Canada Snowboard had a total of 55 Podiums during 2012/2013 season Canada Snowboard set a new record during the 2012/2013 snowboard season with a total of 55 podiums. Canadian athletes made their mark on the international contest circuit, proving they’re ready to take on the world at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. [...]
Ricker and Minghini crowned Sport Chek Snowboardcross Canadian Champions It was an incredible week at Big White, where the Sport Chek Canadian snowboardcross championships took place. This year’s Canadian championships held a strong contingent of up and comers with some really good racing by the next generation of Canadian Snowboardcross riders. Tess Critchlow from Kelowna, [...]
Six top 10 results for Canada during the two IPC para-snowboard World Cups Two IPC para-snowboard World Cups were hosted from March 28-29 at Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C.. Six Canadians made their way into the top-10 during the two competitions. On Thursday’s World Cup, Tyler Mosher from Whistler, BC was just shy of the [...]
Caroline Calvé wins PGS & PSL Nationals, Canada takes home seven medals Team Canada dominated the parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom nationals this week at the S3 Canadian Snowboard Alpine Championships. Canada took home a total of seven medals in two days – three gold medals, three silvers and one bronze. Caroline Calvé won double [...]
Snowboard World Cup finals come to an end; Maxence Parrot wins silver The final FIS slopestyle World Cup of the season came to an end in Spain on Tuesday with three Canadians finishing in the top 10. The snowboard World Cup finals attracted over 100 international competitors all vying for one of the top three spots. However, unfavorable [...]
Sebastien Toutant scored 95.00 on his second of three runs Sebastien Toutant won gold in today’s slopestyle presented during the second and final stop of the winter X-Games in Tignes, France. The 2013 World Snowboard Tour Big Air champion scored a 95.00 on his second of three runs. “We had a nice day and I felt [...]
Dominique Maltais wins FIS snowboard cross World Cup in Sierra Nevada Dominique Maltais from Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Que. finished her season on a high with a win at the Sierra Nevada FIS snowboard cross World Cup in Spain. She finished with 5,600 points, ahead of France’s Moenne Loccoz with 4,150. “I stayed focused, run after run, trying [...]
Conditions could keep Vancouver mountains open beyond normal dates With spring upon us, ski and snowboarders of Vancouver can rejoice because of high snow levels on the local Vancouver mountains. “It sets you up nicely going into spring,” said Joffrey Coeman, director of sales and marketing at Cypress Mountain. “Snow levels are higher than normal this [...]
Nicoll and Livingston crowned Canadian Champions at Sport Chek Snow Crown Mercedes Nicoll from Whistler, BC and Derek Livingston from Aurora, ON claimed their second straight halfpipe Canadian title during the 2013 Sport Chek Snow Crown Canadian Snowboard Freestyle Championships. The snowboard competition for Halfpipe and Slopestyle freeriders was presented by Sony and held at Canada Olympic Park [...]
Dominique Maltais finishes second in Veysonnaz, Switzerland Dominique Maltais proved once again that she is the most consistent female snowboardcross athlete after finishing second on the FIS World Cup tour. The competition took place on March 16 in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. While 33-year-old Maltais of Petite-Rivière-St-François, Quebec secured her fourth Crystal Globe trophy of her career, Nelly Moenne Loccoz [...]
