Cross Country Paralympian Tyler Mosher Conquers Legendary Loppet

Cross Country Paralympian Tyler Mosher Conquers Legendary Loppet
Paralympian likely to turn focus back to snowboarding
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Tyler Mosher traded his skis back in for his snowboard on the weekend as the World Snowboard Federation Para-Snowboard World Cup Tour wrapped up with a pair of races held Friday and Saturday (April 8 and 9) at Lake Louise.

The Whistler resident and para-snowboard world champion recorded the best Canadian finish on both days, including a fourth-place result […]

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WSF Para-Snowboard World Cup a success

AMERICAN RIDERS DOMINATE WSF PARA-SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP RACES IN LAKE LOUISE
Bibian Mentel of the Netherlands and Evan Strong of USA proived too strong for group of riders

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(Lake Louise, AB – April 09, 2011) The 2011 World Snowboard Federation (WSF) Para –snowboard World Cup Tour came to an end in Lake Louise, Alberta, with the presentation of two races during the 2011 Canada~Snowboard Nationals presented by COLD-FX®.

A total 39 athletes from nine nations took to the […]

By |April 9th, 2011|Athletics, On the Web, Snowboarding, Tyler in the News|0 Comments
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Para-Snowboarding at its finest

Para-Snowboarding at its finest
PARA-SNOWBOARDING AT ITS FINEST IN LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA
Athletes with physical disabilities from around the world meet for two World Cup races

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(Lake Louise, AB – April 07, 2011) Canada~Snowboard and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) are pleased to co-host the last two Para-snowboard World Cup events of 2011 this week in Lake Louise, Alberta.

A total of 35 athletes from nine nations – Italy, Spain, New-Zealand, United States, France, Netherlands, Great […]

By |April 7th, 2011|Athletics, On the Web, Snowboarding, Tyler in the News|0 Comments
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Para-snowboard: Mosher leads the way

TYLER MOSHER LEADS CANADIAN WAY IN PARA-SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP ACTION
Mosher wins two silver medals; American riders come out strong with 8 medals

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(Vancouver, BC – February 11, 2011) On February 3rd and 4th, para-snowboarders from seven countries hit the slopes at Orcières 1850 to compete for Gold in back to back WSF Para-Snowboard World Cup races hosted by Orcières 1850, the French Snowboard Initiative, My Snowboarding, and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF).

Canadian para-snowboard athlete Tyler Mosher, […]

By |February 10th, 2011|Athletics, On the Web, Snowboarding, Tyler in the News|0 Comments
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Canadian riders rocked X-Games Fifteen

Canadian riders rocked X-Games Fifteen
CANADIAN RIDERS ROCK X-GAMES 15 IN ASPEN, COLORADO
Canadian riders grab seven medals

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Canadian snowboarders rocked X-Games Fifteen held in Aspen on the weekend, winning a total of seven medals in snowboard cross, slopestyle, big air and snowboard street.

Snowboard cross specialist and National team member Kevin Hill of Vernon, BC, won the silver medal in the spectacular men’s snowboard cross race. Hill, the National champion in the discipline, is a rising […]

By |January 31st, 2011|Athletics, On the Web, Snowboarding, Tyler in the News|0 Comments
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Fifteen Canadians at X-Games

CANADIAN RIDERS READY FOR X-GAMES 15 IN ASPEN, COLORADO
Fifteen Canadian snowboarders to compete in X-Games 15 in five official snowboard events

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A total of fifteen Canadian snowboarders will be in Aspen, Colorado to partake in X-Games 15 from January 27-30, 2011 in big air, slopestyle, halfpipe, snowboard cross, snowboard street and para-snowboard.

National team member Dominique Maltais of Petite-Rivière-St-François, QC will be riding in the women’s snowboard cross competition. Maltais is currently ranked first in the FIS […]

By |January 26th, 2011|Athletics, On the Web, Snowboarding, Tyler in the News|0 Comments
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