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Speedriders conquer icy mountain in Austria
Heavy snow the day before helped to create ideal conditions for the
first ever Speedriding Big Mountain competition, held on Wednesday (January
23) in St. Anton am Arlberg, in the Austrian region of Tyrol. 
Eventual winner Antoine Montant was joined by French compatriot
Francois Bon and Switzerland's Mathias Roten for the final showdown from
Kreuzjochspitze's peak. 
Blessed with with powder snow and a brilliant blue sky, the pioneers of
this new type of sport had to impress the judges with performances that
combined creativity, fluency of movement on the surface and in the air. 
Montant delivered two perfect runs to achieve the highest score.
Mathias Roten from Switzerland was second and former skiing instructor
Francois Bon of France claimed third place in the event. 
The world's best 16 speedriders from the United States, France, Spain,
Switzerland, Austria and Germany took part in the premiere to promote this new
extreme sport and Montant enjoyed his maiden triumph.
"Just perfect. Perfect snow, perfect weather, perfect wind. Good,
good line, in the second run I did the same line, so I know the line now and I
skied all the face (of the mountain). I was on the ground skiing and powder
snow taking powder in my face like that. It was perfect, just perfect,"
the 
winner said.
Montant went on to celebrate with second place Roten and third best
Bon.
Japan's 'Tiger' Ishikawa targets majors
Fresh from turning professional at just 16, Japanese golf sensation
Ryo Ishikawa already has firm plans to be just like Tiger Woods.
"Tiger's power is amazing," Ishikawa told Reuters on Thursday
(January 24). "He captivates people. When he's playing a tournament I
always watch it on TV." 
Ishikawa shot to fame in May last year when he become the youngest
winner on the Japanese tour at 15 years and eight months at the Munsingwear
Open KSB Cup in an astonishing debut.
"Winning that tournament has presented me with so many
opportunities," Ishikawa said. "It was an important win that changed
my life."
His decision to turn professional earlier this month is predicted to
net him close to $10 million in the next five years, a figure which could more
than treble as endorsements flood in.
Ishikawa says winning the U.S. Masters is his biggest goal, adding that
when he was a child he used to get up at 4 a.m. to watch the tournament. 
Ishikawa was speaking at a private driving range in his native Saitama,
north of Tokyo, after testing new clubs with the aid of hi-tech computers that
instantly analyse every shot.
The high school student gets his first taste of life as a professional
in Sydney on Feb. 5 when he plays in a qualifying event for this year's
British Open.
Whether Ishikawa will savour the atmosphere of strolling along the 18th
fairway at Royal Birkdale this July remains to be seen.
However, Ishikawa's remarkable maturity and single-mindedness suggests
it will only be a matter of time before he is rubbing shoulders with world
number one Tiger Woods at major tournaments.

カテゴリー :Sports
投稿日 :2008-01-25
更新日 :2008-07-20

投稿者 :NTDTV
評価 :5.00
表示回数 :2009

タグ :ISHIKAWA, NEWS, NTD, NTDTV, SPEEDRIDING, SPORTS

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