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Do Extreme Sports Prove Olympic Success Starts in School?

Everyone remembers school sports. And unless you were very lucky, there was the very familiar list of ‘choices’ which then filled our Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Only recently have schools started to lighten the curriculum and include a new range…

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Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 5 – build your own snowboard and snowboard speed records

Welcome to a new edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 where this week we bring you news of snowboard speed records and how to build your own snowboard. As always, we also bring you news of all the snow conditions…

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Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 4 Jackass slopestyle, moose chasing & drones

Welcome back to another edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 – your guide to everything board-related that’s happening on slopes around the world. This week we bring you news of Jackass slopestyle events at the upcoming Olympics, moose chasing, global…

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Best Ski News 2014: Week 4 – ski halfpipe gold, Easter and Facebook

Well, hello there, and welcome to another edition of the Best Ski News 2014. The place where we try and keep you up to date and informed about all the latest goings on in the ski scene around the world.…

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Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 3 snowboarding in Sarajevo

Welcome to another edition of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014 where we always aim to bring you the very latest boarding news and events from around the world. After the festive period, the season is once again kicking off with plenty…

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Best Ski News 2014: Week 2 its more fun to ski vs snowboard and Black Mamba

Welcome to the latest edition of Best Ski News 2014, where we aim to bring you the latest news from the slopes. We try to cover everything from snow conditions to major events, so that you’re up to date with…

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Interesting Snowboarding News 2014: Week 1 coolski, powder, marijuana & festivals

Welcome to week 1 of Interesting Snowboarding News 2014, our weekly look at all things snowboard around the world during the 2014 season. It looks set to be a magnificent season, so there will be plenty to talk about…. We’re…

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The 10 best ski holidays in Italy

With un-crowded pistes, sunny slopes and a healthy appetite for sunbathing, shopping and socialising, ski holidays in Italy are just as popular with piste-cruisers as freeride enthusiasts. Dominated by the Dolomites and the Alps, the best ski holidays in Italy…

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Olympic surfing: Who takes the medals?

Imagine surfing is an Olympic sport. It probably won’t ever be, but just consider it for moment: think of the possible venues; think of the opening ceremony; think of the nations and the teams. But ultimately Olympic surfing is more…