mad pre season

Hello everyone,

It has been snowing everywhere in Europe and I have just been traveling like a mad woman, I went to les 2alpes where I received the Award of the best French international rider (with both male and female riders) I guess they gave me that just because they still don’t know that I am French.. for those of you who didn’t know it yet, I have 3 passports, I am French, I am swiss, and I am Liechtensteinerin.. That’s a mini country between Austria and Switzerland..
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The 13th annual winter action sports competition will feature more than 160 men and women from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: Skiing, Snowboard and Snowmobile. The event includes day and evening competitions and is free to the public.

For the complete, updated list of Winter X Games 13 athletes, log on to www.expn.com.
*PLEASE NOTE: The invited athlete list is constantly being updated and is subject to change.

Among the first wave of invited athletes:

•       Gretchen Bleiler: Three-time Winter X Games Snowboard SuperPipe gold medalist and 2006 Winter Olympic silver medalist
•       Lindsey Jacobellis: Four-time Winter X Games Snowboarder X gold medalist and 2006 Winter Olympic silver medalist
•       Sarah Burke: Two-time Winter X Games and defending Skiing SuperPipe gold medalist
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Elena Hight, one of the nation’s top female riders, has joined the Northstar Resort Professional Freestyle Team and will represent the resort as she competes in all three stops of the inaugural AST Winter Dew Tour and other high profile events this winter. Hight, a South Lake Tahoe local, is the first female professional rider to join the team which includes other professional snowboarders including Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, Todd Richards, Chas Guldemond, Andy Finch, Eero Ettala and Heikki Sorsa. These athletes regularly represent Northstar Resort at prestigious events and in snowboard videos distributed worldwide.
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The second annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational, hosted by Aspen/Snowmass, will once again be held in Snowmass, April 3 – 5, 2009.

Confirmed riders for this season’s event include: Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Elena Hight, Torah Bright, Clair Bidez, Paulina Ligocka, Sarah Conrad, Meg Pugh, Ellery Hollingsworth, Mercedes Nicoll, Dominique Valle and Soko Yamaoka.

The event will feature a Superpipe contest, photo and filming opportunities for the media as well as lifestyle activities for the riders such as a spa day, yoga classes and a girl’s night out on the town.
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“Dew Underground: Winter” creates unprecedented media experience highlighting culture surrounding the Winter Dew Tour.

Coverage begins on FUEL TV December 23, 2008 at 9:00pm ET/PT.

FUEL TV, the only television network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports; PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand; and Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, are pleased to extend their media venture “Dew Underground” to cover the Winter Dew Tour. The initiative incorporates on-site experiences at each Winter Dew Tour stop and short-form content distributed through multiple distribution platforms including linear television, websites, and other digital outlets.

The “Dew Underground” winter experience will take place at each Winter Dew Tour stop, featuring a new studio environment where the world’s top snowboarders and skiers will be interviewed in front of a live audience. Additionally, the “Dew Underground” winter venues will showcase local artists and musicians in interactive displays. “Dew Underground: Winter” will highlight the lifestyle of self-expression that surrounds the mountain lifestyle with segments exposing local hot-spots, bands, and artists.
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Burton Snowboards and iTunes® announced today that the Burton movie It’s Always Snowing Somewhere is now available for purchase at Burton Studios on iTunes for USD$5.99. Viewers can download It’s Always Snowing Somewhere here http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVShow?id=295972616 in Burton Studios, the official iTunes store located within the TV Show section.

It’s Always Snowing Somewhere features scenes from a never-ending winter with the Burton team traveling from the southern to northern hemisphere, from Alaska to Argentina with action footage from Shaun White, Terje Haakonsen, Natasza Zurek, Gigi Rüf, JP Solberg, Heikki Sorsa, Nicolas Müller, Tadashi Fuse, Frederik Kalbermatten, Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, DCP, Mads Jonsson, Trevor Andrew, Keegan Valaika, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Mikkel Bang, Mikey Rencz and Peetu Piiroinen.

Thursday, 12/4/2008
The ASP Women’s World Tour 2008 – Mancora Peru Classic – 8:00pm ET/PT

Sofia Mulanovich returns home looking to extend her world championship points lead. At stop 6 of 8, Sofia is in the lead, but current World Champion Stephanie Gilmore chases from a close second. But the other top surfers in the world, including Silvana Lima, Chelsea Hedges, Layne Beachley, and Samantha Cornish, aren’t going down without a fight.

Monday, 12/8/2008
2008 S3 Supergirl Jam – 8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes

100 of the top female action sports pros compete in skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding events in this all-girls, action sports contest series.

About FUEL TV

FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in 25 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.

Winter X Games 13, to be held January 22-25, 2009 in Aspen/Snowmass, Colo., and aired live on ESPN and ABC, will feature new events, a new superpipe and enhanced coverage across ESPN platforms.  New discipline will make their debut – Women’s Skiing Slopestyle .  For the first time at Winter X Games, snowboarders and skiers will ride a 22-foot superpipe.  Fifteen hours of live programming on ESPN and ABC will be offered as well as Winter X Games 13 coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2’s X Center.

Women’s Skiing Slopestyle will feature the top eight skiers in the world competing on a variety of rails and jumps. Each skier will take two runs, and their best run will determine their final ranking.  Snowmobile Best Trick will feature three athletes.  Each athlete will take two jumps and will be judged by the fans in Aspen and those watching on television.  The athlete who receives the most fan votes will take home the gold medal.

The real life story of one of snowboarding’s most celebrated athletes, Tara Dakides, hits core snow stores across the country Tuesday, November 25th. Against the Grain, narrated by Alecia ‘Pink’ Moore and directed by award-winning filmmaker Josh Landan, documents Tara as she overcomes amazing obstacles and many career- threatening injuries to become one of the most influential female snowboarders of our time. Her story is one of determination to overcome the confusion of growing up on her own and following her heart.  From her darkest experiences to her most beloved accomplishments, Against the Grain reveals the life-changing moments that made her who she is today.  Tara Dakides, one of the most decorated gold medal athletes of the X Games, is ready to share her story for the first time.

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