Snowboardcross...

Snowboardcross...#4602

By fsn32 - February 17th, 2006, 12:06 am

- February 17th, 2006, 12:06 am #4602

Is awesome... did anyone else see the final. It's like nascar on snow without cars.

#4909

By El Scorcho - February 20th, 2006, 7:50 am

- February 20th, 2006, 7:50 am #4909

I didn't catch the final but I caught all of the pre-final heats. It was very exciting to watch. Snowboardcross is definitely a positive addition to the winter games.

#6246

By Flamesfanva - February 28th, 2006, 5:11 pm

- February 28th, 2006, 5:11 pm #6246

It was my favorite sport in the olympics. Lindsey Jacobellis has got to be sick for letting the gold slip right out of her hands.

#6247

By Sly Fox - February 28th, 2006, 5:13 pm

- February 28th, 2006, 5:13 pm #6247

Are you kidding me? She would've been a flavor of the month but now her name will live forever with that hot doggin' move. If she plays her cards right she could make a small fortune in endorsements now.

#6253

By Flamesfanva - February 28th, 2006, 5:28 pm

- February 28th, 2006, 5:28 pm #6253

Hmmmm...never thought of it that way. Let's see if she makes the Wheaties box.

#6267

By ALUmnus - February 28th, 2006, 5:50 pm

- February 28th, 2006, 5:50 pm #6267

What in the heck does nascar have anything to do with it? Cletus?

Swedish snowboarder dies after crash landing#8503

By Flamesfanva - March 14th, 2006, 12:04 am

- March 14th, 2006, 12:04 am #8503

WILMINGTON, N.Y. -- Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson died Sunday after falling during a snowboardcross run down Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks, according to officials.

The 26-year-old Torino Olympics competitor made a bad landing on one of his jumps at about 9:20 a.m. during training for an International Ski Federation World Cup competition, according to the U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association.

A state police report said Johansson tried to correct himself but landed hard. An autopsy found the cause of death to be multiple internal injuries.

Officials said Johansson landed within the course boundaries and was wearing a helmet. Olympic Regional Development Authority spokesman Sandy Caligiore said he did not hit a tree, a pole or any other obstacle. The course where Johansson crashed, the Boreen Trail, has special snowboardcross features constructed for competition.

Johansson was on a section of the trail by himself when he fell.

He was transported to Adirondack Medical Center in nearby Lake Placid, where he was pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Beth Donahue.

The Swede had been competing at the World Cup level since 2000. Johansson finished 12th in snowboardcross at Turin. He was ranked 45th in the World Cup standings this season.

Whiteface, down the road from Lake Placid, was hosting the four-day World Cup event. The rest of the snowboardcross event was canceled.

Sorry to read about this, that sport was a favorite of mine to catch during the olympics.