Saturday, November 19, 2016

USA achieves recognition during Snowboard Word Cup

USA snowboarders brought home three wins from the International Paralympic 
Committee (IPC) World Cup race held on 17 November on indoor slopes
of the Netherlands. Evan Strong, Mike Minor and Brenna Huckaby led in banked slalom,
finishing ahead of leading paralympic athletes from other nations. Dutch snowboarders
secured two wins pleasing a local crowd. Visit IPC Snowboard's website for full results. 
The season will continue in January 2017 in La Molina, Spain, followed by the
2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada, from 1-17 February.
Finally, a test event in PyeongChang, South Korea will be held in preparation for
2018 Winter Paralympics.
Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Oriol Molas, 2015. https://www.paralympic.org/snowboard/2016-2017-world-cup/pyeongchang