With a spectacular tail slap from the Mayor of Oslo, Fabian Stang to Terje Håkonsen, The Oakley Arctic Challenge is now officially opened!
The opening show at Rådhusplassen in the town centre gathered a few hundred spectators, all the riders from TAC and the Norwegian bands Bjørn Hellfuck and Pink Robots.
The riders showed off some tricks [...]
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What a day! The riders spent a few hours training at the arena today, in the gorgeous winter weather in Oslo.
The new points system was revealed during the riders meeting this morning, and it seems that the guys like it. Each section will count for 15% of the total, and then 25% for the total [...]
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Picture from www.skijumping.no
Norwegian ski jumper Anette Sagen was recently promised to be the first jumper down the honorable Holmenkollen after its rebuild. The jump is to take place Wednesday evening.
But all of a sudden a bunch of local ski jumpers, lead by former Olympic medalist Bjørn Einar Romøren, snatched Sagens glory before her nose. The [...]
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(Oslo, March 3rd 2010) Thursday Terje Håkonsen and Mayor of Oslo, Fabian Stang, open The Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010. With performances by acclaimed Norwegian artists Bjørn Hellfuck and Pink Robots we expect a great show at Rådhusplassen in Oslo. The riders will show off some of their tricks, and there will be a FIFA10-competition.
Railjam for [...]
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After a few hours in the slope, we’re almost getting tanned! Crisp temperatures and a beautiful sun are making volunteer work in and around the slope seem like a holiday camp.
And the forecast is looking good. The day time temperatures will be from five degrees minus and up to around zero, while the sun will [...]
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Subi is one of the many people who contribute to the making of The Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010. There are many wonderful things to say about Subi, but one of his amazing skills is that he is a boatbuilder.
This year he, with help from many of our crew members and volunteers, made the competition startgate. [...]
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Listen to the music from the TV show here
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Together with NRK, TAC has developed a TV concept that is tailor made to the new contest and judging format. It is probably the biggest TV production in snowboarding this season with 14 cameras, a 750 long wire stretch, crane, follow cams and a great graphics package.
When the TAC crew developed a new judging system [...]
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Management by walking around – an executive arena visit
Visiting the arena today made me proud of the people working there. A lot of energy in one spot. Lots of action going on.
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