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Xavier Bertoni
Xavier Bertoni (born 4 May 1988 in La Clusaz) is a French Freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails .... He began skiing when he was two years old, and has been with Rossignol since 2004. Results *3rd 2010 14th X Games, Aspen, Colorado, Superpipe *1st 2009 13th X Games, Aspen, Colorado, Superpipe *1st 2009 fis World Cup Les Contamines, FRA Halfpipe *6th 2008 Tignes Airwaves Tignes, FRA Halfpipe *8th 2008 fis World Cup Les Contamines, FRA Halfpipe *1st 2007 NZ Freeski Open Lake Wanaka, NZL Halfpipe *3rd 2007 World Skiing Invitational Whistler, BC CAN Superpipe *4th 2007 Tignes Airwaves Tignes, FRA Big Airhttp://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=42567 References 1988 births Living people French male freestyle skiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Clusaz
La Clusaz (; frp, La Klyuza, ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Overview It is a ski resort in the Alps near the Swiss border. The commune of La Clusaz is part of the Haute-Savoie ''département''. An old village, La Clusaz has been hosting winter sports since 1907. It is the birthplace of French skiers Guy Périllat and Vincent Vittoz and sailor Philippe Monnet. Located in the Aravis mountain range La Clusaz (originally from the word cluse - meaning a narrow path between two mountains) was once called Clusa Locus Dei meaning God's narrow place. In 1902, the opening of the road connecting Annecy and the valley of Thônes with the Aravis Valley which allowed La Clusaz (formerly a small and remote village) to become a tourist center for summer and winter sports. In 1956, the first cable car was introduced. The commune of La Clusaz is classified winter sports resort and of alpinism per decree of Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and boxes on their skis. Known as "hot-dogging" in the early 1970s, it is also commonly referred to as freeskiing, jibbing, as well as many other names, around the world. History Ski acrobatics have been practiced since the 1930s. Aerial skiing was popularized in the 1950s by Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen. Early US competitions were held in the mid-1960s. In 1969, Waterville Valley Ski Area in New Hampshire, formed the first freestyle instruction program, making the resort the birthplace of freestyle skiing. The following year, Corcoran and Doug Pfeiffer, organized the first National Open Championships of Freestyle Skiing on the Sunnyside trails. In 1971, Waterville Valley Hosted the first Professional Freestyle Skiing Competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for freestyle skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle and Half-pipe. Formerly, Acroski and a combined event were held. Host cities * Starting from 2015, it combined with the FIS Snowboard World Championships. Current events Men's events Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Moguls Medal table Aerials Medal table Dual moguls Medal table Half-pipe Medal table Ski cross Medal table Slopestyle Medal table Big air Medal table Women's events Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Moguls Medal table Aerials Medal table Dual moguls Medal table Half-pipe Medal table Ski cross Medal table S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro, Japan. Results Men's Results Skicross Moguls Dual Moguls Aerials Halfpipe Women's Events Skicross Moguls Dual Moguls Aerials Halfpipe Medal table External links 2009 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships official website {{FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ... 2009 in freestyle skiing International sports competitions hosted by Japan 2009 in Japanese sport Freestyle skiing competitions in Japan Sports competitions in Fukushima Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter X Games XIII
Winter X Games XIII were held from January 22 to January 25, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen, Colorado. They were the 8th consecutive X Games, Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN and American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The 13th games introduced the X Games' current theme song: a remix of Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers (song), Games Without Frontiers" featuring Lord Jamar. Disciplines The following were the events at Winter X Games 13. *Skiing *Snowboarding *Snowmobiling Results Skiing Men's Monoski Cross Men's Ski SlopeStyle Men's Skier X Men's Ski Superpipe Men's Ski Big Air Women's Skier X Women's Ski Superpipe Women's Ski SlopeStyle Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Superpipe Men's Snowboard Big Air Men's Snowboard SlopeStyle Men's Snowboarder X Women's Snowboard Superpipe Women's Snowboard SlopeStyle Women's Snowboarder X Snowmobiling"Winter X Games Snowmobiling Results." EXPN.com, January 31, 2010. http: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter X Games XIV
Winter X Games XIV were held from January 28 to January 31, 2010, in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 9th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. The events were broadcast on ESPN. Sports The following were the events at Winter X Games 14. *Skiing * Snowboarding *Snowmobiling Highlights Winter X Games XIV took place just two weeks before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Many of the events such as the snowboard cross, ski cross, and half pipe events acted as a prelude and set the tone for the Vancouver Olympics. Kaya Turski of Canada landed the highest score in slopestyle history at the X Games winning gold. In the same event, Sarah Burke tried to land a 1260 during her third and final run. Had she landed the 1260, this would have been the first time a woman had landed it during competition. Heath Frisby and Levi Lavallee, favourites in the snowmobile freestyle event, fail to qualify for the final, opening the door for Justin Hoyer, who went on to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and boxes on their skis. Known as "hot-dogging" in the early 1970s, it is also commonly referred to as freeskiing, jibbing, as well as many other names, around the world. History Ski acrobatics have been practiced since the 1930s. Aerial skiing was popularized in the 1950s by Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen. Early US competitions were held in the mid-1960s. In 1969, Waterville Valley Ski Area in New Hampshire, formed the first freestyle instruction program, making the resort the birthplace of freestyle skiing. The following year, Corcoran and Doug Pfeiffer, organized the first National Open Championships of Freestyle Skiing on the Sunnyside trails. In 1971, Waterville Valley Hosted the first Professional Freestyle Skiing Competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skis Rossignol
Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard, and Nordic equipment, as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère, France. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic skis. The company also owns the brands ''Dynastar'' and LOOK. In 2005, Rossignol was bought by boardsport equipment manufacturer Quiksilver for $560 million. In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Rossignol for $147 million to a former chief executive, Bruno Cercley. In July 2013, Macquarie sold the Rossignol Group, along with its subsidiaries Lange and Dynastar, to a partnership of Altor Equity Partners (a Swedish investment group) and the Boix-Vives family. History The company was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol, who manufactured wood products (such as spindles) for the textile industry. Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood. In 1937, Émile Allais of France became tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 Uprising rect 200 400 400 600 1988 Armenian earthquake rect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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French Male Freestyle Skiers
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X Games Athletes
X, or x, is the twenty-fourth and third-to-last letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''"ex"'' (pronounced ), plural ''exes''."X", ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "ex", ''op. cit''. X is regularly pronounced as "ks". History In Ancient Greek, ' Χ' and ' Ψ' were among several variants of the same letter, used originally for and later, in western areas such as Arcadia, as a simplification of the digraph 'ΧΣ' for . In the end, more conservative eastern forms became the standard of Classical Greek, and thus 'Χ' ''(Chi)'' stood for (later ; palatalized to in Modern Greek before front vowels). However, the Etruscans had taken over 'Χ' from western Greek, and it therefore stands for in Etruscan and Latin. The letter 'Χ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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