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Polartec Big Air At Fenway
Polartec Big Air At Fenway is a big air snowboarding and skiing competition that took place on February 11–12, 2016. The spectacle was held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This is the first such event held at Fenway Park and was part of the U.S. Grand Prix Tour and the International Ski Federation's World Tour. A 25,000 person audience was expected over the course of the two days. The Winter clothing brand, Polartec, chose to sign on as the title sponsor. Polartec's North American Marketing Manager, Darren Jorsey, stated, "We want to continue to invest in the sports that push the boundaries of athletes and their apparel”. Construction According to Eric Webster, the spokesman from the US Ski & Snowboard Association, "The structure itself, when completed, will stretch from the outfield all the way to home plate, basically." The structure stood above the lights as the tallest object within the arena. Competitors had to climb several flights of stairs or ride an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Air
Big air is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jumps. In most versions, there is one large jump and therefore only one opportunity to perform a trick. It is an extreme version of slopestyle. Competitors perform complex tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance as well, all while making every effort to secure a clean landing. Many competitions also require the rider to do a specific trick to win the major prize. The term was coined by French-Canadians because of their love for the extreme nature of the event. Skiing and snowboarding Since 2004, Big Air Skiing has been featured in the FIS Snowboard World Championships. In 2018, Big Air became the newest snowboarding event introduced in the Olympic Games. In the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the ski Big Air event was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Brown (freestyle Skier)
Bobby Brown (born June 5, 1991) is an American freeskier specializing in slopestyle and big air competitions. Brown was the first to execute multiple variations of a triple flip or triple cork at a training session in Squaw Valley, California. He gained notoriety after winning both the SlopeStyle and Big Air events at Winter X Games XIV, registering a perfect score of 100 in the latter. Brown was the first person ever to have landed a Switch Double Misty 1440. He was one of the first skiers ever to have landed a Triple Cork 1440. Bobby is known for his tricks in the air, He has successfully landed many triple corks. Brown had a web show called "Bobby's Life", which features his life, friends, and skiing. In addition, Brown was the first skier to win two gold medals in the same Winter X Games. Bobby Brown is Red Bull Athlete. Competitions * 7th place Jon Olsson Invitational * 09-10 Dew Tours * 2009: 4th at Breckenridge Totino's Open * 2010: 3rd at Snowbasin Wendy's Invitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory to the east; it also shares a maritime border with the Russian Federation's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west, just across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of the Arctic Ocean, while the Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state by area, comprising more total area than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. It represents the seventh-largest subnational division in the world. It is the third-least populous and the most sparsely populated state, but by far the continent's most populous territory located mostly north of the 60th parallel, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hood
Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about east-southeast of Portland, on the border between Clackamas and Hood River counties. In addition to being Oregon's highest mountain, it is one of the loftiest mountains in the nation based on its prominence, and it offers the only year-round lift-served skiing in North America. The height assigned to Mount Hood's snow-covered peak has varied over its history. Modern sources point to three different heights: , a 1991 adjustment of a 1986 measurement by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey (NGS), based on a 1993 scientific expedition, and of slightly older origin. The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. It is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascade Range. Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt, thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teton Gravity Research
Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is an extreme sports media company based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The company was founded in 1996 by brothers Steve and Todd Jones, as well as friends Dirk Collins, Rick Armstrong, and Corey Gavitt. The group launched the company to create products that came from the perspective of athletes, showcased youth culture, and fostered the growth of high-risk action sports. TGR works closely with various athletes to create films, advertisements, products, and events that promote outdoor sports typically involving dramatic combinations of high elevations and speed, and requiring the highest athletic strength, skill, and judgment to avoid (or reduce the risk of) serious injury. TGR films and advertisements employ high-resolution recording and modern editing techniques in order to concisely showcase perfected moves by athletes. Accordingly, these video works do not provide a complete chronology of the innumerable hours of practice and extensive training a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Day Of My Life
"Best Day of My Life" is a song by American pop rock band American Authors, released on March 19, 2013, by Mercury Records and Island Records as the lead single from their third extended play, ''American Authors'' (2013), and the second single from their debut studio album, '' Oh, What a Life'' (2014). The song was written by band members Zac Barnett, Dave Rublin, Matt Sanchez, and James Adam Shelley, along with producers Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman. Composition The song is written in D major with a tempo of 96 beats per minute. Music and lyrics Dave Rublin spoke in a podcast of ''Songfacts'' where he disclosed that the song was being written when the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting happened in 2012. They were inspired to write the song to "make people happy and make people feel positive, because that's something that was missing from rock and from songwriting, just something so simplistic that can be an earworm, that can carry people." Zac Barnett told an inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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