Freeride Junior Elite to Battle in Andorra in January 2016

After an incredibly successful event in 2015 – hosted among the towering peaks of the Grandvalira ski resort tucked between Spain and France – the Freeride Junior World Championship is back. With such a unique playground of natural terrain features, the athletes representing fifteen countries will have ample opportunity to make this year’s competition one to remember. Sixty of the best young riders from across the globe will meet in the Pyrenees towards the end of January 2016 for the fourth edition of the most exciting junior freeride event in the world.

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As an invitation-only event, the crème-de-la-crème of the most talented riders in junior freeride will receive the honor of being able to contend for the prestigious title of FJWC World Champion. A grand total of sixty male and female skiers and snowboarders are confirmed for the event based on their competition results from the previous season. This year’s incarnation of the event will feature nearly all the same technical capabilities that the legendary Freeride World Tour has to offer: live webcasts, TV production crews, and a renowned media and event staff.

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The world champions from 2015 are back this year to defend their titles with decorated junior skier Arthur Raskin of France summing up last year’s experience appropriately: “It’s crazy; riders came from all over the world and everyone had a chance at the title. The whole experience was a bit surreal – sitting at the start gate next to the helicopter, realizing that the transmission was live and my friends were watching me that very instant!” Also back this year is IFSA overall junior snowboard champion Dylan Zellers of USA whose full-throttle performance last year placed him on top of the podium. Italien Jazmine Erta will be representing the ever-expanding Italian snowboard freeride tribe as she tries to repeat her 2015 victory.

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The sport of freeriding is here to stay and the current wave of talented up-and-coming athletes raised on the development programs of the Freeride Junior Tour and the FJWC are the finest examples of how grassroots programs are continuing to nourish a generation of athletes from a very young age. Each year these young freeriders raise the bar higher and this year will be no exception. Tune into the live webcast on January 28 at www.freerideworldtour.com to see the best young freeriders redefine the sport for the next generation in Grandvalira!

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