White Ride
Home and hosed …
… with 2,705 kilometers to his name and thus just as many euros collected for Wings for Life: on day 15 of his ‘Once to the end of the world – and back’ tour Sigi Grabner made it back to his adopted hometown of La Massana in Andorra. Sigi’s blog on his adventure-filled last leg.
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Young lords of the boards
The new crop of World Snowboard Federation (WSF) young talents fought to be crowned World Rookie Champion at the Swatch TTR 4Star Protest World Rookie Final in Ischgl, Austria, on April 18. Roope Tonteri (FIN) stomped his way to first place and was bestowed the title of Champion.
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Destination: Vancouver
Benjamin Karl, 23, is reigning snowboard World Champion in the parallel slalom. In 2010 he also wants to become an Olympic champion. How he’s preparing for that right now he discloses in an interview.
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"The thought of Vancouver spurs me on"
How the World Cup winner as a far-from-desperate house wife recharges her batteries for the new season and how her training schedule looks for summer: Lindsey Vonn in an off-season interview.
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"Records are a nice bonus"
On the top of the podium 13 times; at the end of the season, overall World Cup winner: Only a bad fall at training could stop Gregor Schlierenzauer’s string of successes at the close of the season. An interview with the Austrian ski jumper about luck, school stress and a series of victories.
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"... everyone came out and threw down"
Just as the winter season draws to a close, X Games gold medalist and world record holder Simon Dumont (USA) hosted the inaugural Pro/Am Jam Competition – the Dumont Cup – at his home mountain Sunday River in Maine on April 11.
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