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Segye Newspaper of South Korea highlighted the Slytech Slammer Pro Back Protector Vest and the Slytech 2nd Skin Logo Back Protector in a piece that ran on their homepage in the last few days.
Anybody out there understand Korean? Give us a shout and let us know what they're saying.
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Skier Name: Max
Crash Location: Russia - Sakhalin Island
Slam Detail:Attempt bs switch cork 5
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Disclaimer: Slytech is NOT doing this contest to make light or sensationalize horrible ski or snowboard slams and accidents. Quite to the contrary, we are doing this to highlight how common it is to get into accidents on the mountain (or wherever people ski and snowboard). We are advocating AWARENESS and PROTECTION. When you lessen the probability of serious injury then you gain more days on snow and are ultimately happier.
Help us highlight the importance of protection by submitting your slam video and enter to win a free back protector.
Click here: http://slytechprotection.com/slamvids
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Skier Name: Matt Wimberley
Crash Location: North Carolina
Slam Detail: We were warming up on this small handrail when Rookie decided to wu-tang pop off the lip and break his leg. Season=over.
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Disclaimer: Slytech is NOT doing this contest to make light or sensationalize horrible ski or snowboard slams and accidents. Quite to the contrary, we are doing this to highlight how common it is to get into accidents on the mountain (or wherever people ski and snowboard). We are advocating AWARENESS and PROTECTION. When you lessen the probability of serious injury then you gain more days on snow and are ultimately happier.
Help us highlight the importance of protection by submitting your slam video and enter to win a free back protector.
Click here: http://slytechprotection.com/slamvids
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Skier Name: Dylan Holt
Crash Location: Idaho Backcountry
Slam Detail: I'm 25 yrs old, I have been snowboarding for 16 yrs and I ride the backcountry of Idaho in the winter with my friends, this is a slam from a couple of years ago that was pretty gnarly. For my entry for best slam here, I was trying to ride these pillows and as you can see on the 2nd try, I hit the tree pretty hard, I thought I broke my hip but it was just really bruised.
Video:
Disclaimer: Slytech is NOT doing this contest to make light or sensationalize horrible ski or snowboard slams and accidents. Quite to the contrary, we are doing this to highlight how common it is to get into accidents on the mountain (or wherever people ski and snowboard). We are advocating AWARENESS and PROTECTION. When you lessen the probability of serious injury then you gain more days on snow (or sand) and are ultimately happier.
Help us highlight the importance of protection by submitting your slam video and enter to win a free back protector.
Click here: http://slytechprotection.com/slamvids
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Skier Name: Pete Tupper
Crash Location: Sanya Bay, Hainan, China
Slam Detail: We took a snowboard to the beach in China and spent an afternoon asking local drivers to tow us. The rickshaws were too slow, so we found a big car and couldn't communicate the speed to the driver properly... And then this happened!
Video:
Disclaimer: Slytech is NOT doing this contest to make light or sensationalize horrible ski or snowboard slams and accidents. Quite to the contrary, we are doing this to highlight how common it is to get into accidents on the mountain (or wherever people ski and snowboard). We are advocating AWARENESS and PROTECTION. When you lessen the probability of serious injury then you gain more days on snow (or sand) and are ultimately happier.
Help us highlight the importance of protection by submitting your slam video and enter to win a free back protector.
Click here: http://slytechprotection.com/slamvids
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Lisa Filzmoser, Austrian Slytech athlete, has a sweet part in an upcoming La Famiglia movie called "Never Get Older." Take a look and then go to the Euro Rider of the Year website (click on the image below) to vote for her as "Best Female Video Part of the Year" in section 3 on the right.
I don't know about you, but I only wish I could shred like her...
Click the Image To Vote at http://europeanrider.com
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This was a sweet weekend of World Cup Ski action with the women up in Zauchensee, Austria and the men in Adelboden, Switzerland.
A lot of Slytech Nervous Shin and Forearm Guards were out in Adelboden with the men shredding the giant slalom and slalom tech events. Gates slappin' and men tumbling... Adelboden is one of the toughest hills on the tour. A real grind.
Saturday's mens giant slalom saw Ted missing his 4th victory in a row with an unfortunate second run hiccup that sent him flying. Back protector on, 4 Arm guards in place, Ted finished 28th. Swiss Slytech man, Marc Berthod finished an impressive 7th place while his iron man team mate (you may recall his near fatal crash in Kitzbuehel a few years ago) Daniel Albrecht finished 29th.
Sunday's Slalom results:
Click the Image above to see Brandenburg's Runs
The women were out in Altenmarkt/ Zauchensee, Austria where they battled in downhill and super g. While not wearing her customary Nervous Shin Guards for speed events (obviously), Lindsey Vonn once again showed her dominance in downhill with a victory. Other top finishing Slytech athletes were:
Sunday's Super G was almost a repeat for Vonn, when out of nowhere a little Swiss Shredette (who also wears Sltyech Nervous Shin and Arm Guards) took first place. What an upset! A lot of Slytech ladies in the bunch:
... and if I'm not mistaken, there was an AUSTRIAN ski racer in the bunch who I swear I saw wearing Slytech Nervous 4Arm Guards in the Super G. If my memory serves me correctly it was Margret Altacher, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyone out there see which Austrian wore Slytech?
Check out tomorrow's Women's night slalom event from Flachau, Austria when Resi Stiegler enters the mix again and Sarah Schlepper looks to keep her red hot skiing going. Next weekend's action comes from Wengen, Switzerland where the men duke it out in Downhill and Super Combined. Women head out to Maribor, Slovenia where it's been a slalom and giant slalom slush-fest the past few years. Should be interesting!
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Every fresh year, new year's resolutions are made. There's the usual health related ones, like: Â "I want to lose 5 or 10 pounds" or "I want to stop smoking."
But most of us who have an action sport as a passion or obsession don't typically have to deal with weight issues or huge negative lifestyle related ailments. Whether your passion is in the surf, on the motocross track or in the snow, what we're probably resolving to do this year is a new trick, move or gain more consistency.
There's nothing like nailing that move you're been trying what seems like forever. Hundreds and hundreds of attempts, bumps, bruises, blood, sweat, heaven-forbid concussions later, you launch and shut your eyes -- bracing for what is certain to be another shellacking -- only to find that you're still upright!
This is me eating it on my 473rd backloop attempt on Maui.
Freakin stoke.
For those of us who are able to escape injury during those hundred attempts can consider ourselves extremely lucky. The chances of mild to severe injury at our contact action sports (especially of the land variety) are quite significant. Significant that is if we're not protecting ourselves adequately.
Going for your goals, resolutions and dreams is what advances our lives, moves us forward, and ultimately makes us happy. It's important to consider though, that if we're sidelined with an action sports related injury, that advancement in our sport -- whether snowboarding, skiing, motocross, mountain biking, whatever -- stops for a while. Stay protected and shred on.
Have a healthy and happy start to the New Year and see you out on the mountain...
Régis fait du snowboard
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There was some pretty spectacular action in Europe on the Alpine Skiing Front. The men were at probably the gnarliest downhill on the World Cup in Bormio. Several guys went down including American Marco Sullivan. We wish him a speedy recovery.
The women were kickin' it in Semmering, Austria tech style with Giant Slalom and Slalom on the 28th and 29th.
In the GS, Slytech user, Julia Mancuso had another good race with a 5th place finish. Her confidence levels are skyrocketing and she sits in the top 10 overall. Good to see her rockin' again. 7th place Lindsay Vonn -- using Slytech Nervous Destroyer Shin Guards -- was the overall leader, trying to push to get points, but was pushed out of the top spot after Wednesday's slalom crash and Maria Riesch's 2nd place.
Click the Image above to see the video
Other Slytech GS finishes were:
10th Fabienne Suter
15th Sarah Schleper
Slalom saw a hometown Austrian, Marlies Schield win it again! The place was rockin when she came out ahead of the German Maria Riesch. The almost biggest story is that Slytech's Sarah Schleper is back! She was 6th after the first run, and was just hauling ass in the second run until the last 10 gates when she unfortunately made a big mistake and straddled a gate and was out of the Game. She raced with orange Brain Bucket and Yoni la Tigre red.
The gnarly men's downhill in Bormio, Italy saw Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) confirming his good shape with a powerful 2nd place finish. Silvan on Slytech 2nd Skin is now one of the best in the World in Slalom and Downhill.
Other notables were  20th Travis Ganong (USA) and   25th Ambrosi Hoffmann (SUI).
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Current World Champion and World Cup leader Patrick Deneen podiums again today at the Freestyle Mogul World Cup in Meribel, France. With a win last weekend in Ruka, Finland and a Silver here in Meribel, two podiums in five days has eart Deneen the 'yellow bib' yet again, making him number one in the world and current World Cup leader.
The dual mogul event in Meribel was a spectacular event where after a qualification round, competitors raced side by side down the 199m mogul course.
Deneen known as 'the rocket' was certainly on rocket fuel today skiing lighting fast and pushing other competitors beyond their limits. Qualifying in 12th place Deneen knew that from the first dual against team mate Jeremy Coda he would have to ski tactically well and as fast as he could to progress on to the next round.
With a solid 'D-spin' on top and huge 'back flip X' on bottom, Deneen did exactly that and pushed his way through four duals ready for the ultimate final dual against Gilbaut Colas from France.
One competitor said ' Patrick is the fastest in the world and so when you draw to race against him, all you can do is hang on for your life as you try to keep up with him!'
With the crowd cheering, adrenaline pumping and the drop of the start gates Deneen and Colas dueled it out for First and Second place. Both pulling the same top air in unison the crowd erupted as Deneen put his foot on the accelerater and gained almost a full two bumps ahead of Colas in the middle section of the course. By the bottom air Colas was determined not to let Deneen get too far ahead and fought hard to catch him up. This dual was one of the most exciting and closest duals we have seen in awhile.
With only a few points difference between them Colas who had the home field advantage managed to take the gold while Deneen took silver, his second podium so far this year, keeping him ranked number one in the world and winning the World Cup leaders' yellow bib.
'I have been working hard over the last year with my coaches Timmy Meagher and Chris Seeman to find a run which will allow me to ski consistently as fast as a can with big air.' commented Deneen, ' my competition package is working for me this year and it feels great to hold onto the yellow bib and be ranked number one in the world! '
Patrick now heads to China for the next World Cup competition which will be on the 21st of December. This will be the first Freestyle Mogul World Cup event ever held in China and yet again another exciting event.
