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Swatch Soul City
Everybody left humming reggae and with good impressions of these finals days of the year, bringing snowboarding into the new millennium the right way in the city of music.
Austrians Dominate Duel Slalom
Ueli Kestenholz (SUI) took the men's race today and for the women, Heidi Jaufenthaler and her Austrian teammate Heidi Neururer took the duel slalom in a one-two punch.
Innsbruck Air & Style
Markku Koski and Henri Sankala were flying high in the Friday's practice runs, but Stefan Gimpl from Austria won Saturday's session. To help stir up the celebration, Ice T and Creed are playing tonight.
Halfpipe and Alpine Comps in Laax
All those hours in summer camp proved helpful for the newbie halfpipe riders at the ISF contests in Laax, Switzerland. Everyone went off, despite the bulletproof pipe. But none of the rookies could beat Norwegian veteran Daniel Franck or France's high-flyer Doriane Vidal.
A Frigid First Weekend of ISF Competition
Battling temperatures of -24° Celcius and 70 km/h winds, riders from the world gathered in Sölden, Austria for the first official competition of the season. Switzerland's Jonas Emery and Austria's Stefan Gimpl flew highest in big air and boardercross props go to Frenchy Xavier Delerue.
World Pro Tour Preview
We are heading into a new season and nobody knows how it is going to be. All we know is where they want us to be, and what the spectators want to see. In case you can't make it to the events (bad weather, 10,000 miles away, sick, better things to do) we'll try to get this season organized.