PARA SNOWBOARD NEWS
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – March 2017
The public has until 10 April to vote for their favourite among the six candidates.
Quick hits from Bibian Mentel-Spee
The multi-world and Paralympic snowboard champion shares a few interesting facts about herself.
National Championships to conclude French ski season
World champion snowboarders and Nordic and alpine skiers will compete in Les Saisies from 25-28 March.
Season concludes with banked slalom, overall winners
Narita stuns Suur-Hamari in men’s SB-LL2, while overall World Cup winner Minor avenges World Championships loss.
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Ottobock offers chance to try snowsport prosthesis
The Worldwide Paralympic Partner’s ProCarve prosthesis is approved for use in competition.
Snowboard-cross World Cup globes awarded
Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon and Joany Badenhorst claimed the top prizes, while the US men swept the discipline’s titles.
World Cup globes at stake for Para snowboarders
The World Cup circuit will reach its climax at the Finals, which will also act as the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event.
#1YearToGo: Owen Pick no longer ‘timid’
Something triggered for the British snowboarder this season that made him more competitive ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – February 2017
The public has until 9 March to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.
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Monthly preview: March 2017
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
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Para sport explained: How snowboarders ride
The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.
Big White 2017: Five things learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Para Snowboard Championships.
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Schett, Bunschoten dominate in banked slalom
Impressive performances see snowboarders heading to the World Cup Finals, also the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event, with impressive leads in the rankings.
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Split seconds decide banked slalom winners in La Molina
Strong, Bunschoten captured wins on the third day of tight racing in Spain.
![Chris Vos of the Netherlands, Reinhold Schett of Austria and Mark Mann of the USA at the IPC Snowboard Europa Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/161117112545406_15039527_1323481701037282_9077673053679580205_o.jpg)
Mann shakes up World Cup podium in La Molina
The US snowboarder won the men’s SB-LL1 over the reigning gold and silver medallists.
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Riders continue winning run at World Cup
Newly crowned world champions added to their World Cup points hauls on Wednesday (15 February), in La Molina, Spain.