Vermont Dew Tour Womens Snowboard Slopestyle finals

Jamie Anderson, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. made good use of the course with a tail press to a nose press to a pretzel out on the top rails. She landed a switch backside 360 on the first jump to a cab 180 on the box jump. She finished with a frontside 360 to a frontside 520 on the final two jumps to earn 85.67 points.' I was just having a good day and my body felt good,' Anderson said. ' I didn' (TM)t really do so many frontside fives in practice, I was kind of just doing backside 180' (TM)s so I' (TM)m stoked on that part.' Canadian Spencer O' (TM)Brien was second at 81.50 and Chanelle Sladics, of Newport Beach, Calif., was third at 80.67. O' (TM)Brien, who won the previous Winter Dew Tour event, remains the overall point leader heading into the season finale next month in California.

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Oslo 2012: World Snowboarding Championships Begin This Week

Get ready for the best riders in the world to battle it out in Norway.

The best 240 snowboarders from approximately 30 nations have traveled to Oslo, Norway for the World Snowboarding Championships. This week, February 10-19, they'll partake in one of the most highly respected contests in freestyle snowboarding, which takes place just once every four years. Surrounded by fellow riders, friends, and peers, these talented athletes will compete for the acclaimed title of world champion. Male and female winners will be named in the halfpipe and slopestyle..