FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005
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The FIS Snowboarding World Championships
2005
took place between January 16 and January 22 in Whistler-Blackcomb
, near Vancouver
, Canada
. The venues would be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics
at Cypress Mountain
.
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year...
2005
2005 in sports
2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:...
took place between January 16 and January 22 in Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America; it is 50% larger than its nearest competitor in terms of size, has the greatest uphill lift capacity, and until 2009, had...
, near Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The venues would be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
at Cypress Mountain
Cypress Mountain
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.
Snowboard Cross
The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 18.| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Time (Seeding) |
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| Seth Wescott Seth Wescott Seth Benjamin Wescott is an American snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the snowboard cross.-Life and career:Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine... |
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| Francois Boivin | |||
| Jayson Hale |
Parallel Giant Slalom
Parallel Giant Slalom finals took place on January 20.| Medal | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasey Jay Anderson | |||
| Urs Eiselin | |||
| Nicolas Huet |
Parallel Slalom
The Parallel Slalom finals took place on January 19.| Medal | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasey Jay Anderson | |||
| Nicolas Huet | |||
| Siegfried Grabner Siegfried Grabner Siegfried Grabner is an Austrian professional snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won bronze in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition.... |
Halfpipe
The finals took place on January 22.| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Autti Antti Autti Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold... |
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| Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe event.Lamoureux made his World Cup debut in December 1997 at Whistler, Canada... |
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| Kim Christiansen Kim Christiansen Kim Christiansen is a Norwegian snowboarder. He grew up in Drammen.He started his professional career in 1991 at age 16 when he became sponsored by Quicksliver and he retired from professional snowboarding in 2006... |
Big Air
Big Air finals took place on January 21.| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Autti Antti Autti Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold... |
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| Matevez Petek | |||
| Andreas Jakobssen |
Snowboard Cross
The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 18.| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Time (Seeding) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Jacobellis | |||
| Karine Ruby Karine Ruby Karine Ruby was a French snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... |
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| Maëlle Ricker Maelle Ricker Maëlle Danica Ricker is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in Squamish, British Columbia. She won the Gold Medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal on home soil at the Olympics.-Career:As a young... |
Parallel Giant Slalom
Parallel Giant Slalom finals took place on January 20.| Medal | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuela Riegler | |||
| Svetlana Boldikova Svetlana Boldikova Svetlana Sergeyevna Boldykova is a Russian professional snowboarder based in Tashtagol. Boldikova has to date competed in one Winter Olympic Games in 2006 where she would finish 8th along with several world cups but has to date only achieved one podium position a third placing in 2007 in... |
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| Doresia Krings |
Parallel Slalom
The Parallel Slalom finals took place on January 19.| Medal | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniela Mueli | |||
| Heidi Neururer Heidi Neururer Heidi Neururer is a professional snowboarder from Austria. Her speciality is the Parallel Slalom.-Career highlights:FIS World Snowboard Championships... |
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| Doresia Krings |
Halfpipe
The finals took place on January 22.| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doriane Vidal Doriane Vidal Doriane Vidal is a French snowboarder and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal in halfpipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
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| Manuela Laura Pesko | |||
| Hannah Teter Hannah Teter Hannah Teter is an American snowboarder from Belmont, Vermont. She is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. She also won bronze at the 2005 FIS World Championships at Whistler, British Columbia, and has six World Cup victories... |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
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 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Finland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |