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    • TWS Riders Poll Nominees Announced

      By: Press Release
      Dec 17, 2007

      Oceanside, Calif.—December 4, 2007—The biggest night in snowboarding is coming back to Las Vegas! The 9th Annual Transworld SNOWboarding Riders' Poll Awards, presented by GORE-TEX®, will be held at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Thursday, January 31 during the SIA trade show. This invite only event brings out top snowboarding pros to cheer on their own picks for the top spots in the sport. With an after party sponsored by Sessions, this should be a night to remember. The nominees are:

      Men's Rookie Of The Year
      Torstein Horgmo
      Kevin Pearce
      Austin Smith

      Women's Rookie Of The Year
      Kimmy Fasani
      Desiree Melancon
      Spencer O'Brien

      Men's Rider Of The Year
      Nicolas Müller
      Wolle Nyvelt
      Andreas Wiig

      Women's Rider Of The Year
      Hana Beaman
      Torah Bright
      Marie-France Roy

      Women's Video Part Of The Year
      Annie Boulanger - Absinthe/Optimistic?
      Marie-France Roy - Rome/Any Means
      Cheryl Maas - Yeahh/Purple Yeahh

      Men's Video Part Of The Year
      John Jackson - Standard/Catch The Vapors
      Wolle Nyvelt - Absinthe/Optimistic?
      Austin Smith - MDP/We're People Too

      Standout Of The Year
      Terje Haakonsen's Record Breaking Air
      Torstein Horgmo, Eddie Wall, Jonas Carlson, and Ken Block, DC Snow Park Session
      Andreas Wiig X-Games Gold

      Readers' Choice: Men's and Women's Winners TBA

      Congratulations to all the nominees!

      Huge thanks to presenting sponsor GORE-TEX® and sponsors Vail Resorts, New Era, and Sessions for their support. For more information on Transworld SNOWboarding and the Riders' Poll, please visit transworldsnowboarding.com.





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