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JJ Thomas eager to keep competing in snowboard - Denver Post
ASPEN If you’re wondering why that X Games snowboarder with the mustache looks so familiar, you’re forgiven. You probably remember JJ Thomas as the fresh-faced Olympic bronze medalist from the 2002 men’s sweep of the superpipe at Salt Lake City

Canada launches special weather website for the Olympics - Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER - Vancouver’s unusually balmy winter and questions on just how long it’s going to last took centre stage Thursday as federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice joined local meteorologists at the downtown launch of a $9-million state

Vito going from Dancing with the Stars to Winter Olympics - Oneida Dispatch
The U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team members, from left, Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Scott Lago, Louie Vito, and Shaun White celebrate after they were named at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix finals Saturday in Park City, Utah. -AP Photo

MATT SCHUBERT S OUTDOORS: Winter Sports Club still has plans for - Peninsula Daily News
Calawah steelies As long as you don’t mind a bangy ride, this river is a good one. Not only is there a decent run of wild fish, there’s less pressure. After a little bit of rain on Saturday, it should be one of the better spots to fish

Hamilton fills U.S. team’s extra spot - ESPN.com
The U.S. cross country ski team has selected Simi Hamilton of Aspen, Colo., as its 11th and final competitor at the Vancouver Olympics. Hamilton, 22, was added Thursday when the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association was granted one more spot in the new

Allendale Columbia mourns graduate Mark von Bucher - Democrat and Chronicle
Anyone who knew Mark von Bucher was well-aware of his love of animals. Teachers said it started in first grade when he wrote a story on various creatures as part of an assignment. His interest continued to grow, including participating in a summer

No move planned for Olympics freestyle venue despite lack of snow - Washington Post
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - There are no plans to relocate the snowboard and freestyle skiing competitions at next month’s Vancouver Olympics, despite concerns about insufficient snow at the venue, organizers said on Thursday. Weather and snow conditions

China heads to Vancouver with low profile, downplaying expectations - Los Angeles Times
BEIJING (AP) After dominating the Summer Olympics in Beijing two years ago, China downplayed expectations Thursday for a similarly strong performance at the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver. Winter sports have been slower to catch on in China

Steamboat’s Schaffrick, 15, plans to enjoy competing in X Games - Denver Post
ASPEN There are 250 athletes at this year’s Winter X Games, but none younger than Steamboat Springs’ Maddy Schaffrick. The 15-year-old snowboarder is the youngest competitor this week and will drop into the halfpipe. After a pressure-filled Grand

Snow sports: Garick loves law law of gravity Pro boarder turned - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Worcester criminal defense lawyer, who defends indigent clients for the state, competed in the 1980s and 1990s during the early years of snowboard competition. Growing up in Holden, Garick, 37, first strapped on a Burton board he bought at Strand

After qualifier, White s routine has a new twist - Boston Globe
So last week, snowboarding s wunderkind unloaded his new Double McTwist 1260 at the final qualifier in Park City, Utah, to win the Grand Prix event with 49 points (out of 50) for his two runs. The trick is a double-flip, three-and-a-half-spin move

Mountain moments: Sierra-at-Tahoe - Reno Gazette
Riding is about the trees at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort. Just look at a trail map and you’ll see more green, representing trees, than white, representing trails. That is not to say there are not a lot of trails; it is just to say there are a lot of trees

Also read these stories: - NJBIZ
Snow and cold weather are beckoning skiers to New Jersey s winter resorts, which also are getting help from a bleak economic climate that encourages day-trippers to save money on airfare and hotels and do their skiing, snowboarding and tubing

Vermonters Headed To Vancouver Olympics - Vermont Public Radio
Hannah Kearney, of the United States, reacts to her first-place finish in ladies’ moguls freestyle World Cup skiing event in Wilmington, N.Y., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. (Host) The twenty-first winter Olympics get under way in British Columbia in

George Watkins: Time to pick player, team of decade - Thecalifornian.com
Selecting a Player of the Decade, Team of the Decade as well as a All-Decade team isn’t quite an exact science. But throw in a little research, statistics and eyewitness accounts and you can have a pretty good idea who have been the top high school

Saputo Inc. Presents its Olympic Athletes! See you at olympics.saputo - Market Wire
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2010) - Today, Saputo inc. (TSX:SAP) is honoured to present its 5 Saputo athletes who will be participating in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. These athletes are a true source of inspiration. Their

Lifestyles Digest - Stamford Advocate
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Crews work to clear closed roads to Big Bear of snow and ice - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Crews are working today to restore access into Big Bear Valley as local businesses and residents deal with snowed-in streets, empty grocery store shelves and dry gas stations. Routes into Big Bear were closed Sunday because of impassable roads and

Vancouver organizers close slopes to preserve snow - KARE
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Olympic organizers are closing Cypress Mountain early to preserve the snow for the games that begin in 30 days. The organizing committee says the site for snowboarding and freestyle skiing on Vancouver’s

Mountain closed to preserve snow - ESPN.com
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Olympic organizers are closing Cypress Mountain early to preserve the snow for the games that begin in 30 days. The organizing committee says the site for snowboarding and freestyle skiing on Vancouver’s

Cypress Mountain closing alpine runs until post-Olympics - News1130.com
It’s hosting the snowboard and freestyle skiing events for the Olympics.

Gear Up Properly For Safe Winter Sports - WIBW
cold weather safety standards, and have an expert check that the helmet fits correctly so it won t come loose at a critical moment. Along with wearing a helmet while skiing or snowboarding, parents should know these ten useful tips

Gearing up for Olympics in style - StarPhoenix
Winning the right to sell official Vancouver 2010 merchandise sounds almost as difficult as getting to the Olympic medal podium. Of the hundreds of companies that applied to produce and distribute 2010 merchandise, fewer than 50 were approved, says

Wildcat Mountain - Fosters Daily Democrat
Classic New England lift-serviced skiing, spectacular scenery, legendary trails, a long season, and the most vertical Home to New Hampshire s longest beginner ski trail at 2 miles, Wildcat offers a Guaranteed Learn-to-Ski/Snowboard Package

Grand Prix Results - ESPN.com
Gretchen hopes to win gold at Vancouver 2010. With three of four halfpipe contests complete, the 2010 Olympic snowboard team is shaping up to look a lot like, well, the 2006 Olympic snowboard team. Shaun White became the second official member of the

Conditions ‘perfect’ for Mountain Creek 3rd Rail contest - Morris County Daily Record
VERNON Snowboarders from throughout the region gathered Saturday at Mountain Creek for its annual 3rd Rail Jam competition. Conditions were well below freezing at the South Base area but the snow was described as ideal for snowboarding. “Perfect

US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa - YAHOO!
his wife wrote on his MySpace page in July 2009. ” We think you’re the best and we cant (sic) wait to see your face again!” Army Sgt The Marine wrote on a Web site profile that he also loved snowboarding, working out and the beach, and that he

Davis and Clark Win on Inspirational Day - ABC News
The winners were Kelly Clark and Danny Davis. The day, however, belonged to Kevin Pearce. With signs in the stands paying tribute to the injured snowboarder, Clark secured a trip to her third Olympics and Davis won by pulling off a rare feat of

A-Basin ski instructor dead in tree well at Steamboat - Denver Post
Grace Lynn McNeil, a 23-year-old ski instructor who taught at Arapahoe Basin Ski and Snowboard Area, was found dead in a tree well at the Steamboat Ski Area this morning. Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg said McNeil was in Steamboat Springs with four ski

Fight called off as mediation fails - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Manny Pacquiao’s promoters said his prospective bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was dead late Wednesday night after a mediation session failed to resolve the fighters’ differences over drug testing, scrapping what was likely to be the richest fight in

Snowboarder Kevin Pearce in critical condition after Park City - Deseret News
A publicist for Kevin Pearce says the American snowboarder remains in critical condition at a Utah hospital after sustaining a head injury while training in Park City from Norwich, Vt., was preparing for next week’s Mammoth Mountain, Calif

Snowboarders finish in top 10 - Steamboat Pilot & Today
Snowboarding Te am s results at Wednesday s event. Chris Klug, the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist, was fifth in the event, and Adam Smith was 18th. In California, Steamboat halfpipe snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick continued to make her case for an

Truckee’s Davis set the snowboard world on fire - Tahoe Daily Tribune
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. Beating Shaun White in the halfpipe takes something special, maybe even otherworldly. Truckee’s Danny Davis delivered the unthinkable on Wednesday. Davis unveiled an unprecedented three double corks during his near-perfect

Anderson, Loo win snowboarding World Cup parallel giant slalom medals - Big Hollywood
KREISCHBERG, Austria - Alpine snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson secured his spot for the Vancouver Winter Olympics long ago, but he has no intention of coasting into the Games. The Mont-Tremblant, Que., resident won gold Wednesday in a World Cup

Notebook: A Snowboarder s Dream and a Family s Anguish - New York Times
Over breakfast in Copper Mountain, Colo., on Dec. 13, snowboarder Kevin Pearce talked about the wicked crash in the halfpipe that shattered his ankle in June. It kept him off his snowboard until November. Kevin Pearce competing in the men s half