Burton NZ Open

The New Zealand Open’s slopestyle qualifiers took place yesterday, and although weather ended the event before they had a chance to take their second run, Shred Betties team riders Joanna Dzierzawski, Megan Ginter, and Aimee Fuller are currently in the top four.  Their second qualifier run was postponed, so stay tuned to see who moves on to compete with invited pro riders including Jamie Anderson, Lisa Wiik, Cheryl Maas, Silvia Mittermuller, and Spencer O’Brien, and Chanelle Sladics.  Team riders Mackenzie Matters and Kyla Sobieralski will also be competing in the Halfpipe Qualifiers… good luck girls!

Check out the pros and Shred Betties Team riders on go211.com - they’ll be airing the women’s semifinals and finals

WHAT: Live event webcasts on GO211.com. Webcasts will feature the men’s and women’s halfpipe and slopestyle semi-finals and finals taking place on August 13 – 14 at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand. GO211.com will be providing cool interactive technologies (live scoring, live standings, competition rankings and rider bios) that will allow the viewer to take a more active role.

WHO: Chas Guldemond, Danny Davis, Tim Humpreys, Luke Mitrani, Jack Mitrani, Mason Aguirre, Kelly Clark and Jamie Anderson are just a few of the top U.S. riders who plan to compete for a piece of the NZ$50,000 prize purse.

WHEN: Catch the entire events as they go down with LIVE webcasts on GO211.com during the following times:

LIVE WEBCASTS: U.S. Time Zones
Thursday, August 13
Morning Show 5:20 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. (ET) / 2:20 p.m.– 2:40 p.m. (PT)
Slopestyle Semi-finals: Women 5:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. (ET) / 2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. (PT)
Slopestyle Semi-finals: Men 7:20 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:20 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Slopestyle Finals 9:50 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. (ET) / 6:50 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. (PT)
End Show 11:20 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. (ET) / 8:20 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. (PT)

Friday, August 14
Morning Show 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (ET) / 2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (PT)
Halfpipe Semi-finals: Women 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (ET) / 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (PT)
Halfpipe Semi-finals: Men 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. (ET) / 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (PT)
Halfpipe Finals 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. (ET) / 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (PT)
End Show 11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (ET) / 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (PT)

(NOTE: webcast times subject to change based on weather or other unforeseeable incidents.)

For anyone who misses the live webcasts or the daily replays, both highlights of the winning runs and the full webcasts will be available for on-demand viewing after the event is over on http://www.GO211.com. A replay of the slopestyle webcast will take place at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 20th and a replay of the halfpipe webcast will take place at 5:00p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT on Friday, August 21st.

For more information on the New Zealand Open, visit http://www.opensnowboarding.com

Posted by Kelly Vance on 08/12/09