FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011
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The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was an international snowboarding competition held from January 14 to 22, 2011, in La Molina and Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) by the FIS Snowboarding World Championship,{{cite web|title=FIS World Championships |url=http://www.sunsetvine.co.uk/pdf/FIS%202011.pdf |publisher=sunsetvine.co.uk |access-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004143640/http://www.sunsetvine.co.uk/pdf/FIS%202011.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2011 }}
All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.{{cite web |title=WC2011 Program |url=http://www.lamolina2011.cat/en/sport/programs/ |publisher=FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 |access-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117104020/http://www.lamolina2011.cat/en/sport/programs/ |archive-date=17 January 2011 }}
Organisation
=Media and marketing=
=Venues=
The world championships began with the big air competition at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona.{{cite news |title=Canada's Stone wins big air silver at snowboard worlds |author=George Johnson |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Canada+Stone+wins+silver+snowboard+worlds/4115290/story.html |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |date=15 January 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119043533/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Canada+Stone+wins+silver+snowboard+worlds/4115290/story.html |archive-date=2011-01-19 }} A ramp {{convert|102|ft|m}} long was constructed on the location and an estimated 17,000 fans attended the finals of the event on January 15.{{cite web|title=Big air in Barcelona |url=http://www.planetski.eu/news/2442 |publisher= Planet Ski |date=January 17, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18}} The remaining events all took place in La Molina beginning on January 17. La Molina is two hours north of Barcelona in the Pyrenees and is the oldest ski resort in Spain.
Similar to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the La Molina venue suffered from excessive warmth which threatened the events for the World Championships. Much of the surrounding slopes were barren of snow as most of the remaining snow was piled on the courses and venues for the event.
Results
=Men's events=
- Original silver medalist Zachary Stone of Canada was stripped of the silver medal, because he tested positive for cannabis.{{Cite web |url=http://www.een.be/teletekst#myTeletext=0_0_0_481_01 |title=Eén - Teletekst | Eén |access-date=2011-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610172623/http://www.een.be/teletekst#myTeletext=0_0_0_481_01 |archive-date=2011-06-10 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Stone commits anti-doping rule violation |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/?actu_id_1837=4592 |publisher=FIS |access-date=17 August 2011}}
=Women's events=
Medal table
17 countries won medals at these championships, a new record. The Czech Republic and New Zealand won their first medals at the World Snowboarding Championships, while Belgium won its first ever gold medal.{{citation needed|date=February 2010}}
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| gold_AUS = 3 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 0
| gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2
| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 2
| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 1
| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0
| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0
| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0
| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 3 | bronze_SUI = 0
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 1
| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 1 | bronze_SLO = 1
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0
| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 0
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1
| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1
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Participating nations
A record of 370 participants from 44 nations competed.{{cite web|title=Record participation at 9th FIS Snowboard WCS |url=http://www.fissnowboard.com/uk/news/record-participation-9th-fis-snowboard-wcs,163.html |publisher=FIS Snowboard.com |date= January 11, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18}} Canada has sent the biggest team with 47 entries and 31 athletes, while Montenegro only sent a delegation of one.
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- {{flag|Argentina}} (2){{cite news |title=La Molina has record participation with 370 of the best Snowboarders in the World |url=http://www.lamolina2011.cat/en/pressroom/article/la-molina-has-record-participation-with-370-of-the-best-snowboarders-in-the-world_13/ |publisher=La Molina 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117124225/http://www.lamolina2011.cat/en/pressroom/article/la-molina-has-record-participation-with-370-of-the-best-snowboarders-in-the-world_13/ |archive-date=2011-01-17 }}
- {{flag|Australia}}
- {{flag|Austria}}
- {{flag|Belgium}}
- {{flag|Belarus}}
- {{flag|Brazil}} (2)
- {{flag|Bulgaria}}
- {{flag|Canada}} (31){{cite web|title=Worlds begin Saturday |url=http://www.canadasnowboard.ca/en/about/news/?p=&id=741 |publisher=Canada Snowboard |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911163224/http://www.canadasnowboard.ca/en/about/news/?p=&id=741 |archive-date=2011-09-11 }}
- {{flag|Chile}}
- {{flag|China}}
- {{flag|Croatia}}
- {{flag|Czech Republic}}
- {{flag|Denmark}}
- {{flag|Estonia}}
- {{flag|Finland}} (21){{cite web|title=Suomelta ennätyksellisen iso joukkue lumilautailun MM-kisoihin |url=http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/muutlajit/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/muutlajit/2011/01/1254933?lumilautailu |publisher= MTV3 Urheilu |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-22}}
- {{flag|France}}
- {{flag|Georgia}} (2)
- {{flag|Germany}}
- {{flag|Greece}}
- {{flag|Hungary}}
- {{flag|Italy}}
- {{flag|Japan}}
- {{flag|Kazakhstan}} (2)
- {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} (4)
- {{flag|Montenegro}} (1)
- {{flag|New Zealand}}
- {{flag|Netherlands}}
- {{flag|Norway}}
- {{flag|Peru}} (1)
- {{flag|Poland}}
- {{flag|Poland}}
- {{flag|Romania}}
- {{flag|Russia}}
- {{flag|Serbia}}
- {{flag|Slovakia}}
- {{flag|Slovenia}}
- {{flag|South Africa}}
- {{flag|South Korea}}
- {{flag|Spain}} (21)
- {{flag|Sweden}}
- {{flag|Switzerland}}
- {{flag|Ukraine}}
- {{flag|United Kingdom}}
- {{flag|United States}} (21){{Cite news|title=U.S. Snowboard World Championships Team Unveiled |url=http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2011/1/14/US-Snowboard-World-Championships-Team-Unveiled/ |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-18 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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References
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