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South Jordan Skate Contest Results (JUNE 30th 2007)

Thanks for all the contestants and spectators for showing up and supporting technique in the annual South Jordan County Fest Contest.

Beginner

Top 20
1. McCabe Jensen
2. Mitchell Schultz
3. Colton Nelson
4. Cameron Anderson
5. Maxwell Schultz
6. Conner Sprouse
7. Micheal Mortensen<----wooo! lol
8. Topher Moreno
9. Jace Call
10. Josh Lowery
11. Kyle Kenner
12. Marcus Ria
13. Jacob Almodova
14. Jesse Kinder
15. Mathew Skinner
16. Dallas Morgan
17. Johnny Knucsen
18. Lucas Brown
19. Ryan Snoddy
20. Michael Marchand

Intermediate

Top 12
1. Justin West
2. Scott Kenner
3. Eric Nguyen
4. Christian Mcrtchan
5. Spike Moreno
6. Nico Deguzman
7. Garret Martinez
8. Isiah Salazar
9. Cassey Ross
10. Cody Cornia
11. Jacksen Larson
12. Sean Winkowski

Expert
Top 10
1. Caleb Orton
2. Danny Sook
3. Kevin Fedderson
4. Jason Gianchetta "Cheese"
5. Matt Fisher
6. Brad Dunn
7.Austin Namba
8. Brandon Hobush
9. Beau Davis
10. Trent Ashton

Best trick was cancelled do to Chase taking a beating! Chase when you read this Nike SB has some free shoes for you so e-mail or call the shop and we will get you a free shoe voucher. Also we want to know if you're ok!?!

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DRAPER SKATE CONTEST RESULTS


Technique would like to thank all of you for coming out to the first Annual Draper Skate
Contest, hosted by Technique. Below are the results for all three divisions. Skater’s were
judged on difficulty, style, use of all skate park obstacles and consistency. Skate’s were
scored by four judges, the score was then determined on a over all average.
Congratulations to the winners!


RESULTS FOR BEGGINER:
1.Dillon Gunther
2.Trayson Bowers
3.Joe Sandmire
4.Ted Poulson
5.McCabe Jensen
6.Maurice Vanditter
7.Austin Woodward
8.Kyle Kenner
9.Colt Nelson
10.Jaden Jorgensen
11.Jimmy Mcmahon
12.Tyson Black
13.Pablo Rasales
14.Mac Siripong
15.Garret Wooley
16.Rylee Johnson
17.Hasting Madsen
18.Michael Mortensen
19.Carson Hoch
20.Jenner Allen
21.Canyon Macey
22.Conner Parsons
23.Shawn Eddlemon
24.Isiah Sanchez
25.Nathan Martinez
26.Alec Hewitt
27.Devin Baldwin
28.Nolan Hernandez
29.Sebastian Lawerence
30.Brighton Marquis
31.Mike Ruschton
32.Kacey Hebdon
33.Kade Hernandez
34.Jake Morgan
35.Logan Guenther
36.Landon Cloes
37.Dustin Black
38.Mike Black
39.Lane Jensen
40.Joseph Cannan
41.Devun Black
42.Brayden Martinez


INTERMEDIATE CONTEST RESULTS:
1.Nick Meyer
2.Misael Cano
3.Conlin Hooley
4.Ben Mcqueen
5.Chase S.
6.Oton Nhuw
7.Dewey Palmer
8.Scott Kenner
9.Brandon Hobush
10.Cash Banditson
11.Tyler Turley
12.Joe Chamberlin
13.Sean Winskowski
14.Mac Siripong
15.Mitchell Schultz
16.Rennie Mcgregor
17.Jake Romero
18.Evan Ellison
19.Kyle Kenner
20.Austin Comstock
21.Colto Kynaston
22.Brad West
23.Aaron Jacques
24.Mario Cdebaca
25.AJ Gomez
26.Nick Mcneal
27.Kenny Hicks
28.Dalton Parker
29.Bronson Harwell
30.Colton Erickson
31.Cody Cornia
32.Kevin Muniz
33.Vini Marquez
34.Cody Sherer
35.Garret Bell
36.Curtis Wooldrige
37.Carson Darkman
38.Maxwell Schultz
39.Nick Swatzke


EXPERT RESULTS:
1.Zack Silver (Quicksilver)
2.Kevin Fedderston
3.Morgan Hartwell
4.Colin Brophy
5.Alex Whipp (Worm)
6.Beau Davis
7.Holland Redd
8.Jason Gianchetta (Cheese)
9.Zach Hippo
10.Danny Souk
11.Aaron Gailey
12.Colton Brown


BEST TRICK WINNER:
1.ZACK HIPPO
2.Zack Silver (Quicksilver)
3.Beau Davis

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PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED BY

WHISTLER’S WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

Action Sport/Lifestyle Competition Features World’s Best Shooters in Showdown for $10,000 Purse

Endre Løvaas – This 36 year old Norwegian says he has no plans to quit his day job as Marketing Manager and Senior Photographer at Fri Flyt, Norway’s biggest ski and snowboard mag to focus solely on photography.   He’s shot with Matchstick Productions and produced images that have been published all over the world.

Nick Hamilton– He’s got the mongrel accent of a half Finnish, half British, half American guy, with multiple seasons in the French Alps under his belt. Currently photo editor at TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine, the 29 year old shutter-veteran edited British snowboard mag White Lines before moving to Cardiff, SoCal to take up his current role. There, he earned TransWord a Henry R Luce Cover of the Year special citation. And still can’t surf worth a damn.

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CREATIVE STAKES GET HIGHER AS 72 HOUR FILMMAKER SHOWDOWN OFFERS $2000  CASH PURSE IN ADDITION TO PRIZE HAUL

 

Registration underway for TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s film-making sprint.

Film-making becomes an athletic endeavour at Whistler’s annual 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown. The competition, an integral part of the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival’s line-up, challenges artists to perform feats of speed, endurance and precision, with the call to shoot, edit and produce a 3-5 minute digital film set within a 100km radius of Whistler in the space of 72 hours.

The 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown traditionally spawns a concentrated burst of creative energy in Whistler. The Muses descend en masse, as 100 filmmaking teams are loosed on the resort and are given free range to blow the budget, burn the midnight oil and storm the house to meet a deadline.

The Gala screening of finalists is the hottest ticket in town, packing the 2000 seat Conference Centre.  Even the unsanctioned Second Cuts screenings sell out. Previous winners have also received significant exposure, including screenings for the Directors Guild of Canada, at the 2003 Squaw Valley Film Festival, and the 2003 World of Comedy International Film Festival in Toronto. Winners from the 5 previous years of the competition can be viewed at www.whistler2007.com.

The winner of the 2007 Best in Show award will pick up $15,000 in prizes including a $2000 cash purse.

The call for participants is now underway, open to anyone who loves to make films - amateurs and professionals, teams or individuals. Teams from California, Montreal, Vancouver and Whistler have already lodged early submissions.  Festival Production Coordinator Lilli Clark says, “The profile of 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown is growing, and it’s earning a reputation globally as a quality film-making event, with professionals and industry-insiders from across the country lining up to take part.”

The exposure for the film-makers is more than just to a packed house at the Gala screening, but will put their work before an A-list panel of reviewers and judges from within the Canadian film industry. 

Industry luminaries including Leo nominated writer and director Tara Hungerford; the film, TV and theatre producer who is also behind the monthly Celluloid Social Club, Paul Armstrong; Anthony Vitale from WhiteOut Films and Zaib Shaikh of Little Mosque on the Prairie fame will sit on the review panel to choose the finalists.

Due to the popularity of the Filmmaker Showdown, advance registration is highly recommended. Entries may still be accepted, but not guaranteed, at a meeting required for all participants at the TELUS Conference Centre on Friday April 14 at 9am in Whistler. The deadline for guaranteed entry is April 3rd. The competition begins following the meeting at 10am. You can register your intent to participate and read up about all the filming details at www.whistler2007.com/film/entry.

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ATHLETES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 8 TO THROW THEIR NAME IN THE RUNNING FOR A SPOT IN THE WHISTLER COMPETITIONS 

WHISTLER, BC, February 23 2007 –

For 10 days in April, skiers & snowboarders will gather for five competitions and the classic end to an incredible season in Whistler.

Snowboarders and skiers will again join forces for the 2007 TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, with the Old Spice World Snowboarding Classic and the World Skiing Invitational taking place simultaneously April 12 - 21.

Over 150 riders and skiers will take on the Stompede, Rail Session, Superpipe and TWO Big Air competitions throughout the festival week. In addition to $100,000 in cash & prizes on the line, athletes will be motivated to go big by the opportunity to win the inaugural Pontiac Peak Perfomer Award and the keys to a brand new Pontiac G5 GT.

The Canadian skier or rider who out-spins, out-jumps and out-grinds their competitors across four events and receives the most votes at the on-site Pontiac display will receive the Peak Performer award and will squeal out of town in a slick, black Pontiac G5 GT after the April 21 Big Air.

A newly introduced lottery format will give the opportunity for emerging athletes to secure a spot in the World Skiing Invitational and Old Spice World Snowboarding Classic competitions, so fresh contenders can mix it up with established pros and previous champions.

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LOS ANGELES - ESPN Winter X Games 11 announces new sports, new athletes and more coverage going into the eleventh annual event. In addition to Skiing and Snowboard and ESPN‚s announcement last month of Snowmobile Freestyle being added to the sports lineup, Winter X Games 11 will include its first ever disabled discipline, Mono Skier X. First introduced as a demo event at Winter X Games Nine, this year‚s event will be modeled after Winter X mainstays, Skier X and Snowboarder X. It will feature the top 16 disabled men and women racing in individual sit-skis in heats of four. Snowboarding will add the discipline of Snowboard Best Trick Showdown, and Moto X will not be in the Winter X Games lineup but remain a pillar in summer and international events. Fifteen hours of live programming on ESPN and ABC will be offered as well as Winter X Games 11 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360, SportsCenter and ESPN2‚s X Center.

“As we move into the eleventh Winter X Games, we couldn‚t be more excited with our lineup of sports and the new group of athletes we have participating with Snowmobile Freestyle and Mono Skier X,” said Ron Semiao, senior vice president, ESPN Original Entertainment. “We are dedicated to bringing a variety of original and compelling content to the sports fans and confident with these sport additions we will do so at Winter X Games 11.”

The annual Winter X Games is the premier action winter sports event in the world and showcases more than 250 of the world‚s top athletes including 28 Olympians who competed in last year‚s Winter X Games 10 prior to traveling to Turin, Italy. In addition to Snowboard SuperPipe (added in 1998), the Olympics added Snowboard Boardercross an event that has been part of Winter X Games since the beginning. Last month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Skicross, known as Skier X in the Winter X Games, would be added to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Skier X was introduced to Winter X Games in 1998 with 30 competitors and was the first competition of its kind for the sport of skiing.

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Fernie Alpine Resort and Lake Louise Mountain Resort have announced the dates of their Freeski events for the 2006/2007 season. Further, after the success of last year’s Fernie Junior Freeski competition, Junior events have been added to Lake Louise Mountain Resort and Kimberley Alpine Resort, in addition to Fernie. The total prize pot available for the entire series (adults and juniors) is expected to be close to $20,000.

Kimberley Alpine Resort Junior Freeski Competition

The Junior Series will kick off January 27 & 28, 2007 at Kimberley Alpine Resort. There will be separate categories for the guys and the gals and for ages 7-11, 12–15, and 16-18. They’ll be judged on line choice, control, fluidity, technique and aggressiveness.

Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge

In February, Lake Louise’s Powder Bowls will take centre stage and host freeskiers from across Canada and the U.S. for the 5^th Annual Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge. Over 100 competitors are expected to take part in the multi-day event, which includes Registration and Venue Inspection (February 21), a Qualifying Round (February 22), Semi-Final Round (February 23) and Final Round, Awards Ceremony and Wrap-up Party (February 24). February 25 is held as a weather day.

Lake Louise’s Junior competition will be held the weekend prior, February 17 & 18. Age categories will be 7-11 years, 12-15 years, and 16-17 years of age.

Smith Optics Fernie Freeski Competition

Athletes will be challenged by Fernie Alpine Resort’s intense terrain and legendary powder. The event will kick off with the Junior Fernie Freeski Competition on March 10 & 11. For the adults, athletes will be challenged by Fernie’s intense terrain, and the top prize will go to the one who skis the best line, being judged on line choice, control, fluidity, technique and aggressiveness. Fernie Alpine Resort has the best ingredients for this event – epic terrain and deep powder! The event will follow a similar format to the Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge, with Registration and a Venue Inspection (March 14), Qualifying Round (March 15), Semi-Final Round (March 16), and Final Round, Awards Ceremony and Party (March 17). March 18 will be held as a weather day.

The event will wrap with a party on Saturday, March 17^th in Fernie Alpine Resort’s legendary Griz Bar.

Athletes competing in both the Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge (February 21-25) and the Fernie Freeski Competition (March 14-18) will be eligible to win in an additional category: Champion of the RCR Freeski Series.

Registration for all events will go live online at www.skikimberley.com, www.skilouise.com and www.skifernie.com later this fall. Please visit resort websites for a complete events listing.

Spectators watch the 2006 Finals at Lake Louise Mountain Resort

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Qualifications for the Xtreme

THE NISSAN SPORTS ADVENTURE FREERIDE TOUR - The First-Ever European Big Mountain Tour (Freeride Ski and Snowboard)

The organisers of the O'Neill Xtreme by Powerade - Verbier 07 are proud to announce the first European Freeride Tour created in partnership with Nissan. The tour will offer Freeriders the chance to win one of 14 starting positions in the world renowned Verbier Xtreme !! For the second year running Cyril Neri, double winner of the Xtreme 1998 and 2006, will lead this quest in the Alps between Austria and France in order to discover these 14 talented riders. With two qualification events in Schruns and Flaine, 7 skiers and 7 snowboarders will qualify for their entry for the O'Neilll Xtreme by Powerade 2007 !

A pre-selection on the basis of application forms (15 Sept - 10 Dec 2006)
From September 15th till December 10th, 2006, ALL the skiers and snowboarders of the planet are able to register by Internet for the Freeride Quests. They just need to fill in a form on www.xtremeverbier.com and upload a few pics and a video. A selection committee will carefully select 27 skiers and 27 snowboarders who will be invited to participate in the Freeride Quest in Austria.

O'Neill Freeride Quest Powered by Nissan - Schruns-Tschagguns, Austria (19-21 Jan 2007)
54 rookies will meet for this first qualification in the Austrian resort of Schruns-Tschagguns on the 20th and 21st of January. Some riders and former riders of the Xtreme will be on the spot as judges and will evaluate these young talents in terms of performances and mental strength while riding in groups during the morning. In the afternoon a proper competition will define the 28 best riders that are qualified for the second event of the Tour : the Freeride Quest in Flaine.

O'Neill Freeride Quest Powered by Nissan - Flaine, France (8-10 Feb 2007)
In addition to the 28 rookies selected in Schruns, the Freeride Quest in Flaine will welcome 22 pro riders that have already participated in the Verbier Xtreme. These pro-riders will have to defend their seat in front of newcomers determined to take part in the ultimate event of this Tour, the prestigious Verbier Xtreme. This exceptional competition will take place in the Grand Massif resort from Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2007.

O'Neill Xtreme by Powerade - Verbier, Switzerland (23-25 March 2007)
Finally the best 5 male skiers and snowboarders as well as the best 2 female riders of both disciplines will be invited to take part in the 12th O'Neill Xtreme by Powerade in Verbier from March 23rd to 25th, 2007. There they will meet the first 6 skiers and snowboarders of the Xtreme '06, as well as the best 2 females of each discipline that have directly been reinvited. Once more the elite of freeride will tackle the mythical North Face of the Bec des Rosses, 3222m. The public is already invited to join them on the most beautiful natural arena of the Alps, the Col des Gentianes in Verbier, for a unique weekend.

Entry terms for the Nissan Sports Adventure Freeride Tour
- To be 18 years old minimum on the 1st of January 2007
- To comply with the participation rules, such as described on the Xtreme website.

Infos :
Media & org. : Isabelle de Lalène media@xtremeverbier.com
Selections & coordination : Cyril Neri cyrilneri@bluewin.ch
O'Neill Europe: Norbert Pollemans press@oneilleurope.com
Nissan Sports Adventure : Ben.Robinson@stream-london.com

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    IMPORTANT FREESKIING ATHLETE INFORMATION

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    2007 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series & Freeskiing World Tour Athlete Information

    -EVENT SCHEDULE

    -NEW EVENT & REGISTRATION POLICIES

    -PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETE LIST

    TO ALL ATHLETES:

    Winter is fast approaching and that means so is competition season. After a hugely successful tour in 2006, MSI has decided to grow the Subaru U.S. Freesking Series by adding a fifth event. With the new event and expanded programs, such as same-day video, photo, and story coverage, 2007 is set to be the best year yet.

    Registration for all events in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series will begin on:

    November 1, 2006.

    To register, please log onto www.usfreeskiing.com. To guarantee entry, athletes interested in competing—including World Tour IFSA pre-qualified athletes (see list below)—must register prior to the event and pay in full to be considered officially registered. A partial payment/deposit, will NOT secure you a spot. As always, entries are limited and events sell out within days, so we urge you to register early to avoid disappointment.

    On the first morning of each event all athletes must check in at registration and sign waivers, purchase lift tickets, and receive bibs and start order. As a reminder, IFSA (International Freeskiers Association) memberships ARE REQUIRED for all athletes competing in the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Tour and Freeskiing World Tour. Please go to www.freeskiers.org to sign up. We are working to add a link from usfreeskiing.com to register for membership.

    Due to the popularity of the Snowbird and Kirkwood World Tour Qualifiers, the qualifier run has been extended to a two-day event, with each athlete still only getting one run to qualify. This will increase the amount of athletes who are given the chance to qualify for the World Tour event.

    2007 SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING AND FREESKIING WORLD TOUR SCHEDULE & ENTRY FEES

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #1)

    Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open

    Telluride, Colorado

    February 8-11

    Entry Fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #1)

    Les Arcs Freeride

    Les Arcs, France

    Feb 5-9

    Entry fee: www.ridetheplanets.com

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #2)

    Verbier Big Mountain Heli Ride

    Verbier, Switzerland

    Feb. 22-25

    Entry fee: www.verbierride.com

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #2)

    Location and Date TBD

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #3)

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR (STOP #3)

    Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals

    Snowbird, Utah

    March 6-11

    *Snowbird entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES (STOP #4)

    Subaru Jackson Hole Freeskiing Open

    Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    March 15-18

    Entry fee: $150

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    SUBARU U.S. FREESKIING SERIES FINALS (STOP #5)

    Freeskiing World Tour (Stop #4)

    Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships

    Kirkwood, California

    March 26-April 1

    *Kirkwood entry fees:

    World Tour Qualifier: $100

    (Athletes who qualify will pay an additional $125 for the main event)

    World Tour Main Event (pre-qualified athletes): $175

    *Prices do not include lift tickets

    FREESKIING WORLD TOUR FINALS (STOP #5)

    Tignes, France

    April – Dates TBD

    Entry Fee: www.freeskiingworldtour.com

    PRE-QUALIFIED ATHLETES

    Based on: Top World Tour point holders, top US series, winners of individual US and NA events, top Euro and NZ standings. Wild Cards may be added at specific events, approved by IFSA official.

    **$ Indicates athletes that need to pay 2006 IFSA dues in order to be considered "Pre-Qualified" for 2007.

    Men

    1 Guerlain Chicherit **$ FRA

    2 Mathieu Richard **$ CAN

    3 Adrien Coirier FRA

    4 Olivier Meynet **$ FRA

    5 Nick Greener USA

    6 Craig Garbiel USA

    7 Rick Greener USA

    8 Cedric Pugin **$ FRA

    9 Drew Stoecklein **$ USA

    10 Julien Gaidet **$ FRA

    11 Cliff Bennett USA

    12 Justus Meyer USA

    13 Justin Modroo CAN

    14 Drew Tabke USA

    15 Tom Dunbar **$ NZ

    16 Jason Dobbs USA

    17 Christian Boucher **$ CAN

    18 Reine Barkered **$ FRA

    19 Jon Mullens AUS

    20 Drew Billington USA

    21 Jack Nelson USA

    22 Victor Galuchot **$ FRA

    23 Craig DiPietro **$USA

    24 Olinne Glenne USA

    25 Wille Lindberg USA

    26 Jamie Blair USA

    27 Jonny Manwaring USA

    28 Chris Paulding USA

    29 Aurelien Ducroz **$ FRA

    30 Tom Dockter USA

    31 Ben Wheeler USA

    32 Arron Estrada USA

    33 Chris Tatsuno USA

    34 Kevin O'Meara USA

    35 Chad Sayers CAN

    36 Kaj Zackrisson SWE

    37 Fred Mooney USA

    38 Jonas Delogne **$

    39 Thibault Des Camiers **$ FRA

    40 Neil Valiton **$ FRA

    41 Herve Gouy **$ FRA

    42 Mathieu Vigier **$ FRA

    43 Tyson Bolduc USA

    44 Griffin Post USA

    45 Hamish Acland NZ

    46 Geoff Small **$ NZ

    47 Alastair Eason **$ NZ

    48 Ilian Petrov **$ BG

    49 Mike Hopkins **$ CAN

    50 Joel Jacques CAN

    WOMEN

    1 Laura Ogden **$ CAN

    2 Jess McMillan USA

    3 Marte Lise Karlsen NOR

    4 Carrie Jo Chernoff USA

    5 Lynn Kennen **$ USA

    6 Alaina Huestis USA

    7 Libby Bittner **$ USA

    8 Marie Pieronne **$ FRA

    9 Amelie Simond **$ FRA

    10 Shelly Robertson **$ USA

    11 Andria Huskinson USA

    12 Amy Holland **$USA

    13 Jen Ashton CAN

    14 Katharina Mihaljevic **$

    15 Kelly Holland USA

    16 Anik Demmers **$ USA

    17 Beanie Milne Horne **$ NZ

    18 Kirsty Exner **$ CAN

    19 Maria Opelz **$

    20 Jo Guest **$ UK

    21 Camille Imbert **$ FRA

    22 Guilia Monego ITA

    23 Suzanne Graham USA

    24 Galena Gleason **$ USA

    25 Tanya Christensen **$ USA

    26 Janina Kuzma **$ NZ

    27 Kate McDougall NZ

    28 Jacobina Home **$ NZ

    29 Karolina Ekman CAN

    30 Dina Power **$ CAN

    Special thanks to our sponsors:

    Subaru

    TNF

    Nordica

    Yakima

    A-Line

    Skull Candy

    Tramdock.com

    Sports Insurance

    Powder Magazine

    Emergen-C

    Leatherman

    Grabber

    Ski Press Magazine

    IFSA

    Snowbird

    Jackson

    Telluride

    Kirkwood

    MEDIA INQUIRES AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

    Keith Carlsen

    Director of Marketing, PR, & Communications

    Mountain Sports International

    office: 801.349.4614

    keith@mtsports.com

    Cara Williams

    PR, & Communications Coordinator

    Mountain Sports International

    office: 801.349.4608

    cara@mtsports.com

    REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND ATHLETE INQUIRIES CONTACT

    Barb Hamblett and Nicole Leitner

    Registration Team and Athlete Liaisons

    Barb Hamblett

    Mountain Sports International

    East Coast Logistics Manager

    barb@mtsports.com

    Nicole Leitner

    Mountain Sports International

    National Logistics Manager

    nicole@mtsports.com

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Whistler Skateboar Association and the Longhorn present to
you a Skateboard Rail jam Contest/ Fundraiser.

Some of the supporters of this event are Longhorn Saloon, UnderExposed Media Group, Nomis Clothing, Westbeach the shop, Evolution, Katmandu, Red Bull, Gauge Clothing, SkateboardVillage.com and Ogio Bags.

For more information, or to pre-register for the competition, check out www.WhistlerSkate.Org, email Lenny@WhistlerSkate.org, message his Profile or call Lenny at 604.698.1514 

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Whistler Blackcomb has kicked off “If Ullr Was A Girl”, the first contest of its kind, offering a huge prize purse of $25,000 for a female skier or snowboarder who’s crowned Ullr Girl. The contest officially began September 1^st with Whistler Blackcomb’s launch of the contest’s voting microsite ifullrwasagirl.com.  

 

1. A big mountain competition which will be held in-bounds on Whistler Blackcomb
2. A parks and pipe competition (exact format to be announced)
3. An arts component based on the TWSSF events. Each athlete will be asked to pick an art form – for example photography, film, art, or music – to present during a special evening event at the TWSSF. 
4. Votes on ifullrwasagirl.com. Votes for the final selection will refresh on March 1st with skiers and snowboarders starting with a clean slate.

Full contest information and rules, as well as details on posting an athlete profile, nominating a girl, voting, or applying to be a judge, are available on-line at ifullrwasagirl.com. 

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Rossland, BC-Red Mountain Resort announced its dates for the 2007 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships to be held January 6th-15th at Western Canada’s oldest ski resort, featuring over 100 of the world’s best freeskiers. The weeklong event carries a cash purse of $10,000 for the competitors that best tame the steep, chutes of Mount Roberts, one of Red’s five mountain peaks.

“We are really stoked to host this event for the 6th consecutive season, making this Canada’s longest running and most legendary Open big mountain competition. Red welcomes athletes, sponsors and media to Rossland, to enjoy our mountain hospitality and a superb competition on our world-class terrain”, states VP of Sales and Marketing Erik Kalacis. “For spectators, Mount Roberts is an ideal setting to view these unbelievably talented athletes. The competition, the skiing and the after-parties will surely deliver a highly entertaining event.”

The format of the competition will follow IFSA Big Mountain Freeskiing guidelines, which dictates that participants ski the mountain creatively, unrestricted by gates or formal course layouts, while they take aggressive lines and make big drops on Roberts’ varied and challenging terrain. Judges of the championship will evaluate skiers on five categories – line choice, fluidity, technique, aggression, and control. Jeff Holden, head judge of the competition last year, returns to lead his team of judges for another year.

Event Schedule:

Date Event & Location
Saturday Jan. 6th, 2007 Junior Event, Ages 12-17, Lynx Line
Thursday Jan. 11th, 2007 Open Qualifier, Ages 18+, Lynx Line
Friday Jan. 12th, 2007 Semi-Finals, Mount Roberts
Saturday Jan. 13th, 2007 Finals, Mount Roberts, Awards Ceremony
Sunday Jan. 14th, 2007 Weather Contingency Day

Registration is open to skiers 18 years and older. On January 11th, contestants will begin qualification on the mountain’s most difficult in-bounds run, Lynx Line, in order to secure one of the 50 sought-after semifinal slots. Finalists will compete the following two days on backcountry and technical Mount Roberts, adjacent to the resort, before winners are announced on January 15th.

New last season and returning due to its unbelievable popularity and turnout is the Junior event for kids ages 12-17. Held on Lynx Line underneath the Motherlode Chair, youths will participate in a one-day event on January 6th. Teams from as far away as Utah and Vermont have signed up to test their skills on some of the most challenging terrain in the region against the newest “up and comers” from the Kootenays.

Registration forms and more information on the 6th annual Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships will be available after October 1st by logging on to www.redresort.com

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Results: 

Womens   1.       Kaya Turski (CAN)    2.       Tori Beattie (AUST)        3.       Anna Segal (AUST) 

Mens         1.       Jossi Wells (NZ)        2.       Russ Henshaw (AUST)    3.       Alexis Godbout (CAN)  

Images:  Photo credits: Camilla Stoddart/NZ Free Ski Open 

The slopestyle course at Snow Park NZ, which the riders were calling one of the best competition courses they had been on.

Kaya Turski (Canada) coming off the jump-to-down box with a switch 360.

Jossi Wells completes a switch 900 tail grab with perfection.

Jossi Wells mid-way through a switch 630 onto the down rail. 

-ends-  August 16 2006

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A shot we entered from a relaxed Airbag session a few weeks ago hit the right spot and got us the best shot for July.

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