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The first Italian edition of the Paragliding World Championships were already openend with a new record: 48 nations with about 150 athletes were involved: Such a massive participation has never had occurred in past editions. The event is structured in 11 flight tasks that were assigned on a daily basis for which the best closing time is only one aspect to climb the charts. The competition was held in 3 scoring categories: Nations, Women and Overall. A 5000 square kilometres flying area and...

The 2nd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championships came to a successful close today at Lake Annecy in south west France. An impressive seven solo and seven synchro runs were flown over 7 days from 26 August to 3 September, giving the 34 pilots from 16 nations an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their aerobatics skills in a highly competitive environment.

The 2011 edition of the O'Neill Evolution will go down as one of the most significant milestones in the history of professional snowboarding. This was the year that four of the sport's best Slopestyle contest riders raised the bar by stomping trick after trick when it mattered most, and the year that three close friends - Seb Toots, Marc McMorris and Eric Willet ended - up on the podium after arguably the best and most thrilling Superfinal ever. And spare a thought for Belgian rider Seppe Smi...