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Skiboard World Cup marks first major international winter sports event in Gulf

by Jamie Knights on Monday, 26 May 2008

The first-ever major international winter sports event to be held in the Gulf region, the Skiboard World Cup, was held at Ski Dubai, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai in May 22-24.

The three-day event included six disciplines of competition; the Fakie Downhill, Slope Style, Rails and Boxes and the Chinese Downhill (a race down the slopes backwards) and The Big Air.

With 37 competitors from 14 different countries fiercely battling with each other to take top honours, general manager of Ski Dubai, Mike Mahoney, was thrilled with the event.

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"It has been an incredible three days at Ski Dubai, with the successful conclusion of the Skiboard World Cup," he said.

"The winners have certainly deserved their medals, but all of the contestants from the 14 different countries should be praised for their competitive but friendly spirit throughout the contest. We fully hope to stage similar international competitions in the future at Ski Dubai," he added.

Each one of the six events took place in the morning or the afternoon of the three days, with a three-hour break in the middle to enable the competitors to recover.

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