It's GO TIME!!! With the Vancouver Olympics right around the corner, everyone is giving it a go. This weekend, the first Grand Prix of the year went down at Copper Mountain, Colorado, and North America saw some of the heaviest pipe riding ever.
Louie Vito (above) and Shaun White unleashed their double-corks, which landed them at the top steps of the podium.
Shaun White, boosting!
Local dude Zack Black placed third, with a HUGE run.
Jeff Nass photo.
Tore-V Holvik. Jeff Nass photo.
Young gun Trevor Jacob. Matt Alberts photo.
Vital stats. Matt Alberts photo.
Vito.
JJ Thomas.
Jack Mitrani.
STOKED!!!
Slipper down!
Results
Men
1. Shaun White, Carlsbad, CA, 47.00
2. Louie Vito, Sandy, UT, 45.60
3. Zack Black, Breckenridge, CO, 44.10
4. Fredrik Austbo, Norway, 41.20
5. JJ Thomas, Golden, CO, 41.10
6. Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 40.00
7. Steve Fisher, Breckenridge, CO, 39.40
8. Tore-V Holvik, Norway, 34.80
9. Ryo Aono, Japan, 34.00
10. Jack Mitrani, Mammoth, CA, 28.80
Kelly Clark, going bigger than you. Jeff Nass photo.
Gretchen Bleiler. Jeff Nass photo.
Results
Women
1. Kelly Clark, Mt. Snow, VT, 44.50
2. Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen, CO, 42.60
3. Soko Yamaoka, Japan, 40.20
4. Quera Castellet, Spain, 30.50
5. Ellery Hollingsworth, Stratton, VT, 35.80
6. Madeline Schaffrick, Steamboat Springs, Co, 35.50
7. Holly Crawford, Australia, 24.00
8. Claire Bidez, Minturn, CO, 13.60
