice (USA), Antti Autti (FIN) and Mason Aguirre (USA).

Below is a complete list of male riders advancing to the BEO slopestyle semifinals:

1. Ulrik Badertscher, NOR             1. Ville Uotila, FIN
2. Henning Marthinsen, NOR         2. Reto Kestenholz, SUI
3. Matevz Pristavec, SLO              3. Benedikt Nadig, SUI
4. Antti-Juhani Piirainen, FIN         4. Sergey Tarasov, RUS
5. Jonas Carlson, SWE                 5. Matti Kinnunen, FIN
6. Reinhard Rieser, AUT                6. Pekka Ruokanen, FIN
7. Tyler Chorlton, GBR                  7. Ben Watts, USA
8. Kim-Rune Hansen, NOR            8. Fredrik Austbö, NOR
9. Stephan Maurer, SUI                 9. Johann Baisamy, FRA
10. James Thorne, GBR                  10. Miikka Hast, FIN
11. Even Brekke, NOR                    11. Jah Daniel Harris, NZE
12. Werner Stock, AUT                   12. Victor De le Rue, FRA
13. Simon Gruber, ITA                    13. Alessandro Boyens, GER
14. Cyrill Eidam, SUI                      14. Iouri Podladtchikov, RUS
15. Bobby Witty, USA                    15. Mathieu Gerome, FRA
16. Joose Viikuna, FIN                    16. Christophe Reynders, BEL
17. Nick Brown, NZE
18. Marc Swoboda, AUT
19. Domen Bizjak, SLO
20. Christian Weber, SUI
21. Paal Soerensen, NOR
22. Julien Haricot, FRA
23. Rudi Kröll, AUT
24. Thomas Franc, SUI

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