Some images from Today’s GPS event. Jetlag got me up early on the mountain, right in time to catch the sun rising above the hills.
Early rise!
Nicolien Sauerbreij memorizing the course.
Nicolien Sauerbreij in action.
The steep course made for some great crashshots!
Amazing lightshow.
A quick back-and-forth to the halfpipe for a shot of David Mol.
From South-Korea this week I’ll bring some updates on the 2009 FIS Snowboard World Championships.
Munich take-off
Seoul arrival… hmm!
A bit of a thing: driving 8 hours through heavy fog to Munich to catch a plane to Korea. But, it’s a small price to pay for a dream-assignment like this! So, after an easy but mostly sleepless flight (compensated for by gin-tonics) we arrived at Seoul Airport with a gentle but nagging jetlag of eight hours.
Getting close to the contest.
After a mad and three hour VIP Taxi transfer that took us past the edge of the capital city, traffic jams, heavy snowfall and a highway though the mountains (hills, if you live in the Alps) and the crazy Hyundau Sungwoo Resort in Hoengseon-gun in the Gangwon-do province. How about a mounthfull! As the Koreans were convinced I was an important competitor the drive was fast and furious and ended up with a police escort for the final 5 kilomters, cool!
Bell Berghuis and coach Frank Germann discuss the course.
Some high-grade board preparation.
From the taxi it was straight to the slopes to watch Bell Berghuis compete in the Boardercross qualifications. It’s a pity she fell on her second run because she had a very good chance of competing in the finals. Still, a nice day for me photograph-wise. More updates this week as there are plenty more Dutchies competing.
Practice run on the first rollers.
First quali-heat on the massive corner!
Over and out…
Now in stores all over Holland, the new Snowboard Magazine. Keep an eye open on this site for more new wintersports photo’s and articles from this issue.
Again a nice publication in the 2Magazine, edition August. This time just the images are mine (except the very last one with the rainforest thingy). Couple of good golden oldies and a bunch of newer stuff.
© 2008 Fotograferen.net & 2Magazine
Text by Jim Algie
Photography by Fotograferen.net
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