There's no doubt about it- Peetu Piiroinen is a competitive beast. With three TTR World-Champion titles under his Burton sponsored belt, the Finnish rider knows how to work the contest scene.

So what does this halfpipe heavyweight do when the comp season is over?

This year he booked a ticket to Park City Mountain Resort and got after it with Burton pro Heikki Sorsa. They sent it through chest-deep blower pow, went huge in PCMR's pristine 22' superpipe, got crafty on a barrel bonk and walloped a wall ride.

Turns out that even when Peetu's not competing, he's still winning.

On June 2nd, Nike 6.0 is launching something massive. The Chosen, featuring Louie Vito, Greg Bretz, Peetu Piiroinen and others is gearing up to be a mega cinematic event.

The details of this event are few and far between and that's just how Nike wants it. The teaser for Chosen just dropped but that's about all we're going to get until the June 2nd event.

Will Chosen be a full length snowboard film? Is it going to be a commercial, a web-series, or a combination of both?

Peep the teaser and decide for yourself.



Be the first in the know and register to live like a Nike Pro by RSVPing here.

The last Air and Style went down in Munich, Germany in front of a huge, hyped crowd. The competition was fierce and fun- check out the recap from TTR.

GrindTV Newswire: Munich, Germany - February 12th, 2011: The 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style went off tonight in Munich, Germany where Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) threw down a Cab 1260 on the straight jump and a frontblunt 270 out on the rail section in the super finals to take home the win. With his victory tonight, Peetu took home an abundance of prizes including a large share of the € 75,000 prize purse, the coveted "Air & Style Ring of Glory" and 1000 Swatch TTR World Ranking points. Peetu remains in the TTR World No. 1 position and strengthened his tour lead after earning some major TTR points in Munich.

Big Crowds and Huge Tricks at the Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich

It was an exciting night in Munich with over 16,500 spectators in attendance at the Olympic Stadium where 16 of the worlds top snowboarders dropped into the massive straight jump, followed by a staircase that featured four different rail options. The Air & Style events are famous for the unique head-to-head tournament style format where the rider field is cut in half each round until there are only four remaining riders who battle it out for the win. It came down to Peetu Piiroinen, Seppe Smits (BEL), Halldor Helgason (ICL) and Nils Arvidsson(SWE) in the super final who all threw down some impressive tricks. In the end, Peetu prevailed with his Cab 1260 and was very happy about his win saying, "This Air & Style was so good to me. I did all three Air & Styles this year and got fifth in Beijing and second in Innsbruck, now first here, so I got better step by step. It feels amazing. And, when I think about the TTR ranking I for sure want to finish in the top three."

Second place finisher, Seppe Smits, was super consistent all night stomping just about every single trick he attempted. His best scoring trick was his own variation of the Cab 1260 combined with a frontside noseslide to pretzel out in the final round. His second place here in Munich moved him into TTR World No. 2. And, coming in third place was Halldor, who was pushing his limits to take the last spot on the podium.

Only One Month Until the Tour Finale at the Burton US Open

With the Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich wrapped up, all eyes will shift to Oslo, Norway where The Oakley Arctic Challenge will go off from February, 14th to the 19th, 2011. The Oakley Arctic Challenge is the last 6Star stop before the Swatch TTR tour finale in America at the 6Star Burton US Open, where both the men's and women's TTR World Tour Champion titles will be awarded. The end of February will also see the men compete at the 5Star Burn River Jump in Italy on the 22nd to the 25th of Febraury 2011, as well as the 4Star Sony Ericsson Snowboard Fest on the 18th and 19th of February 2011 Head to ttrworldtour.com for new videos, photos, updated rankings and webcast schedules.

GrindTV Newswire: Laax, Switzerland- 15th January 2011: The final day of the 12th annual 6Star Burton European Open went off today with Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) and Kelly Clark (USA) taking home the halfpipe titles, each earning themselves 1000 Swatch TTR Ranking points, a piece of the $125,000 USD prize purse and automatic qualification into the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships taking place next February in Oslo, Norway. Peetu advanced in the TTR Tour Ranking to World No. 3 with his win today strengthening his position in the TTR Top 10, while Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI), who today placed third, moved into the tour lead. On the women's side Kelly Clark moved into World No. 11, putting some pressure on the women in the Top 10.

Kelly Clark Brings a Top Performance Despite Morning Fog
The day kicked off with a small delay due to some clouds hanging over the pipe forcing the organizers to change the format. All women went from semi-finals straight into a two-run final of 21 riders. Kelly Clark (USA), once again, set the bar for the rest of the field and put down her best run on her first drop throwing down a frontside 900, backside 540, frontside 720 and finished with a Cab 720. With her first place finish here, combined with her victory last weekend at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution, Kelly has made her presence known in the Swatch TTR World Ranking and will be a competitor to watch out for throughout the rest of the season. Kelly had this to say about the day, "I love this pipe and I come here every year. It's one of my favorite events to come to because the pipe is so much fun to ride," and she continued to talk about her win saying, "It's great winning another 6Star event, I'm looking forward to the Burton Canadian Open and the Burton US Open and to see if I can't get a few more good results."

Behind Kelly was young Spanish rider, Queralt Castellet, who has been shaking things up in the women's halfpipe scene and broke into the TTR Top 50 with her second place finish today, as did the Japanese rider, Yuki Furihata, who placed third.

History Repeats Itself in the Men's Halfpipe
On the men's side, Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI), took third place with big spins in the pipe to move into the TTR World No. 1 spot. But, it was Finnish halfpipe machine, Peetu Piiroinen, who took down the win for the second year in a row, which improved his position in the World Rankings to World No. 3. Peetu blew the crowd away with a run made up of a frontside 720, Cab double cork 1080, frontside air, backside 900 and a backside alley-oop rodeo. Peetu was very happy with his win saying, "This win means a lot to me, I would not have thought that I would be able to defend my victory from last year. It was a really great weekend, second place in slopestyle and first in pipe and I have some other good results on tour which means I could fight for the TTR title again." Style master, Kazuhiro Kokubo (JPN), took second place with an excellent display of how riders can excel with a run focusing on style in the halfpipe.

Next on the Swatch TTR Tour
With the 6Star Burton European Open wrapped up, there are two new tour leaders in the World Tour Ranking and the competition for the Swatch TTR World Tour Champion title is heating up. The next major event on tour will be the 5Star Burton Canadian Open going down the first week of February, which will feature slopestyle and halfpipe for both men and women. The 6Star Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck, a big air invitational event for men only, will take place on February 5 followed by the Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich one week later on February 12. Stay tuned for videos, photos and blogs on www.ttrworldtour.com.

GrindTV Newswire, Via Nike 6.0: (September 27, 2010) Nike 6.0 kicks off its inaugural outerwear season by signing Hyvinkaa, Finland's Peetu Piiroinen. The immensely versatile, softly spoken 22-year-old has been a permanent fixture on podiums throughout the world, gaining the respect of fellow snowboarders where ever he travels.
"With 6.0 outerwear launching this winter, it's a natural progression to extend our relationship with Peetu from footwear and apparel onto outerwear as well," says Nike 6.0 Team Manager John Weaver. "Peetu is the perfect fit into a strong team and represents an amazing role model for the younger guys coming up on 6.0. Reports back from New Zealand are that Peetu is fully in snowboard mode after the summer and carrying on where he left off last season."

On the back of a stand out season, Peetu has shown the focus and determination to win events with his final run time and time again. His understated attitude and natural talent has led him to be the only rider to have taken back-to-back TTR titles 08/09 - 09/10 with wins and podium spots throughout the season in Big Air, Slopestyle, Quarterpipe and Pipe.

Peetu will represent Nike 6.0 for outerwear, apparel and footwear.

"It's great to be part of the 6.0 family, the new outerwear line is looking great and I'm excited about the coming season. I had an amazing last winter and everything feels good in early season sessions. I'm super motivated to ride." - Peetu Piiroinen

See what 6.0 riders Mason Aguirre, Mikkel Bang, Ethan Morgan, Marc Swoboda, Jamie Nichols and Matt Ladley have to say about Peetu.