The Jeep King of the Mountain Series Competition has officially opened today. Official race schedule for the grand finale of the and Snowboarding World Professional Championships has also been announced.
Snowboarding superstars -- the great Lindsey Jacobellis and phenomenon Casey Puckett, together with Ophelie David has joined the Jeep King of the Mountain competition and will lead a lineup of Olympians, World Champions and National Champions to Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado to choose the winner who will covet the crown as World Professional Champion.
A sad report has arrived from the camp of JKOM Series Leader Seth Wescott saying that he cannot join the Jeep King of the Mountain competition due to an accident that happened while racing in a World Cup that resulted to his broken arm. Seth has sent out his apology to the organizers of the Telluride competition and to the public awaiting his participation in the said event.
With Seth out of the competition, Nate Holland of USA becomes the new series leader and puts Drew Neilson of Canada and Defending Champion, Graham Watanabi of USA in the hunt for the title. Nate Holland is a 2006 Winter Olympian and recent Winter X Games gold medalist and with Seth out of his way he will probably grab the professional snow sports’ most coveted honor.
But of course since Holland is not the only champ participating he will be competing with many challengers which include third-ranked Drew Neilson of Canada, 2006 Winter Olympian with six World Cup titles, a Continental Cup Championship, and record of gold, silver, and bronze medals from the Winter X games. Another champ competing is the defending World Professional Champion and 2006 Winter Olympian Graham Watanabe of Park City, Utah. An Austrian Champ Mario Fuchs, 2006 Winter Olympian and Austrian National Champion will also take part in the competition. There is also a new addition to the dizzying list of champs and its
Savoie / Mont Pourri North west Face
Savoie / Val D Isere Face Du Charvet
Savoie / Val D Isere Tour Du Charvet
Hautes-Alpes / Serre Chevalier Off Piste
Isere-Drome / Dome De Pravouta
Isere-Drome / Col De La Lavey North
Isere-Drome / Grand Replomb by the br?e Ouest
Isere-Drome / Rochers Du Midi Via Sources Du Guiers
Isere-Drome / La Combe Du Giclas
Isere-Drome / les Illettes by the col de l'Aigleton
Isere-Drome / Dents De Bedina East Face
Isere-Drome / Cime De La Jasse
Hautes-Alpes / La Rouya North Couloir
Haute-Savoie / Pointe Du Midi South west Couloir
Isere-Drome / Grands Moulins South Face
Isere-Drome / Pic De Barlet North West Bowl
Jura / La Dole Figure Of Eight From La Cergue
Haute-Savoie / Point Du Midi Tour Of The Cu Deri
Jura / Pointe De Poele Chaud East Couloir
Haute-Savoie / Le Mole Normal Route
in the person of Jason Smith from Durango, Colorado who is a World Cup Titlist and 2006 Winter Olympian.
For the women’s snowboarding category, Stratton Mountain, Vt.’s Jacobellis will have to avoid deep fields while down the snowy mountains of Telluride. Jacobellis has won the first two races of the season but with the dangerous points in Telluride, there’s a little margin for error even for champions. On the second place is Julie Pomagalski of France who has won two French national championships, a world championship and nine World Cup titles throughout her career. Another notable participant is Doresia Krings of Austria who is a 2006 Winter Olympian and two-time defending World Professional Champion. Tanja Frieden of Switzerland is a snowboard-cross gold medalist from the 2006 Winter Olympics will also join. Marni Yamada a member of the US Snowboard team is also included and to round up the roster is Joanie Anderson of Soth Lake Tahoe, California who defeated Jacobellis and won a gold medal at the Winter X Games.
For the men category the results are as follows:
•Aspen Colorado’s Puckett- sits on top of the standings---defending World Professional Champion and four-time Olympian
•Lars Lewen of Sweden- in second place----a US Freeskiing Champion and two-time gold medalist at the Winter X Games
•Jake Fiala of Frisco Colorado- in third place---a Winter Olympian and US National Champion
•Enak Gavaggio of France- winner of six World Cup titles, a Winter X Games gold medal and four International Free Skiers Association World Championships
•Tomas Kraus of the Czech Republic- earned a World Championship and two World Cup Championships in the past two years.
Results for the women competition:
•Ophelie David of France- seven time World Cup titlist, three-time World Champion and French National Champion has won both events and seemed to repeat as World Professional Champion
•Canadian Anik Demers of Truckee, California- came in second place—a Winter X Games gold medalist
•Magdalena Iljans of Sweden- also in second place--- a six-time World Cup titlist
•Brett Buckles of Steamboat Springs, Colorado—also in second place—a Gravity Game gold medalist and North American Freeskiing Champion.
The Jeep King of the Mountain is an event that is sponsored by Chrysler’s Jeep® Brand. This competition embodies what Jeep is all about—fun, adventure, endurance, utility and quality and it applies true to all the various Jeep range and quality Jeep auto parts like its top-of-the-line Jeep bumper end.
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