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The Saison Recap 2011/12

Posted by sinacandrian in Competition, Filming/ Pictures, Travelling

After  having a long break during summer, cause I’d injured my ankle during a skate session, I was more stoked to be on the snowboard than ever before! In September/October I spent many weeks in Saas Fee and enjoyed the slushy snow up on the glacier.

In the end of November I went to Frisco, Colorado with the Swiss Team. We spent three weeks there riding in Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain. It was an amazing time and we could train every day! Finding new obstacles at Keystone, it was tremendous to ride such a nice park already at the beginning of the season.

For Christmas I went back home to Flims. During New Years I rested and enjoyed some nice time with my friends. First week of January I went to Davos for my very first TTR competition, O’ Neill Evolution. I was really looking forward to this event,as it is only an hour drive from Flims and I almost can count it as my home event. During that week the weather was really crazy, we got more then one meter fresh snow! No one could believe it and we all were super stoked to get some powder laps before and after the trainings on the big air. The week ended perfectly for me and I finished second!After this we had two weeks off and I went back home to Flims, to not miss any powder day! These two weeks in the backcountry were outstanding.

Again back on the road for many competitions, I went to the X Games as an alternated rider. The park was sick as every year and it was so much fun hitting those perfect jumps! In the end I was super sad not being in the competition but I counted it as a nice training session. After Aspen I flew up to Calgary for the Canadian Open. This competition was a little bit more mellow and smaller! We got a lot of trainings and I had some time to ride the pipe as well. The pipe feeling was great and I thought I should ride more often pipe so I decided to compete in the pipe as well. I ended up on the second place in Slopestyle.

After this two weeks in North America I flew back home for three days. My Swiss shred- buddy Isabel Derungs and I went to Saalbach Hinterglemm for the Roxy Pro. It was nice to see all the Slopestyle female riders again. I thought it would be a mellow contest but in the end we had a hard battle, we pushed each other to the top level. The final was held during the night; the crowd was amazing and it was a special atmosphere. I struggled a little with the conditions but could lend a run in the final and ended on the fourth place! The final ended at ten in the evening I was already tired but we had an other mission in front of us! Straight after the competition we drove back to Zurich to catch the 7 a.m. flight to Oslo.

TTR World Championship here we are! After spending the night in the car and airplane we went straight to the mountain to check out the course. It looked super nice but it was hard to clear all jumps! I got easily through the Qualification but I hurt myself during training for the semi finals. My ankle was too injured to ride any longer so I flew back home to get a little rest before the Burton European Open in Laax started.

Burton European Open my home event. I really looked forward to this event all winter long! It is great to have such a big event at the home mountain. I had a hard time during the finals and could only stomp one run, so no podium for me this year and only the 6th place. Right after the Slopestyle competition I thought I should go and train in the pipe. I did it and I almost made it to the final, just missed finals for one spot and ended up on the 9th place!

After Laax we flew back to the United States of America for the US Open. We had some nice training sessions and we had some lazy days. It was definitely one of the trickiest contest, as the snow conditions changed every minute. We were lucky and we had nice weather during our final runs and I ended up on the fourth place. In the pipe I tried to get an other good result for my TTR ranking and ended up on the 12th place, not too bad!

On Saturday after the pipe final we drove to Boston. On Sunday we visited the city and went shopping. In the evening we flew back home to Zurich and drove straight to the Euro X Games to Tignes. After three training days we had our competition on Friday. It was the best female riding I ever saw at an event. It was an outstanding rider level for the last competition of the season.

X Games with the Swiss Team

After all these competitions I was looking forward to ride a little in the backcountry with my friends. After a few days later there was no more powder left so we did some shootings in the park! The park in Laax is perfect to take some sunset shootings! I got in love with the sunset light!

That’s it, many many times on the mountain, many competitions, many shootings and a lot of fun!

I would like to thank a lot to: Burton, Anon, Red, Chopp! To Pepe, Bruni, Michelle and Vero from the Swiss Team! To the sporthilfe.ch (http://www.sporthilfe.ch) for an amazing support! To my friends and family, which are just magnificent!

Have a nice summer!

Ps: My winter is not finished yet as I will head to Tahoe at the 18thApril to get 10 days more on the snow! Because I love snowboarding!

cooler magazin

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check the original:

http://cooler.mpora.com/features/snow-features/pro-chat-sina-canadrian.html

Pro Chat: Sina Canadrian
Jan 13,2012 @ 12:04 pm
We caught up with the Swiss slopestyler following her rad podium spot at last weekend’s 6 star TTR O’Neill Evolution in Davos

Interview by Sam Haddad

Hey Sina. Congrats on your second place at the O’Neill Evolution last weekend, how was the contest for you?
Thanks a lot! The contest was super fun. The competition in Davos is only an hour’s drive a way from my hometown. When I was younger I rode a lot in Davos, so I really like it there and it’s nice to get supported from Swiss people during the event. I enjoyed the three training days and had a lot of fun just riding the kicker with out any pressure. The weather wasn’t that good but I was super stoked to get so much snow during the week and in the end every rider had the same conditions.
My semi final run went super well and I was super stoked to win it. In the final I landed my run again and was super happy, but Spencer just rode better than I! It was a super nice battle and I enjoyed it!

We hear you were unlucky on your final run, talk us through that?
No, I wasn’t unlucky! I landed my run and I got 87.3 points, just a little bit less than in the semi finals. Spencer O’Brien just stepped it up with a super nice seven and a hard rail trick. In the final run I tried to do a seven and a harder rail trick but came short on the kicker, because it started to snow again and the snow got slower! I didn’t get hurt!

Is it tough to knuckle down for a contest when the powder is so good?
We had a lot of practice days and a lot of time before the practice started to do some powder laps in Davos. For me it was super fun to ride the kicker and the nice rail set up, I enjoyed every run! And right now we have the best conditions to ride powder, why would I want more?

Who else impressed you with their riding at the event?
As I mentioned before, Spencer just killed it! She rode super cool; clean fs 7 and a hard rail trick! As well I was super stoked seeing my Swiss friend Isabel Derung stomping the bs rodeo! The level of the whole contest was super cool and a lot of different tricks were shown.

Why was it called a big air contest when it also had a slopestyle obstacle in it? We’re confused!
It’s called a big air contest because it’s only one jump. In the end you just have a rail set up! The jump counts for 70% and the rail set up 30%! This is the same format as the guys have it at the Air & Style, or something like that!

Credit: Moran/Burton

What have been the highlights of your season so far?
Highlights from this season? Hmm, the season just started. I had a really nice trip to Colorado last November/December. I was there with the Swiss team. When we arrived, the park at Keystone was already massive; tons of different rails and a medium kicker line. After 10 days riding, they shaped the big kicker line. The kickers were super smooth and perfect to get ready for the season.
At Christmas time I shredded a lot back home in Laax! We already had a lot of snow! I just went out with my friends and had a lot of fun!

And what contests are you looking forward to next?
In 10 days I will go to the X Games in Aspen. Right now I’m only on the waiting list but I hope I can ride the contest. If not it will be a perfect training for the World Championships in Oslo. After the X Games I’ll go to the Canadian Open in Calgary.

Credit: Floros/Burton

Do you have any plans to film this year and if so what and with who?
Yes I do. I’m filming with Lipstick productions for the second year. You can watch the first movie 5 more minutes…please?! here.

Which girls’ movie parts have impressed you the most this year?
It is hard to say but I liked the impressive riding from Jenny Jones and the shots from Cheryl Maas. It’s super hard to pick a name, because there are many good girls out there killing it!

Who are your heroes?
I would say I look up to many different people! On the snowboarding side I looking up to Marco Widmer, a friend of mine from back home. He is one of the best backcountry riders and knows tons of spots! His riding is smooth and stylish! A drop is never to big for him and he loves the air time! I learned a lot from him! Sometimes I would love to be as heavy as he is!

You grew up near Laax, how was that and is it still your favourite place to shred?
I grew up in Flims, that’s the village next to Laax. Growing up in Laax was perfect for me. I could spend a lot of hours on the snow every week. I got in touch with people, which helped me a lot to get better in the sport. I love to ride back home, I ride here with the closest friends and I know exactly were the best powder runs are!

You’ve bagged a place at the World Snowboard Championships, why is that contest so important to the sport?
It is nice to have a World Championships, every sport has one and a lot of people watch the World Championships on TV, even if they’re not super interested in the sport. To make snowboarding more famous we have to do these kind of events. All of the riders should show up there and give their best!
I hope the slopestyle is going to be nice and push a high level of snowboarding!

What is your biggest goal in snowboarding?
My biggest goal is to ride every day with a smile! It’s not about a trick it’s not about a powder line it’s about the happy feeling!

Are there any other burning issues you’d like to raise?
Respect nature!

Thanks a lot Sina, and good luck!
Thanks a lot for the interview I hope it was interesting reading it! Keep on riding!

Sina is sponsored by Burton, Anon, Chopp

Davos O Neill Evolution 2012

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I do not really know what I should write about the week in Davos at the O Neill Evolution. The first training day on Monday was super nice to check out the set up- two different kickers a smaller and a bigger one and on the bottom three different obstacles. We had three training days, which were pretty nice. On Thursday it started to snow again and haven’t stopped yet.

On Saturday our training started with a little delayed but as soon as it started every one showed their best tricks. The snow was really slow and it kept snowing so we had to take the smaller kicker. It was nice to ride it and we got enough airtime to show some stylish and technical tricks. I was super stoked about my run in the semi finals and got a lot of points for my fs 7 and backside boardslide over the wall. I qualified first. In the finals every rider had three runs. Spancer O’Brien showed a really nice fs 7 hardway and a perfect rail trick on the flat down flat rail- enough to win this competition! I could land my run clean and perfect and got 87 points from the judges- second place for me! All over it was a super nice session and every rider showed a good performance! With a big smile I went back home to Flims! Now I am ready to ride some powder!

 

Last but not Least: Hole Switzerland is covered with snow! In Flims the roofs have more then one meter fresh snow on the top! It is amazing I can’t even remember when I saw so much snow in the village.

 

 

 

 

And yes we celebrated! Thanks a lot again to Silke for the Champagne!

Snowboard Ringe

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Mit dem flippigen Snowboard(r)ing richtig abheben!

 

Absolut einzigartig und abgefahren! Mit dem neuen Snowboard(r)ing setzen die Psychiatrischen Dienste Graubünden (PDGR) mit ihren ARBES (Arbeits- und Beschäftigungsstätten) eine ausgefallene Idee um: Gebrauchte Snowboards werden in stylische Fingerringe verwandelt. Sina Candrian und Nicolas Müller, zwei Schweizer Snowboardprofis unterstützen die Idee und sind bereits begeisterte Träger ihres persönlichen Snowboard(r)ing.

 

Für die Boarderszene gehören Design und Aussehen wie das schöne Wetter zum tollen Boarden dazu. Mit dem Snowboard(r)ing liefert die ARBES das nötige Accessoire für jeden Snowboarder. Auffallen unter seinesgleichen ist garantiert. Wer trägt schon ein Teil seines Lieblingssportgerät am Finger?

 

Für die Herstellung werden gebrauchte Snowboards verwendet, welche in 100% Handfertigung durch psychisch behinderte Menschen zu Fingerringen verarbeitet werden. Der Snowboard(r)ing wird aus dem Wintersportgerät herausgefräst und in 10 Arbeitsschritten zu einem Schmuckstück veredelt. Jedes Recycling-Produkt ist ein Unikat, welches jeweils nur jemand auf der Welt am Finger trägt. Den Snowboard(r)ing gibt es in fünf verschiedenen Grössen (XS bis XL)

 

Sina Candrian – Big Air Weltmeisterin ist begeistert

Die Big Air Junioren-Weltmeisterin von 2007, Sina Candrian aus Flims trägt bereits ihr ehemaliges Burton-Weltmeisterbrett am Ringfinger. „Ich freue mich riesig, dass meine liebsten Begleiter nach ihrem Ableben auf dem Schnee in den ARBES einen neuen Verwendungszweck erhalten. Ab sofort können meine Fans einen Teil meiner Wettkampfgeräte als farbige und einzigartige Schmuckstücke tragen.“

 

„One love, my board and I forever unite“ Nicolas Müller, Snowboardprofi

Nicolas Müller, Ryder of the year in verschiedenen Snowboardmagazinen Weltweit ist begeisterter Snowboardring-Träger der ersten Stunde. Mit dem Ring ging für Müller ein langgehegter Wunsch in Erfüllung. Eins zu werden mit seinem Board. „Es ist offiziell und die Hochzeit kann beginnen! Mein Snowboard und ich sind untrennbar dank dem Snowboard(r)ing“ so Nicolas Müller bei der Übergabe des ersten Snowboard(r)ing aus seinem Lieblingsbrett.

 

Die Ring-Idee ist in der Umsetzung geschützt. Der Vertrieb erfolgt über das ARBES Lädeli vu da PDGR an der Loëstrasse 220 in Chur, über exklusive Fachhändler in den Regionen sowie über den ARBES Online-Webshop unter www.arbes.ch. Ein Snowboard(r)ing kostet CHF 10.00.

 

 

Die Produktion des Snowboard(r)ings sichert in der ARBES Arbeitsplätze für Menschen mit einer psychischen Behinderung. Die abwechslungsreiche Arbeit an einem modernen, innovativen Produkt stärkt das Selbstwertgefühl der Angestellten, Gleichzeitig können sie sich darin verwirklichen und entfalten.