SNOWBOARDER Magazine’s Superpark 17 presented by Gatorade started with a bang yesterday at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. Almost 400 of the best snowboarders in the world stacked the drop ins to features built by Seven Springs, PA; Loon Mountain, NH; Woodward (Boreal and Copper); and Mt. Bachelor. Riders got comfortable in the park quick and a heavy session on the channel hip ended the day.
FROM the moment Susie Wolff first got into her Williams car, she heard the snickers from those questioning whether women belong in Formula One.
There were more than a few cynical looks from team-mates before the development driver completed 100km of Silverstone’s international circuit last year. And more recently, the series’ only female driver has been the target of … More
When we last saw Adriano de Souza and Nat Young, they were two men basking in the glow of a finals finish at a World Tour event. Having won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Adriano had media commitments and spent some time with his family. Having placed runner-up at his second event as a World Tour rookie, Nat was welcomed home with a very warm reception.
Then, both men started training again.
We now find Nat on a tight regime at home, surfing, getting in his zone, and scouring swell charts for possible pulses to jump on. Adriano, on the other hand, has been playing a similar game – only without the wetsuit. He’s been in the Mentawai Islands, training. Not fitness training, but surf training.