Search Results for 'world'

World's best bodyboarders train hard for Pipeline

The best bodyboarders in the world are training hard for the next competing season. The 24 riders that will take on the elite of bodyboarding (Grand Slam Series) are surfing several world spots, in order to get the body ready for the big [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Alpine skiing: Janyk top Canadian at men’s World Cup slalom

Michael Janyk of Whistler, B.C., was the top Canadian on Tuesday at the famed Schladming night slalom World Cup race, placing 14th. Janyk, who posted a two-run time of one minute 48.89 seconds, was one of three Canadiens to finish in the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

CANADIAN KERSHAW CAPTURES WORLD CUP BRONZE AT TOUR DE SKI

Canada's Devon Kershaw continued his march to the World Cup medal podium Saturday, capturing bronze in the seventh stage of the Tour de Ski. The Sudbury, Ont., native finished the 20-kilometre classic cross-country ski race in 57 min [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

McIvor wins silver in World Cup skicross

Canada's Ashleigh McIvor raced to a second-place finish in skicross at a freestyle World Cup event Sunday at San Candido, Italy. The Olympic gold medallist from Whistler, B.C., lost to Fanny Smith of Switzerland. Heidi Zacher of Germ [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Bodyboarding world has 6 million participants

In the first part of the interview to SurferToday.com, Gregg Taylor has unveiled how will the Grand Slam Series (GSS) and the Global Qualifying Series (GQS) look like. Also, the tour will feature eight events at premium wave locations. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Kelly Slater Cements 10th ASP World Tour Title With Perfect ...

Kelly Slater cemented his status not just as the greatest surfer ever, but quite possibly the greatest athlete ever. Extending numerous records he currently owns, Slater won an unprecedented 10th ASP World Tour Title, in the process winn [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Former world champion surfer Andy Irons dies

Former three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons has died. Phil Irons, the father of the 32-year-old surfer, confirmed his son's death Tuesday. The cause of death was not immediately known. The younger Irons was found dead in a ho [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

UW Nordic Ski Club Invited to Compete at World University Ga...

The University of Wyoming's nationally-recognized Nordic Ski Club has been invited to compete at the Winter World University Games Jan. 26-Feb. 6, in Erzurum, Turkey. UW is among several U.S. teams invited to compete in the games, kn [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Top Field In Place For Junior World Snowboard Championships

With just over a month to go until the FIS Snowboard and Freestyle Junior World Championships kick off in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, over 200 of the world's best elite junior athletes from the national teams of 16 countries have alrea [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Extreme sports fans can see the world's best

Thrill seekers are gearing up for the country's biggest action sports and music festival as Relentless NASS returns to the region today. The National Adventure Sport Show, now in its 13th year, is morphing into Europe's premier a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

WESTS TIGERS FAN WINS WORLD BODYBOARDING EVENT

Wests Tigers congratulate its latest celebrity supporter in Dave Winchester in winning on the IBA World Bodyboarding Tour this week. A die hard Wests Tigers supporter, Winchester finished second in the world last year and won a World Tou [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

The 2010 Shark Island Challenge promises world class bodyboa...

Now in its 14th year, the Fluidzone Shark Island Challenge is a one day invitational event held at Shark Island, an exposed rocky outcrop located one hundred metres off the coast of Cronulla, New South Wales. Shark Island is infamous amo [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Mountain bike World Cup returns to UK, America

I couldn't be happier to be talking about the mountain bike racing scene t. I love this sport: its people, origins, and the display of fitness, tactics and guts this sport requires. Then there's the technical part, which is equal [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Husaberg Factory Team ready for 2010 Enduro World Championsh...

With the highly anticipated start of the ’10 FIM Maxxis Enduro World Championship just days away the Husaberg Enduro Factory Racing Team are ready and waiting for what will undoubtedly be an exciting season for all team riders. [...]