Arianna Huffington likes to talk about how she gets so many amazing people to write for her for free. And apparently, it works. The latest addition to her unpaid writers’ stable: Jake Burton. His topic for the Huffington Post is the Burton US Open. Not surprisingly, he loves it.
. . . once the Olympics are done, it feels good to come home and know that the next time I see the best snowboarders in the world compete will be in Vermont, where snowboarding has a rich heritage, at the US Open, going down from March 19-21 at Stratton Mountain Resort. Compared to the Olympics, where everything is under the control of a ski federation, the Open has been run by snowboarders, for snowboarders since 1982. It is snowboarding’s oldest active competition, and year after year, it’s the home of the sport’s most progressive riding. This week at Stratton, five out of the six 2010 Olympic halfpipe medalists, including Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter, and Kelly Clark are slated to compete.
It’s good to know that Jake still likes his event. He is not alone.
[Link: The Huffington Post]
too bad manufacturing will no longer be part of that heritage … but I wont give Jake too much of a hard time he is right The Open is for boarders by boarders even if over the years its diminished in importance.
Amazing that Ms. Huffington with her wealth of experience can so misinterpret a press release for news or opinion…I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that this is what is available “unpaid”
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