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Could Billabong Be Snow's Sleeping she Giant? - Thanks to inarguably one of the strongest emerging women’s snow teams, Billabong currently leads the TTR brand rankings. From South Lake Tahoe, Jamie Anderson has acquired her 2nd X Games slopestyle gold medal. After winning the European Open, Anderson took 4th overall in the Burton Global Open Series. Heading into the final and deciding event of the year Anderson sits dangerously close to taking the #1 spot and the $50,000 in prize money from current leader Torah Bright in the TTR ratings.

Snow team veteran Jenny Jones from the UK racked up two first place finishes, one at the Burton New Zealand Open and the other at the Nippon Open Japan. Jones finished #2 overall in this season’s BGOS. Her consistent strength and fearless attitude put her in contention to make the podium again and again.
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