Mountain Dew / Dew Tour

Best of: Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Highlights Video | Dew Tour Copper 2021

The women’s snowboard slopestyle competition had a stacked field of athletes descend down Copper Mountain at Dew Tour this winter. Although conditions proved to be a problematic factor for speed, the women put on a fierce competition. The highlights video features Hailey Langland, Laurie Blouin, Julia Marino, Annika Morgan, Tess Coady, Jamie Anderson, Ellie Weiler, Reira Iwabuchi, Courtney Rummel, Kokomo Murase, Enni Rukajarvi, and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.

Ayumu Hirano lands first ever triple cork in halfpipe snowboarding competition (Dew Tour Copper '21)

On Sunday December 19th, 2021, Ayumu Hirano landed the first ever triple cork in the Superpipe, presented by Toyota. In the his last run, and the final run of the Superpipe contest, he went all in and made history.
"Halfpipe snowboarding has just changed. Ayumu Hirano just changed the competition landscape for halfpipe snowboarding. The triple cork has now been presented in a form of competition."

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Winning Runs: Yuto Totsuka Wins Men’s Superpipe Final, Presented by Toyota | Dew Tour Copper 2021

Closing out Dew Tour weekend here at Copper Mountain was the men’s snowboard superpipe final presented by Toyota. History was made with Ayumu Hirano taking the triple cork from practice to landing the first one ever in a competition, and Shaun White calls this his last time in the superpipe at Dew Tour. But at the end of it all, it was Yuto Totsuka on top of the podium with Taylor Gold in second and Ruka Hirano in third place.

Full Men’s Superpipe Final Results
1.) Yuto Totsuka, 95.50
2.) Taylor Gold, 92.00
3.) Ruka Hirano, 89.00
4.) Jan Scherrer, 88.00
5.) Ayumu Hirano, 86.75
6.) Valentino Guseli, 83.00
7.) Shaun White, 82.00
8.) Andre Hoeflich, 80.75
9.) Joey Okesson, 75.75
10.) Chase Josey, 29.25

Winning Runs: Chloe Kim Wins Women’s Superpipe Final, Presented by Toyota | Dew Tour Copper 2021

The Sunday morning of finals at Dew Tour Copper 2021 started with the women snowboarders in the superpipe, presented by Toyota. After battling through cold and icy conditions, Chloe Kim saved the best for her third and final run that got her the win. Finishing in second place was Queralt Castellet, and rounding out the podium in third was Xuetong Cai.

Full Women’s Superpipe Final Results
1.) Chloe Kim, 96.00
2.) Queralt Castellet, 95.00
3.) Xuetong Cai, 89.00
4.) Sena Tomita, 86.00
5.) Ruki Tomita, 79.75
6.) Haruna Matsumoto, 73.50
7.) Maddie Mastro, 25.50
8.) Mitsuki Ono, 20.75

Winning Runs: Red Gerard Wins in Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final | Dew Tour Copper 2021

With a field size of 25 men snowboarders in the slopestyle final, and with two runs each, the men had little room for error. It all came down to the last runs to upset the top three podium positions which came down to Mountain Dew rider Red Gerard in first place, Chris Corning in second, and Mark McMorris in third.

Winning Runs: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Wins in Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final | Dew Tour Copper 2021

With a field size of 15 women snowboards in the slopestyle final after all, three runs complete, it was New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott to finish in first place. Coming in second was Finland’s own Enni Rukajarvi, and Kokomo Murase of Japan in third place.

Top Three Qualifying Runs Women's Snowboard Superpipe Presented by Toyota | Dew Tour Copper 2021

Here are the top three qualifying runs from the women’s snowboard superpipe competition featuring Xuetong Cai in third, Chloe Kim in second and Maddie Mastro in first. With a field size of 16 snowboarders, only the top eight will make it onto Sunday’s final.

Top Three Qualifying Runs from Men's Snowboard Superpipe Presented by Toyota| Dew Tour Copper 2021

Here are the top three qualifying runs from the men’s superpipe presented by Toyota competition featuring Ayumu Hirano, Ruka Hirano, and Yuto Totsuka. With a field size of 23 snowboarders, only the top ten will make it onto Sunday’s final.

Toby Miller: Training for Excellence | Beyond The Bib Presented by Toyota

Like many young snowboarders, Team Toyota athlete Toby Miller started at an early age and sharpened his skills after his first toe side turn. His parents would decide to move from Big Bear Lake to Lake Tahoe, California, where the soon-to-be snowboard champ developed his skills on larger features and better halfpipes. The move allowed access to experienced coaches and the opportunity to hang with a few of the sport's greatest who he admired and now calls mentors and even friends. Now in reach of achieving one of his highest goals, Toby gears up, stays focused, and trains hard for what could be the next biggest chapter in his snowboard career. Follow along on his journey in this two-part series for Beyond the Bib, season five, presented by Toyota.

Directed by Jeremy Pettit

Louie Vito: In Honor of Heritage and Passion for Competition | Beyond the Bib Episode 1, Season 5

When your passion becomes your vocation, possibilities become limitless. This is true for Louie Vito, as he’s traversed a career in snowboarding most wouldn’t dream of. With a catalog of accolades that include numerous podiums, stepping on stage in front of national television to compete in Dancing with the Starts to competing on one of snowboarding biggest arenas in 2010. Although none of this came easy for Louie, he describes the 2014 and 2018 qualifying seasons as his most challenging times during his career battling inconsistencies in competitions and recovering from a broken back injury. Possessing an earnest endeavor to compete with the best, Louie announced at the start of 2021 that he will be vying for points this qualifying season, but this time representing the country of Italy in honor of his family heritage. Follow along on his journey in this two-part series for Beyond the Bib, season five, presented by Toyota.

Directed by Jeremy Pettit