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FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was an international snowboarding competition held from January 14 to 22, 2011, in La Molina and Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) by the FIS Snowboarding World Championship, All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona. Organisation Media and marketing The TV broadcast rights were sold to Eurosport in Europe, CBC in Canada, Sky A in Japan, and ORF was given the rights to broadcast in Austria. Venues The world championships began with the big air competition at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona. A ramp long was constructed on the location and an estimated 17,000 fans attended the finals of the event on January 15. The remaining events all took place in La Molina beginning on January 17. La Molina is two hours north of Barcelona in the Pyrenees and is the oldest ski resort in Spain. Similar to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the La Molina venue suffered from excessive warmth w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Molina (ski Resort)
La Molina is a ski resort in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain, in the municipality of Alp in the ''comarca'' of Cerdanya in Girona, Catalonia. Together with Masella, it forms the Alp 2500 resort. It is the site of the first ski lift in Spain, opened on 28 February 1943, and Spain's first ski school, which opened a year later. It is served by a RENFE / Rodalies train station. Sport and recreation The area hosted World Cup alpine races in December 2008 (women's technical events) and hosted the Snowboarding World Championships in January 2011. In 2013 the resort hosted the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships. New facilities such as a new track with a lift in the area of Pla d'Anyella have been built. On 23 March 2016 the resort was the finishing point for the third stage of the road cycling race the Volta a Catalunya, which was won by Dan Martin of Etixx–Quick-Step Soudal–Quick-Step () is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 inaugural Winter Olympic Games, the FIS is responsible for the Olympic disciplines of Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. It changed its name to include snowboard in 2022. Most World Cup wins More than 45 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by International Ski Federation for men and ladies: Updated as of 21 March 2021 Ski disciplines The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok Marguč
Rok Marguč (born 25 May 1986, in Celje) is a Slovenian snowboarder who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ..., finishing 23rd in the Parallel Giant Slalom event. Marguc won two medals at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships: a silver in Parallel Giant Slalom, and a bronze in Parallel Slalom.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&competitorid=80062&raceid=9094 – Results from FIS-Ski.com Two years later, at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships, he captured gold in the parallel slalom. World Cup Podiums References External links FIS-Ski.com– Biography 1986 births Living people Slovenian male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Karl
Benjamin Martin Karl (born 16 October 1985) is an Austrian professional snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory. He competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Parallel Giant Slalom, coming in second to Jasey Jay Anderson. He won the bronze medal in Parallel slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics and finally became the Olympic champion in Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij .... References External links * * Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Austria Austrian male snowboarders 1985 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Holland
Nate Holland (born November 8, 1978 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is an American snowboarder. Holland won a gold medal in ''Snowboard Cross'' at the 2007 Winter X Games XI in Aspen, Colorado. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII, beating Markus Schairer in the finals.Men's Snowboarder X Final Results – ''EXPN.com'' (January 26, 2008) (Retrieved on 30 November 2008) He competed for USA at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he finished fourteenth; at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he finished fourth; and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Nate has won seven gold medals in the X-games, five of which were back to back, creating a new world record for most medals won in a row in Boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Wescott
Seth Wescott (born June 28, 1976) is an American snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the snowboard cross. Life and career Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Whistler, British Columbia. Growing up, Wescott went to Mount Blue regional school district in Farmington, Maine. His father Jim Wescott was the Track and Cross Country coach at Colby College. He began snowboarding at age 10, but had also grown up skiing. In 1989, after competing in both sports for a few years, he stopped skiing to focus mainly on snowboarding. Wescott attended Carrabassett Valley Academy where he studied and trained with fellow Olympians Bode Miller, Jeff Greenwood, Kirsten Clark and Emily Cook. He started out at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. In his Olympic debut, at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, Wescott won gold in the snowboard cross as the first Olympic champion in the event. Having won gold, Wescott was invited to meet president George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Pullin
Alex Pullin (20 September 1987 – 8 July 2020), nicknamed Chumpy, was an Australian snowboarder who competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He was a two-time snowboard cross (boardercross) world champion. Early life Pullin was born on 20 September 1987 in Mansfield, Victoria. He started snowboarding at a young age, and came to prefer snowboard cross, because he considered it "the most pure form of competition". His parents owned a ski hire shop. Career Pullin competed for Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross (boardercross). He had the fastest qualifying time (1:20.15) in his event, but was eliminated in the first round of competition, finishing in 17th place by virtue of his qualifying time. Pullin was the flag bearer for the Australian Winter Olympic team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and competed in the men's snowboard cross. One of the favourites in that event, Pullin was eliminated in the quarterfinals. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Paumola
Ville Paumola (born 16 March 1991) is a snowboarder from Finland. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the slopestyle event.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&competitorid=143795&raceid=9546 – Results from FIS-Ski.com He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents i ... placing 19th in the Men's Slopestyle Snowboarding semi-final. References External links FIS-Ski.com– Biography 1991 births Living people Finnish male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Finland People from Ylöjärvi Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Mattsson
Niklas Mattsson (born 16 March 1992) is a snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ... from Sweden. He won a silver medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the slopestyle event. Mattsson was born in Sundsvall. References External links * * * * * 1992 births Living people Swedish male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Sweden Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sundsvall 21st-century Swedish people X Games athletes {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Malin
Markus Malin (born 28 May 1987) is a Finnish snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympian; representing Finland in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At both Olympics, Markus competed in halfpipe, finishing 11th in 2010 and 19th in 2018. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008–09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the Olympics.Canwest News ServiceSnowboarding. Canadians lookin' good ''Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...'', February 7, 2010. Malin is also a constant competitor at events of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. After finishing the 08/09 season already in the Top 10 of the Tour, he ended the 09/10 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iouri Podladtchikov
Iouri Iourеvich Podladtchikov (russian: Юрий Юрьевич Подладчиков, born 13 September 1988) is a Russian-born Swiss snowboarder. He rides goofy stance. He has competed since 2000. He won the gold medal for the halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Career Russian-born Podladtchikov grew up in Davos, Switzerland, and started snowboarding in 2000. He changed nationality after competing for Russia in Turin at age 17. In the final rankings he was 37th. Graduated from Sports High Pool Davos in 2008. Podladtchikov, known on the circuit as I-Pod, won the halfpipe World Cup title in 2008. In December 2008, he won the Zurich Sports Award Team/Individual athlete. He won silver at Winter X Games XIV in 2010. In 2013, he won the gold medal at the FIS Snowboarding World Championship. He placed fourth at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for Switzerland. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the men's halfpipe. At the Winter X Games Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Johnstone
Nathan Johnstone (born 9 February 1990) is a snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ... from Australia. Johnstone won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the halfpipe. He finished ninth in the halfipe at the 2009 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=SB&competitorid=80076&raceid=7728 – Results from FIS-Ski.com Nathan started his career at a young age riding in the Perisher Winter Sports Club under coach Ben Alexander, who is still his current coach today. References External links FIS-Ski.com– Biography 1990 births Living people Australian male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
