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On 5 and 6 December returns to Beijing's' air & amp; Style in the famous National Stadium: The Bird ''s Nest.
Tuesday 2 December 2014 3 minutes reading time
This & egrave; only the first of three stages seasonal, the 'Air & amp; Style back to Innsbruck after its twentieth anniversary, and for the first time arrives in Los Angeles. Thanks to the 'acquisition of the majority share of the company & agrave; by dell''atleta plurimedagliato Shaun White, the 'event pi & ugrave; spectacular season arrives overseas.
The structure of the Big Air & egrave; pi & ugrave; impressive than ever, with a total length of 30 meters and 165 mertri 'the air' Air & amp; Style provides a kicker perfect for trick very high profile. Also an additional prize of $ 5,000 will come & agrave; given to the rider who will address & agrave; the jump pi & ugrave; great.
The format & egrave; the same as in past years, 24 athletes will compete in a head to head butt. To go through to the final will be only 16 riders, the 12 winners of the clash between the boys and 4 not qualified with scores pi & ugrave; high (i cos & Igrave; called & ldquo; Lucky Losers & rdquo;).
Will participate in this edition some of the most rider & ugrave; important scene freestyle, as Eric Willet (winner of the & ldquo; birthday edition & rdquo; in Innsbruck), Sven Thorgren the Swede who took home the medal 'gold nell''ultima edition in Beijing and the Olympic champion Sage Kotsenburg.
& Nbsp; Here is the complete list of 24 invited riders:
Eric Willet (USA)
Kim Rune Hansen (NOR)
Maxence Parrot (CAN)
Antoine Truchon (CAN)
Sven Thorgren (SWE)
Stale Sanbech (NOR)
Sage Kotsenburg (USA)
Sebastien Toutant (CAN)
Torgeir Bergrem (NOR)
Yuki Kadono (JPN)
Peetu Piiroinen (FIN)
Mathias Weissenbacher (AUT)
Kyle Mack (USA)
Mans Hedberg (SWE)
Tor Lundstrom (SWE)
Emil Ulsletten (NOR)
Roope Tonteri (FIN)
Niklas Mattsson (SWE)
Seppe Smits (BEL)
He Wei (CHN)
Inamura Keita (JPN)
Billy Morgan (GBR)
Halldor Helgason (ISL)
Werner Stock (AUT)
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