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Aleksander Østreng
Aleksander "Alek" Østreng (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He grew up in Bærum. He participated at the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. He competed at the Winter X Games XX in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen, Colorado, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. References External links * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum X Games athletes Norwegian male snowboarders {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding
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 Games. Snowboarding was developed in the United States, inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing, and skiing. It became popular around the globe, and was introduced as a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. , its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since. History The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the " snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bærums SK
Bærums Skiklub is a Norwegian multi sports club founded in 1885. It has sections for cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, biathlon and orienteering. Venues include Solbergbakken, Skuibakken and . Notable club members Notable club members include Nordic skiers Karl Hovelsen, Harald Økern, Olav Økern and Anne Jahren, alpine skiers Borghild Niskin, Inger Bjørnbakken, Toril Førland, Arild Holm, Finn Christian Jagge, Lasse Kjus and Hans Petter Buraas, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Lucas Braathen, Atle Lie McGrath and orienteering competitor Marit Økern Jensen. Snowboarders and freestyle skiers include Christel Thoresen, Ståle Sandbech, Mons Røisland, Birk Ruud, Felix Stridsberg-Usterud, and Aleksander Østreng Aleksander "Alek" Østreng (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He grew up in Bærum. He participated at the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. He competed at the Winter X Games XX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bærum
Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral district and historical county of Akershus and of the newer Viken County. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals. Bærum, particularly its eastern neighbourhoods bordering West End Oslo, is one of Norway's priciest and most fashionable residential areas, leading Bærum residents to be frequently stereotyped as snobs in Norwegian popular culture. The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens. Name The name (Old Norse: ''Bergheimr'') is composed of ''berg' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Snowboarding Championships
The 2012 World Snowboard Championships (WSC) took place in Oslo, Norway from February 10–19, 2012. 240 riders from approximately 35 countries competed in slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines. The 2012 World Snowboarding Championships is the first championships run by snowboarders since 1999. It is developed and owned by the Ticket To Ride (TTR) and World Snowboard Federation (WSF). It is organized by Snowboard-VM 2012 AS – the local organizing company owned by The Arctic Challenge, The Norwegian Snowboard Federation and Oslo Vinterpark. The WSC got a full backing by the global snowboard community as expressed by the unanimous vote at the TTR and WSF general assemblies in Barcelona, May 2010. Results Medal count Men Men's Slopestyle results Men's Halfpipe results Women Women's Slopestyle results Women's Halfpipe results External links www.wsc2012.com {{Authority control World Championships, 2012 World Championships A world championship is generally an inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter X Games XX
Winter X Games XX (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen '16; styled as Winter X Games Twenty in the official logo) were held from January 28 to January 31, 2016, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 15th consecutive Winter X Games held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN. Participating athletes competed in eight Skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ... events, nine Snowboarding events, and three Snowmobiling events. Results Medal count Skiing Men's SuperPipe results Women's SlopeStyle results Women's SuperPipe results Men's Mono Skier X results Men's Skier X results Women's Skier X results Men's Big Air results Men's SlopeStyle results Snowboarding Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Dual Slalom results Women's SlopeStyle results Men's Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspen, Colorado Aspen is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,004 at the 2020 United States Census. Aspen is in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains' Sawatch Range and Elk Mountains, along the Roaring Fork River at an elevation just below above sea level on the Western Slope, west of the Continental Divide. Aspen is now a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Founded as a mining camp during the Colorado Silver Boom and later named Aspen for the abundance of aspen trees in the area, the city boomed during the 1880s, its first decade. The boom ended when the Panic of 1893 led to a collapse of the silver market. For the next half-century, known as "the quiet years", the population steadily declined, reaching a nadir of fewer than 1000 by 1930. Aspen's fortunes recovered in the mid-20th century when neighboring Aspen Mountain was developed into ... |
