ALMATY — Brolin Mawejje didn’t see snow until he was 12 years old. “The first time I saw snow, it was mesmerizing. I still remember it to this day,” said Mawejje. “I had never been cold before.” And now, at age 24, Mawejje is one of the best snowboarders in the […]
ALMATY: Johannes McAlpin, an Australian slope snowboarder, who experiences the Winter Universiade for the first time, often is asked the question how it is possible to practice a winter sport in one of the hottest countries. “People get the impression that we don’t have snow,” the young athlete jokes. “But we have snow, winter […]
Leo Trespeuch racing in red and blue of France MONTE BONDONE – The first medals of the Winter Universiade were won at Monte Bondone in the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Cross. The Czech Republic took both gold and silver in the Women’s, while Hanno Douschan of Austria took gold in the men’s. Amongst the […]
GRANADA – Members of the 2015 Granada Winter Universiade will be collaborating this week with the organizing committee of the Junior World Championship Snowboarding, held at the ski station of Sierra Nevada from 23 to 31 March. The management team of Granada 2015, headed by Aurelio Ureña is following closely the evolution of the event […]
Due to the very bad weather conditions in Palandoken, all the Snowboarding events had to be cancelled today.
An Exceptional Level ! ERZURUM – February 4th- There was quite a crowd to see the show at the half pipe final, which is always spectacular. In the Women’s event, all eyes were turned to the Chinese star in the discipline, Xuetong Cai, who has won a respectable number of World Cup titles over […]
ERZURUM – February 1st- We had a fantastic PGS snowboard competition today at the Palandöken Ski Resort. The conditions were difficult during the qualifications with snowfalls and foggy weather but then the sun came and the finals could start. The level was quite high but on this kind of fresh and soft snow, chance […]
Konstantin Schad, the Men’s Gold Medallist in action ERZURUM – January 30th- Snowboardcross was the first event in the snowboard competition. Yesterday the snowboarders raced the clock one by one for qualifications, unlike the finals where they performed four at a time. Understandably, the most experienced snowboarder was the one to excel on this fairly […]
