SNB: Road to Vancouver

Courtesy Topix - Sports News  Sun, 12/27/2009 - 17:21

The path to Vancouver is paved in U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix halfpipes for athletes with an eye on Olympic medals.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Snowboarding team Olympic qualifiers kicked off at Copper Mountain in Colorado with riders debuting the high caliber tricks they've honed over the last year of intense training.

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