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