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Top 5 Skiers to Watch Out for at the Winter X Games!

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Top 5 Skiers to Watch Out for at the Winter X Games! Updated: Thursday, 13 January 2011

Andreas Steffen




Andreas Steffen is a software engineer by profession and skier by heart.  Not a bad combination by any standards.  The 6'2" Swiss skier has been with the Swiss national team for seven years and has been a constant fixture at the events since 2002.  His best finish was at the 2009 Skier X competitions where he got the bronze medal.  He is hot for another podium finish at this year's X Games.

Aside from the X games, Steffen has also been seen at the 2009 Worldcup FIS, the 2009 World Ski Championships, and the Swiss Series

Related sites:
Andreas Steffen's Web site 

Davey Barr

Davey Barr has only been with the Canadian Ski Cross team for only close to two years and he's one of Canada's top-notch skiers.  He got his fist World Cup in 2008 and was third overall at the World Cup stop in Cypress in 2009.  He's been seen at the Winter X Games since 2003.

He has also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he's ranked 6th, the FIS World Cup and the Canadian Championships.

Related Sites
Davey Barr's Official Web site 

John Teller

John Teller recently made the news by becoming the first American to win the World Cup in St. Johann Austria.  Teller Has been competing in the Winter X Games since 2009 where he placed 20th overall.  John Teller is a mechanic when he's not in his skis.

Teller's winning moment in Austria may be viewed on his Web site.

 

Related Sites:
John Teller's Web page 

 

Chris Del Bosco

Chris Del Bosco is a native of Vail, Colorado who now skis for Canada.  Del Bosco is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team.  From a history of substance and drug abuse, he went on to compete in the 2006 Winter X Games where he won the bronze medal, and then won two world cup events at the 2009 Freestyle Skiing World Cup.  He also competed in the 2010 Winter X Games where he won gold in the ski cross finals.

Here is Del Bosco's winning 2010 Winter X Games moment.


Related Sites
Chris Del Bosco's Web site 

Dave Duncan

Dave Duncan writes that he has been skiing since the age of three and have been competing in a lot of events ever since.  He is currently a member of the Canadian  Ski Cross Team.



He finished 1st in the Continental Cup in Argentina, 3rd in the Europa Cup in Austria.  He was 2nd at the 2010 Winter X Games, after fellow Canadian Del Bosco.

Aside from that, Duncan has placed 1st in the Canadian Nationals Championships in 2009, and the Spanish National Championships in 2008.

Related Sites:
Dave Duncan's Web site
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