Superstar Line-up Announced for 5th Annual World Skiing Invitational in Whistler April 23-24
WHISTLER, BC, March 17, 2004 - The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival Competition Design Team has finalised the invitation list for the World Skiing Invitational - known as the mother of all freeskiing competitions and famous for its legendary parties.
Wrapping-up the 9th TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, the Invitational takes place April 23-24 and invites leading freeskiers to compete for $50,000 in front of a capacity crowd in the Salomon Superpipe, a rider-judged SuperHit and the epic Salomon Big Air, with the results being televised in more than 50 countries later in 2004.
The line-up for this year's World Skiing Invitational is a who's who in freeskiing and includes: (Men) David Crichton, winner of the U.S. Open Superpipe and the World Superpipe Championship in 2004; three-times X Games Slopestyle Champion, Tanner Hall, last year's Salomon Big Air winner, Jon Olsson; and the defending Salomon Superpipe winner, Greg Tuffelmire; (Women) reigning U.S. Open Slopestyle champ, Global X Games Superpipe Queen, and defending Salomon Superpipe champion Sarah Burke; 2004 U.S. Open Superpipe winner, Marie Martinod, and past U.S. Open Pipe Champion, Jamie Sundberg.
"Salomon's sponsorship of the Big Air and Superpipe competitions are part of our commitment to giving freeskiers world class events that they want to be a part of," said Andrew Stewart, Marketing Manager for Salomon Canada. "The pinnacle of our year, the World Skiing Invitational draws the best pro and up-and-coming skiers to compete in this end of season climax."