PARA SNOWBOARD NEWS
Call for athlete representative nominations
National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete for the alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing athlete representative elections, to be held in 2017.
![Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.](/sites/default/files/images/150925084921911_pozzerle.jpg)
#50daysToGo: Pozzerle focused after new baby
The Italian snowboard-cross world champion celebrated the birth of his first daughter, but that meant he was not entirely ready for the start of the new Worlds season.
![Bibian Mentel receives her Sochi gold](/sites/default/files/images/140315144823631_Bibian%2BMental%2BSochi.jpg)
Mentel Spee: My best and worst moments
From the moment snowboard was added to the Paralympic programme to the death of friends, the Dutch world and Paralympic champion has had some highs and lows.
![New logos of the sports governed by the IPC](/sites/default/files/images/161130134426921_2016_11%2BIPC%2Bsports%2Brebranding%2Bsummary.jpg)
The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for
From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.
![Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain](/sites/default/files/images/150225173658909_Chris%2BVos%2BLa%2BMolina.jpg)
Vos chasing qualification for PyeongChang 2018
Before the new season got underway, the Dutch snowboarder gave an insight into his plans for the next two years.
![No. 43 Youngsters, newcomers shake-up World Cup](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/FZQT-TpOpHp4AI57V37pdcgdIWDIqa_xTMLh-cdzZi4.jpg?itok=hS-ZA-6x)
No. 43 Youngsters, newcomers shake up World Cup
A series of young and fresh-faced snowboarders made an impact on the World Cup last season.
![Snowboarder on a slope](/sites/default/files/images/151008122023482_Alex%2BMassie%2Bcredit%2Boriol%2Bmolas.jpg)
Alex ‘Bubz’ Massie: What I do off the snow
Get an insight into why the Canadian snowboarder loves other people’s rubbish.
![Bibian Mentel-Spee](/sites/default/files/images/161118200349163_Bibian-Mentel1.jpg)
Matti “the Sledgehammer”, teammate Mentel-Spee win first World Cup
Finland’s Matti “the Sledgehammer” Suur-Hamari and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee started a training partnership this season that saw them both top the podium at the first IPC Snowboard World Cup.
![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)
Two wins apiece for USA and Netherlands at Europa Cup
The Para snowboard season got underway on Wednesday (16 November) in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
![Evan Strong](/sites/default/files/images/140410113744280_478666969.jpg)
Strong start to snowboard World Cup for USA
US athletes came away from the first races with three wins in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
![Women on snowboard on the slope](/sites/default/files/images/150224193824898_150224_LAMOLINA_IPC_2015_MENTEL_02.jpg)
Mentel-Spee stronger than ever
Despite an ongoing battle with cancer, the Dutch world champion snowboarder will return to the snow this season.
![Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain](/sites/default/files/images/150225173658909_Chris%2BVos%2BLa%2BMolina.jpg)
World champion snowboarders ready for return
The Para snowboard season begins in Landgraaf, the Netherlands, on 16 November, featuring a star-studded field.
![Snowboarder on a slope](/sites/default/files/images/151008122023482_Alex%2BMassie%2Bcredit%2Boriol%2Bmolas.jpg)
Massie ‘in the thick of it’ as season nears
The Canadian snowboarder reveals all about his preparations and how he feels ahead of the first races of the season.
Ultee proves that anything is possible
Hoping to improve on his top three World Cup finish from last season, the Dutch snowboarder explains why helping others motivates him to succeed.
![Matti Suur-Hamari](/sites/default/files/images/140213114021971_12484664984_9d1ebaafb0_z_0.jpg)
Three things Matti Suur-Hamari does off the snow
Venture out with Finland’s premier Para snowboarder.
![Big White, Canada, will host the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/160826135730120_DSC_4707.jpg)
Para snowboarders to watch in 2016-17 named
The Ones to Watch athletes be amongst the medal contenders at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.