Xavier De la rue
Discipline: SnowboardYear of birth: 1979
Nationality: French
| Sport successes | 2002 | 1st at the Mount Baker Banked Slalom |
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| 2003 | Boarder X World Champion 1st in the X-Games UltraCross 1st place at the Arlberg Freeride Trophy event 1st place in the Red Bull Hike and Ride |
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| 2004 | 3rd place in the Verbier Xtreme | |
| 2005 | 1st place in the Gravity Games SBX 1st place in the X-Games SBX |
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| 2006 | 1st place in the "Riders Award", Verbier Xtreme | |
| 2007 | 2nd place in the X-Games SBX Boarder X World Champion 1st at the O’Neill Verbier Xtreme 1st at the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro |
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| Specialities | Frontside 720! | |
| Sidelines | Climbing, surfing | |
| Film appearances | 2003 | Nuit de la Glisse |
| 2004 | The ultimate round | |
The X-Games boardercross gold medal winner is virtually unbeatable in 2007. At the start of the year he already secured the top spot at the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro, and in Verbier the 27 year old ace was also in top form. He dropped into the slope and rode his line as fluidly and surely as no other could master. While doing so, he landed the highest cliffdrop amongst the snowboarders and immediately followed up with a second!
