The Battle of the TTR Top 5 Positions is Heating Up
While the results of this weekend’s 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style will have a major influence on the current TTR Top 10, The Oakley Arctic Challenge is sure to see a determined performance from Peetu Piiroinen (FIN), who currently sits in World No. 1, and has his eyes on finishing in the top spot of the Swatch TTR World Rankings for the season. He will, however, need to deal with some heavy competition from young Canadian contest superstars, Sebastien Toutant and Mark McMorris, who are currently in World No. 5 and World No. 6, respectively and have been singled out by Peetu as some of his major threats in the race for the Swatch TTR World Tour Champion title. Mark recently took the coveted 6Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck title and Sebastien won the 6Star O’Neill Evolution slopestyle competition in January. The riders list also includes up-and-coming American rider, Eric Willett, and talented Belgian rider, Seppe Smits, who are both also sitting in the TTR Top 10.
Jamie Anderson in the TTR Tour Lead
American rider, Jamie Anderson, has paved her way with several victories to a promising lead in the TTR World Rankings, and will be attempting to bolster her points in order to secure a second TTR World Tour Champion Title. She has already bagged several 6Star slopestyle titles at the Burton European Open and O’Neill Evolution and will be a definite favourite at The Oakley Arctic Challenge. Jamie will need to watch out for the likes of Cilka Sadar (SLO) who will be giving her best to hold on to her TTR World No. 2 position and Swiss rider, Sina Candrian, is right behind in World No. 3. For the first time, the women’s TTR Tour Champion will be crowned at the 6Star Burton US Open, meaning that this event offers an important opportunity for the girls to secure themselves a piece of the $ 200 000 USD Swatch TTR end of season price purse.
