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Beni Hofer
Beni Hofer (born May 3, 1978 in Zweisimmen) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross and a former alpine skier. Hofer competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. He placed 27th in the qualifying round in ski cross, to advance to the knockout stages. He advanced from the first round by finishing second in his heat, but finished 4th in his quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals. As of March 2013, his best showing at the World Championships is 10th, in 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in .... Hofer made his World Cup debut in January 2008. As of March 2013, he has one World Cup podium finish, a bronze at Flaine in 2007/08. His best World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 13th, in 2004/05. World Cup Podiums References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davos
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Bergün/Bravuogn, Klosters-Serneus, Langwies, S-chanf, Susch , twintowns = } Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Ranges. The municipality covers nearly the entire valley of the Landwasser, and the centre of population, economic activity, and administration is two adjacent villages: Davos Dorf () and Davos Platz (''Davos'' ''Place''), at above sea level. Gaining prominence in the 19th century as a mountain health resort, Davos is perhaps best known today for hosting the World Economic Forum—often referred to simply as "Davos"—an annual meeting of global political and corporate leaders. With a long history of winter sport, Davos also has one of Switzerland's larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2007/08 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the twenty ninth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard'' (FIS; en, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the .... The season started on 12 December 2007 and ended on 16 March 2008. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, ski cross and halfpipe. Dual mogul counted together with moguls ranking and for moguls title. Men Moguls Aerials Ski Cross Halfpipe Ladies Moguls Aerials Ski Cross Halfpipe Men's standings Overall *Standings after 30 races. Moguls *Standings after 10 races. Aerials *Standings after 9 races. Ski Cross *Standings after 8 races. Halfpipe *Standings after 3 races. Ladies' standings Overall *Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
