France’s Pierre Vaultier and Canada’s Mike Robertson compete during the men’s Snowboard-Cross FIS World Cup in Stoneham, Quebec in January. Snowboarding events for the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Cypress Mountain start Feb. 15 with the men’s snowboard cross and end Feb. 27 with the men’s parallel giant slalom. REUTERS
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Shaun White of the United States competes during qualification in the men’s half pipe snowboarding competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy. REUTERS
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Snowboarder Markus Malin of Finland keeps an eye on the ground as he comes in for a landing on the halfpipe during training at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Mich. AP
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New Zealand coach Tom Willmott keeps an eye on the form of team member Rebecca Sinclair as she goes through a training session on the halfpipe at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Mich. Several Olympic teams from various countries are using the 22-foot Olympic regulation sized halfpipe to prepare themselves for the 2010 Games in Vancouver. AP
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Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States in action during the Women’s Snowboard Cross Final at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy. Jacobellis is one the Winter Olympic athletes to watch during the Vancouver Games. Allen Kee/WireImage.com
