Under Grey-bird skies that finally stopped leaking, The FIS Snowboard World Championships big air was won by Finn pipe slayer Antti Autti. The kicker, 18 meters from nose to tail, saw action from Canadians, Slovakians and lots of Scanners; but no Americans were, as they say, "yumping the yump." Lots of cold adult beverages are sure to be shared in celebration of Firdays masculinity and fearlessness on said "yump" and in support of the new crown prince of big air, World Champion Antti Autti. Too bad we aren’t there to partake.

FIS Snowboard World Championships
Whistler, BC - Jan. 21, 2005
Men’s Big Air

1. Antti Autti, Finland
2. Matevz Petek, Slovenia
3. Andreas Jakobsson, Sweden
4. Jukka Eratuli, Finland
5. Risto Mattila, Finland

DNS
Danny Kass, Hamburg, N.J., Brent Meyer, Wheaton, Ill.

— Courtesy, US Snowboard Team