Jamie Wins Again!

3.19.12 12:06 PM

Jamie wins Euro X Slope! On her GNU Ladies Choice 148.5… again! Smooth and solid as always, she keeps making it look easy!

Jamie Anderson Walks with Three Big Trophies Today

3.9.12 6:39 PM

Jamie Anderson finishes up the competitive season strong walking away with three trophies today at the U.S. Open. Riding her Gnu Ladies Choice all season long, today in Vermont Jamie claimed all three major titles on the line including the 2012 US Open Slopestyle title (worth $25,000), the 2012 Burton Global Open Series Slopestyle Championship title (worth $25,000) and the TTR Slopestyle World Tour Championship title.

Three’s proving to be a magic number for her having now won three consecutive TTR Championship titles. The first two on a Gnu B-Pro and most recently on the Gnu Ladies Choice with Pickle Tech. asymmetry, which she helped the board builders at Gnu craft. Both winning models feature C2 Power Banana with Magne-Traction.

“I can’t believe I’m walking off the podium with three trophies,” Jamie says. “It’s enough to just win the US Open slopestyle title, which I haven’t won since 2007. But to also go home with the BGOS and TTR Championship titles is a huge honor.”

No one could catch Jamie, who put together what again proved to be an unbeatable run in the second round for a 90.1, which was nearly 12 points higher than the second place finisher. The Tahoe-local’s winning run included a frontside boardslide to fakie, Cab 720 nose grab, switch backside 540 mute grab, tailslide 270 out and ending things with a 50-50 backside 180 out.

JAMIE ANDERSON WINS BEO SLOPESTYLE, CEMENTS HER TTR LEAD

3.1.12 4:00 PM

Jamie Anderson successfully defended her title and won the BEO Slopestyle for the second year in a row, on the GNU Ladies Choice snowboard she designed with the board builders at Mervin Mfg.

Jamie took the lead with her first run, then went on to top her own score with each subsequent run, finally winning with a 93.58. Her winning run included a backside tailslide on the rail, a frontside 360 to backside 180 on the step-up/step-down combo, a Cab 720 nose grab and switch backside 540 Indy grab on the kickers, finishing off with a backside lipslide to frontside 360 melon.

“It was the best riding I have ever seen from the girls. I love the new course…it’s great for creative runs,” Jamie said.

She also won the MINI Creative Use of Space (CUOS) Award for the most creative trick of the day with a backside lipslide to frontside 360 Melon on the MINI CUOS feature. The Gnu Ladies Choice that Jamie again won on features an  asymmetric build along with C2 Power Banana and Magne-Traction.

On the women’s side, Jamie Anderson holds the lead in both the BGOS Slopestyle and TTR World Tour rankings. The BEO Halfpipe contest on Saturday and the final stop of the TTR World Tour, the Burton US Open at Stratton, next week will determine this year’s tour championship titles.

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JAMIE ANDERSON WINS 5STAR ROXY SNOW PRO IN SAALBACH HINTERGLEMM, AUSTRIA

2.16.12 10:52 AM

Jamie continues to dominate on her GNU Ladies Choice!
By: TTR Press Office
Saalbach Hinterglemm, Austria – 10th February 2012: Jamie Anderson (USA) won the Roxy Snow Pro slopestyle competition in Saalbach Hinterglemm, Austria tonight, followed by Cheryl Maas (NED) in second and Aimee Fuller (GBR) completing the podium in third place.  Each of these ladies were awarded with valuable TTR ranking points and a piece of the  $25,000 USD prize purse.

Jamie Anderson was on fire once again and took the 5Star slopestyle title with her best run that consisted of a backside boardslide, Cab 720 nose grab, switch backside 540, backside 360 mute grab and a backside wallride. Jamie commented: “I am so happy to have won the Roxy Snow Pro. All the girls were riding amazing. And, the park crews built a great park set up. It was amazing to ride under the lights at night. I couldn’t be happier!”

The level of riding was set high from the start and Jamie was going head to head with Cheryl Maas. Cheryl put forth a valiant effort, but her best run of a switch 50/50, switch backside 180, backside 720 tail grab, frontside 360 tail grab, 50/50 to switch backside 50/50 wasn’t good enough to beat Jamie Anderson.

With her win here at the Roxy Snow Pro, Jamie bolstered her World No. 1 position in the TTR Slopestyle Tour Rankings and has moved into the top 10 in the TTR Overall Tour Rankings. Isabel Derung’s (SUI) seventh place was good enough to get her up to the World No. 2 position in the TTR Slopestyle Tour Ranking. And, although Cilka Sadar (SLO) ended 20th it is still enough to keep her ranked in World No.1 on the TTR Overall Tour Ranking.

There are four more opportunities for women to grab results in the race to become TTR Slopestyle World Tour Champion. The first chance is the World Snowboarding Championships that kicked of today and run through the 19th of February. The Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland will immediately follow the WSC from which, the tour continues straight to Nescafé Champs Leysin, Switzerland taking place the 1st-4th of March. The Women’s Slopestyle Tour Champion will be crowned the Burton US Open on March 11th, where the 2011-2012 season comes to an end.

For more information please check:
ttrworldtour.com and roxylive.com

Jamie Anderson Wins Gold on her Gnu Ladies Choice at X Games, Thats Two for Gnu!

1.28.12 11:51 AM

Anderson Sets Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Scoring Record Capturing Gold

Jamie Anderson, the lone American in Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle, set a Winter X Games Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals scoring record with a 95.33 on her final run to capture gold. The gold was Anderson’s third in Snowboard Slopestyle and her sixth total medal in the event.  Last year she captured the bronze and said it was nice to see her hard work in training this year paying off. 

“I guess I was on point today,” Anderson who last took gold in the event in 2008. “The last few years I was trying to learn some new tricks and they weren’t all the way there. Now they kind of are.”

Due to the freshly fallen snow, most of the competitors struggled to keep their speed over the series of jumps.  But Anderson was able to navigate the conditions for the top spot.

“The jumps were definitely really tough to get dialed in but once I got it down I was pretty happy,” Anderson added.

The Slopestyle course is approximately 1,600-feet long with six features and a vertical drop of 280-feet.  Snowboarders attempt multiple tricks throughout their run on specially designed jumps, rails, boxes and other obstacles. Slopestyle is judged on creativity, trick completion and style.  The competitors are ranked based on the best score of their three runs.

GNU Girls Charging at the Breck Dew Tour

12.19.11 11:22 AM

Words by Barrett Christy, Photos by George Crossland.
The Dew weekend is over!  The level of riding was super impressive… for the guys and girls, especially when you consider that this was the first event of the season and the first opportunity for most of these riders to hit jumps that big, lines that long, or a pipe that good.  It wasn’t just like it picked up where the last season left off… it was as though everyone stepped up to a new level just through the sheer stoke of riding on perfect terrain under blue skies and sunshine.

Gnu’s girls were charging all weekend long.  Maddy continued to impress during pipe finals with a technical run AND amplitude on her B-pro. She loves the graphics so much she painted her face like a tiger and made cat noises throughout the day.  She ended up in 4th, but she proved that she has what it takes to be on the podium at any given event against the world’s best.

Kaitlyn started off finals with a solid run, including her corked bs 9 on the first hit.  She has such a big bag of tricks and combo’s, she is so much fun to watch ride.  She placed 5th in the finals with her B-pro 52.

The women’s slopestyle finals on Sunday were under the same blue sky and sunshine.  It’s the first year I didn’t hear a single complaint from anyone about the setup.  (Except the men’s pipe finalists who had to ride in the dark at the end of the day). The jumps were smooth and big without too much “skier” kick on them.  The whole run flowed.  Jamie was loving her board on this course but couldn’t put together a complete run in the end.  Just as her final run was shaping up to challenge Spencer’s lead, she knuckled on the last jump.  Her final placing was 5th but she showed she still has what it takes to be on top of that podium.  Congratulations to the GNU Girls and friends for an amazing weekend at the Dew Tour!

Watch Jamie’s video part from Tall Treez “Paint it GOLD.”

12.12.11 11:30 AM

Introducing Special Early Release Gnu “Ladies Choice” The Jamie Anderson Edition

9.1.11 2:17 PM

Seattle, WA (September 1, 2011) – Gnu introduces the special, early release of “Ladies Choice” a snowboard designed for and with full input from Jamie Anderson, the world’s most progressive female freestyle rider. Starting this fall in a limited edition run, Gnu shares the snowboard that helped Jamie to win virtually every major slopestyle competition last season. The Ladies Choice blends Jamie’s favorite shapes, flexes and geometries with many of Gnu’s award winning technologies including Magne-Traction, Pickle Tech and C2 Power Banana contours for a proven winning combination.

“It’s amazing! This board is designed for my riding style and everything I like to do,” Jamie says of the Gnu Ladies Choice. “It’s the best board I’ve ever ridden. I couldn’t be happier!”

No woman in the history of snowboarding has dominated slopestyle and freestyle snowboarding to the extent that Jamie has over the past five years. The snowboarders with jobs at Gnu were very excited to work with her to create the ultimate freestyle performance board.

“It’s been amazing to watch Jamie progress over the years and grow into the rider she is today,” says Barrett Christy, Brand Manager for Gnu Women’s. “She has such smooth style, total confidence, and she loves snowboarding. We worked together to blend her favorite shape, flex, and tech into this really fun freestyle board. I can’t wait to see what Jamie does next on her board!”

Jamie spent her summer at home in Tahoe enjoying California’s extended winter and making subtle refinements to the “Ladies Choice” before introducing it to the world. Then she put it to a final test at the New Zealand Open and came away with first place in slopestyle, her fifth title at the contest and the MINI Creative Use of Space award for her half-cab 5-0 to b/s 180. Looking to repeat a TTR World Tour championship for the third straight year, Jamie is leading the tour rankings following this summer’s win.

Technology included:
Pickle Tech: Balance through Asymmetry. Jamie knows there’s a huge difference between your turn mechanics on your toe-side and heel-side edges. Gnu’s Pickle Tech asymmetric sidecuts perfectly balance nature’s asymmetry.

Magne-Traction: Serrated edges give great edge hold, slide boxes and rails with ease and allow Jamie to set up for big park jumps with complete confidence.

C2 Banana Technology: Camber / Banana combination contour gives the best of both worlds. Camber at each end offers stability during big landings and takeoffs at speed, while banana goes between your feet for catch-free freestyle, unreal float in pow and great carving even on hard pack and ice.

Also features: Quasi Glass, AG 1 lightweight, poppy, farmed, sustainable wood core and a sintered base

Available this fall in a Gnu early release, limited run
Msrp $539.95
Sizes 148.5cm and 151.5cm

Easy to ride, maximum performance, hand-built by snowboarders with jobs in the U.S.A.

JAMIE ANDERSON WINS NZ OPEN SLOPESTYLE!

8.15.11 4:57 PM

Jamie Anderson wins fifth NZ Open slopestyle title. Achieving supreme balance through asymmetry on her newly designed C2 Banana Pickle Tech series with Magne-traction. This win solidifies her TTR leader position in the slopestyle tour rankings. She also won the MINI Creative Use of Space award for her half-cab 5-0 to b/s 180.

Jamie continues to impress, with progressive solid runs at every event.  Besides the fact that we think Jamie is an awesome person, we think she is the most consistent and stylish female slope rider in the world, and we are proud to be making boards that she loves to ride!

“The NZ open was a great event, the weather was amazing, the course was fun, and everyone was shredding! so stoked to win this event! “ JA, having fun, as usual.
Jamie has been riding and testing Gnu boards for 3 years and she has fine tuned her perfect board for this season.  Look for more info on Jamie’s new board with Pickle tech, C2BTX, and of course Magne-Traction on gnu.com. Look for a more in-depth view of Jamie’s world through her Visuals series on itsjamieanderson.com
Congratulations Jamie!

Jamie Anderson VISUALS Ep. 5 – X-Games

5.23.11 8:34 AM

After winning every contest she had entered this year, Jamie came to Aspen to try and win back the Gold Medal she once held at X-Games in 2008. But in snowboarding sometimes you have bad days, where tricks don’t go your way. Jamie put down her safe run but she slightly dragged her hand on the final run. At the end of the day Jamie was stoked to have finished third.

From Aspen, she flew directly to Canada to win the Canadian Open.
Check back for the next episode featuring Gold at Euro X-Games.
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Filmed&Edited by ©paintedVISUALSMedia 2011

Jamie Anderson rides the GNU B-Pro as seen with next years graphics.