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Ullr Superpipe
Submited By whistler On 2008-04-14
<p><br />The pipe was going off Monday with If Ullr Was a Girl athletes hitting the freshly groomed "u ditch". Despite fog delays, athletes were generally stoked about the quality and gave 'er once they could see it.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Pro freestyle skier Sarah Burke returned to the contest after a fall during Big Air kept her out of the Big Mountain portion of Ullr. The pipe is her territory and this year she took first place at the Halfpipe comp during the FIS World Cup. She became the first female skier to land a 1080 in competition at last year?s TELUS Superhit contest, propelling women?s skiing even further into the spotlight.<br /></p><br /><p><br />That being said, she won't be eligible to win the Ullr Girl title due to pulling out for Big Mountain, which opens up the doors for some of the other athletes, including wildcard amateur skiers Kristie Geiles and Jenny Strong and amateur riders Michelle Zeller and Caley Vanular.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Tuesday, the Ullr ladies hit the Nintendo Terrain Park on Blackcomb, where they?ll compete in the Nikita Chickita Jib Session.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Here are a couple somewhat blury pics...the first one is of a cute kid taking a pic of the Ullr Girls.<br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.untrackedlines.com/?q=node/242">read more</a></p>
Submited By whistler On 2008-04-14
<p><br />The pipe was going off Monday with If Ullr Was a Girl athletes hitting the freshly groomed "u ditch". Despite fog delays, athletes were generally stoked about the quality and gave 'er once they could see it.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Pro freestyle skier Sarah Burke returned to the contest after a fall during Big Air kept her out of the Big Mountain portion of Ullr. The pipe is her territory and this year she took first place at the Halfpipe comp during the FIS World Cup. She became the first female skier to land a 1080 in competition at last year?s TELUS Superhit contest, propelling women?s skiing even further into the spotlight.<br /></p><br /><p><br />That being said, she won't be eligible to win the Ullr Girl title due to pulling out for Big Mountain, which opens up the doors for some of the other athletes, including wildcard amateur skiers Kristie Geiles and Jenny Strong and amateur riders Michelle Zeller and Caley Vanular.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Tuesday, the Ullr ladies hit the Nintendo Terrain Park on Blackcomb, where they?ll compete in the Nikita Chickita Jib Session.<br /></p><br /><p><br />Here are a couple somewhat blury pics...the first one is of a cute kid taking a pic of the Ullr Girls.<br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><br /> <br /></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.untrackedlines.com/?q=node/242">read more</a></p>
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