Snowboarding at the Olympics: A Cultural History
By Dr. Holly Thorpe University of Waikato During the summer holidays, while many Curl readers were slapping on sunscreen and paddling into the waves wearing boardies and bikinis, I was donning my jacket and beanie and excitedly climbing the enormous scaffolding staircase to find my seat at the base of the Olympic boardercross and halfpipe events. The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were incredible, and the snowboarding events were certainly a highlight of the Games. Snowboarding at the Olympics earlier this year captured the imagination of global audiences like never before. While watching the women’s boardercross event with Ste’en Webster—my Raglan neighbour ...
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Sally smacking a South American lip. Pic Red Bull Photofiles. The 2010 women’s tour has passed its halfway point. After event number five, the Movistar Peru Classic, two girls have broken away from the pack. Steph Gilmore sits in familiar territory in first with 4716 points and Sally Fitzgibbons is snapping at her heels in second place with 4224 points. In third place is Silvana Lima with 3612 points, meaning at this stage it’s looking like a two horse race. Of late Sally is used to being in second place. She has finished runner-up in the last three events and as ...
Check out Curls Gallery of the event here TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 30, 2010) – After seven, consecutive lay days, the Billabong Pro Tahiti commenced action today, and the world’s best surfers unleashed a barrage of high-fi performances on glassy three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) barrels on offer at Teahupoo. Stop No. 5 of 10 on the... [Read the rest of this post]
New Zealand (August 25, 2010) – New Zealand Olympic snowboarder Rebecca Sinclair overcame injury and doubt to land in second place today in the women’s halfpipe competition in the FIS Freestyle and Snowboard Junior World Championships at Cardrona Alpine Resort. Competing in a 22-foot halfpipe when healthy is challenging enough, so for Wanaka’s... [Read the rest of this post]
All the girls with big smiles at the Burton Snowboards Camp New Zealand champion and Burton Team rider, Shelley Gotlieb, joined 38 girls at The Remarkables last Sunday (22 August) enjoying an Arcadia champagne breakfast together before heading out for the day on the Burton Snowbroads Girls’ camp. The Remarkables Ski Area Manager Ross Lawrence said... [Read the rest of this post]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 23, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, inconsistent surf available at the main site of Teahupo’o. With careers on the line in Tahiti, the result of the ASP midyear field reduction from the Top 45 to the Top 34... [Read the rest of this post]
Just nine of the 63 whales which were found stranded on a Northland beach on Friday are believed to have survived. Thirteen whales were re-floated yesterday afternoon, but four of them got back into difficulty and Department of Conservation staff made the tough decision to euthanise them. The other nine were late this morning believed to have remained... [Read the rest of this post]
Day two of the Association of Professionals (ASP) Dripping Wet and Blue Kiss Pro Juniors presented by Skullcandy arrived to an extremely small swell at Manly so organizers called a lay day, optimistic the weekend will deliver fun waves to run through the remainder of the event. Fortunately organizers utilized yesterdays clean performance small waves... [Read the rest of this post]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 21, 2010) – The greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history is converging upon the idyllic South Pacific island of Tahiti, home of the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupo’o, for Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti. Finishing off the midway part of the 2010 ASP World... [Read the rest of this post]
2009 winner Bobby Martinez : photo ASP / CI / Robertson via Getty Images 18 August, 2010 : – - For the fourth year-in-a-row, Nixon will award one surfer a customized watch valued at over $10,000 for riding the heaviest wave during the event. regardless if they ultimately make it into the finals or not. WTA celebrates an achievement in the contest... [Read the rest of this post]
AT THE NORTH FACE BIG MOUNTAIN 2010..and The North Face team riders rock the podium in the men’s and women’s categories! The Volkl NZ Freeski Open came to a spectacular close at Treble Cone Ski Area today with The North Face athlete Janina Kuzma (Wanaka) and Alex Lynden (Auckland) crowned champions in the women’s and men’s divisions of The North... [Read the rest of this post]
Courtney Conlogue : photo Aquashot/aspeurope.com 17 August, 2010 : – - Huntington Beach — Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA), 17, donated an impressive performance at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Billabong Women’s Azores Islands Pro presented by Nissan to finish second behind reigning ASP Women’s World Junior... [Read the rest of this post]
Blair Stewart straight-lining through a huge barrel at Teahupoo during his second round heat today. Image ASP / Robertson Kiwi surfer Blair Stewart (Gis) has surfed his way through some barrels on day one of the Air Tahiti Nui ZonZipper Trials in Tahiti. Stewart won both of his heats contested in solid 6-8ft waves at Teahupoo – the wave regarded... [Read the rest of this post]
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