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 #1 Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 02/06/2009 @ 11:10 |
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http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=4763&id_back=1
From Chamonet.com...
In a real coup for the resort, Tignes has been unofficially announced as the winner in the bid to host the first ever Europe Winter X Games in 2010. American TV channel ESPN has been organising the American X Games events in both summer and winter for many years and the events have become the biggest in the 'extreme sports' calendar, attracting all the major sporting names. The resort of Aspen is set to host the Winter X Games until 2012 and this brand new event in Europe aims to be a full, major X Games event in its own right. French TV channel Canal+ is teaming up with ESPN to organise the Europe X Gamest, which, although no dates have been set, is thought to be pencilled in for mid-March 2010. Tignes will see a huge media circus descend on the resort, along with best freestyle skiers and boarders in the world at the moment. Both slopestyle and pipe competitions will run, for men and women, ski and snowboard. It is also thought there will be a FMX (freestyle motorcross) demo event. Organisers expect the event to be as big as the US Winter X Games within three years. It is alleged that Tignes, who has successfully organised big events such as the Tignes Airwaves, was chosen after a delegation from Canal+ and ESPN visited a number of resorts, including Avoriaz, Les Arcs and La Clusaz. |
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| #2 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 02/06/2009 @ 11:33 |
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oH great i hope they announce the dates soon, thats going to screw up a few holidays! |
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| #3 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 02/06/2009 @ 23:10 |
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Looks like I became SCUK's news reporter for the day.   |
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| #4 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 02/06/2009 @ 23:30 |
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ha well it was posted on whitlines too and the scuk bash is there around that time so it is a bit of a worry!!  |
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| #5 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 03/06/2009 @ 16:13 |
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it says in the article that the event is pencilled in for mid march. isn't the scuk bash at the end of january? |
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| #6 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 03/06/2009 @ 16:15 |
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yup but can you imagine howe busy that place will be in the lead up to the x games with all the equipment and stuff they have to build, it'll be horrible there |
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| #7 Re: Europe Winter X Games 2010 in Tignes? Posted 03/06/2009 @ 16:50 |
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mmmm yes, slightly worrying. They made a real nice mess of Val for the world cup while we were there this year, was a shame not to be able to appreciate its normal view  |
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