Jamie Anderson wins third consecutive U.S. Open Title in Vail

The American slopestyle snowboarders reigned supreme at the 35th edition of the Burton US Open on Friday. Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, MI) scored his first major slopestyle win and fellow Michigander Eric Beauchemin (Grand Blanc, MI) finished right behind him in second. On the women’s side Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) took home her third-consecutive US Open title and Karly Shorr (Milford, MI) took second.

Anderson’s win was her fifth overall US Open title, and she clinched with trademark style on her first run, which included a tailslide to 270 on one of the bigger rail features and a textbook frontside 720.

“I personally try to come out here and see what works for me,” Anderson said of her run. “I try to stay true to what I want to do.”

"It felt pretty good," added Anderson. "I went a little deep and kinda slapped my hands down, but I’m pretty happy with that. I personally try to come out here and see what works for me; I try to stay true to what I want to do. I love the Open - I’ve been coming for almost 10 years and it’s one of the coolest events of the year."

Shorr took second with a solid first run to earn her first US Open podium. She appreciated the 2016 course, which featured unique lines and options that allowed the riders to be creative. “It was the most fun course I’ve ridden in a long time,” Shorr said after her first run. “Any chance I get to do something different I always try. I actually haven’t landed a run at the US Open in a couple of years so I’m just so thankful.”

The other three American women in the field were unable to put a full run down: Jessika Jenson (Rigby, ID) finished seventh, Hailey Langland (San Clemente, CA) was eighth and Julia Marino (Westport, CT) was 12th.

It was the first time an American man has topped the slopestyle podium at the US Open since Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) won in 2011. Mack earned one of the sport’s most-prized titles with a run that included back-to-back triple corks, including a first-in-competition triple cork Japan. Mack, who first competed at the US Open at the age of seven, was thrilled. “It’s been an 11-year journey,” Mack said. “To win here in Vail is amazing—I couldn’t be more hyped. It’s pretty much a dream come true to win this.”

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