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December 15, 2023

The Air & Style is a European snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1994 and now held annually.

History edit

Charly Weger and his snowboard photographer friend Andrew Hourmont first started the Air & Style Contest in Innsbruck. They only expected some hundred spectators but more than a few thousand showed up to see a single Straight Jump from each rider. From there on, it developed into one of the most influential snowboard challenges today.

Until 1999, the sponsorship exploded and over 45,000 visitors witnessed the last Air & Style in Innsbruck,[1] when six people died after the show when everybody tried to leave at once and the exits could not funnel the masses. The contest had to move and the Bergisel stadium was renovated. In Seefeld, a place near Innsbruck, five other contests were held until in 2005 it found a new home in Munich, Germany where it expanded its program with Freestyle Motocross. For February 2008, the contest returned to Innsbruck, and will presumably stay there for the following years. Also, three skateboard contests have taken place in Innsbruck and Seefeld, even won by Tony Hawk in 1999. After the end of the International Snowboarding Federation in 2002 the contest joined the newly formed TTR World Tour, and Air & Style Munich is now a 6Star event on the World Tour, whilst Air & Style Innsbruck held a 5-star status until 2009 when it was given a 6-star accreditation. In 2000, the prize money was over 250,000 US dollars (including an Audi A3).

On February 2, 2008, an Air & Style quarterpipe event was held in Innsbruck in addition to the Straight Jump in Munich. Kevin Pearce won the event, which made him the first winner of two Air & Style competitions in one season. The organiser has announced that this event will from now on also be held annually as a TTR 6 Star event.[2]

On December 4, 2010, the first edition of an Air & Style overseas went down in Beijing, China with Sebastien Toutant taking the win. Moving the event to the Bird's Nest Stadium in the following year it will go into its fourth consecutive season in 2013. On December 8, 2012, Mark McMorris and Yuki Kadono landed the first ever triple corks at an Air & Style event.

On February 1 and 2, 2013, the Air & Style celebrated its 20th birthday with a special two-day event. On Friday, the burn Style Session witnessed a return to the roots of snowboarding with legends hitting the jump like Haakonsen, Gimpl, Iguchi, Basich, Rüf and many more. The winner of the burn Style Session was Marko Grilc. On February 2, the birthday Air & Style 6-star event saw the first triple corks landed at an Air & Style in Innsbruck. Eric Willett was the winner of the birthday Air & Style edition.

Select Air & Style events now also feature musical performances be globally and locally renowned artists. The performances are interspersed with the sporting competition cycles. Innsbruck's 2015 snowboard event featured the likes of Sum 41 and Rudimental.

Chronology edit

Big Air competitions edit

  • 1. Red Bull Air & Style, January 17. 1994, Innsbruck,

Winner: Reto Lamm

  • 2. Red Bull Air & Style, December 19. 1994, Innsbruck,

Winner: Ingemar Backman

  • 3. Red Bull Air & Style, December 9. 1995, Innsbruck,

Winner: Terje Håkonsen

  • 4. Quiksilver Air & Style, December 7. 1996, Innsbruck,

Winner: Fabien Rohrer

  • 5. Quiksilver Air & Style, December 6. 1997, Innsbruck,

Winner: Jim Rippey (Quarterpipe: Terje Håkonsen)

  • 6. G-Shock Air & Style, December 5. 1998, Innsbruck,

Winner: Ingemar Backman

  • 7. G-Shock Air & Style, December 4. 1999, Innsbruck,

Winner: Stefan Gimpl (Quarterpipe Male: Trevor Andrew, Female: Pauline Richon)

  • 8. G-Shock Air & Style, December 9. 2000, Seefeld,

Winner: Stefan Gimpl (Corner Male: Mike Michaelchuck, Female: Pauline Richon)

  • 9. Nokia Air & Style, December 15. 2001, Seefeld,

Winner: Stefan Gimpl (Corner Male: Markku Koski, Female: Pauline Richon)

  • 10. Nokia Air & Style, December 14. 2002, Seefeld,

Winner: David Benedek

  • 11. Nokia Air & Style, December 11./12. 2003, Seefeld,

Winner: Shaun White (Freestyle Motocross: Nate Adams)

  • 12. Nokia Air & Style, December 11./12. 2004, Seefeld,

Winner: Shaun White (Freestyle Motocross: Ronnie Renner)

  • 13. Nokia Air & Style, December 3. 2005, Munich,

Winner: Hampus Mosesson (Freestyle Motocross: Nate Adams)

  • 14. Nokia Air & Style, December 6. 2006, Munich,

Winner: Travis Rice (Rookie Challenge: Mikkel Bang, Freestyle Motocross: Wiley Fullmer)

Winner: Kevin Pearce (Rookie Challenge : Tim Humphreys, FSX: Daniel Bodin)

  • 16. Air & Style, November 29. 2008, Munich,

Cancelled due to last minute sponsorship pullout.

  • 17. Billabong Air & Style, December 5. 2009, Innsbruck,

Winner: Marko Grilc (Rookie Challenge: Seppe Smits)

  • 18. Oakley & Shaun White Present Air & Style December 4. 2010, Beijing

Winner: Sebastien Toutant

  • 19. Billabong Air & Style, February 5. 2011, Innsbruck

Winner: Mark McMorris

  • 20. Nike 6.0 Air & Style February 12. 2011, Munich

Winner: Peetu Piiroinen

  • 21. Oakley & Shaun White Present Air & Style December 3. 2011, Beijing

Winner: UIrik Badertscher

  • 22. Billabong Air & Style, February 4. 2012, Innsbruck

Winner: Peetu Piiroinen

  • 23. Oakley and Shaun White Present Air & Style, December 8. 2012, Beijing

Winner: Yuki Kadono

  • 24. Billabong Air & Style, February 1–2, 2013, Innsbruck

Winner: Eric Willett

  • 25. Air & Style, December 7, 2013, Beijing

Winner: Sven Thorgren

Quarterpipe competitions edit

  • 1. Billabong Air & Style, February 2. 2008, Innsbruck, Bergisel

Winner: Kevin Pearce (Runner up: Scotty Lago)

  • 2. Billabong Air & Style, January 31. 2009, Innsbruck, Bergisel

Winner: Colin Frei

Skateboard Competitions edit

  • 1. Air & Style Skate Contest, August 19, 1999, Innsbruck, Tivoli

Winner: Tony Hawk

  • 2. Air & Style Skate Contest, June 9, 2000, Innsbruck, Hafen

Winner: Lincoln Ueda

  • 3. Air & Style Skate Contest, December 15. 2001, Seefeld, Olympic stadium (combined with snowboard contest)

Winner: Sandro Dias

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  2. ^ http://www.ttrworldtour.com/events/6star-events.html 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine TTR 6Star events

External links edit

  • Air & Style official website

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The Air amp Style is a European snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck Austria in 1994 and now held annually Contents 1 History 2 Chronology 2 1 Big Air competitions 2 2 Quarterpipe competitions 2 3 Skateboard Competitions 3 References 4 External linksHistory editCharly Weger and his snowboard photographer friend Andrew Hourmont first started the Air amp Style Contest in Innsbruck They only expected some hundred spectators but more than a few thousand showed up to see a single Straight Jump from each rider From there on it developed into one of the most influential snowboard challenges today Until 1999 the sponsorship exploded and over 45 000 visitors witnessed the last Air amp Style in Innsbruck 1 when six people died after the show when everybody tried to leave at once and the exits could not funnel the masses The contest had to move and the Bergisel stadium was renovated In Seefeld a place near Innsbruck five other contests were held until in 2005 it found a new home in Munich Germany where it expanded its program with Freestyle Motocross For February 2008 the contest returned to Innsbruck and will presumably stay there for the following years Also three skateboard contests have taken place in Innsbruck and Seefeld even won by Tony Hawk in 1999 After the end of the International Snowboarding Federation in 2002 the contest joined the newly formed TTR World Tour and Air amp Style Munich is now a 6Star event on the World Tour whilst Air amp Style Innsbruck held a 5 star status until 2009 when it was given a 6 star accreditation In 2000 the prize money was over 250 000 US dollars including an Audi A3 On February 2 2008 an Air amp Style quarterpipe event was held in Innsbruck in addition to the Straight Jump in Munich Kevin Pearce won the event which made him the first winner of two Air amp Style competitions in one season The organiser has announced that this event will from now on also be held annually as a TTR 6 Star event 2 On December 4 2010 the first edition of an Air amp Style overseas went down in Beijing China with Sebastien Toutant taking the win Moving the event to the Bird s Nest Stadium in the following year it will go into its fourth consecutive season in 2013 On December 8 2012 Mark McMorris and Yuki Kadono landed the first ever triple corks at an Air amp Style event On February 1 and 2 2013 the Air amp Style celebrated its 20th birthday with a special two day event On Friday the burn Style Session witnessed a return to the roots of snowboarding with legends hitting the jump like Haakonsen Gimpl Iguchi Basich Ruf and many more The winner of the burn Style Session was Marko Grilc On February 2 the birthday Air amp Style 6 star event saw the first triple corks landed at an Air amp Style in Innsbruck Eric Willett was the winner of the birthday Air amp Style edition Select Air amp Style events now also feature musical performances be globally and locally renowned artists The performances are interspersed with the sporting competition cycles Innsbruck s 2015 snowboard event featured the likes of Sum 41 and Rudimental Chronology editBig Air competitions edit 1 Red Bull Air amp Style January 17 1994 Innsbruck Winner Reto Lamm 2 Red Bull Air amp Style December 19 1994 Innsbruck Winner Ingemar Backman 3 Red Bull Air amp Style December 9 1995 Innsbruck Winner Terje Hakonsen 4 Quiksilver Air amp Style December 7 1996 Innsbruck Winner Fabien Rohrer 5 Quiksilver Air amp Style December 6 1997 Innsbruck Winner Jim Rippey Quarterpipe Terje Hakonsen 6 G Shock Air amp Style December 5 1998 Innsbruck Winner Ingemar Backman 7 G Shock Air amp Style December 4 1999 Innsbruck Winner Stefan Gimpl Quarterpipe Male Trevor Andrew Female Pauline Richon 8 G Shock Air amp Style December 9 2000 Seefeld Winner Stefan Gimpl Corner Male Mike Michaelchuck Female Pauline Richon 9 Nokia Air amp Style December 15 2001 Seefeld Winner Stefan Gimpl Corner Male Markku Koski Female Pauline Richon 10 Nokia Air amp Style December 14 2002 Seefeld Winner David Benedek 11 Nokia Air amp Style December 11 12 2003 Seefeld Winner Shaun White Freestyle Motocross Nate Adams 12 Nokia Air amp Style December 11 12 2004 Seefeld Winner Shaun White Freestyle Motocross Ronnie Renner 13 Nokia Air amp Style December 3 2005 Munich Winner Hampus Mosesson Freestyle Motocross Nate Adams 14 Nokia Air amp Style December 6 2006 Munich Winner Travis Rice Rookie Challenge Mikkel Bang Freestyle Motocross Wiley Fullmer 15 Nokia Air amp Style December 1 2007 Munich Olympic Stadium Munich Winner Kevin Pearce Rookie Challenge Tim Humphreys FSX Daniel Bodin 16 Air amp Style November 29 2008 Munich Cancelled due to last minute sponsorship pullout 17 Billabong Air amp Style December 5 2009 Innsbruck Winner Marko Grilc Rookie Challenge Seppe Smits 18 Oakley amp Shaun White Present Air amp Style December 4 2010 BeijingWinner Sebastien Toutant 19 Billabong Air amp Style February 5 2011 InnsbruckWinner Mark McMorris 20 Nike 6 0 Air amp Style February 12 2011 MunichWinner Peetu Piiroinen 21 Oakley amp Shaun White Present Air amp Style December 3 2011 BeijingWinner UIrik Badertscher 22 Billabong Air amp Style February 4 2012 InnsbruckWinner Peetu Piiroinen 23 Oakley and Shaun White Present Air amp Style December 8 2012 BeijingWinner Yuki Kadono 24 Billabong Air amp Style February 1 2 2013 InnsbruckWinner Eric Willett 25 Air amp Style December 7 2013 BeijingWinner Sven Thorgren Quarterpipe competitions edit 1 Billabong Air amp Style February 2 2008 Innsbruck BergiselWinner Kevin Pearce Runner up Scotty Lago 2 Billabong Air amp Style January 31 2009 Innsbruck BergiselWinner Colin Frei Skateboard Competitions edit 1 Air amp Style Skate Contest August 19 1999 Innsbruck TivoliWinner Tony Hawk 2 Air amp Style Skate Contest June 9 2000 Innsbruck HafenWinner Lincoln Ueda 3 Air amp Style Skate Contest December 15 2001 Seefeld Olympic stadium combined with snowboard contest Winner Sandro DiasReferences edit Air amp Style Snowboard Contest 1999 Cybercasting Archived from the original on 2009 02 12 Retrieved 2008 09 04 http www ttrworldtour com events 6star events html Archived 2008 09 14 at the Wayback Machine TTR 6Star eventsExternal links editAir amp Style official website TTR 6Star Air amp Style Munich Event Bio TTR 6Star Air amp Style Innsbruck Event Bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air 26 Style amp oldid 1156140579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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