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"\"&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53981\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignleft\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/Ipod_NZOpen_Moran9131.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"Ipod_NZOpen_Moran9131\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53981\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Iouri Podladtchikov&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Words: T. Bird&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPhotos: Adam Moran&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Well, we lucked out again. The weather up at Cardrona was picture perfect. Not a cloud in the sky and little to no wind whatsoever. Not to mention what lay underneath it was a perfectly cut halfpipe for the world\\u2019s best to test their luck in. Heading into the afternoon finals, there were the clear favorites in the men\\u2019s and women\\u2019s fields, but by the day\\u2019s end, although the women\\u2019s field turned out rather predictably, the men\\u2019s event was anything but.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53997\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignleft\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/RioAono_NZOpen_Moran9127.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"RioAono_NZOpen_Moran9127\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53997\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Ryo Aono&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Eight women moved on to the finals. They were: Queralt Castellet, Rebecca Sinclair, Elena Hight, Kjersti Buass, Gretchen Bleiler, China\\u2019s Xuetong Cai, Kelly Clark, and Hannah Teter. Now, I\\u2019ll give you one guess as to who made the podium. Well, I guess there was one surprise, because Gretchen Bleiler would be in my initial guess of the top three. Instead, it was Queralt Castellet in third, Hannah Teter in second, and of course, Kelly Clark taking home the top spot. See? No real surprise there, except Gretchen\\u2019s absence from the three most coveted spots, but Queralt rips, and her run earned that elite place right behind Hannah and Kelly.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53973\\\" style=\\\"width: 400px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/DannyDavis_NZOpen_Moran9123.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"DannyDavis_NZOpen_Moran9123\\\" width=\\\"400\\\" height=\\\"600\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53973\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Danny Davis&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The men\\u2019s field was riddled with a Japanese contingent. Seven of the final sixteen riders who advanced to finals were from the Land of the Rising Sun. And one would win. But we\\u2019ll get to that. Highlights for me were seeing Danny Davis ride, 12 year-old Ayumu Hirano almost landing in the top three despite leading the final for most of the day, and Daisuke Murakami going absolutely ballistic on every single run. The dude went consistently bigger than anyone I have seen at a pipe event in quite some time. He\\u2019s sick. And he\\u2019s 28. Who says there\\u2019s an age limit when it comes to progression? Other notables were Stale Sandbech, Mason Aguirre, Kohei Kudo,  JJ Thomas, Zack Black,  and Taku Hiraoka (remember this name as well). However, in the end, it was Iouri Podladtchikov who took third place, Louie Vito in second, and\\u2026.Ryo Aono in first. That\\u2019s right. Ryo Aono is back, and his third run score in the low 90s was the highest of the day. However, being the type that I am, I do feel a need to express a little opinion here, by stating that he missed quite a lot of his grabs. Four, to be exact (and no, grabbing the last 90 of a front ten does not qualify as a legitimate grab). But, I will say that I am stoked for Ryo, and he did go extremely big during his impassioned final run. I\\u2019m not saying it wasn\\u2019t warranted, but it was certainly justifiable to scrutinize. Regardless, the event was insane, and the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open is a wrap. Stay tuned for more videos and photos of the event, here on snowboardermag.com.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53971\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/ChristianHaller_NZOpen_Moran9103.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"ChristianHaller_NZOpen_Moran9103\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53971\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Christian Haller&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2011 Burton New Zealand Open Halfpipe Results:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Women:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1.\\tKelly Clark, $7,000&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2.\\tHannah Teter, $3,500&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3.\\tQueralt Castellet, $1,500&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Men:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1.\\tRyo Aono, $7,000&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2.\\tLouie Vito, $3,500&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3.\\tIouri Podladtchikov, $1,500&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53967\\\" style=\\\"width: 400px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/AyumuHirano_NZOpen_Moran_9406.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"AyumuHirano_NZOpen_Moran_9406\\\" width=\\\"400\\\" height=\\\"600\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53967\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Ayumu Hirano&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53983\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/Ipod_NZOpen_Moran9203.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"Ipod_NZOpen_Moran9203\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53983\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Iouri Podladtchikov&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53991\\\" style=\\\"width: 400px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/LouieVito_NZOpen_Moran9193.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"LouieVito_NZOpen_Moran9193\\\" width=\\\"400\\\" height=\\\"600\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53991\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Louie Vito&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53987\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/KellyClark_NZOpen_Moran9149.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"KellyClark_NZOpen_Moran9149\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53987\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Kelly Clark&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53977\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/HannahTeter_NZOpen_Moran9099.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"HannahTeter_NZOpen_Moran9099\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53977\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Hannah Teter&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53995\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/Queralt_NZOpen_Moran_9395.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"Queralt_NZOpen_Moran_9395\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53995\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Queralt Castellet&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53989\\\" style=\\\"width: 400px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/KjerstiBuass_NZOpen_Moran9085.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"KjerstiBuass_NZOpen_Moran9085\\\" width=\\\"400\\\" height=\\\"600\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53989\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Kjersti Buass&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53993\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/MensPodium_NZOpen_Moran9239.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"MensPodium_NZOpen_Moran9239\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53993\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Mens Podium. 1st Ryo Aono. 2nd Louie Vito. 3rd Iouri Podladtchikov.&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_53999\\\" style=\\\"width: 600px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.snowboardermag.com\\/files\\/2011\\/08\\/WmnsPodium_NZOpen_Moran9218.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" title=\\\"WmnsPodium_NZOpen_Moran9218\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"400\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-53999\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Womens Podium. 1st Kelly Clark. 2nd Hannah Teter. 3rd Queralt Castellet&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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