In a move that really shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention to Olympic Snowboarding since before its debut in Nagano Japan in 1998, the Federation International du Ski has rejected the TTR’s joint qualification proposal, according to a Melissa Larsen story on ESPN.com/Action.
In a letter sent on Wednesday to the TTR regarding the decision, FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis stated that, “FIS is open to cooperating with TTR and its member Events to continue to develop the sport … However this is a process that needs to begin at a lower level than the top events in order to build trust and understanding between the organizations and persons involved.”
In other words, “FIS owns Olympic Snowboarding no dice for you, you silly little snowboard organization.” While TTR’s Reto Lamm may have other ideas the situation remains the same as it ever was: snowboarders who want to compete in the Olympics must follow the FIS tour. Period. But hey, nice try. For more details, follow the link.
[Link: ESPN.com/Action]
Let’s all just blindly back the TTR…..wake the fuck up, idiots.
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