中国，北京（2012年12月12日） 从自发性赛事活动到今天亚洲最顶级的单板滑雪赛事，红牛南山公开赛在不断的前进和提高，今年的红牛南山公开赛在以往基础上又新增添了女子组，和以往的男子组同样的世界巡回赛World Snowboarding Tour (WST)五星级别！
11th Red Bull Nanshan Open Adds Women's Division for 2013!
Beijing, CHINA (December 12, 2012) Rising from a backyard style competition to one of the top snowboard competitions in Asia, this year the Red Bull Nanshan Open has stepped it up once again with the addition of a World Snowboarding Tour Women's 5Star competition to the Men's 5Star Slopestyle competition.
The Red Bull Nanshan Open should need no introduction by now - famous amongst riders as one of the most enjoyable contest trips on the World Snowboarding Tour, the Open provides 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 - combining perfectly shaped jumps with creative jib features in the Nanshan Mellow Park just outside of Beijing. As a true 'by-riders-for-riders' event, the organizers are no desk-jockeys, often seen testing the kickers themselves on training day! The rest of their crew ensures the visiting pros feel welcome with big family-style dinners and local hospitality. It's clear this team shares a strong passion towards the snowboarding sport and culture, surrounding the event with a truly friendly and laid-back atmosphere!
Having always been a bit of a 'boys trip', the addition of a women's division to the Open promises to mix things up for 2013. Given the huge female fanbase snowboarding enjoys in China, spectators are sure to be treated as they watch the world's top women compete for US$15,000 and valuable World Snowboarding Tour points.
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 World Snowboarding Tour. The Nanshan Open 'leveled up' to 4Star status the subsequent year and for the last three years was the largest Asian slopestyle competition on the World Snowboarding Tour.
Now a 5Star Men's and Women's Slopestyle event, the two-day competition offers up a total of US$65,000 in prize money and is preceded by a 2Star local qualifier on January 12th that will earn six local 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 (2012 and 2010), Janne Korpi (2011) Freddy Austbo (2009), Jakob Wilhelmson (2008) and Hampus Mosesson (2007), with a guest judge line-up equally impressive - including Travis Parker, Michi Albin, Ingemar Backman and Scotty Wittlake!
2013 will be the Open's seventh year with Red Bull as the title sponsor - this long-term partnership has allowed both organizer and sponsor alike to focus on improving the 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 2013 holds for the event!
不用再过多介绍红牛南山公开赛了，它已经成为世界顶级专业单板选手们最热衷的赛事之一了----除了有最公平开放的比赛平台，赛事还为选手们的中国之行安排了中国文化之旅，在紧张比赛之余，还能享受中国最风土人情的一面。来自本土的Mellowparks.cn团队致力于公园场地的设计建设及赛事策划，打造全亚洲最顶级的Slopestyle公园场地----专业的大跳台和独特设计的道具完美结合，就是位于北京城边的南山麦罗公园。真真正正的一场"滑手为滑手"设计的赛事，这里没有每天的办公桌会议，所有一切实践都留在场地里，在我们的训练日里，你会看到赛事组织者一遍一遍的亲自测试大跳台和道具！除此之外，麦罗团队还有专人全程陪同参赛选手们，无微不至的照顾，家庭式的晚餐，让这些顶级选手们享受到最专业的比赛和最热情的招待，留下一段难忘的记忆！麦罗团队释放着单板人最强劲的热情和单板文化，使整个赛事沉浸在最轻松友好的氛围里！
以往的这么多年的比赛，我们都只看到男滑手们的身影，今年，2013年，我们将首次增加女子组赛事，满足了国内众多女滑手粉丝们的愿望，你将在现场看到世界最顶级的职业女滑手们的表现，对于$15,000美元的现金奖金和世界单板巡回赛积分的奖励，比赛的精彩程度绝对可以让你一饱眼福！
草根出身... ...
南山公开赛起始于2002年，最早的一小群朋友之间的小型活动，但却是中国本土上的第一次单板比赛。之后的几年里，随着单板的逐渐流行，这个本土的小比赛的走势也越来越强劲，终于在2007年得到了世界单板巡回赛的国际认证，三星级别赛事。在接下来的一年，南山公开赛又晋升世界单板巡回赛四星级别，成为全亚洲最顶级Slopestyle单板赛事，并连续三年保持此记录！
如今，南山公开赛已经成为WST五星级别赛事，并同时拥有男子组及女子组。两天的决赛中，选手们将为总奖金$65,000现金和世界积分而战！在总决赛之前的1月12日这个周末，还将进行WST两星级别的国内选手预选赛，将会有6名本土选手有机会晋级最后决赛，和国际顶尖的单板滑手们同场竞技！
这么多年的经历，使比赛积累了一本"名人录"，曾有许多世界级传奇人物到访过南山公开赛，包括环球"年度最佳新秀"Austin Smith，Nitro Road Warriors和Pirate的整个拍摄团队及新星Nils Arvidsson和Anton Bilare。上一届比赛冠军Juuso Laivisto（2012和2010年），Janne Korpi（2011年），Freddy Austbo（2009年），Jakob Wilhelmson（2008年）和Hampus Mosesson（2007年），我们的嘉宾裁判队伍也让人印象深刻，包括传奇人物Travis Parker，Michi Albin，Ingemar Backman和Scotty Wittlake！
013年将是红牛作为冠名商，冠名南山公开赛的第七个年头，能够有如此长期的合作，是因为赛事组织方和赞助商有共同目标，并以此达成一致，致力于不断的推动比赛，每年都创新高！红牛南山公开赛毫无疑问的将中国加到了世界单板地图的板块上，让我们期待新一年的红牛南山公开赛再创佳绩！
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