PARA SNOWBOARD NEWS
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Riders to watch at 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships named
Eight Paralympic champions and World Cup winners have been listed as Ones to Watch
Canadian riders set for Big White World Cup
John Leslie and Michelle Salt will line-up alongside new team members Alex Massie and Daniel Shoemaker.
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First para-snowboard head-to-head winners decided
Historic victories for American, Dutch, French and British riders at the para-snowboard World Cup in Aspen, USA.
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Mike Schultz: The next big thing in para-snowboard?
Following the path of some of the most successful para-snowboarders of all time, who also happen to be his teammates, the USA’s Mike Schultz started his first competitive season with a bang.
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All six Paralympic medallists set for Aspen para-snowboard World Cup
The debut of a new format for snowboard-cross, which will feature riders racing head-to-head, has attracted all six Sochi 2014 medallists.
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Badenhorst defies the odds
Doctors told Australian snowboarder Joany Badenhorst that it would take her 18 months to recover from a last-minute crash that ruled her out of contention at Sochi 2014.
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Matti Suur-Hamari: Five snowboard training techniques
Finnish lower-limb impaired rider Suur-Hamari offers his training advice to aspiring snowboarders.
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When was para-snowboarding first introduced to the Paralympics?
In 2012 it was announced that para-snowboard would be included in the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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No. 12 Amy Purdy raises profile of para-sport in USA
Paralympic bronze medallist Amy Purdy shot to fame in the USA in 2014, creating more awareness for the Paralympic Movement – an achievement marked in the IPC’s Top 50 Moments of 2014.
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No. 17 IPC sports develop sponsorship and competitions
2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.
Mentel-Spee: Four riders to watch in 2014-15
One of the pioneers of para-snowboard, Dutch Paralympic champion Bibian Mentel-Spee, offers her tips on the athletes to watch ahead of the 2015 Worlds.
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No. 18 Para-snowboard makes sensational debut
Dutch rider Bibian Mentel-Spee and the USA’s Evan Strong became the first Paralympic champions at Sochi 2014, and the sport has continued to progress.
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IPC Alpine Skiing Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships now open
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Top six stories of the week – 16-22 November
Action from the football 5-a-side Worlds, banked slalom makes it debut in para-snowboard, a world record attempt and more.
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First snowboard banked slalom titles decided
Riders from the USA, the Netherlands and Italy have taken historic victories in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
Para-snowboard banked slalom to debut
Around 40 riders from over 10 countries will compete in the first ever banked slalom races at World and Europa Cups beginning on Wednesday (19 November) in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.