| The Jeep King of the Mountain Series | | | | to avoid deep fields while skiing down the |
| Competition has officially opened today. | | | | snowy mountains of Telluride. Jacobellis has |
| Official race schedule for the grand finale | | | | won the first two races of the season but |
| of the Skiing and Snowboarding World | | | | with the dangerous points in Telluride, |
| Professional Championships has also been | | | | there's a little margin for error even for |
| announced. | | | | champions. On the second place is Julie |
| | | | Pomagalski of France who has won two French |
| Snowboarding superstars -- the great Lindsey | | | | national championships, a world championship |
| Jacobellis and skiing phenomenon Casey | | | | and nine World Cup titles throughout her |
| Puckett, together with Ophelie David has | | | | skiing career. Another notable participant is |
| joined the Jeep King of the Mountain | | | | Doresia Krings of Austria who is a 2006 |
| competition and will lead a lineup of | | | | Winter Olympian and two-time defending World |
| Olympians, World Champions and National | | | | Professional Champion. Tanja Frieden of |
| Champions to Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado | | | | Switzerland is a snowboard-cross gold |
| to choose the winner who will covet the crown | | | | medalist from the 2006 Winter Olympics will |
| as World Professional Champion. | | | | also join. Marni Yamada a member of the US |
| | | | Snowboard team is also included and to round |
| A sad report has arrived from the camp of | | | | up the roster is Joanie Anderson of Soth Lake |
| JKOM Series Leader Seth Wescott saying that | | | | Tahoe, California who defeated Jacobellis and |
| he cannot join the Jeep King of the Mountain | | | | won a gold medal at the Winter X Games. |
| competition due to an accident that happened | | | | |
| while racing in a World Cup that resulted to | | | | For the men skiing category the results are |
| his broken arm. Seth has sent out his apology | | | | as follows: |
| to the organizers of the Telluride | | | | |
| competition and to the public awaiting his | | | | • Aspen Colorado's Puckett- sits on top |
| participation in the said event. | | | | of the standings---defending World |
| | | | Professional Champion and four-time Olympian |
| With Seth out of the competition, Nate | | | | • Lars Lewen of Sweden- in second |
| Holland of USA becomes the new series leader | | | | place----a US Freeskiing Champion and |
| and puts Drew Neilson of Canada and Defending | | | | two-time gold medalist at the Winter X Games |
| Champion, Graham Watanabi of USA in the hunt | | | | • Jake Fiala of Frisco Colorado- in |
| for the title. Nate Holland is a 2006 Winter | | | | third place---a Winter Olympian and US |
| Olympian and recent Winter X Games gold | | | | National Champion • Enak Gavaggio of |
| medalist and with Seth out of his way he will | | | | France- winner of six World Cup titles, a |
| probably grab the professional snow sports' | | | | Winter X Games gold medal and four |
| most coveted honor. | | | | International Free Skiers Association World |
| | | | Championships • Tomas Kraus of the |
| But of course since Holland is not the only | | | | Czech Republic- earned a World Championship |
| champ participating he will be competing with | | | | and two World Cup Championships in the past |
| many challengers which include third-ranked | | | | two years. |
| Drew Neilson of Canada, 2006 Winter Olympian | | | | |
| with six World Cup titles, a Continental Cup | | | | Results for the women skiing competition: |
| Championship, and record of gold, silver, and | | | | |
| bronze medals from the Winter X games. | | | | • Ophelie David of France- seven time |
| Another champ competing is the defending | | | | World Cup titlist, three-time World Champion |
| World Professional Champion and 2006 Winter | | | | and French National Champion has won both |
| Olympian Graham Watanabe of Park City, Utah. | | | | events and seemed to repeat as World |
| An Austrian Champ Mario Fuchs, 2006 Winter | | | | Professional Champion • Canadian Anik |
| Olympian and Austrian National Champion will | | | | Demers of Truckee, California- came in second |
| also take part in the competition. There is | | | | place-a Winter X Games gold medalist • |
| also a new addition to the dizzying list of | | | | Magdalena Iljans of Sweden- also in second |
| Skiing champs and its in the person of Jason | | | | place--- a six-time World Cup titlist |
| Smith from Durango, Colorado who is a World | | | | • Brett Buckles of Steamboat Springs, |
| Cup Titlist and 2006 Winter Olympian. | | | | Colorado-also in second place-a Gravity Game |
| | | | gold medalist and North American Freeskiing |
| For the women's snowboarding category, | | | | Champion. |
| Stratton Mountain, Vt.'s Jacobellis will have | | | | |