• Triple Podium! Snowboard Star Mark McMorris Lands Triple Cork for X Games Big Air Triumph, Oakley Sweep

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    Posted over 1 year ago by Andrew De Lara

    Torstein Horgmo’s first-ever Triple Cork made Winter X Games history last year. But as always, Oakley’s athletes weren’t done pushing the envelope. Coming from behind in the Big Air Finals on Friday, Oakley’s Young Canadian Star Mark McMorris threw down a massive Backside Triple Cork 1440 to claim glory in Aspen. Also stomping a clean Backside Triple Cork 1440 himself, Torstein’s overall score of 76 in the final jam session – and a perfect score of 50 – wasn’t quite enough to overtake Mark’s 80-point explosion.

  • Oakley Riders Take Top Honors at TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider’s Poll Awards

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    Posted over 1 year ago by Elishia Matta

    Snowboarding’s biggest stars stormed the The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO for the 13th Annual TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders’ Poll Awards. Among the legendary cast of presenters were Oakley’s own super stars Terje Haakonsen and Danny Kass.

  • Torstein: Killer Teaser Drops for Snowboard Star Horgmo’s Coming Film

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    Posted over 1 year ago by Andrew De Lara

    Torstein Horgmo is one bad man. With a 2011 season that blew the socks off snowboard fans worldwide – including an epic Winter X Games Big Air triumph (first-ever triple cork in-contest) – it’s no wonder that Oakley’s Norwegian shred machine has been the talk of the industry. And it’s definitely no surprise that a killer documentary is set to drop sometime this year.

Torstein Horgmo

RH-120126-0377

www.torstein.net and www.shredbots.com

Date of Birth:
February 18, 1987
Hometown:
Trondheim, Norway
Sponsors:
Oakley, DC, Northstar, GoPro, AWSM products
Hobbies:
Skateboarding, Chilling by a pool in my Frogskins, watching South Park

Career Highlights

    • 2013: "New Era Men's Readers Choice," TransWorld SNOWboarding Riders' Poll
    • 2013: Gold Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2013: "No. 2 Rider of the Year," Snowboarder Magazine
    • 2012: Silver Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2011: 2nd, Air & Style Beijing Big Air
    • 2011: Gold Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2011: 1st Overall, Dew Tour Season Standings Slopestyle
    • 2010: 2nd Overall, Dew Tour Slopestyle
    • 2010: 1st, Dew Tour Slopestyle – Mt. Snow
    • 2010: 2nd, Oakley Arctic Challenge Slopestyle
    • 2010: Silver Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2009: 1st, Dew Tour Slopestyle – Mt. Snow
    • 2009: 1st, Dew Tour Slopestyle – Northstar-at-Tahoe, California
    • 2009: 1st, Dew Tour Slopestyle – Mt. Snow
    • 2009: 1st, Dew Tour Slopestyle – Tahoe
    • 2009: Silver Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2009: 2nd, Red Bull Snowscrapers Best Trick
    • 2009: 2nd, Andreas Wiig Invitational
    • 2008: Gold Medal, Winter X Games Big Air
    • 2008: 1st, U.S. Open Big Air
    • 2007: Abominable Snow Jam Overall Winner
    • 2007: 3rd, Air & Style Big Air
    • 2007: 1st Overall, Oakley Stylewars

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