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Toyota Big Air is a Japan
ese snowboard
ing (Straight jump) contest. This contest has been held in the Makomanai Open Stadium
, Sapporo, Hokkaido
since 1997.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
ing (Straight jump) contest. This contest has been held in the Makomanai Open Stadium
Makomanai Open Stadium
The Makomanai Open Stadium is a football stadium in Sapporo, Japan. During the 1972 Winter Olympics, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and the speed skating events. The stadium holds 30,000 people.-External links:*...
, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Sapporo, Hokkaido
is the fourth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan....
since 1997.
Winners
Years | |2nd place | Fabien Rohrer | Max Ploetzenneder | Michi Albin |
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1998 | Michi Albin | Juha Tenkku | Narufumi Yoshimura | |
1999 | Michi Albin | Stefan Gimpl Stefan Gimpl Stefan Gimpl is a professional snowboarder from Austria. His specialty is the big air and he is the only rider so far who has won the Air & Style Contest three times in a row.... |
Jim Rippey | |
2000 | Jonas Emery | Stefan Gimpl | Daniel Franck Daniel Franck Daniel Franck is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. He started riding in 1991, professionally since 1993. After winning the National and Nordic championships he aimed higher and started riding world cup competitions in 1993. Daniel won his first international championship Gold at the European... |
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2001 | Guillaume Morisset | Roger Hjelmstadstuen Roger Hjelmstadstuen Roger Hjelmstadstuen is a retired Norwegian snowboarder.His greatest achievement is a victory in a January 1998 halfpipe event during the 1997-98 FIS Snowboard World Cup circuit. He placed among the top ten four times.... |
Stefan Gimpl | |
2002 | Shaun White Shaun White Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American... |
Stefan Gimpl | Akifumi Hiraoka | |
2003 | Roger Hjelmstadstuen | Daniel Franck | Stefan Gimpl Stefan Gimpl Stefan Gimpl is a professional snowboarder from Austria. His specialty is the big air and he is the only rider so far who has won the Air & Style Contest three times in a row.... |
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2004 | Marc-Andre Tarte | Eero Ettala | Daniel Franck Daniel Franck Daniel Franck is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. He started riding in 1991, professionally since 1993. After winning the National and Nordic championships he aimed higher and started riding world cup competitions in 1993. Daniel won his first international championship Gold at the European... |
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2005 | Eero Ettala | Mathieu Crepel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance... |
Roger Hjelmstadstuen Nicolas Müller Nicolas Müller Nicolas Müller, is a Swiss snowboarder noted for his smooth riding style and his ability to read different terrains and adjusting his riding to the terrain.... |
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2006 | Nicolas Muller | Eero Ettala | Trevor Andrew | |
2007 | Kevin Pearce Kevin Pearce (snowboarder) Kevin Pearce is an American snowboarder. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and raised in Hartland, Vermont before moving with his parents to Norwich, Vermont.-Career:... |
Risto Mattila Risto Mattila Risto Mattila is a Finnish snowboarder. He is an all-around rider, who has many achievements in half pipe, big air and in park riding contests. He has also made a name by having shots in the international snowboarding magazines... |
Antti Autti Antti Autti Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold... Nicolas Muller |
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2008 | Antti Autti | Risto Mattila | Kevin Pearce Masatake Yamamoto |
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2009 | Eero Ettala | Tim Humphreys | Risto Mattila | |
2010 | Peetu Piiroinen | Eero Ettala | Antti Autti Seppe Smits Seppe Smits Seppe Smits is a Belgian professional snowboarder and World Championship medalist. Smits rides goofy.Seppe Smits started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006 - 2007, competing in the Europa Cup... |
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2011 | Chas Guldemond | Sebastien Toutant | Mark McMorris Seppe Smits Seppe Smits Seppe Smits is a Belgian professional snowboarder and World Championship medalist. Smits rides goofy.Seppe Smits started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006 - 2007, competing in the Europa Cup... |