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	Chanelle Sladics

Chanelle Sladics wins Asian Open in Alts Bandai, Japan! March 2009: The 5Star Nissan X-Trail Asian Open in Alts Bandai, Japan, saw riders going head to head in one of the last remaining Slopestyle contests of the season.. Under blue skies, Oakley’s Chanelle Sladics (USA) took the title, earning 850 Swatch TTR ranking points and $15,000 USD. Despite Japan’s unusual lack of snow, the shaping crew at Alts Bandai had constructed a sick course which brought out the best in every participating rider. It was comprised of a street style down rail, two perfect kickers and a box, to a flat down box. The three run format gave riders a chance to mix it up and ensured the level of riding progressed steadily throughout the day. Sladics rode solidly all day and snatched victory in her final run, stomping a FS Boardslide to Fakie, followed by a massive Cab 5 Mute to FS 5 Indy, to a cab 270 boardslide, spinning through the trapozoid box. In doing so she earned her first ever Swatch TTR victory and moved into World No.24. Chanelle's good friend's, Jamie Anderson (USA) and Silvia Mittermueller (GER) taking second and third respectively. “Stoked I made the first place,” she said. “It feels amazing to come out on top. Every contest keeps getting better and better, I really look up to the girls I am competing against! I will definitely start working my way up on the TTR”, she said.

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