Kevin Pearce wins Billabong Air and Style 08

U.S. rider Kevin Pearce beats Scotty Lago (USA) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) / under the return of the Air & style to its birthplace Innsbruck

Innsbruck, 02 February 2008 – Kevin Pearce has taken the victory at the Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck-Tirol 08 with a Backside corked 540 indy grab at a height of 7.10 metres. In December he had already won the Nokia Air & Style 07 in Munich. The 20-year old prevailed in the Top 8 Final with 270 points over Scotty Lago (258 points / Frontside 720 Alley Oop, 6.80 m high) and Peetu Piiroinen (257 points / Backside 540 Tailgrab, 6.5 m high). Jack Mitrani (USA) won the „Swatch Highest Air“ with a height of 8.70 metres.

Pearce was more than happy with his evening’s accomplishments: “It’s just amazing to come here and get another Air & Style win. I totally wasn’t expecting it. The TTR events have been working out well so it’s awesome that I’m still up there. I’m stoked!”

The Swatch TTR World Tour Five-Star Event (prize money of 50,000 US-$) offered snowboarding at top level. The 24 riders stoked the 12,000 spectators with breathtaking tricks in a quarter pipe measuring 10.20 metres high and 25 metres wide. In best Air & Style manner the top music acts Dynamite Deluxe and Queens of the Stone Age fully rocked the stadium.

1. Kevin Pearce              Burton            USA
2. Scotty Lago                 Billabong      USA
3. Peetu Piiroinen          Burton            FIN
4. Antti Autti                     Billabong       FIN
5. Arthur Longo              APO                FRA
6. Colin Frei                    K2                   SUI
7. Markus Keller            Nitro                SUI   
8. Kim Rune Hansen    Burton            NOR

Check out the stoked riders here