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Afghanistan Snowboarding: First Afghan Snowboard Championships

Post author By Sarah
Post date December 19, 2020

For the first time, Afghanistan Snowboard Federation (ASF) will host a snowboarding competition at the top of Afghanistan’s mountains. On Feb 27th, 2021, the first Snowboard Championship in Afghan history will take place in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.

Thirty snowboarders from the provinces of Afghanistan are going to participate. ASF is going to support children, adults, and families from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, to participate in the championship.

Schedule:

13.02. – 23.02.21 Open training camp
23.02. – 25.02.21 Pro training
26.02.21 Opening ceremony
27.02.21 Competition day
28.02.21 Award ceremony.

ASF is asking the snowboarding community for a small number of donations to motivate and support their young athletes.

This link will take you to the crowdfunding campaign: https://gogetfunding.com/afghanistan-snowboard-federation-giving-hope-to-speechless-men-women/

About ASF

With only a handful of athletes, ASF started its work in late 2017. People who suffered from war, as well as people who wanted to bring change to society’s thoughts, were joining ASF. Ultimately to change the world’s perspective towards Afghanistan.

In time ASF has developed a strong influence on sports development in the country. Snowboarding is one of the fastest-growing and most famous sports among Afghans.

In 2020 ASF won their first international medals from Pakistan (1 Silver and 4 Bronze).
ASF is now looking for international achievements in the future.

Source: Afghanistan Snowboarding

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Brandon Davis and Jamie Anderson new Slopestyle World Champions

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 16, 2016

At today’s Slopestyle Finals of the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding, the US riders once again stepped up and put on world-class, impressive snowboarding show. Brandon Davis and Jamie Anderson were crowned the Slopestyle World Champions.

Brandon Davis

Huge and stylish 
In the backyard of Yabuli’s mountain inhabitants, the world’s best snowboarders showed the Chinese spectators riding skills they have never witnessed before. Brandon Davis (USA) convinced the judges with his huge and stylish third run showcasting a Fronstside 1080 Melon, a Backside Double Cork 1260 Nose and a Cab Double Cork 1260 Melon on the kickers. Combined with his creativity on the rails, he scored highest with 88.65 points, deserving the crown of the World Championships of Snowboarding Slopstyle. Max Parrot (CAN) grabbed silver before Stale Sandbech (NOR) who ended up on the third podium spot.

Jamie Anderson brings home her second World Champion title
Following her success as winner of the Big Air Finals, US rider Jamie Anderson sent it to moon in the women’s Slopestyle Finals. In a run where she scored 90.25 points, she went for high amplitude tricks on the kickers, laying down a Cab 720 Tail, followed by Switch Backside 540 Mute and a Frontside 720 Mute. Jamie shared the podium with silver medal winner Enni Rukajarvi (FIN) and Julia Marino (USA) who became third.

Coming up tomorrow: Halfpipe Exhibition with top riders live from Yabuli
On the last day of the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding, it will be held a Halfpipe Exhibition with the top riders, broadcasted live in China. In a common agreement with the riders, teams and coaches, and following the decision to cancel the full halfpipe event of the Championships due to critical conditions, the event organizers decided to host a creative Halfpipe Exhibition. The mission is to showcase halfpipe snowboarding to everyone travelling to Yabuli to watch the event, and to a greater audience in China via Chinese broadcaster CCTV.

Full Results Slopestyle

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Corona World Championships Big Air starts Friday

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 10, 2016

Big things are going to happen in the Big Air sessions, starting tomorrow here in Yabuli, China. Today’s training at the Big Air site went comfortably well despite the bitter cold conditions. All riders warmed up nicely with good feedback from all riders. The set up is slightly restricted in size by the venue but what it lacks in inches it makes up in safety.

This year has been a big year for scaffold jumps, which can’t be groomed so the riders are relieved to have a all snow setup with a smooth in-run and landing to work with at World Champs. The rider field is 38 men 10 women packed with big names and a large variety of nations.

Yabuli China will be the first World Championships of Snowboarding to include Big Air as a discipline. Big Air has been a part of the World Snowboard Tour since the Ticket To Ride (TTR) first began but this it the first time it is included in a World Championships.

The title will be hard fought as becoming the first World Champion in Big Air and winning a 40,000 US$ chunk of the 160,600 US$ Big Air prize pool will be one of the greatest rewards in snowboarding today.

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Watch here the live stream from Yabuli WSC

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 9, 2016

The whole globe will be able to witness the riders to battle it out for the title of the new World Champions. All contest finals will be streamed via the premiere live streaming portal, EverSport.tv, which will showcase the competition through syndication partners globally, excluding China. In addition, live streams will be provided on the websites of World Snowboard Tour and the World Snowboard Federation. Chinese tv stations CCTV5 and HeilongjiangTV will broadcast all finals to the audience in China.

WEBCAST SCHEDULE – ALL TIMES ARE BEIJING, CHINA ‎(UTC+8)‎

SUNDAY, March 13

BIG AIR:

12:00 – 13:00 Men’s and Women’s Finals Practice
13:30 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s Finals

TUESDAY March 15

Men & Women Slopestyle Finals

08:30 – 9:30 Women’s Final Practice
10:00 – 11:00 Women’s Finals
11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Final Practice
13:00 – 14:30 Men’s Finals

WEDNESDAY, March 16

Men & Women HP Finals

08:30 – 9:30 Women’s Final Practice
10:00 – 11:00 Women’s Finals
11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Final Practice
13:00 – 14:30 Men’s Finals

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World Championship of Snowboarding: strong rider line up and a perfect course

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 9, 2016

With the World’s best riders dropping in at Yabuli ski resort, the Corona World Championships are just about to start promising a top-notch line up in freestyle snowboarding. Shaun White has proven to the World that he is still the best pipe rider on the planet winning this year’s halfpipe at the Dew Tour in Mammoth Mt, California and just a few days ago taking out the Burton US Open title yet again in Vail, Colorado. When Shaun is on, no one can touch him. Shaun has confirmed that he will be competing in both Halfpipe and Slopestyle at the Corona World Championships in China this week.

Local boy Yiwei Zhang of China is doing the almost unheard of and has entered the event in all 3 disciplines of Big Air, Halfpipe and Slopestyle. He has the ability to do well in all 3 events and with a Chinese TV audience of 10 Million+ firmly focused on their local hero – this is his time to shine.

The real attraction for the Chinese audience will be the Women’s halfpipe where Jiayu Liu and Xuetong Cai are both currently sitting in the top 10 on the World Snowboard Points List and based on recent performances at Elite WST events could both be on the podium with their home town advantage and enormous local TV audience. * A complete rider list will be released after the full field has registered.

The Corona World Championships of Snowboarding courses are taking shape.

A global crew of some of the world’s best shapers is finishing off months of preparation on the course construction. All courses are going to be in perfect shape from tomorrow’s start of practice. The big air and halfpipe venues, placed at the side of the winter resort provide unique surroundings for the event. The spectator arena on the bottom of the big air jump was newly built for the World Champs, which will offer amazing stadium atmosphere during the contests.

“I’m really excited about how everything is starting to shape up here in Yabuli. After weeks of work it’s going to be incredible to see all of the riders finally ride the venues tomorrow. We’ve got three days of practice ahead to gather feedback & dial everything in before we start qualifiers on Saturday. We had a great run through at each venue today with all the local staff & it was really impressive to see their dedication & enthusiasm. Despite speaking different languages, we’re all working towards the same goal of making this World Championships one to remember”. Liam Griffin – Competition Director.

“Building the slopestyle in China has been super interesting. I have seen things I would not have expected, but I am really happy with the way it’s looking. There are some good transition options on the jibs and a cool twist on a transition roller in the course as well. Really looking forward to getting some rider feedback on it all.” Charles Beckinsale – Slopestyle course designer.

Halfpipe:

Length – 175m
Width – 19.5
Height – 6.7m
Angle – 17 degrees

Slopestyle:

Jump 1 – 16m
Jump 2 – 18m
Jump 3 – 20m – correct
Whale feature – new – size 15m

Big Air:

Inrun Length – 75m
Jump size – 13m
Jump Length – 18m
Landing Length – 35m
Runout Length – 38m

WCS 2016 Full Schedule – Watch the Live Streams of all Corona World Championship s Finals here

TUESDAY, March 8

Arrival Day

WEDNESDAY, March 9

08:00 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Halfpipe & Slopestyle Practice::

09:00 – 12:00 Men’s and Women’s HP & SS Practice

13:00 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s HP & SS Practice

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

THURSDAY, March 10

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Halfpipe Practice:

09:15 – 11:15 Men’s and Women’s Practice

12:00 – 14:00 Men’s and Women’s Practice

Slopestyle Practice:

09:15 – 11:15 Men’s and Women’s Practice

12:00 – 14:00 Men’s and Women’s Practice

Big Air Practice:

09:30 – 11: 30 Men’s and Women’s Practice

13.30 – 15.30 Men’s and Women’s Practice

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

FRIDAY, March 11

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Halfpipe Practice:

09:15 – 11:15 Men’s and Women’s Practice

12:00 – 14:00 Men’s and Women’s Practice

Slopestyle Practice:

09:15 – 11:15 Men’s and Women’s Practice

12:00 – 14:00 Men’s and Women’s Practice

Big Air Quals:

09:00 – 10:00 Men’s Quals Practice

10:15 – 12:00 Men’s Quals

12:00 – 13:00 Men’s Semi Practice

13:15 – 14:50 Men’s Semi

Big Air Practice:

15:00 – 16:00 Men’s and Women’s BA Practice

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

SATURDAY, March 12

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Men SS Quals

08:00 – 9:00 Men’s Quals Practice Heat #1

09:15 – 10:50 Men’s Quals Heat #1

10:50 – 11:50 Men’s Quals Practice Heat #2

12:05 – 13:40 Men’s Quals Heat #2

Women HP Quals

8:00 – 09:00 Women’s Quals Practice Heat #1

09:15 – 11:15 Women’s Quals Heat #1

BA Women Semis:

13:00 – 13:45 Women’s Semis Practice

14:00 – 14:45 Women’s Semi Final

Practice:

14:00 – 15:30 Men’s and Women’s SS Practice

12:00 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s HP Practice

09:30 – 11:30 Men’s and Women’s BA Practice

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

18:30 – 20:00 Welcome Celebration

20:00 – 22:00 Party @ International Broadcast Center

SUNDAY, March 13

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Men HP Quals

08:00 – 9:00 Men’s Quals Practice Heat #1

09:15 – 10:35 Men’s Quals Heat #1

10:35 – 11:35 Men’s Quals Practice Heat #2

11:50 – 13:10 Men’s Quals Heat #2

Women SS Quals

08:00 – 9:00 Women’s Quals Practice Heat #1

09:15 – 11:35 Women’s Quals Heat #1

BA:

12:00 – 13:00 Men’s and Women’s Finals Practice

13:30 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s Finals

Practice:

13:30 – 15:30 Men’s and Women’s HP Practice

12:00 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s SS Practice

15:00 Awards

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

MONDAY, March 14

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Men & Women HP Semis

08:00 – 9:00 Women’s Semis Practice

09:15 – 10:15 Women’s Semi Finals

10:15 – 11:15 Men’s Semis Practice

11:30 – 13:10 Men’s Semi Finals

Men & Women SS Semis

08:00 – 9:00 Men’s Semis Practice

09:15 – 11:20 Men’s Semi Final

11:20 – 12:20 Women’s Semis Practice

12:35 – 13:50 Women’s Semi Finals

Training:

13:30 – 15:30 Men’s and Women’s HP Practice

14:00 – 15:30 Men’s and Women’s SS Practice

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

TUESDAY March 15

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Men & Women SS Finals

08:30 – 9:30 Women’s Final Practice

10:00 – 11:00 Women’s Finals

11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Final Practice

13:00 – 14:30 Men’s Finals

Training:

10:00 – 12:00 Men’s and Women’s HP Finals Practice

13:00 – 15:00 Men’s and Women’s HP Practice

15:15 Awards

16:00 – 17:00 OC Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

17:30 – 18:00 Rider Meeting @ Combined Training Hall

WEDNESDAY, March 16

07:30 – 16:00 General Registration @ Combined Training Hall

Men & Women HP Finals

08:30 – 9:30 Women’s Final Practice

10:00 – 11:00 Women’s Finals

11:30 – 12:30 Men’s Final Practice

13:00 – 14:30 Men’s Finals

15:00 Awards

20:00 Party @ Club Med Star Bar

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Teaser 2016 Corona World Championships of Snowboarding

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 2, 2016

The World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli China are shaping up. Rapidly all of the pieces are falling into place ensuring perfect competition courses, easy accommodation options and smooth transportation options. The WCSnowboarding (World Championships of Snowboarding) organising committee have contracted a team of unquestionably the most experienced Superpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air shapers from around the World. Yabuli, China will provide a unique cultural atmosphere for a WCSnowboarding that will showcase the very best Elite snowbaording the world has to offer.

More info about World Championships of snowboarding Yabuli here.

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The Corona World Championships of Snowboarding are about to kick off in 2 weeks

Post author By Elisa
Post date February 25, 2016

We are pleased to welcome Corona as the event title sponsor, the number one Mexican beer enjoyed and shared in 186 countries around the world. Corona joins an impressive group of brands teaming up for snowboarding’s true World Championships: the World’s largest bank ICBC, China’s leading sportswear brand Qiaodan / Jordan, global wearable camera pioneer GoPro, Chinese world leader in drone technology DJI, hotel resort chain Club Med and travel risk and crisis management provider Global Rescue.

Scuol, Switzerland / Yabuli, China, 25th February 2016

March, 9th to 16th 2016, the world’s best freestyle riders will compete for the World Champion titles in Big Air, Halfpipe and Slopestyle and a total of 500,000 USD in prize money at the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding 2016 in Yabuli, China. This marks the second edition of the true World Championships of Snowboarding, sanctioned by TTR Pro Snowboarding, the World Snowboard Tour and the World Snowboard Federation after the successful inaugural event in Oslo 2012.

In partnership with high profile brands, such as Corona, the WCS 2016 will bring snowboarding to the emerging winter sports market of China at a level of athletic performance never before seen in China. Over 200 of the world’s best athletes, including superstars such as Shaun White, Yuki Kadono and Chloe Kim, are preparing for one of the season’s highlights and the TTR World Tour finale.

The partnership between title sponsor Corona and the World Championships of Snowboarding is a perfect fit, both on and off the mountain. Riders will throw down their best tricks on the Corona rail and wallride, integrated into the Slopestyle course. Off the mountain, Corona will offer a relaxing moment for on-site athletes and audience after a tiring day, by hosting their legendary Sunsets Party for everyone to attend from March 13th- 16th in Yabuli.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the world’s largest bank and will provide its financial services to the Organizers.

One of the dominating players in the Chinese sportswear market, Qiaodan / Jordan supports the upcoming pinnacle event of the World Snowboard Tour, the biggest World Championship winter event that has ever been staged on Chinese soil.

Partnering with the world leader in wearable cameras, GoPro are bringing their expertise to the spectacular freestyle show. The GoPro box in the Slopestyle course is going to be one of the many memorable shots, filmed with GoPro cameras.

DJI drones are capturing the pinnacle event of the 2015/16 season from above, and giving spectators the chance to experience drone flying in the sponsor village.

Partnerships with the hotel resort chain Club Med and the travel risk and management firm Global Rescue enable the organizers to provide world-class services to riders, teams, staff at the WCS 2016.

Club Med resort will be the place to relax and wind down from an eventful day with an indoor pool. As a well-tested rescue provider Global Rescue has riders and staff covered in case of an accident.

About Yabuli
The Yabuli resort is a 3 hour drive from the pop.10 million city of Harbin, the center of China´s northeastern region. Yabuli is the largest and most well known winter sports destination in China. Rapidly developing its reputation as an emerging winter sport powerhouse, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. In 2016, WCS will be the main professional elite championship event in China across any snow sport. In Yabuli, the Club Med Resort will be the preferred hub for all riders and international visitors ensuring western hospitality standards.

About the World Championships of Snowboarding
The World Championships of Snowboarding (WCS) is the pinnacle snowboarding event organized by TTR Pro Snowboarding and the World Snowboard Federation. The WCS crowns snowboarding’s true World Champions in the disciplines of Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air. It is a high calibre celebration of the sport held every 4 years, bringing together 400 riders representing 43 WSF Member Nations, staged by alternating resort locations around the world. In 2016, Yabuli resort, the largest winter sports resort in China will host the 2nd edition of the World Championships of Snowboarding.

Media Contact World Championships of Snowboarding:
Rich Hegarty
rich@WCSnowboarding.com

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World’s Best Snowboarders are Heading To People’s Republic of China

Post author By Elisa
Post date February 16, 2016

On March 9th to 16th the world’s top freestyle snowboarders will drop in at the 2016 Corona World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli, People’s Republic of China, battling for the titles in Slopestyle, Halfpipe and for the first time also in Big Air with 500,000 US$ in prize money. With less than a month to go, the confirmed rider field is without a doubt the strongest in recent history. Amongst the 250 competing riders are all the stars that snowboarding has to offer including Kelly Clark, Jamie Anderson, Shaun White and Mark McMorris. This event marks the first time People’s Republic of China will host a top-level international snowboarding competition in all 3 disciplines.

Defending Champions
The four defending World Champions will be in Yabuli defending their titles won at Oslo 2012. Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) current world number 2 in men’s halfpipe, Kelly Clark (USA) current world number 1 in women’s halfpipe, Chas Guldemond (USA) and Spencer O’Brien (CAN) in the men’s and women’s slopestyle events.

WCS Picks From The Field of Players
Current pick with the odds tipped in their favor in men’s slopestyle is Mark McMorris (CAN), who’s won almost every event he’s entered in the past few seasons is the man most people will be betting on to take the 2016 World Championship title. He will be followed closely by his fellow teammate Sebastien Toutant (CAN), Japan’s Yuki Kadono and Norway’s Ståle Sandbech.

Jamie Anderson (USA) is the odds-on favourite for women’s slopestyle, but with the rail and jib feature heavy course Kiwi jibber Christy Prior (NZL) could prove to be her toughest competition. In men’s halfpipe the all-time favourite Shaun White has his eyes on the prize, but young Japanese superstar Ayumu Hirano is hot on his heels with consistent big wins upping his ante. Tipping the scales, American heavy hitters Matt Ladley and Taylor Gold will prove challenging for Iouri Podlatchikov (SUI) in defending his title.

The women’s halfpipe is going to be a close one; leading lady Kelly Clark (USA) faces some stiff competition from the up-and-comers in the women’s pipe scene who’ve been proving their worth at the Elite level events over the past seasons, with the likes of Chloe Kim (USA) and Arielle Gold (USA) consistently taking out the top podium spots.

All New Titles
The World Championships of Snowboarding in 2016 introduces all new Big Air Champion titles in the men’s and women’s big air discipline, where our picks for taking out the top spots are Torgeir Bergrem (NOR) or Max Parrot (CAN) in the men’s and defending champion Spencer O’Brien (CAN) or Anna Gasser (AUT) in the women’s. With all of the best big air athletes competing, our chosen favourites will face some seriously tough competition from the entire field of big air contenders.

Top Riders Confirmed For WCS 2016:

Slopestyle Men

Chas Guldemond (USA) (Current defending World Champion)
Mark McMorris (CAN)
Tyler Nicholson (CAN)
Stale Sandbech (NOR)
Darcy Sharpe (CAN)
Yuki Kadono (JPN)
Sven Thorgren (SWE)
Niklas Mattsson (SWE)
Eric Beauchemin (USA)
Mikey Ciccarelli (CAN)
Max Parrot (CAN)

Slopestyle Women

Spencer O’Brien (CAN) (Current defending World Champion)
Jamie Anderson (USA)
Anna Gasser (AUT)
Christy Prior (NZL)
Cheryl Maas (NED)
Elena Koenz (SUI)
Enni Rukajärvi (FIN)
Karly Shorr (USA)
Jessika Jenson (USA)
Silje Norendal (NOR)

Halfpipe Men

Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) (Current defending World Champion)
Shaun White (USA)
Ayumu Hirano (JPN)
David Habluetzel (SUI)
Max Gold (USA)
Jan Scherrer (SUI)
Taku Hiraoka (JPN)
Matthew Ladley (USA)
Christian Haller (SUI)
Pat Burgener (SUI)

Halfpipe Women

Kelly Clark (USA) (Current defending World Champion)
Chloe Kim (USA)
Arielle Gold (USA)
Maddie Mastro (USA)
Summer Fenton (USA)
Hikaru Oe (JPN)
Mirabelle Thovex (FRA)
Kurumi Imai (JPN)

Big Air Men

Torgeir Bergrem (NOR)
Max Parrot (CAN)
Yuki Kadono (JPN)
Sven Thorgren (SWE)
Sebastien Toutant (CAN)
Billy Morgan (GBR)
Mark McMorris (CAN)
Keita Inamura (JPN)
Stale Sandbech (NOR)
Darcy Sharpe (CAN)
Kalle Jaervilehto (FIN)

Big Air Women

Lia-Mara Boesch (SUI)
Cheryl Maas (NED)
Elena Koenz (SUI)
Spencer O’Brien (CAN)
Enni Rukajärvi (FIN)
Silje Norendal (NOR)
Katie Ormerod (GBR)
Sina Candrian (SUI)
Christy Prior (NZL)
Jamie Anderson (USA)
Anna Gasser (AUT)

Event Schedule

March 8th: Arrival of athletes
March 9th: Practice and event kick off
March 10th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle
March 11th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle / Quali’s & Semi’s Big Air
March 12th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle/ Quali’s & Semi’s Big Air
March 13th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle/ Big Air finals
March 14th: Semi-finals Halfpipe and Slopestyle
March 15th: Slopestyle finals
March 16th: Halfpipe finals

About Yabuli
The Yabuli resort is a 3-hour drive from the 10 million city of Harbin, the center of People’s Republic of China´s northeastern region. Yabuli is the largest and most well-known winter sports destination in People’s Republic of China. Rapidly developing its reputation as an emerging winter sport powerhouse, People’s Republic of China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. In 2016, WCS will be the foremost professional elite championship event in People’s Republic of China across any snow sport. In Yabuli, the Club Med Resort will be the preferred hub for all riders and international visitors ensuring western hospitality standards.

About the World Championships of Snowboarding
The World Championships of Snowboarding (WCS) is the pinnacle snowboarding event organized by TTR Pro Snowboarding and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF). The WCS crowns snowboarding’s true World Champions in the disciplines of Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air. It is a high caliber celebration of the sport held every 4 years, bringing together 300 riders representing 43 WSF Member Nations, staged by alternating resort locations around the world. In 2016, Yabuli resort, the largest winter sports resort in People’s Republic of China will host the 2nd edition of the World Championships of Snowboarding.

Media Contact World Championships of Snowboarding:

Rich Hegarty
rich@wcsnowboarding.com
www.worldsnowboardtour.com
www.wcs2016yabuli.com

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Interview with WCS SS and BA Builder Charles Beckinsale

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 2, 2016

Charles Beckinsale works as park manager at Perisher during the southern hemisphere winter and park builder at Whistler Blackcomb during the northern hemisphere winter. World Snowboard Tour Crew recently caught up with him for a quick chat about the World Championship Slopestyle Course and the Big Air set up for the 2016 World Snowboarding Championship! Learn more here!

How do you feel about building the World Championship Slopestyle Course and the Big Air set up?
Its a real honour and not something I take lightly, just like the riders, I’m going there to do my best with what is there so hopefully when they arrive they get the best course of the season and its a great experience for everyone. I haven’t been to China and it’s not something I would have imagined I would be doing, but I’m really exited about building it.

What have you been up to over the past few years that have brought you into the spotlight to become the World Championship Slopestyle builder?
I would think its been the work I have done on the Mile High Slopestyle course and Perisher features, the Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival and even just the jump lines I’ve worked on for the park programs I work at. They are hit all day every day by riders and word travels if something is on point. I’ve been lucky enough to also work on some really big film projects in both the ski and snowboard world, I think these more than anything have brought a bit of a spotlight on my work. Having good working relationships with the riders and event and shoot coordinators really helps too.

You are more of a film feature builder than a competition course builder. What is the build you have done recently that you liked the most?
I do build a lot of special features. The butter pad/whale tail I built for Level one productions last spring in Whistler. Just seeing it getting ridden, the way the transitions matched up and the flow between the fist landing and the next take off was very satisfying for me. Good features are good features; at the end of the day the only difference between a singular feature and a slopestyle course is how you set them out so that there is good flow.

READ FULL INTERVIEW WITH PHOTOS HERE

Due to snowboarders fully immersing themselves in the holiday spirit the WCS team has decided to provide a short time extension to the registration period. 6th January 2016 new deadline. Please do all late registrations before the 6th as the show must go on. The rider list is already strong with the top 10 in each discipline confirmed and a truckload of riders and nations already registered. Get in now so you don’t miss out. Sick courses, life changing experiences and the chance to gamble in the $500,000 prize pool. Don’t miss out! Register here

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Cutting-Edge WCS 2016 Design Revealed

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 4, 2015

With 100 days to go until the second edition of the World Championships of Snowboarding takes place in Yabuli, China, WCS 2016 has released the course designs for the Slopestyle and Big Air venues, revealing a different take on the standard Slopestyle narrative and an impressive Big Air stadium setting.

In February 2012 the international snowboarding community gathered in Oslo, Norway for the inaugural World Championships of Snowboarding (WCS), hosted by the World Snowboard Federation and TTR Pro Snowboarding. This winter, March 9th to 16th 2016, the snowboarding community will head east to Yabuli in China´s Northeast, to determine the world’s best in competitive freestyle snowboarding in Slopestyle, Halfpipe and Big Air. Snowboarding’s big names will go head-to-head and vie for the six-figure prize pool of $500,000 USD and the six acclaimed world champ titles, on world-class competition venues unlike any before seen in China to date.

“WCS in China is a challenge on many fronts. While kickstarting the most promising winter sports market of the future, we’re implementing progression on all levels. Our teams have been working since Oslo 2012 on the concept and execution of this historic event”. states Reto Lamm TTR President

Watch the teaser below:

Changing it Up: Jumps First, Rails Last

WCS 2016 changes it up from the typical course build, kicking off the 700m long Slopestyle run with 3 kickers of 19m, 22m and 25m in size, leading into a creative feature loaded jib section consisting of 2 rail islands and a huge L-shaped playground featuring a wall-ride and a number of rails and ledges.
The Slopestyle course takes full advantage of the Yabuli terrain, allowing the riders to unleash their creative potential. Head shaper Ryan Neptune brings a team of 9 shapers with him that will work alongside the Chinese specialists and Yabuli Ski Resort.

“For the World Champs our idea was to form an international team of shaping experts. We have specialists on board from the US, Canada, NZ, Australia, and together we have come up with a innovative course design for the slopestyle that we are stoked to reveal today“, says head shaper Ryan Neptune (US).

“The Slopestyle course at the Yabuli World Snowboard Championships is going showcase one of the most creative venues for world class riders to date. Mixing up the the traditional jumps which increase in scale as the first features on the course and ending in three rail islands with the last feature a multiple rail section that the riders will need to settle after they land their jumps will add a high level of expectation for the best riders“, says competition director Lee Gregory Johnson.

Built atop a venue previously used for aerials, the WCS 2016 Big Air arena will give spectators a spectacular view of the action. The 27m Jump will set the stage that will showcase the riders’ progressive flair and technical skill.

Checkout the Slopestyle course below:

Setting the Standard
Qualification is open to competitors from around the world, where the qualification criteria is based on the World Snowboarding Points List (WSPL) rankings and WSF national snowboard association selections. The cut-off date is only a few days away, on December 15th.

Event Schedule
March 8th: Arrival of athletes
March 9th: Practice and event kick off / welcome
March 10th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle
March 11th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle
March 12th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle/ Quali’s & Semi’s Big Air
March 13th: Qualifications Halfpipe and Slopestyle/ Quali’s & Semi’s Big Air
March 14th: Semi-finals Halfpipe and Slopestyle/ Big Air finals
March 15th: Slopestyle finals
March 16th: Halfpipe finals

About the World Championships of Snowboarding
The World Championships of Snowboarding (WCS) is the pinnacle snowboarding event organized by TTR Pro Snowboarding and the World Snowboard Federation. The WCS crowns snowboarding’s true World Champions in the disciplines of Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air. It is a high calibre celebration of the sport held every 4 years, bringing together 400 riders representing 43 WSF Member Nations, staged by alternating resort locations around the world. In 2016, Yabuli resort, the largest winter sports resort in China will host the 2nd edition of the World Championships of Snowboarding.

About the World Snowboard Federation
The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) is the international organization exclusively working to develop the sport of snowboarding at all levels. Program areas include: competitions, Para-Snowboard, judge and shapers, education and certification, and snowboard activities for riders of every age. The WSF represents a network of National Snowboard Associations (NSAs) who work together at a worldwide level to promote the development of snowboarding. NSA members can find a source of inspiration and support from the WSF for the activities they are conducting within their nation and by working towards the same goal: progression of snowboarding from the ground up. The WSF collaborates with the TTR Pro Snowboarding. Through this collaboration and coordination of events at the World Snowboard Tour, the WSF and the TTR want to create an environment that fosters the development of competitive snowboarding. In February 2012, the WSF and the TTR hosted the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo, Norway, an elite level event to be held every four years in alternating cities around the world.

About TTR Pro Snowboarding
TTR Pro Snowboarding owns and operates the World Snowboard Tour (WST). The WST is the global home to snowboarding’s best competitions and the world’s top athletes. More than 3,500 athletes compete at over 200 competitions around the world. TTR also owns and administrates the World Snowboarding Points List (WSPL) ranking system, the world ranking for professional snowboarding.

Media Contact World Championships of Snowboarding:
Rich Hegarty

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