Copper Mountain will open the 17th season of
the U.S. Grand Prix Tour this January 9-12. This year, the newly added Olympic
sport of slopestyle snowboarding will debut. Athletes will be able to earn
qualifying points for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games at this event.
Organizers expect to see all the top names in attendance.
Elena Hight, from South Lake Tahoe, is expected to be throwing down great runs
in the snowboard halfpipe. Jamie Anderson, also from the south shore, will be on the slopestyle course. Northstar’s poster boy, Shaun White, will be battling
in the halfpipe with Louie Vito for top honors.
Wed. Jan. 9 – Slopestyle snowboarding qualifier 8:30 a.m. –
3:00 p.m. MT
Thur. Jan. 10 –Halfpipe snowboarding qualifier 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Fri. Jan. 11 –Paul Mitchell Progression Session, slopestyle snowboarding finals 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Sat. Jan. 12 – Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, halfpipe snowboarding finals 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. MT
Thur. Jan. 10 –Halfpipe snowboarding qualifier 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Fri. Jan. 11 –Paul Mitchell Progression Session, slopestyle snowboarding finals 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. MT
Sat. Jan. 12 – Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, halfpipe snowboarding finals 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. MT
The event will be televised on NBC and the NBC Sports
Network, plus live coverage of halpipe finals on the USSA Network. Check local listings.
The tour was scheduled to debut at Park City, Utah, but
was cancelled due to lack of snow. The new dates for the World Snowboard Tour
at Park City are January 28 to Feb. 2.
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