在经历了十年的辛苦历程后，2012年1月14，15日的南山公开赛终于以晋级TTR五星赛事这一举动来迎接它的十周岁生日，并成为全亚洲最大型的单板slopestyle赛事。
After a decade of driving the Chinese snowboard scene, the Nanshan Open celebrates its 10th birthday in style this January 14th & 15th by gaining 5Star TTR status to become the largest slopestyle snowboard competition in Asia.
作为TTR世界巡回赛事中最为引人注目的赛事之一，南山公开赛完美的集比赛，人文和热情款待于一身，为自己赢得了良好的声誉和赞誉。赛事组织及公园建设团队-- Mellowparks.cn力求做到每年更上一个新的台阶，巨型公园场地，极具创造性和挑战性的完美的跳台设计，努力打造亚洲最顶级单板公园--Nike 南山公园。这绝对是一个真正的"滑手为滑手"量身打造的赛事活动，组织者Steve Zdarsky和Marco黄 还会在热身训练日里亲自试验大跳台，团队的其他成员也会抓紧一切机会和其他滑手们切磋练习。正如大家所见，整个团队都充满了对这项运动的热爱与激情，使整个赛事活动包围在轻松友好的氛围里，绝对是现如今比赛中不可多得的场景！
来参加此次比赛的选手们都是来自世界各地最顶尖的滑手，比赛的奖项将不容小视！2012年的第十届红牛南山公开赛将会是中国单板滑雪的又一新高！
从零开始... ...
南山公开赛起始于2002年，当时的比赛规模也仅是很小的一圈朋友。在接下来的几年里，随着单板滑雪的普及和比赛知名度的提高，2007年公开赛终于赢得了TTR世界巡回赛事三星级别。南山公开赛并未停止前进的脚步，在2010年又晋级为TTR世界巡回赛事四星级别，真正的成为亚洲最大的TTR赛事活动。
作为TTR 五星赛事，今年南山公开赛比赛奖金也增加到了5万美金，将在1月7日举办的国内滑手预选赛TTR世界巡回两星赛事会决出6名中国顶尖滑手，他们将有机会和来自世界各地的顶级滑手同场竞技和切磋。
曾来参加比赛的世界知名滑手也络绎不绝，吸引了包括Transworld的"年度最佳新秀"Austin Smith，年轻的选手Nils Arvidsson和Anton Bilare，Nitro RoadWarriors和Pirate等知名电影制作团队。还有历届比赛冠军得主Juuso Laivisto（2010），Freddy Austbo（2009），Jakob Wilhelmson（2008）和Hampus Mosesson（2007），当然还少不了最受欢迎的传奇滑手Travis Parker作为2011年的裁判。去年的红牛南山公开赛，来自中国本土的滑手何伟以决赛第八名的好成绩为中国选手扬名，也为他自己在世界单板滑雪排名榜上占据了一席之地！
2012年公开赛将是红牛冠名比赛的第六个年头，能保持这么长时间的合作，全是因为两位赛事组织者和赞助商一致的目标，把整个赛事办的越来越好，不断创新！红牛南山公开赛无疑是把中国标在了世界单板滑雪领域的地图上！
滑手们说... ...
"中国的南山公开赛简直太棒了。从我们飞抵北京的那一刻起，就被照顾款待的无微不至。每天的晚饭都让我目不暇接，舒适的酒店和许多观光游览。。。比赛也非常的有意思，绝对是我滑雪生涯里最好的经历。"--Nick Brown，2010
"雪季里最棒的旅程：参加中国的南山公开赛... "--Tobi Strauss，2010
"我参加过的最好的赛事之一--一个你永远不会拒绝的赛事邀请！一段特别难忘的时光。。。能和来自世界各地的哥们儿们聚在一起，聚在中国，绝对是你记忆中永远忘不了的7天。"--Peter König ，2008 & 2009
"这是我第一次来中国... 简直是一段太棒的经历了！照顾的很周到，我们都度过了一段特别开心的日子！"--Tyler Chorlton，2009
"最好的旅途：中国的南山公开赛！"--Hampus Mosesson，2007
The Nanshan Open earns its reputation as one of the most enjoyable contest trips on the TTR World Tour by providing a perfect blend of contest riding, cultural immersion and local hospitality. The local Mellowparks.cn park and event crew step it up each year to build one of Asia's top slopestyle terrain parks - mixing huge, perfectly shaped jumps with creative and challenging jib features in the Nike Nanshan Park. A true 'for-riders-by-riders' event, organizers Steve Zdarsky and Marco Huang can be seen testing the kicker and obstacle setup themselves on training day, while the rest of their crew always find time to ride and hang with the competitors post-event. It's clear that the crew shares a strong passion towards the sport - surrounding the event with a truly friendly and laid-back atmosphere, somewhat rare in today's competitions!
As top snowboarders from all corners of the globe converge on Chinese soil for a shot at the prize, 2012 promises to be the year the 10th Red Bull Nanshan Open reaches new heights for Chinese snowboarding!
From humble beginnings...
The Nanshan Open began in 2002 when a small group of friends threw the first snowboard competition ever held on Chinese soil. As the contest gained momentum and popularity the following years, in 2007 it earned global recognition as a 3Star stop on the TTR World Tour. The Nanshan Open 'leveled up' to 4Star status the subsequent year and in 2010 was the largest Asian event on the TTR World Tour.
Now a 5Star event, the two-day competition offers up US$50,000 in prize money and is preceded by a 2Star local qualifier on January 7th that will earn six Chinese riders a chance to compete in the Open alongside their international idols!
The event has hosted a who's-who of up and coming riders, including Transworld's 'Rookie of the Year' Austin Smith, young stars Nils Arvidsson and Anton Bilare along with the Isenseven, Nitro RoadWarriors and Pirate Movie Productions film crews. Past winners of the event include Juuso Laivisto (2010), Freddy Austbo (2009), Jakob Wilhelmson (2008) and Hampus Mosesson (2007), while everyone's favorite OG shredder Travis Parker came on as guest judge for 2011. Last year saw local young-gun He Wei make a name for himself, placing 8th in the highest finish to date for a Chinese rider in a TTR competition.
2012 will be the Open's sixth year with Red Bull as the title sponsor - this long term partnership has allowed both organizer and sponsor alike to focus on improving their event and raise the bar year after year. The Red Bull Nanshan Open has undoubtedly put China on the snowboarding map, and anticipation is high on what 2012 holds for the event!
What the riders say...
"The Nanshan Open in China was amazing. From the moment we arrived in Beijing we were taken care of so well. Amazing dinners every night, nice hotels and we got to do lots of touristy stuff... The comp was fun too, definitely one of my better snowboarding experiences" - Nick Brown, 2010
"Best trip of the season: Going to China for the Nanshan Open..." Tobi Strauss, 2010
"One of my TOP events - always so stoked to get an invite and would never say no. It is just an awesome time... You get together with all your buddies from around the world and the snowboard industry, meet in China and have the best seven days that will be in your memories forever..." - Peter König - 2008 & 2009
"It was my first time in China... it was a really good experience! We all had a really good time and were looked after so well" - Tyler Chorlton, 2009
"Best Trip: China's Nanshan Open" - Hampus Mosesson, 2007
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