Patrick Ausweger and Max Brandauer, two austrian freeskiers, show us the awesome resort Alta Badia
As this morning’s fog lifted and the sun shined through, the women slopestyle competitors took to the skies this afternoon, in a three-run final. No elimination rounds, little practice and a tight course, the women battled it out, with the French Canadian coming out on top. A bronze medalist last year, Kaya took the lead in her first run and didn’t let it go.
All of her runs were in the … Details & Pictures
Come behind the scenes of the 8th Red Bull Nanshan Open, a 4star Swatch TTR snowboarding competition based in Beijing, China. The Red Bull Nanshan Open has earned itself a reputation with riders as one of the most enjoyable competition trips in existence. A perfectly shaped snowpark and a full week’s worth of 5-star hotels, foot massages, fine dining and sightseeing await competitors that participate – and the inside word is that the parties get pretty wild as well.
Given the state of American women’s figure skating, and the strong competition the U.S. men’s hockey team will face — among other factors — it’s quite possible that the marquee squads the United States will send to Vancouver next month for the Winter Olympics will be in Alpine skiing and snowboarding. Those two teams, being finalized early this week, will consist mostly of members who are familiar with what all this means — the procedures, the pressures and everything else about the Olympic …Â Details