big air
American Colby West threw down the biggest air of the night with a Switch 1080 Stomp, clinching the championship title for Big Air.
X-Games Medalist Jossi Wells, of New Zealand, cheered his friend on from the second spot on the podium, pulling a flawless mute grab in his final run. Michael Clark placed third, Russ Henshaw, yesterday's slopestyle medalist, nails fourth.
( categories: competitions-articles | big air | Colby West | freeskiing | Jossi Wells | michael clark | Peter Olenick | US freeskiing open )
NZ Free Ski Open wrap up.The NZ Free Ski Open concluded a few nights ago with a huge crowd turning up to watch skiers and snowboarders show off their skills at the BASE Down-town Rail Jam. Some 2500 people packed out the Bullock Bar car park to see the rail jam, where 30 riders slid down the BASE rail that was part of a 3m-high, 6m-long structure, performing their tricks, slides and rotations. One snowboarder, who had not officially entered the competition, was brave enough to take on the challenge by MCs to do a back-flip off the kicker, which he successfully achieved on his second attempt.
The weather slowed down the Winter X Games 10 Skiing SuperPipe Women's competition, but it wasn't enough to slow down Grete Eliassen. With snow beating down on Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen/Snowmass, 10 finalists participated in a thirty minute jam session to determine the winner of Skiing SuperPipe Women's. For the second year in a row, Eliasson (Lillehammer, Norway) edged out Sarah Burke (Squamish, B.C., Canada) to secure the top spot on the podium. It is her second Winter X Games medal in two appearances. Eilassen started her run big, with a 15 foot mute grab on her first hit and then threw in big tricks including an alley-oop 540.
( categories: competitions-articles | big air | buttermilk | competitions | NEWS | skiing | X-Games )
Photos by Jordan Manley and Andre Charland.
What do Justin Timberlake, Jon Olsson, Sarah Burke, and a guy juggling chainsaws all have in common?
a. They are all kinda girly
b. They travel alot
c. They all think Britney Spears is hot
d. You can't do what they can
e. They were all at the 2004 Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler
( categories: competitions-articles | big air | competition | doglotion | superpipe | whistler blackcomb )





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