Congratulation to Elias for his 3rd place at the Air & Style Beijing in China!!!

Canadian rider, Sebastien Toutant, was the winner of the Oakley Shaun White Air & Style Beijing snowboard competition. Another young gun, Seppe Smits (BEL), took the 2nd place podium spot and TSG rider Elias Elhardt (GER) took the 3rd place position.

Snowboarders from around the world made the trip to Beijing for the first major event of the Swatch TTR season, where they put on a spectacular display of top-level riding for a crowd of excited Chinese fans.  The riders were pleased with the massive gap jump setup built out of scaffolding, which had riders dropping in from 40 meters above the ground in the Olympic Sports Center Stadium.  The Air & Style events feature a unique head-to-head format and Toutant, who won the event with a Cab 1260 double cork, overtook Smits in the final round beating his backside 1260 for second place. Elhardt was awarded 3rd place for his backside 1080 double cork.

With the Air & Style Beijing wrapped up, all eyes will shift to the 6Star O’Neill Evolution taking place January 2nd to 8th 2011 in Davos, Switzerland which will be followed by the 6Star Burton European Open scheduled for January 8th to 15th.  Check out ttrworldtour.com for additional photos and new videos