New York's East River Park was taken over by 20,000 freezing fans and 16 of the world's best snowboarders on Thursday night. Here's how the contest shook out. Come back later today for full coverage from the night's festivities.
New Jersey's Shayne Pospisil, an alternate in the comp, won first place and $50,000 with a backside 900. "It all came together tonight. I landed all my runs," said Pospisil after being carried away on the shoulders of the crowd. "Having all of my friends and family here is amazing. It's a dream come true." Norway's Torstein Horgmo stuck a frontside 900 tailgrab to steal second place and third place went to another east coaster, New Hampshire's own Scotty Lago, who also stuck a backside 900. Terje Haakonsen stuck a one-footed method to earn Best Trick honors for the night.
Mark Kohlman
New Yorkers turned out in full force for Red Bull's Snowscrapers event. If anyone tells you it was cold, they have another thing coming. It was a deep freeze.
RESULTS
1. Shayne Pospisil
2. Torstein Horgmo
3. Scotty Lago
4. Travis Rice
5. Daniel Ek
6. Shaun White
7. Bjorn Leines
8. Terje Haakonsen
9. Dustin Craven
10. Mikkel Bang
11. Heikki Sorsa
12. Pat Moore
13. Eero Ettala
14. Andreas Wiig
15. Jack Mitrani
16. JJ Thomas
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Contributors
Tracy Anderson
Drinks coffee. Writes about snowboarding. Enjoys a strong snus. Appreciates a good back lip.
Mary Fenton
Would rather be riding pow, sucking at skateboarding or thinking up new names for her deaf dog and fake band.
Colin Whyte
Below the Fold. Beyond the Pale. Between the Lines. Beneath the Rose. He's a Secret Society of One.
Jesse Huffman
Loves a cold a.m. shred and late day skate. Thinks green is the new black, but should really be the new normal.
Brad Farmer
Grows seasonal crops. Where there's powder and shred news, a Farmer will follow.
Blair Habenicht
A Northwest-grown snow slider with a tendency to blow off any obligations if the snow is falling.
Nate Deschenes
Blessed with the attention span of a gnat. Prefers a #2 Ticonderoga and Trapper Keeper to a MacBook.
Tim Brodhagen
Tim Brodhagen shreds the ice coast on the reg, speaks Portuguese and almost never eats breakfast.
Melissa Larsen
Melissa Larsen likes slashing, sleeping, and talking smack. Not necessarily in that order.
