FREESTYLE:

Meribel FIS World Cup airs Saturday

Jan. 7, 2011 — CFSA 

Canadian Freestyle Ski Team fans will have plenty of opportunities to see their heroes, such as Olympic champions Alex Bilodeau and Jenn Heil, in action this season as Rogers Sportsnet, CBC Television and RDS will be airing events from January to April.

The CFSA also will be hosting live webcasting of its Jan. 29 Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix at Winsport’s Canada Olympic Park FIS World Cup.

Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Vice President of Marketing and Sales Grant McDiarmaid said he is thrilled there will be so much freestyle on television in 2011. “It’s great to have so many of the FIS freestyle World Cups available on TV this year,” McDiarmaid said. “Between the three networks and our webcasts, pretty well all Canadians are going to be able to follow the Canadian team throughout the season.”

The first event to air is the Meribel, France, FIS dual moguls World Cup from December, where 16-year-old Justine Dufour-Lapointe from Montreal took her first World Cup podium. It will be shown on RDS on Saturday, Jan. 8, at various times across the country, including 4:30 p.m. in Quebec and 5:30 p.m. Pacific.

Click here for the Sportsnet freestyle listings at www.snowsportsculture.com.  S-Magazine