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| Olympic Preview - Telluride Scores Snowboardcross Cup |
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| Written by Peter Kray / MtnPressWorld.com | |
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:27 |
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"It's very exciting to be able to bring an event of this scale to a resort as great as Telluride where the enthusiasm and drive to make this World Cup a success is so strong," said USSA Vice President of Events Calum Clark. "It's been a really exciting process to go work with Telluride. It's more than a resort wanting an event. It's a community taking on an event as a part of their program." In its debut as a host to an elite level snowboarding competition, Telluride is excited to forge a long lasting relationship with the snowboarding World Cup event community as well as kick things off on the cusp of the Olympic year with a first-class event. "We're thrilled to bring the World Cup to Telluride," said Telluride Ski & Golf CEO Dave Riley. "Following the great success last season with the U.S. team training, we're ready to have the national and international snowboard communities focused on Telluride in the run-up to the Olympics. Our entire destination has come together to make this event happen, and we look forward to becoming a regular stop on the World Cup tour." The idea to have Telluride host the World Cup was sparked by an early season snowboardcross camp held there last season. "The athletes and the coaches came out of that camp blown away with the level of service they received. It was like an event," Clark said. "Telluride took the spark of having the U.S. athletes there and thought, 'We could really make something of this." Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) will also be on hand looking to dominate the women's field. Parallel giant slalom athletes will also be in the hunt for their Olympic team nominations. Michelle Gorgone (Boston), who took to the podium of two World Cups last season, will be aiming to take the stand again in the U.S. On the men's side Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO) will be back in the race after an injury kept him from competition last season. Joining him will be Adam Smith (Bend, OR) who finished second in a World Cup last season. Capping things off in Telluride will be a team SBX exhibition competition. The Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup Schedule: Thursday, December 17 - PGS qualifications and finals Friday, December 18 - SBX qualifications Saturday, December 19 - SBX finals Sunday, December 20 - Team SBX |
Telluride, Colo. (Mtn Press)-Colorado's Telluride Resort will be the new home of international snowboarding competition in the U.S. as the 2010 Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup hits the Rocky Mountains Dec. 17-20. Telluride will be the sole U.S. stop