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Thursday, 31 August 2006
With the announcement of the winning host for the 2014 Winter Olympics due on July next year, Denver is already looking further ahead. The Metro Denver Sports Commission is already considering a bid for hosti
ng the 2018 Winter Games, www.rockymountainews.com reported.
The committee has already contacted several groups that can help them realize their plans. It includes the Vail Valley Foundation which closely identified with skiing and snowboarding events in the United States.
At this point, everything is still at the stage of planning and conceptualizing things for the possible bid. It will then take around two years before the US Olympic Committee decides if it wants to make the bid for hosting the event.
To read more about this article, please visit www.rockymountainews.com.
Tuesday, 29 August 2006
A New Zealand Snowboarding Association (NZSBA) event, the championships are expected to attract big names including Shawn Palmer of Palmer Snowboards who is an X-Games champion and one of the world's best sno
wboard cross racers.
The championships get underway on a purpose built course with the boarder-X on the Thursday followed by the Slopestyle in the UP & GO Terrain Park on Friday 1st September. The battle continues on Saturday 2nd September with action in the Parklife Superpipe. Sunday 3rd September is reserved as a bad weather postponement day.
The FIS certified competition is a crucial part of the New Zealand snowboard calendar and this is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience says Graham Dunbar, NZSBA Executive Director.
"Competitors will be working hard to build their F.I.S. points tally which will help them qualify for FIS World Cup, World Championships and eventually the Olympics."
Josh Clark, Youth Action Sports Co-ordinator at The Remarkables says he’s looking excited about hosting this top level F.I.S. rated event.
"The last weather cycle delivered a massive dump of snow on The Remarkables is looking superb thanks to the efforts of the grooming team."
For those entering the championships, there is a $40 entry fee per discipline and a $20 fully refundable bib deposit.
To register visit www.nzsba.co.nz and complete the entry form in the News Section. For further information please email info.nzsba.co.nz.
Friday, 25 August 2006
f you wish to take a career in snowboarding, then you need all the guidance you can get from instructors who can help you achieve your dream. This is where schools like the Whistler Valley Snowboard Academy c
ome in.
The Academy was launched early this month and aims to help young snowboarders get the most advanced snowboard coaching. But it is not entirely playtime there since students will also go to school in the Academy and interact with other students who also train and study there.
Starting next month, the Academy will be accepting applications from prospective students. Classes will then start at the beginning of the 2006-07 winter season.
For more information, visit their website at www.whistlervalleysnowboardacademy.org.
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Following a decision tonight by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) Council not to build a new 2,700-seat arena in Whistler, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Game
s (VANOC) announced that the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games ice sledge hockey tournament will be moved to the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver. To enhance the Vancouver program, VANOC also announced that wheelchair curling will be moved to Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park in Vancouver.
VANOC recommended that the RMOW forego the building of the arena in an Aug. 20th letter to Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed and RMOW Council. "The new proposed delivery model will bring the added advantages of more spectators and greater profile for the Paralympic Games in Vancouver. These are significant considerations for sports where Canadian teams have excelled and where we expect to be able to draw national attention and raise support and awareness for these sports along with those that will be hosted in Whistler. All things considered we see moving ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling as a positive move for all involved."
John Furlong, VANOC CEO, added in the letter: "We do not believe it is fair for us to expect Whistler to fund this project (new arena) to the level that would be required beyond our (VANOC's) $20 million commitment when there is another very good and viable option available to us. After careful examination we believe we can achieve an extraordinary Games experience for these sports and the athletes at the new high-capacity Olympic arena planned for UBC."
Whistler will remain home to the majority of Paralympic events, nightly Paralympic celebrations (84 events) and Closing Ceremony. The addition of Paralympic events in Vancouver will provide the opportunity for greater public exposure to both sports, particularly given Canada's gold-medal winning performances in both sports in Torino.
The previously planned Whistler arena would have permitted 2,700 spectators for sledge hockey while the Whistler Meadow Park Sports Centre would have held 500 spectators for wheelchair curling. The move to Vancouver will see dramatic increases in spectator capacity levels with sledge hockey played at the UBC Winter Sports Centre which, following estimated accessibility modifications, will seat approximately 6,000 while wheelchair curling will house approximately 3,500 spectators at Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park.
VANOC also committed today to continue to work with the RMOW to improve the legacy aspects of the Games in Whistler through the transfer of a minimum of $3 million originally committed from VANOC's privately funded operations budget for temporary nighttime celebrations facilities. This could assist Whistler in developing a permanent community celebration plaza as a sustainable and lasting legacy post-Games. This grant could then be supplemented by the $2 million the RMOW will have entitlement to in its contract with VANOC in the event the new arena was not built.
This article was originally posted at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics' website at www.vancouver2010.com.
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 17) - The Women's Sports Foundation announced this week that Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Paralymic gold medalist Laurie Stephens (Wenham, MA) have been named fin
alists for the Sportswoman of the Year award, honoring extraordinary performances in women's athletics.
To vote, log on to www.sportswomanvote.com.
In February Teter became the second American to win Olympic halfpipe gold, besting silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and 2002 Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark (Mount Snow, VT) in the process. The victory propelled her to win the ESPY Award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete following her third consecutive year as a nominee in the category.
The Olympic success then compelled the 19-year-old Vermont native and former X Games champion to launch a line of Grade A, Vermont Maple Syrup called "Hannah's Gold", with all profits donated to poverty stricken children in Africa through a partnership with World Vision. Athletically, she also won the only two World Cup competitions she entered with back-to-back victories to open the season in Valle Nevado, Chile. To qualify for the Olympic Team, Teter hit the podium in three of five Grand Prix events, including a victory at the opening event in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Stephens, who was born with spinal bifida, dominated the 2006 Paralympic Games with gold medal performances in downhill and super G along with a silver medal in giant slalom. She also claimed seven more World Cup victories for a total of 23 World Cup wins in three seasons to go with her nine World Cup titles.
This past winter, there was no downhill title, (the lone DH was rolled into the super G points) but Stephens won her third straight overall title, her third straight GS crown and her second straight super G championship. The storybook season was good enough to garner the Stephens an ESPY nod for Best Female Athlete with a Disability.
The award winners will be announced on Monday, October 16, 2006, and honored at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.
This article was originally posted at the US Snowboarding Team's website at www.ussnowboarding.com.
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