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James’ outstanding season wraps up
Australian Junior Freestyle Snowboarder Scott James has just completed an amazing northern hemisphere season were he competed through 5 countries from Europe to the United States competing in 17 events both Junior and open.
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Brockhoff wins USASA Nationals
Australian Junior Snowboarder Belle Brockhoff has continued her successful season by winning the USASA Nationals Snowboard Cross event at Copper Mountain.»
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Brockhoff Ranked Number 1
Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff has finished her season ranked the number one Boardercross athlete in the Female Youth division of the USA Snowboard Association series. Belle’s 3360 points, accumulated through 3 victories from 4 starts...»
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Johnstone 6th in Grand Prix event
Nathan Johnstone finished 6th today in the Killington Grand Prix.The event was a 5 star TTR stop and the final Grand Prix for the season with some heavy hitters in attendance...»
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Another Aussie wins breakthrough winter sports medal
Australian winter sport has produced another World Cup medallist, Sydney teenager Nathan Johnstone winning halfpipe bronze in Stoneham, Canada, overnight...»
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NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development Team
The NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Team has finished up training in Colorado
for the winter rounding up a successful training camp. We had great
conditions throughout the entire camp with access to pristine
Halfpipe’s in Breckenridge...»
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Two riders just miss top ten
Two Australian riders have just missed top ten finishes in North
America over the weekend.
Damon Hayler finished in 11th place in the snowboard...»
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Pullin joins Australia's snowboard medallists
Alex Pullin has joined Australia’s ever-expanding list of winter sports medallists, winning bronze in a snowboard cross World Cup in Gujo-Gifu, Japan...»
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SSA SBX Development Team Update
A double header at Copper Mountain was our next event. With everyone posting good times during qualifying, our runs were looking good...»
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Season best to Hayler
Damon Hayler has posted his best result of the season, finishing in fourth place in a snowboard cross World Cup in Sungwoo, Korea...»
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NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team Update
The NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team has completed the Revolution Tour events for 2008 with some impressive results...»
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Bright leads Aussie performances at Winter X Games
Torah Bright has finished in second place in the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, going down to Torino 2006 silver medallist Gretchen Bleiler of the USA in a star-studded field of the world’s best halfpipe riders...»
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SSA Snowboardcross Development Team Update
A great result for our first competition. Emma Pullin earned a podium spot, finishing in 2nd and Julia De Campo well in the top ten, finishing 8th...»
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Torah Bright takes silver at the European Open
Torah Bright has continued the defence of her 2007 Burton Open Series title by finishing second at the Burton European Open even in Laax, Switzerland...»
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Mixed fortunes for Shaw in Spain
Ski and Snowboard Australia rider Joh Shaw experienced mixed fortunes in the double-header World Cup parallel snowboard meet in La Molina, Spain, over the weekend...»
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James Wins Burton European Open Double
Australian Junior Snowboarder Scott James has won the Youth Slopestyle and Halfpipe events at the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland over the weekend...»
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Pullin qualifies in Bad Gastein
Damon Hayler and Alex Pullin kicked off their qualifying rounds for the 2008 season today in Bad Gastein, Austria...»
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SSA SBX Camp Report 2008
The 2nd of January 2008 sees the start of Ski and Snowboard Australia’s first overseas Snowboarder Cross camp. The first to arrive into our condo in the small ski town of Frisco was Ms Julia De Campo. Located just minutes from both Copper...»
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NSWIS SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team Update
The NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team is back in full training mode after a brief break over the Christmas New Year period. While we were still snowboarding, enough...»
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WADA Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) updates its Prohibited List prior to the commencement of each calendar year...»
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NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development Team Update
The NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development Team resumed Northern Hemisphere training in Colorado on Nov 20. Although there was limited terrain open at the time, there...»
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Shaw posts third top 20
Jo Shaw has ridden to her third top 20 result for the season, finishing in 20th place in the World Cup in Nendaz, Switzerland...»
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Shaw just misses another final, but stays top 20
Jo Shaw has missed a place in the finals of the second parallel giant slalom event of the 2008 World Cup season by the smallest of margins, but posted her second top 20...»
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Shaw makes solid start to season
Jo Shaw has continued to consolidate her place among the world's top 20 snowboarders, finishing in 18th place in the opening event of the season in Landgraaf, the Netherlands...»
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Pullin continues strong start
Alex Pullin has continued his impressive start to the season with a career-best eighth placing in the second of two World Cups in Valle Nevado, Chile.....»
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Career-best placing launches Pullin's season
Alex Pullin has made an impressive start to his 2007/08 World Cup snowboard cross campaign, finishing in 13th place....»
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SSA Australian Junior Series 2007
The fourth and final event of the Australian Junior Series 07 was held last weekend at Perisher Blue. Young competitors from NSW....»
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SSA Snowboard Talent ID Camps
After two very successful Snowboard Talent ID Camps, the last camp, which is halfpipe, was held last weekend at Perisher....»
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National Snowboard Squad
As per the SSA National Squad & Team Selection Policy, to view the SSA National Snowboard Squad, please...»
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Latest Event Information
For all the latest event information and entries please...»
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Change of Dates - Talent ID Camps
Please note that there has been some changes to the dates for the
PGS and SBX snowboard Talent ID camps. The new dates are as follows
SBX 6th August - 8th August, Mt Hotham
PGS 9th August, Mt Buller
For more information ...»
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SSA Talent ID Camps
It is our goal to get snowboard athletes onto the podium at World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Games events.
Therefore, we have established a national talent....»
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Snowboard Selection Policy
The SSA Snowboard Committee have approved an updated Selection
Policy for World Cup and World Championship events. To read the
policy please...»
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Rip Curl Supporting Development
Snowboarding
Australia’s most famous surf and snow company Rip Curl will be
supporting the SSA/NSWIS Halfpipe Development Program by providing
the team with outerwear and goggles this season...»
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World junior bronze for Pullin
Australia's 2007 season medal-winning run has continued with Alex
Pullin riding to bronze in the Snowboard Junior World Championships
in Bad Gastein, Austria...»
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Crawford runner-up for World Cup
halfpipe title
Holly Crawford has finished runner-up in the snowboard halfpipe 2007
World Cup, after riding to her sixth podium result for the season in
Stoneham, Canada...»
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Hayler ninth in world as season
ends
Damon Hayler has climbed to a world ranking of nine after riding to
seventh place in a snowboard cross World Cup event in Stoneham,
Canada...»
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Snowboard Junior World
Championships
The 2007 FIS Snowboard World Junior Championships have been
scheduled to take place in Bad Gastein, Austria beginning on the
11th of April...»
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Crawford bags fifth podium and
eyes title
Holly Crawford has won the bronze medal in the second last event of
the season, at Lake Placid, New York State, USA....»
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Bright wins
Superpipe championship
Torah Bright has picked up another snowboard halfpipe pro trophy,
winning the World Superpipe Championships in the Salt Lake 2002
Olympic pipe...»
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Hayler moves closer to top ten
Damon Hayler sits in 12th place on the World Cup snowboard cross
standings with one event left in what has been a truncated
season...»
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Crawford, Burton make halfpipe
final in Lake Placid
Holly Crawford and Andrew Burton have both qualified for the final
of the snowboard halfpipe World Cup in Lake Placid, New York
State...»
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NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development
Team Update
The NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development Team has finished training for
the Northern winter, with the exception of Hannah Trigger...»
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Back-to-back podiums keep
Crawford on top
Two podium placings in two days in Calgary have kept Holly Crawford
on top of the World Cup snowboard halfpipe standings...»
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Third podium keeps Crawford on
top of the World Cup ranks
Holly Crawford maintains her lead in the World Cup snowboard
halfpipe rankings at the mid-point of the season after collecting
her third podium for the year...»
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Crawford still number one as two
more Australians make the podium
Two more Australian winter sports athletes have won World Cup medals
during the weekend, while Holly Crawford has retained her position
as the number one World Cup snowboard....»
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Crawford takes first victory and
moves to world number one
Holly Crawford has won her first World Cup event and marched to the
top of the World Cup standings with a strong performance in Furano,
Japan...»
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Pullin promising in World Cup
debut
Damon Hayler and Alex Pullin have both finished in the top twenty of
a snowboard cross event in Japan, Pullin surprising by qualifying
for the final rounds in fifth place...»
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Shaw makes top 12 for first time
Jo Shaw has ridden to a career best 12th place in parallel slalom in
a World Cup in Russia....»
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Twenty-sixth placing on Olympic
course for Shaw
o Shaw has revisited the Torino 2006 Games venue, finishing in 26th
place on the Bardonecchia parallel giant slalom course...»
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First silver to Australian
halfpipe rider
Australian snowboarder Holly Crawford has won the silver medal in a
halfpipe World Cup in Bardonecchia, Italy, the best result of her
career...»
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NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development
Team Update
The NSWIS/SSA Halfpipe Development Team competed in the Copper
Mountain leg of the Revolution Tour over the weekend with some great
results...»
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Bright beats the world's best in
X Games
Torah Bright has beaten the best halfpipe riders in the world to win
the prestigious Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado...»
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Crawford takes first victory in
European Open
Holly Crawford has won her first international event, taking the
European Open halfpipe event in Laax, Switzerland, overnight...»
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Shaw 35th in Swiss World Cup
Jo Shaw has finished in 35th place in the World Cup parallel slalom
in Nendaz, Switzerland...»
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NSWIS SSA Halfpipe Development
Team
The NSWIS Halfpipe Team has been training out of Breckenridge
Colorado since January 9. The team relocated due to poor early
season snowfalls in California...»
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Crawford, Burton struggle at
World Championships
Holly Crawford and Andrew Burton have both missed qualifying for the
halfpipe final at the World Snowboard Championships in Arosa,
Switzerland...»
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Career best PSL result for Shaw
18 January 2007
Jo Shaw has produced the best world championship parallel slalom
result of her career, finishing in 24th place in Arosa,
Switzerland...»
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World
Championship Report
It has been a strong showing by the Australians over the last 2 days
here in Arosa for the 2007 World Championships SBX.
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Snowboard Team Report
Well it was a strong showing with the Australians over the last 2
days here in Arosa for the 2007 World Championships SBX...»
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Snowboard Team Report From Laax
The OWIA Snowboard Team have started training in Switzerland for the
2007 season. We arrived in Laax on the 3rd January to start our
preparations for the 2007 World Championships in Arosa...»
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Australian halfpipe rider up
with the world's best
Australian halfpipe snowboarder Holly Crawford has confirmed her
status as one of the sport's leading contenders with a fifth placing
in the prestigious Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix in
Breckenridge, Colorado...»
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SSA/NSWIS Halfpipe Development
Team Update
The SSA/NSWIS Halfpipe Development Team began training on
November 20 in Mammoth Mountain, USA. Unfortunately there hasn’t
been the usual bumper start to the season in California and this has
left us with some challenging conditions to train in...»
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Snowboard Team Update in Europe
The 1st snowboard world cup was held in Saas-Fee Switzerland
this week with a very strong turn out! All the nations sent the best
riders to compete in the double world cup event...»
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Strong start to season for
Australian rider
Australian snowboarder Holly Crawford has made a strong start to the
2006/07 World Cup season, finishing in fifth place in Saas-Fee,
Switzerland...»
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Shaw warms up for World Cup with
US victory
Torino Olympian Jo Shaw has won gold in parallel slalom in the
opening round of the US Snowboarding Race to the Cup series in
Copper Mountain...»
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National Snowboard Development
Squads
Since the two very successful Talent Identifications camps were held
in August the coaches, after much deliberation, have selected
athletes to join the National Snowboard Development Squads for
Halfpipe and Boardercross...»
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SSA Halfpipe TID Camp
Perisher Blue turned on the weather and had a great Halfpipe Shaped
for the SSA/NSWIS Halfpipe TID Camp....»
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SSA/NSWIS Halfpipe Development
Program
The Snowboard Team has been getting in some good training
at Perisher Blue.A lot of time has been spent in the park and Big
Air site taking advantage of the good conditions to learn some new
tricks while Perisher are preparing the Halfpipe...»
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World University Winter Games Alpine Ski and Snowboard Coach
Applications Open
The 2007 World University Winter Games will be held in
Torino, Italy, from 17 January - 27 January 2007. Australian
University Sport is now calling for applications for Alpine Ski
Coach and Snowboarding Coach for the Australian Team...»
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Event Information
Burton Open Cancelled
Due to poor snow conditions the Burton Open at Falls Creek has been
cancelled.
Thomas Places 2nd at NZ Open
Emily Thomas has finished in 2nd place at the NZ Open
Slopestyle event in an extremely tight finish to US Open winner Hana
Beaman. A full international field of riders were competing at what
is now the first stop of the Burton Global Open Tour and a four star
TTR event. Emily qualified in first place one point ahead and lost
by one point in the final.
Snowboarder Cross TID Camp – FULL
Due to overwhelming interest we have had to close applications for
the Snowboard SBX TID Camp which is being held in Thredbo on the
14-16 August. Places are still available for the Halfpipe TID Camp
at Perisher on the 31 Aug – 2 Sep, but be quick as spots are filling
quickly.
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Snowboard Halfpipe TID – New
Dates
Due to poor snow conditions the Snowboard Halfpipe TID Camp at
Perisher has been postponed and will now be held on Thursday,
August 31 – Saturday, September 2.
You can download the updated application form below. If you
have already submitted an application form it will still be valid
for the new dates.
click here...(2/08/2006)
World Industries Snowboard
Nationals Postponed
Due to the unfavourable snow conditions the World Industries
Snowboard Nationals has been postponed. The new date is yet to be
confirmed so please keep an eye on this website for any updates.
Calendar Update
Please note that due to limited snow the Dakine NSW
Junior Halfpipe event has been changed to a rail event to be held on
the 30th of July. To view the updated calendar.
click here...(18/07/2006)
National Snowboard Team
The National Snowboard Committee are pleased to announce the members
of the National Snowboard Team...
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SSA Snowboard Talent ID Camp
Ski & Snowboard Australia will be holding two Talent ID
Camps to unearth talented Boardercross and Halfpipe riders...
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FIS TD and ROC Seminars
The FIS TD and ROC Seminars will be held in Sydney from
Friday 16 June to Sunday 18 June. For more information please
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Snowboard Committee Working Group Submissions
Please note the final date for submissions from interest people to
be part of the Snowboard Committee Working Group is Friday May
19. The date in the E-News was incorrect. Submissions can be
made by email to
info@skiandsnowboard.org.au , with the subject line ‘Working
Group’. For further information please contact the Ski & Snowboard
Australia Office on 03 9696 2344.
Snowboard Committee Minutes
View the minutes from the Snowboard Committee Meeting held on
Saturday April 29...»
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SSA Snowboard Selection
Policy
During its meeting on Saturday April 29, the Snowboard Committee
resolved to make changes to the SSA Snowboard Selection Policy. To
view the updated policy
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A World Junior Championships selection criteria was also
implemented. To view the initial criteria please
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2006 Snowboard Calendar
- DRAFT
The latest version of the snowboard calendar is now available.
Please note this is a DRAFT...»
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Lake Placid World Cup
Further to recent email and
telephone correspondence in regard to selection for the Lake Placid
snowboard event I would like to provide the following clarification...»
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NSWIS rookie duo to start at
Lake Placid World Cup
NSWIS rookie duo of Ben Johnson and Nathan Johnstone will
join OWI athlete and Torino Olympian, Andrew Burton, to represent
Australia at the World Cup Half Pipe...»
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Snowboard Junior Championships
The Australian Junior World Championship Team has finished
off a great week of competition at the 2006 Junior World
Championships held at Vivaldi Park in Korea...»
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Shaw wins final pre Olympic
event
SSA Snowboarder Johanna Shaw has completed her final Olympic lead up
event with great success, winning the Nor-Am Parallel Giant Slalom
in Steamboat, Colorado, USA...»
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Bright signals halfpipe medal
potential
Torah Bright has finished in second place in the Winter X Games
halfpipe in Aspen, Colorado, declaring her candidacy for a place on
the Torino 2006 podium...»
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Mates qualifies for Torino
A day after the first top ten result of his career, Mitch Allan has
just missed out on making another final, finishing in 14th place in
the second of two World events In Leysin, Switzerland...»
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Allan qualifies as Crawford
makes fourth
Mitch Allan has ridden to his first top ten placing of the season,
but more importantly registered the FIS point result he needed to
qualify for a place in Torino 2006...»
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Another top 20 to Oppliger
Emanuel Oppliger has posted another top 20 result in parallel giant
slalom, finishing in 20th place in Kronplatz, Italy
Oppliger was in sixteenth place after the first qualification run...»
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Lost baggage grounds
qualification chance
The Olympic qualification chances of halfpipe team members Ben Mates
and Mitch Allan have been set back by the second airline lost
baggage problem to disrupt training and competition schedules of OWI
athletes in the past ten days...»
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Shaw rides to another PB
Johanna Shaw has ridden to another personal best, finishing in 18th
place in a World Cup parallel giant slalom in Kreischberg, Austria...»
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Junior World Snowboard
Championships Team Announced
Ski & Snowboard Australia would like to congratulate all athletes
that have been selected to compete at the 2006 Junior World
Championships in Vivaldi Park, Korea, February, 2006...»
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Another top ten to Hayler
Australian snowboarder Damon Hayler has ridden to his second top ten
result of the season, finishing tenth in a snowboard World Cup in
Bad Gastein, Austria...»
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Snowboard cross: Thomas third in
US Snowboard Cross Championships
SSA Snowboarder Emily Thomas has placed third in the US Snowboard
Cross Championships event at Mt Hood, Oregon, USA...»
click here...(22/12/2005)
Snowboard PGS: PBs and Olympic
qualifiers to Oppliger and Shaw
Emanuel Oppliger has ridden to the best performances of his career
over the weekend, finishing sixth in the second of two snowboard
World Cups in Le Relais, Canada...»
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Halfpipe men meet AOC criteria -
now for FIS
The OWI halfpipe men were in action over the weekend in Whistler
alongside their fellow Australian alpine snowboarders....»
click here...(14/12/2005)
Top
15 to Torino-bound rider
Damon Hayler has ridden to 15th place in the World Cup snowboard
cross event in Whistler, Canada...»
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Snowboard Junior World
Championships
Ski & Snowboard Australia are now accepting applications from
athletes who wish to compete at the 2006 FIS Snowboard Junior World
Championships in Korea from the 2 – 6 of February...»
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Bronze and Olympic qualification...
Snowboarder Damon Hayler has claimed a bronze medal in a snowboard cross World Cup
event in Saas-Fee, Switzerland...»
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World Cup Dates
Click here to view the latest FIS Snowboard World Cup calendar...»
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Australian duo take first step...
Snowboarders Jo Shaw and Emanuel Oppliger have both posted top 60
per cent results in the opening parallel giant slalom World Cup of
the season...»
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Australia gains new winter
sports medallist...
Halfpipe snowboard rider Holly Crawford has become the latest
Australian to climb onto a podium in World Cup competition, claiming
a bronze medal in the opening event of the season in Valle Nevado,
Chile...»
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Halfpipe rider meets...
Olympic Winter Institute halfpipe rider Holly Crawford has met the
performance criteria for selection to the Australian team for Torino
2006 after finishing in sixth place in the qualifying round of a
World Cup in Valle Nevado, Chile...»
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Halfpipe team ready...
The OWIA Halfpipe Team has just completed one of its most successful
training camps it has had, riding New Zealand’s Snow Park Resort
halfpipe...»
click here...(13/09/2005)
NSW Junior Pro
Halfpipe Series
The Pipe at Perisher was in great shape for the first of 2 planned
events, and the standard of riding was high. Everyone had a great
time and enjoyed a sausage sizzle to finish off the days activities...»
click here...(25/08/2005)
NSWIS/SSA TID REPORT
The NSWIS TID Camp last weekend had an awesome turn out with some of
the best young halfpipe riders in Australia...»
click here...(19/08/2005)
Pullin and Hickey win Ballistyx!
Snowboard Title
Some of Australia’s best Boardercross athletes headed to Mt Hotham
to compete in the Ballistyx! Snowboard Titles..»
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OWIA Snowboard update...
Following a six week training camp in Mammoth Mountain,
the OWI halfpipe team has commenced another big winter of training
here in Perisher Blue ski resort. Perisher plays host to the team
because it has one of the only super pipes in Australia...»
click here...(12/08/2005)
Halfpipe Cancelled
Due to difficult snow conditions
the Halfpipe has been cancelled from the Ballistyx! Snowboard Titles
at Mt Hotham. The event was scheduled for Sunday 14th of August. The
Boardercross event on Saturday 13 August will go ahead as planned
Thomas
3rd in Season Opener
Emily Thomas has finished third in the opening
boardercross event of the 2005/6 season...»
click here...(09/08/2005)
SBX and PGS Cancelled at World Industries
National Championships
The Parallel Giant Slalom and Boardercross events have been
cancelled from the World Industries National Championships schedule.
The events which were to be held on the 5th and 7th of August had to
be cancelled due to poor snow conditions. The Halfpipe competition
scheduled for Saturday 6th of August will still go ahead. For
further information please contact the Mt Buller Race Department on
03 5777 7860.
NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Talent ID Camp
It is our goal to get snowboard athletes onto the podium
at World Cup and Olympic Games events. Therefore, we have
established a national talent id / transfer program, managed by NSW
Institute of Sport and Ski Snowboard Australia that directly
underpins the Olympic Winter Institute World Cup program...»
click here...(18/07/2005)
NSWS Junior Pro Halfpipe Series
Dakine and Sacred Ride are proud to present the NSW Junior Pro
Halfpipe Series to be held at Perisher. The series which is open to
Youth (10-14 y.o) and Junior (15-19 y.o) age categories will be
competed over three weekends.
For further information please
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World Industries National Championships Announcement
In what is set to be Australia’s best snowboard event, Mt Buller
plays host to a massive three-day weekend on 5th-7th August 2005...»
click here...(8/07/2005)
Updated Snowboard Selection
Policy
At the Snowboard Discipline Committee meeting held in April it was
decided to update the Snowboard Selection Policy. To view the latest
Selection Policy click
here
Burton ends year at number ten
in the world
Andrew Burton has finished the 2005 World Cup halfpipe season with a
ranking of number ten in the world, the highest of his career...»
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here...(21/03/2005)
Bright 4th,
Burton 10th…
The World Super Pipe Championships Pro event was held in Park City,
Utah, over the weekend, with Torah Bright and Andrew Burton the two
Australian riders in the high class field...»
click here...(15/03/2005)
2005 Snowboard Junior World
Championship Team Announced.
Ski & Snowboard Australia is pleased to announce the Australian Team
which will compete at the Snowboard Junior World...»
click here...(8/03/2005)
Burton moves
up to…
Australian halfpipe snowboarder Andrew Burton has finished in sixth
place in a World Cup competition in Lake Placid, moving up to eighth
place on the 2004/05 World Cup standings in the process...»
click here...(7/03/2005)
Steph Hickey Wins…
Ski & Snowboard Australia rider Stephanie Hickey has continued her
recent form by winning her second straight Nor Am Boardercross event
in Nakiska, Canada...»
click here...(1/03/2005)
Bright
collects gold in Japanese pro event
Torah Bright has continued the great form she demonstrated on the
Torino 2006 Olympic site two weeks ago, winning the Nippon Open in
Fukushima, Japan, at the weekend...»
click here...(28/02/2005)
Burton just misses…
Andrew Burton has had another strong result in World Cup halfpipe,
finishing in 11th place in the first of two events in Sungwoo, Korea...»
click here...(28/02/2005)
Jo
Shaw wins second...
Ski and Snowboard Australia rider Jo Shaw has continued her recent
form, winning her second straight Nor-Am Parallel Slalom race, as
well as finishing third in the Parallel Giant-Slalom in Mount
Norquay, Canada...»
click here...(15/02/2005)
Back
to back bronze..
Torah Bright has won back to back bronze medals on the Torino 2006
Olympic venue of Bardonecchia, after securing an Olympic qualifying
result with the first podium...»
click here...(14/02/2005)
Bronze and Olympic qualifier to
Bright
Torah Bright has won a bronze medal in a World Cup halfpipe in
Bardonecchia, Italy, posting a qualifying result for the Torino
Winter Oympics in the process...»
click here...(11/02/2005)
Halfpipe team train on Olympic
pipe
Australia’s snowboard halfpipe team has had its first day of
training on the Torino 2006 site in Bardonecchia in preparation for
World Cup events on Thursday and Friday evenings AEDT...»
click here...(09/02/2005)
Jo Shaw wins second straight Nor-Am PSL
Ski and Snowboard Australia rider Jo Shaw has continued her recent
form, winning her second straight Nor-Am Parallel Slalom race, as
well as finishing third in the Parallel Giant-Slalom in Mount
Norquay, Canada...»
click here...(09/02/2005)
Shaw wins in Squaw Nor-Am
Jo Shaw has recovered from the bout of
bronchitis which she suffered during the week of the World
Championships to post two podium places in parallel slalom and
parallel giant slalom in Squaw, California...»
click here...(08/02/2005)
2005 Snowboard Junior World Championships
The 2005 Snowboard Junior World Championships are this year being
held in Arosa, Switzerland from April 5-8, 2005.
Ski & Snowboard Australia is now taking applications from eligible
athletes wishing to compete at the Junior World Championships.
For further information
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Qualifying falls end
Bright’s halfpipe title hopes
Falls in both her qualifying runs have cost Torah Bright any chance
of a finals berth in the World Championship halfpipe in Whistler,
British Columbia...»
click here...(25/01/2005)
Top 20 in
parallel GS to Australian rider
Australian rider Emanuel Oppliger has missed a place in the 16-man
finals round of the parallel giant slalom at the World Snowboard
Championships by just half a second...»
click here...(19/01/2005)
Thomas, Haylor the best in World
Championships opener
Emily Thomas has led the Australian challenge in the opening
snowboard cross event at the World Snowboard Championship, placing
22nd in a field of 41 riders...»
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here... (17/01/2005)
Thirteen in Snowboard World
Championship team
The World Snowboard Championships get under way on January 16, with
Australia naming a 13 member team to make the journey to Whistler,
Canada...»
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here... (11/01/2005)
Begg-Smith
sixth in opening World Cup moguls
Australian moguls skier Dale Begg-Smith has opened the 2004/05 World
Cup season with a sixth place in Tignes, France...
click here...
Thomas’ Good Form Continues
Emily Thomas has continued her promising form in snowboard cross,
placing 27th in a Europa Cup event in Moelltaler-Gletscher, Austria...»
more...
(13/12/04)
2006 Winter Olympic Team Nomination Criteria
The SSA Board have approved the 2006 Winter Olympic Team Nomination
Criteria for Alpine and is now available for download.
click here...
(22/10/04)
SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team
The Snowboard Halfpipe Development Team has been finalised and are currently
preparing for their six week training camp at Mammoth Mountain,
California beginning in January.
We will be keeping you updated with the team progress during this
time so keep an eye on the SSA website.
Snowboard Committee Minutes
To view the minutes from the last Snowboard Committee Meeting please
click here...
Halfpipe Development Program Dates Confirmed
Please be advised that the new dates for the SSA Snowboard Halfpipe
Development Program have been confirmed. The camp will now be held
from Friday September 24 – Sunday September 26...»
more...
(30/08/04)
Southern Winter National SBX Squad Named
The SSA Snowboard Committee recently gathered to select the 2004
Southern Winter National SBX Squad. The purpose of selecting a squad
was to identify a pool of riders from which to make selections for
World Cup, Continental Cup and other International events during the
Southern Winter...»
more... (09/08/04)
Therapeutic Use Exemption Procedure
In accordance with the World Anti Doping Code a process has been put
in place where athletes with documented medical conditions which
require the use of a prohibited substance or method may request a
Therapeutic Use Exemption...»
more... (02/08/04)
2004 SSA Halfpipe Development Program
Ski & Snowboard Australia (SSA) together with Perisher Blue and the
Olympic Winter Institute (OWI) present the 2004 Australian halfpipe
snowboard talent search...»
more (20/07/04)
Snowboard Selection Policy
The Snowboard selection policy is now available. Please follow the
link below and if you have any further queries please contact the
Ski & Snowboard Australia office on 03 9696 2344...»
more (06/08/04)
2004 Snowboard Calendar
The 2004 Snowboard Calendar is now available. click
here...
(30/06/04)
2004 Snowboard FIS Registration
The Snowboard FIS Registration forms are now available for the 2004
season. To download, please click the link below and if you require
any further information please contact the Ski & Snowboard Australia
office...»
more (06/05/04)
Bright number two in world after first Australian snowboard victory,
three men in top 15
Torah Bright has become the first Australian woman to win a World
Cup snowboarding event, taking the gold in halfpipe at the 2006
Torino Olympic site of Bardonecchia...»
more (15/03/04)
Bright moves to number three with third podium of season
Australian snowboarder Torah Bright has moved to the world number
three ranking after collecting her second consecutive podium result
in World Cup halfpipe in Japan overnight...»
more (01/03/04)
Torah Bright rides to second snowboard medal
Australian snowboarder Torah Bright has won the bronze medal in a
World Cup halfpipe event in Sapporo-Makomanai, Japan, her second
podium result of the season from just three events...»
more
(23/02/04)
Best halfpipe result at world
juniors
Kym Cragnolini has produced the best halfpipe performance by an
Australian at a World Junior Championships, finishing 11th to edge
ahead of the 13th placing recorded by Holly Crawford in the 2002
world junior event...» more (17/02/04)
Development team riders make podium
Ski & Snowboard Australia Development team snowboarders Michael
Williams, Stephanie Hickey and Kym Cragnolini have all made podiums
in Europa Cup and FIS races in Italy.
Williams collected bronze in a Europa Cup halfpipe in Piancavallo,
then followed up with silver in a FIS event.
Cragnolini won silver in one women’s FIS halfpipe event and finished
fifth in another, while Hickey also claimed a FIS silver medal, in
snowboard cross.
Courtesy Sportcom/OWI... (13/02/04)
Shaw scores another top 20
Johanna Shaw has ridden to another top 20 result in World Cup,
finishing 20th in snowboard cross in Berchtesgaden, Germany. The Ski
& Snowboard Australia snowboarder missed the quarter final round by
1.8 seconds, but racked up her second top 20 for the season...»
more
(09/02/04)
Good result to Burton in Mammoth halfpipe
OWI halfpipe rider Andrew Burton has produced one of his best
performances of the season at the Vans Triple Crown event in Mammoth
Mountain, California...» more (03/02/04) |
