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Article #90: The Jeep King of the Mountain Series Competition has started

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






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