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Friday, 11 January 2002

The World Snowboarding Championship announces the list of athletes invited to participate in the four day event held in Vail, Colorado February 20-24, 2002.  Over 100 of the World's top snowboarders have been selected to compete for a prize purse of over $250,000.  The World Snowboarding Championship is free and open to the public and includes a music festival culminating with a live performance by 2-time Grammy nominee and Def Jam recording artist, Ludacris. 
 
The event features competitions in men's and women's Slopestyle, Big Air, Jib Jam and Superpipe.  Invited athletes are selected by the "Style Council" based on last year's World Snowboarding Championship results in addition to their standings amongst other sanctioning bodies.  The "Style Council" is made up of the leading opinion makers in the snowboarding industry including: manufacturers, riders, journalists and photographers. 
 
"The World Snowboarding Championship is famous for having the best riders in the world and this year is no different," commented Travis Wood, "Style Council" member and vice president of marketing at Sims, "The list this year is very impressive and we are anxiously anticipating the crowning of the new champion."
 
A few spots are still available in each discipline to allow entrance for any athlete that has an outstanding performance in contests leading up to the World Snowboarding Championship.
 
The World Snowboarding Championship will be televised on ESPN2 during West Coast Prime Time on March 7, 2002.  Subsequent re-airs will begin March 12, 2002 as part of EXPN's Global TV on ESPN2.

The World Snowboarding Championship—Vail ’02 Schedule

(All times and events subject to change)
 
Wednesday, February 20, 20002
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM   Men’s Superpipe Practice
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM   Women’s Slopestyle Practice
12:00 PM  - 2:00 PM   Women’s Superpipe Practice
12:00 PM 3:00 PM   Men’s Slopestyle Practice
2:00 PM 2:00 PM   Men’s Superpipe Practice
 
Thursday, February 21, 2002
10:00 AM 12:00 PM  Women’s Superpipe Practice
10:00 AM 1:00 PM   Men’s Slopestyle Practice
12:00 PM 3:00 PM   Men’s Superpipe Practice
1:00 PM 3:00 PM   Women’s Slopestyle Practice
 
Friday, February 22, 2002
8:30 AM 11:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Superpipe Practice
11:00 AM 3:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Superpipe Finals
11:00 AM 3:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Practice
2:00 PM 4:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Big Air Practice
 
Saturday, February 23, 2002
9:00 AM 11:00 AM   Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Practice
11:00 AM 3:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Finals
1:00 PM 4:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Jib Course Practice
3:00 PM 5:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Big Air Practice
5:00 PM 7:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Big Air Finals
 
Sunday, February 24, 2002
9:00 AM 11:00 AM   Men’s and Women’s Jib Jam Practice
11:00 AM 2:00 PM   Men’s and Women’s Jib Jam Finals

World Snowboarding Championship Invited Athletes

Men’s Superpipe:
Abe Teter (Burton)
Andreas Wiig (Sims)
Andy Finch (Palmar)
Bjorn Leines (Forum)
Brett Carpentier (Burton)
Charlie Morace (Santa Cruz)
Dani Costandachi (Santa Cruz)
Daniel Franck (Vans)
Danny Kass (Lib Tech)
Espen Arvesen (Salomon)
Gian Simmen (Santa Cruz)
Guillaume Morisset (Salomon)
Iker Fernandez (Burton)
JJ Thomas (Burton/Oakley)
John Sommers (Alliance)
Jonas Emery (Salomon)
Kier Dillon (Burton)
Kyle Clancy (Geneyus)
Luke Wynen (K2)
Mike Michalchuk (Burton)
Rio Tahara (Forum)
Ross Powers (Burton)
Shaun White (Burton)
Terje Haakonsen (Burton)
Therry Brunner (Nitro)
Todd Richards (Rossignol)
Tommy Czeshin (Nidecker)
Travis Rice (Rossignol)
Trevor Andrew (Burton)
Xaver Hoffman  (K2)
 
Men’s Slopestyle:
Andrew Crawford (Rossignol)
Bjorn Leines (Forum)
Chad Otterstrom (M3)
Chris Engelsman (Elevation)
Devun Walsh (Forum)
Eddie Wall (Geneyus)
Guy Deschenes (No Sponsor)
Jason Brown (Capita)
Jason Murphy (Sims)
Joni Malmi (Forum)
JP Solberg (Burton)
JP Walker (Forum)
Jussi Oksanen (Burton)
Kevin Jones (Forum)
Kurt Wastell (Sims)
Lukas Huffman (Nitro)
Mikey Leblanc (M3)
Nico Droz (Sims)
Peter Line (Forum)
Rahm Klampert (Burton)
Romain DeMarchi (Burton)
Shaun White (Burton)
Todd Richards (Rossignol)
Travis Parker (K2)
 
Men’s Big Air:
Andrew Crawford (Rossignol)
Ben Hinkley (No Sponsor)
Chad Otterstrom (M3)
David Benedek (Salomon)
Ingemar Backman (Alliance)
Jason Borgestede (No Sponsor)
Jason Murphy (Sims)
JF Pelchat (Rossignol)
Jim Rippey (Burton)
Joni Makinen (Option)
Jordan Mendenhall (Sims)
Josh Dirksen (Ride)
JP Solberg (Burton)
Jussi Oksanen (Burton)
Kevin Jones (Forum)
Kurt Wastell (Sims)
Marc Frank Montoya
Nico Droz (Sims)
Peter Line (Forum)
Roger Hjelmstadstuen (Salomon)
Romain DeMarchi (Burton)
Sani Alibabic (Burton)
Todd Richards (Rossignol)
Travis Parker (K2)
 
Men’s Jib Jam:
Andrew Crawford (Rossignol)
Jussi Oksanen (Burton)
Kevin Jones (Forum)
Kurt Wastell (Sims)
Chris Engelsman (Elevation)
JP Walker (Forum)
Mikey Leblanc (M3)
Eddie Wall (Geneyus)
Jason Brown (Capita)
Nico Droz (Sims)
Bobby Meeks (K2)
Brandon Bybee (M3)
Chris Dufficy (Forum)
Jeremy (Utah) Jones (Forum)
Matt Hammer (Super Natural)
Mitch Nelson (M3)
Nate Bozung (M3)
 
Women’s Superpipe:
Anne Molin Kongsgaard (Burton)
Fabienne Reuteler (Nitro)
Natasza Zurek (Burton)
Barrett Christy (Gnu)
Pauline Richon (Rossignol)
Dorianne Vidal (Rossignol)
Gretchen Bleiler (Salomon)
Kelly Clark (Burton)
Kim Stacy (Volkl)
Minna Hesso (Salomon)
Nicola Thost (Nitro)
Shannon Dunn (Burton)
Stine Brun Kjeldaas (Duotone)
Tricia Byrnes (Lamar)
 
Women’s Slopestyle:
Anne Molin Kongsgaard (Burton)
Fabienne Reuteler (Nitro)
Natasha Zurek (Burton)
Barrett Christy (Gnu)
Janna Meyen (Chorus)
Tara Dikides (Geneyus)
Kim Bohnsack (Sims)
Marni Yamada
Alisa Mokler
Annie Boulanger (Salomon)
Megan Pischke
 
Women’s Big Air:
Barrett Christy (Gnu)
Pauline Richon (Rossignol)
Janna Meyen (Chorus)
Tara Dakides (Geneyus)
Marni Yamada
Dresden Howell
Jenna Murano
Katrina Voutilainen (K2)
Kim Bohnsack (Sims)
Leslee Olson (Chorus)
 
Women’s Jib Jam:
Janna Meyen (Chorus)
Tara Dakides (Geneyus)
Kim Bohnsack (Sims)