Etiket: Snowboarding
Snowboarding | Japan’s Ayumu Hirano halfpipe champion, Shaun White bids farewell
(Beijing) Japan’s Ayumu Hirano won the gold medal in the snowboarding halfpipe event at the Beijing Olympics on Friday. Updated yesterday at 10:34 p.m. Hirano had a spectacular third and…
Elizabeth Hoskin | It’s not just snowboarding in life
(Zhangjiakou) Before her first run in the final, Elizabeth Hosking announced to her coach that she would perform the 1080, her most difficult jump. Updated at 12:16 a.m. Simon Drouin…
Snowboarding | A 6th place for Elizabeth Hosking in the halfpipe
Elizabeth Hosking delivered two good runs in the final of the halfpipe event on Wednesday night in Beijing, but it was not enough to allow her to get her hands…
Elizabeth Hosking and Brooke D’Hondt advance to snowboarding halfpipe final
The start of the day went off without a hitch for Canadian athletes at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, as everyone who needed to go through qualifying advanced to the…
Snowboarding | Elizabeth Hosking advances to halfpipe final
That’s done. Young Quebecer Elizabeth Hosking earned her place in the final of the halfpipe event on Tuesday night at the Beijing Olympics. Posted at 10:18 p.m. Katherine Harvey Pinard…
Beijing Olympics: waiting for a René Lecavalier of snowboarding?
The francization of the vocabulary of a sport is a long process. The snowboarding one is just beginning the process. And if you were told that you had attended a…
Olympic Games | Shaun White, the “Red Zeppelin” of snowboarding
(Los Angeles) Nobody embodies snowboarding better than Shaun White: the American, seeking a fourth title at the Beijing Games before retiring, not only has the finest track record in his…
Snowboarding | Parrot takes gold and McMorris takes bronze in slopestyle
Nobody could have hoped for a more beautiful scenario for Maxence Parrot. The Quebecer won the gold medal in the slopestyle event, in snowboarding, on Sunday evening. Posted at 12:33…
Snowboarding | Three Canadians in the slopestyle final
(Zhangjiakou) Quebecers Sébastien Toutant and Maxence Parrot as well as Saskatchewanian Mark McMorris got their hands on one of the 12 passes for the snowboard acrobatic descent (slopestyle) final. Posted…
Snowboarding | A “wicked beautiful day” for Laurie Blouin
The Quebec snowboarder finished at the foot of the podium in the slopestyle event, “small errors” having perhaps cost her a medal Updated yesterday at 11:45 p.m. Emilie Bilodeau The…
Snowboarding | “Me, my goal is to win”, assures Arnaud Gaudet
When Arnaud Gaudet runs down the track, it’s with confidence, nothing seems to shake him. The athletes who participate in the Olympic and Paralympic Games are not superheroes who possess…
Snowboarding | Elizabeth Hosking does not hide her ambitions
Elizabeth Hosking made an impact in her circle of friends when she announced that she would be participating in the X Games. Posted at 8:00 a.m. Simon Drouin The Press…
Snowboarding | Quebecers slowed down in the first round
The Canadian pairs were limited to one run on Saturday, in the parallel giant slalom team event at the World Cup in Simonhöhe, Austria. Skateboarders Arnaud Gaudet and Megan Farrell…
Snowboarding | Sébastien Toutant finishes fifth at Mammoth
After a good descent in qualifying, Sébastien Toutant was unable to repeat his exploits in the final at the Freestyle Downhill (slopestyle) World Cup in Mammoth, California. Posted on January…
Snowboarding | Quebecers shine in Calgary
Sébastien Toutant won gold and Laurie Blouin won bronze Posted on 1er January 2022 at 1:26 pm Updated at 5:08 p.m. Katherine Harvey-Pinard Press Quebec snowboarders have had a resounding…
Snowboarding | A 16th place that does not satisfy Arnaud Gaudet
Arnaud Gaudet was the only Canadian to reach the slalom eliminatory table in parallel with the World Cup in Bannoïe, Sunday, in Russia, where he finished in 16e rank. Opposed…
Snowboarding | Eliot Grondin and Meryeta Odine complete the top-5 at Montafon
Éliot Grondin and his teammate Meryeta Odine won the small final and placed fifth in the team competition presented on Saturday at the World Cup in Montafon, Austria. This is…
Snowboarding | Elizabeth Hosking walks close to the podium at Copper Mountain
Quebec snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking came close to reaching the World Cup podium for the first time in her career on Saturday afternoon in Copper Mountain, United States. She finally had…