. world ski news : Freeride World Tour is expanding this coming winter - 15 October 2010 - 22:07
The Freeride World Tour is expanding this coming winter and it has just released a promo video to whet our appetites. There are 2 new venues this year for the men's event; St Moritz in Switzerland and Fieberbrunn in Austria. They joins the stages in Chamonix, Sochi, Kirkwood and Verbier.
We have already reported on the development here and about how the women's competition has been cut back drastically to just one event in Verbier.
This week the organisers have released a promotional video for the Freeride World Tour 2011.
Sit back and enjoy.......
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Friday October 15, 2010
Qualified Riders for the Freeride World Tour 2011
he best freeriders on the planet are already gearing up for their shot at the prestigious Freeride World Tour 2011 title and more than $250,000 USD in prize money on the six-stop international tour.
QUALIFIED MEN >>
Ski Men
12 riders qualified from FWT Ranking 2010:
Candide Thovex (FRA)
Henrik Windstedt (SWE)
Aurélien Ducroz (FRA)
Julien Lopez (FRA)
Tim Dutton (USA)
Reine Barkered (SWE)
Sverre Liliequist (SWE)
Adrien Coirier (FRA)
Sebastian Hannemann (GER)
Stefan Hausl (AUT)
Seb Michaud (FRA)
Matthias Haunholder (AUT)
3 riders qualified from FWQ Ranking 2010:
Jérémy Prevost (FRA)
Mathieu Imbert (FRA)
Sam Smoothy (NZL)
Wild Cards – all season:
Jérémie Heitz (SUI)
Samuel Anthammaten (SUI)
JT Holmes (USA)
Torgrim Vole (NOR)
Event wild cards for the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 2011 by Swatch: TBA
Snowboard Men
6 riders qualified from FWT Ranking 2010:
Xavier de Le Rue (FRA)
Mitch Toelderer (AUT)
Matt Annetts (USA)
Douds Charlet (FRA)
Gennady Khryachkov (RUS)
Aurélien Routens (FRA)
2 riders qualified from FWQ Ranking 2010:
Max Zipser (AUT)
Raphael Bullet (SUI)
Wild Cards – all season:
Martin Cernik (CZE)
Andy Finch (USA)
James Stentiford (UK)
Flo Örley (AUT)
Event wild cards for the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 2011 by Swatch: TBA
QUALIFIED WOMEN >>
Ski Women
5 riders qualified from FWT Ranking 2010:
Ane Enderud (NOR)
Jess McMillan (USA)
Jaclyn Paaso (USA)
Eva Walkner (AUT)
Janina Kuzma (NZL)
2 riders qualified from FWQ Ranking 2010:
Pia Widmesser (GER)
Janette Hargin (SWE)
Wild Cards – all season:
Marja Persson (SWE)
Event wild cards for the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 2011 by Swatch:
1st , 2nd and 3rd place of La Clusaz Radikal Mountain 2011 (FRA)
Snowboard Women
3 riders qualified from FWT Ranking 2010:
Aline Bock (GER)
Susan Mol (USA)
Nathalie Zenklusen (SUI)
1 rider qualified from FWQ Ranking 2010:
Vivian Aasen (NOR)
Event wild cards for the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 2011 by Swatch:
1st , 2nd and 3rd place of La Clusaz Radikal Mountain 2011 (FRA)
FWT press release
14.10.2010