16 year old pulls triple cork! – Oakley and Shaun White present Beijing Air & Style Highlights 2012

“Oakley and Shaun White present Air & Style Beijing 2012, bringing the world’s best snowboarders to the Olympic stadium Beijing – the famous Bird’s Nest. Badertscher, Toutant, Piiroinen and Smits are part of the 24 strong riders field to compete on December 8th 2012 with Sun Nan live on stage. For the 3rd consecutive year the Air & Style takes place in Beijing, China, in the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium. The Oakley and Shaun White present Air & Style Beijing is the most important and only 6* event of the World Snowboard Tour (WST) on the Asian continent It’s the year of the dragon and all 24 riders will need dragon’s blood pumping through their veins when dropping in from the 50 meter high start gate on top of the monstrous ramp. Dragons are high flying, fearless, risk taking apex predators, who soar to faraway lands to seize glory and riches. These characteristics are also key in sticking a double cork or 1440 en route to winning the Oakley and Shaun White Air & Style. “”China is continually showing its strength as a global sports leader and the action sports arena is no exception,”” said Oakley Vice President of Global Sports Marketing, Patrick McIlvain. “”””Now in its third year, Air & Style Beijing is building momentum behind the sport of snowboarding in one of the most important emerging markets in the world. Oakley is proud to partner with Shaun White in bringing one of the best snowboard events of the year to the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium. For the first time all …
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