Michelle Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Hey guys This is the event that we and Donek are sponsors of this weekend. If you can make it, it's going to be a good one. US team will be named after this event, so there's lots of competition. Race to the Cup Goes Primetime in Steamboat Howelsen Hill to host night parallel slalom Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Jan. 4) - The second stop of the U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup goes primetime this weekend as the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club hosts a parallel slalom under the lights of Howelson Hill on Friday night. "This is going to be an awesome weekend," said Head Coach Steve Persons, "Steamboat has been doing a great job preparing for this event and there's a lot of excitement in town, especially for Friday night. This town is super supportive of their winter sports and their athletes and that's always encouraging to our Team." Friday night's event will feature a festival atmosphere at the base of Howelsen Hill with bands, food vendors and athlete autograph sessions all leading up to the finals slated for 6 p.m. local time. Look for Steamboat locals Erica Mueller and Justin Reiter to challenge for the podium in both PSL and parallel giant slalom, which will be run on Saturday. But it's never safe to count out Olympians Tyler Jewell (Sudbury, MA), who won the opening PGS event at Copper Mountain, or 2002 Olympic bronze medalist Chris Klug (Aspen, CO), who was third in the same race. "We've come off a tough trip to Europe with some major weather problems and it was really hard to find places to train, so it's great to be able to relax and know that our riders have excellent conditions to train and race on, especially as we prepare for the World Championships later this month," added Persons. As a critical component to the U.S. Snowboarding pipeline and entry into the World Cup level, the Steamboat stop, part of the $9000 series, will also serve as the final opportunity for riders to qualify for the World Championships, set for Jan. 14-20 in Arosa, Switzerland. The U.S. Team will be named following the event in Steamboat. "This race is going to bring everyone together," said Persons, "there's a number of riders who haven't qualified for the World Championships yet, so guys like Adam Smith (Bend, OR) and Vic Wild (White Salmon, WA) will be gunning. So will Lindsey Lloyd (Centerville, UT), she's been riding World Cup with us early on this year, but she still has to nail her spot. It's going to be fun." Remaining U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup Events: Jan. 5-6 - Steamboat Springs, CO March 10-11 - Bromley, VT For complete details on the Race to the Cup, log on to http://www.ussa.org/PublishingFolder/423_3166.htm. The U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup series is sponsored by Chevrolet, Donek, Bomber Industries and Barilla. -- Best in the World -- * NEW * U.S. Ski Team Newsfeeds Now you can have U.S. Ski Team news headlines delivered direct to your news reader or to your personal web page. Simply add the XML link to the news reader on your computer or PDA, or click on the Yahoo link to add U.S. Ski Team news headlines to your personal My Yahoo page. Webmasters, you are authorized to add the U.S. Ski Team's news feeds to your web pages. http://www.usskiteam.com/public/xml.php?dId=6 MEDIA NOTE: If you would like to receive media news releases for only specific sports, click below to update your profile. http://echo.bluehornet.com/clients/ussa/change.htm This message was intended for: bomber@bomberonline.com You were added to the system August 12, 2003. For more information click here. Update your preferences | Unsubscribe Quote
wavechaser Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Man, I've got to get out of VT...not that I can hang with these guys on course at my age, but just to be there for the atmosphere...and oh yeah...some of that stuff...forget what you call it...itz white and cold...I used to know. Quote
Randy T. Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Anybody know if this will be televised? Quote
Michelle Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Posted January 5, 2007 YEs on RSN. Look for me I'll be the cute girl with the blue hat..... Quote
Randy T. Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Sweet deal. Carvers and a cute girl, what else could a guy ask for... Quote
wavechaser Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 I've had some preliminary feedback from the Canadian team... but would love to see the complete run-down. Nothing yet - but it will be here: http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=21409&cal_suchsector=SB Quote
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