INTERVIEW WITH SNOWBOARDER STEPH HICKEY
by Dan [December 29, 2009]
xsession's Dan Linsell was fortunate enough to catch up with pro snowboarder Steph Hickey via email. Read the interview below:
[xsession] First of all, congratulations on some amazing results over the last few years! How are you feeling going into the last couple of events before the Olympic team is announced in January?
[SH] I’m feeling excited. I’ve worked really hard to get to this point and now I’m just trying to enjoy the journey, it’s a long, demanding, exciting, painful and exhilarating one, but I would not change it for anything!
[xsession] In the eyes of many people, like myself, you are living the dream lifestyle. How do you keep it real and not lose focus on your goals?
[SH] Indeed the traveling and the wonderful friends I have met a..... [read more]
Extreme Sport News
World Records Fall at AIDA Freediving World Championships 2009 [December 7, 2009] [Diving]
World records fell at the AIDA Freediving World Championships 2009 Thursday, December 3, with William Trubridge (NZL) and Natalia Molchanova (RUS) setting new marks in the men’s and women’s Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) categories at Dean’s Blue Hole .....
[read more]
Athlete Profile - Adam Harvey [December 6, 2009] [Whitewater Kayaking]
Name: Adam Harvey
Age:16
Occupation: Student
Sport: Surf Kayaking
Well where can I start?.. I first started kayaking when I was about 7 years old, I went out with my family on Sunday afternoons and it has just grown since then. Some of my fir .....
[read more]
MARKO GRILC NEW SWATCH TTR WORLD TOUR LEADER [December 5, 2009] [Snowboarding]
Innsbruck, Austria – December 5th, 2009: After a night full of action on the big
air jump at the 6Star Billabong Air & Style 2009/II at the Bergisel Stadium in
Innsbruck, Austria, Marko Grilc (SLO) took the top spot on the podium and is now
the ne .....
[read more]
Extreme Sport Articles
Follow These Wakeboarding Tips For An Easy Ride [Wakeboarding]
So you have already experienced this relatively new sports craze? The following are some wakeboarding tips to make your riding a whole lot easier. Keep them in mind and you won't get a hard time as a newbie wakeboard rider.
• Make sure that you ar .....
[read more]
A Beginner's Guide for Paintball Equipment [Paintball]
When starting out as paintball player, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the choices of equipment available. The important thing to remember is that players only need four items in order to play: a paintball marker, paintballs, a mask, and a barrel .....
[read more]
Kananaskis Invites Fun Mountain Adventures [Hiking, Whitewater Rafting]
Unparalleled horse riding, spectacular fishing, golf holidays, biking, white-water rafting and technical climbing makes Alberta's Kananaskis Country a Rocky Mountain paradise.
The dense forest and high peaks provide the perfect backdrop for rejuve .....
[read more]
xsession Files
Distraction
I was out riding my mtb one day when i saw this heaps hot babe. i wanted to impress her so i rode down this hill and then went off a jump. i was in the air for what seemed like a lifetime. the babe would have been impressed if i a had landed it, but not everthing is like what you see in the movies - unfortunately. i ended up landing on this parked car and being knocked out. i found out later that the chick called the ambulance for me. 2 months 34 stitches later i was ready to do in all again ..... not! .....
[read more xsession files]
