FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007

The FIS Snowboarding World Championships
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year...

2007
2007 in sports
2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when...

took place between January 14th and January 20th in Arosa

Arosa

Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

Snowboard Cross

The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 14th.

Medal	Name	Nation	Qualification Time (Seeding)
	Xavier de Le Rue Xavier de Le Rue Xavier de Le Rue is a French snowboarder who competes in snowboard-cross. He competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but did not advance to the quarterfinals. At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 he won a silver medal. He is set to compete for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
	Seth Wescott Seth Wescott Seth Benjamin Wescott is an American snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the snowboard cross.-Life and career:Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine...
	Nate Holland Nate Holland Nate Holland is an American snowboarder.Holland won a gold medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2007 Winter X Games XI in Aspen, Colorado. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII, beating Markus Schairer in the finals...

Parallel Giant Slalom

Parallel Giant Slalom finals took place on January 20th.

Medal	Name	Nation	Time
	Rok Flander Rok Flander Rok Flander is a Slovenian snowboarder.Flander is currently 3rd in the overall standings of the 2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup, having won a race in Kronplatz and finishing second in Sölden...
	Philipp Schoch Philipp Schoch Philipp Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder.In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Schoch won gold in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom....
	Heinz Inniger Heinz Inniger Heinz Inniger is a Swiss snowboarder. He ranked 4th in Parallel Slalom at the World Cup 2004/2005.-External links:*http://www.heinz-inniger.ch...

Parallel Slalom

The Parallel Slalom finals took place on January 19th.

Medal	Name	Nation	Time
	Simon Schoch Simon Schoch Simon Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder. At the 2003 World Championships, Schoch won Silver in Parallel Giant Slalom and Bronze in Parallel Slalom. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Philipp Schoch - the reigning Olympic champion - in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final...
	Philipp Schoch Philipp Schoch Philipp Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder.In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Schoch won gold in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom....
	Rok Flander Rok Flander Rok Flander is a Slovenian snowboarder.Flander is currently 3rd in the overall standings of the 2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup, having won a race in Kronplatz and finishing second in Sölden...

Halfpipe

The finals took place on January 20th.

Medal	Name	Nation	Score
	Mathieu Crepel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance...
	Kazuhiro Kokubo Kazuhiro Kokubo is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt untucked, his trousers hanging low, and his tie...
	Brad Martin Brad Martin (snowboarder) Brad Martin is a Canadian snowboarder who specializes in the halfpipe. Martin was born and resides in Hamilton, Ontario, currently in the west Hamilton area of Ancaster.-Career:...

Big Air

Big Air finals took place on January 19th.

Medal	Name	Nation	Score
	Mathieu Crepel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance...
	Antti Autti Antti Autti Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold...
	Janne Korpi Janne Korpi Janne Korpi is a Finnish snowboarder and harness racing driver.He competed for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics and Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics....