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High flyers
If you want to see some future Olympians in action, travel to Copper
Mountain this month to watch the national championship of the United
States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association. The 12-
day USASA championship is the culmination of more than 500 snow-
boarding and freeskiing events held at about 120 resorts across the U.S.
and features more than 1,800 young athletes in the largest such com-
petition in the world. Events include halfpipe, slopestyle, slalom, giant
slalom, boardercross, and rail jam. Wonder if these kids are the real thing?
Consider this: 100 percent of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team
and 75 percent of the U.S. Olympic Freeskiing Team got their start with
USASA. Watching the best do their stuff is a perfect way to close out the
winter ski season.
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