Burton Amateur Tour Bansko 2008. Freestyle Snowboard Contest in ...
Bulgaria Guide: Flights to Bulgaria · General information · Bulgarian Monasteries ... The frosty weather didn’t stop more than 80 competitors from Bulgaria, ...
Freestyle Snowboard Contest in Bansko, Mountain Resort in The Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria. The competition took place in the Fun Park at Platoto site in Bansko mountain resort in Bulgaria on the 16th of February 2008. This is the biggest snowboard competition in Europe for children and teenagers up to 20 and this is the best way for the young snowboarders to prove their skills and to find themselves a sponsor. The qualifications started at 11 o’clock. The snowboarders can test the slope, jumps, rails and their skills within the frameworks of two jam sessions with unlimited number of downhills. The jury took into note the best performances to determine the competitors who reached the finals. The extreme cold was a real challenge for the competitors, organizers, photographers and mainly for the technics, but the promoters managed to overcome it, making the competition a world class snowboard event with a lot of music and good mood. Despite this Dimitar Chokoev took the special Burton award for the best freestyle snowboarder at Burton Amateur Tour in Bansko. Laura Berry from Great Britain was the winner among the girls. Iliana Mihovska form Bulgaria became third. Three Bulgarian snowboarders, boys born after 1993 – Vladimir Kirilov, Alex Ivanov and Georgi Mihailov, occupied the first tree places. Mihail Gergelan form Romania became the winner among the boys born after 1988. Nino Yanakiev from Bulgarian took the second place in the same category. The prizes were given in Happy End bar next to the first station of the Gondola lift in Bansko. This is unique opportunity for the young competitors to stand out on the international snowboard stage. Website by EBPW.All photos and texts in this website are copyrighted and owned by Bononia Ltd.
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