A year after hosting one of the most amazing matchups in the sport’s history between Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and Danny Davis (Detroit, MI), Mammoth Mountain is back again to host the 2011 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, March 2-6, for the second consecutive year and fifth overall. The tour returned to Mammoth last season as a part of Olympic selection after a several year break.
The Paul Mitchell Progression Session, a staple at the Grand Prix events, will launch a standalone slopestyle competition.
“Mammoth is truly one of the classic Grand Prix venues, having hosted some of the most noteworthy snowboarding contests over the last 15 years,”  … Details
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The sun has set on the final day of the O’neill Coldwater Classic Canada, and Australia’s Josh Kerr comes away with the victory over Eric Gieselman in the final.
The beach known North Chesterman’s in Tofino provided small but fun ramps over the last few days which saw a field 96 surfers whittled down to today’s 8 quarterfinalists, then down to the lone victor, Mr. Kerr. An incredible display of aerial surfing was put forth today, as almost every heat was won in the air. In the semifinals, Eric Geiselman spun around on a tiny inside double up needing a 6.6 in the dying minutes against …Â Details
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Namibia – There are few areas of sport where one sees huge differences between the competitors or their equipment. If a swimmer wears a special suit at one competition and wins, other swimmers begin wearing similar suits, and people will say that this “revolutionizes” the sport. So what would these same people say if one day someone showed up at the pool in, for instance, an F-18 jet? Then, what would they say if a couple years later, a swimmer in plain old trunks managed to beat the jet? Sort of “revolutionary,” wouldn’t you say? Â
If you’re new to speed sailing, let’s quickly get you up to, uhm, speed: There are four camps vying for the title. There are the watersled styles – fixed wing dragsters which are made to go one direction and pretty much one direction only. There are the windsurfers who sail on boards with attached masts and sails. There are the massive multihulls, of which a hydrofoil design named l’Hydroptere has (until now) held the official overall speed sailing record, and then there are the kiteboarders, who strap their feet onto a small board, grab hold of a big kite, and as of yesterday, are the fastest sailors on the water … Details
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