The Swatch TTR 5Star Intelligent Design went down today at Park City
Mountain Resort in sunny Park City, Utah with U.S. rider Shaun White
dominating the unique contest, posting another much needed TTR result
and inching himself closer to a potential second world title by
entering the Top 5. Close behind White was Canadian shredder Charles
Reid who finished second in Utah and moved up into World No. 7 with
U.S. rider Luke Mitrani rounding out the podium in third. All three
took home sizable portions of the $50 000 USD prize purse.

The
preliminary rounds saw competitors amp things up considerably from the
previous day' (TM)s practice runs with Sebastian Toutant (CAN) qualifying
first for the finals. The speedy but soft course allowed riders to
take higher risks and bigger lines off the jumps and through the
transitions. Reid and Mitrani qualified further down, but managed to
squeeze in for the ten-man final.

Of course all eyes were glued
to Shaun White once the finals hit and he certainly had no trouble
defining himself as a master of all features as he held off the rest of
the pack to claim the 5Star Title and move up into World No. 5.
Although still considerably behind current tour leader Peetu Piirionen
(FIN) White still has ample opportunity to earn a truckload of points
at the US Open.

The finals saw the competition heat up, along
with the temperature and although riders like Sebastian Toutant, local
Utah shred Joe Eddy and Wyatt Caldwell (USA) were favored to do well
with good runs in the qualifications, they were unable to bring it all
together and make the podium.

White took the title on his
second of three runs laying down a huge Frontside 10 off the first
kicker, a Backside 7 on the step-up, a Frontside 270 to Frontboard on
the down rail, and dropped into a slick Halfpipe run that included a
Backside 9, Frontside 3 and Cab 10, finally ending with an Alley-oop
Backside rodeo on the beefy Quarterpipe. ' A lot of guys only hit one
thing or the other, so this definitely catered towards my riding style,
' said White when asked about what he thought about the unconventional
course set up. ' I' (TM)m excited to get my win here, get some more points
and I' (TM)ll see you at the US Open.'

Charles Reid claimed second
place with a solid second run that included a massive Frontside 10 and
Backside Rodeo on the top of the course, a Frontboard on the down rail,
a Backside Air, Frontside 9 and Alley-oop in the pipe, ending with an
Alley-oop Rodeo on the Quarterpipe. Luke Mitrani who had difficulties
on his first two runs, stuck together the third time around with a
Backside 5, Backside 7, an insane double Backflip on the bottom of the
pipe and stylish Backside Air on the Quarterpipe.

With the
5Star Intelligent Design now complete, the Swatch TTR World Tour now
turns to the 6Star Burton US Open in Stratton Vermont, where all the
big players from around the globe will congregate for what is no doubt
going to be an epic finale.

To catch all the exciting video
highlights, news and updated rankings from the intelligent Design in
Park City and other sick events from around the world, set your browser
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