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Jumps, Bumps and Really Big Air come
to Cypress Mountain
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| Kristi Richards |
West Vancouver, BC, February 5, 2008 – The FIS Freestyle
World Cup arrives in Vancouver this week for the Canada Post
Freestyle Grand Prix, presented by Ernst & Young.
More than 130 athletes from 17 countries will be competing
on brand new courses at Cypress Mountain that will also be
the venues for the freestyle skiing events at the Vancouver
2010 Olympic Winter Games.
“This is really exciting,” said 2007 World Champion
mogul skier Kristi Richards of the Canadian team. “All
the teams are buzzing about getting onto these courses and
when we were here in January for a training camp, we realized
what awesome sites these are – the courses are tough
but fair – it’s going to be a great competition.”
Training at Cypress will start on Wednesday, February 6th
and there is a full slate of competition and entertainment
through the weekend.
| Friday, February 8th |
Opening Ceremonies at the Village at Park
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm with athlete parade at 6:00 pm
Bands, street performers, fire show and more |
| Saturday, February 9th |
Colliers International Moguls
Qualifications at 9:30; Finals at 1:15 pm
Cypress Mountain Stage performances
3:00 pm with Suzie McNeill, Ashdown, Mother Mother |
| Sunday, February 10th |
Bell Aerials
Qualifications at 9:30; Finals at 1:15 pm
Cypress Mountain Stage
Noon – Suzie McNeil
3:00 pm – Lotus Child and Hey Ocean! |
“The mountain is truly going to rock,” said Canadian
Freestyle Ski Association CEO Peter Judge. “We’ve
received unprecedented corporate and funding partner support
for this event, the Canadian team is having a strong year,
and with the addition of some great off-course entertainment
it’s going to be a fun time for everyone who comes up
to watch.”
posted February 5, 2008
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