The format has always been constant since 2008: a media event dedicated to freeski, on a proper snow castle on which 9 knights challenged themselves shooting their best tricks. Over past 3 years the ski area Mottolino, always receptive to freestyle scent, has been hosting the duel with a structure become as huge as a real fortress: 120,000 cubic meters of snow, part of which preserved year to year, featuring 50 meters jumps.
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Rumors about the event opening to snowboard were in the air already, and it is with pleasure that Nico Zacek’s team now confirms it: from this year also snowboarders shall fly on the magical snow castle! A few names? The X-Games podiums Halldor Helgason (ISL) and Ståle Sandbech (NOR), as well as incredible freeskiers such as Jesper Tjäder (SWE) andGus Kenworthy (USA). But there is much more as the coming edition won’t be just an invitation format only: Mottolino opens also the selections to 40 athletes who will access the qualifications by sending their sport curriculum.
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Applying is really easy: go on http://bit.ly/Nine_Knights_application, download and fill the registration form with your best sport results and most impressive tricks, then send it to info@mottolino.com. Twenty freeskiers and 20 snowboarders (male) will be selected to do their best on Saturday the 28th of March on Mottolino snowpark XL line. For each discipline there will be special awards: a wild card invitation for all the event long and 2 places for 2015 Suzuki Nine Knights final contest!
Source: http://www.mottolino.com
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