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Powerslide Teams for WIC 2008

<< 作成日時： 2008/03/09 04:07 >>

既に Notebook で掲載したチームもありますが、Powerslide Racing News でＷＩＣに参戦する Powerslide 5チーム全員の紹介記事がアップされたので、まとめてみました。

Powerslide Teams 2008

Powerslide supports the WIC with 5 teams. No other skate manufacturer supports the sport more than Powerslide. Powerslide teams also suport the German Blade Challenge (GBC)

1. Matter Inline Center World Team

* Matter Inline Center World Team *
Kalon Dobbin 7. WIC (Phuzion)	Peter Micheal 6. WIC (Phuzion)	Daniel J. Nation 17. WIC (Spiro)	Nelson Garzon 14. WIC (Matter)	Andres Munoz New

World class skater Kalon Dobbin (NZN) leads the team of young guns with his great experience. The „kiwi fraction“ of the team will be completed by Peter Michael and DJ Nation. Peter had a great season and was awarded with the title rookie of the Year 2007. He won in St Moritz with new world rekord and captures the second place in the rain race of the WIC final in Berlin. DJ Nation, winner in Einsiedel 2007 also had a great WIC season. Nelson Garzon, who finished 14th in the overall WIC ranking in his first season and WIC newcomer Andres Munoz - both from Colombia - complete the Matter-Inline Center World Team. The New Zealand - Columbia Connection is ready to rumble.

2. POWERSLIDE Alessi World Team
The cooperation with the italian racing team will be continued and more intensiv than ever. One men and one woman team will start in the WIC 2008 again.

* Powerslide Alessi World Team *
Yann Guyader 4. WIC (Matter)	Fabio Francolini 2. WIC (Phuzion)	Stefano Galliazzo 3. WIC (Alessi)	Matteo Amabili 13. WIC (Alessi)	Elio Cuncu 15. WIC (Citius)

Fabio Francolini (ITA) - world champion, european champion and second in the WIC overall 2007 - changed to the Powerslide Alessi team. Another very interesting men is the excentric frenchman Yann Guyader, who is known for his sensationel and in-conventionally way of skating. Stefano Galiazzo (ITA) just experienced his sekond wind and always finished with the first group at all stages in the WIC 2007. Stefanos countrymen Matteo Amabili and Elio Cuncu who lifes in Berlin complete the team which wants to play a leading role in the season 2008.

* Powerslide Alessi World Team *
Giovanna Turchiarelli 2. WIC (Alessi)	Sandra Gomez 3. WIC (Alessi)	Nathalie Barbotin 11. WIC (Alessi)	Cinzia Ponzetti 12. WIC (Alessi)

Sandra Gomez (ESP) who just lost the fight for the crown of the WIC overall ranking in the rain of the WIC final in Berlin leads the team into the 2008 season.Giovanna Turciarelli (ITA) was the unlucky girl of the season. Head to head with Sandra in the WIC did Giovanna break her leg during warm up at worlds in Cali and lost the rest of the season. Giovanna is back and hungry for success more than ever. Nathalie Barbotin (FRA) wants to finish her long skating career with a successful seaon in the Powerslide Alessi team. The team did not change compared to 2007 and will be completed by the young italian Cinzia Ponzetti.

3. POWERSLIDE Phuzion Team - Chances for young german tealents
For the first time in history Powerslide will send some young german talents into the WIC circuit.

* Powerslide Phuzion Team *

Pascal Briand
25. WIC (Phuzion)

Pascal Ramali
32. WIC (Zepto)

Kwinten Tass
63. WIC (Zepto)

Felix Rijhnen
New (Phuzion)

Martin Matyk
New (Phuzion)

Nicolas Samudio
New

It was not an easy decision to give the POWERSLIDE mens team a new and fresh face. Patrick Täubrecht, Clemens Rubick and Denis Dressel, all long time members of the Powerslide Phuzion team had to leave to make room for a new beginning. Shooting star Felix Rijhnen, who has been grown with the "Destination Team" is eager to skate with and against international top skaters besides World or European Championships. Pascal Ramali is the sekond german talent that signed for Powerslide. He has collected Wic experiences with the german based Zepto team already. His former team mate Kwinten Tas from Belgium also changed from Zepto to Powerslide. aus Belgien. Eight times world champion and 14 times European Champion Pascal Briand (FRA) will lead the team with his great experience. Pascal wants to focus more on the ice in the future will only race in Europe. Junior world champion Nicolas Zamudio (COL) acompanies the Powerslide Phuzion team. He will stay in germany with his team mate Pascal Ramali. The POWERSLIDE Phuzion Team will also race in the GBC series. Martin Matyk (GER), vice european champion and winner of the Coni X-Race 2007, will replace Pascal Briand in the GBC races and might skate some international races as well.

Martin Matyk, Kwinten Tas, Pascal Briand and Felix Rijhnen

* Powerslide Phuzion Team *
Sandra Wieduwilt -	Sabine Berg -	Franzi Neuling -	Lisa Kaluzni -

The dream to skate the international series became true for Sandra Wieduwilt (GER). She is two time European champion and winner of the overall GBC ranking 2007. Sabine Berg (GER) junior world champion and sekond at the WIC final in Berlin 2007 will accompany the team. Sabine will graduate from school this year. She´s the best female talent we ever had in Germany that we want to build up carefully. Sabine will only race certain events. Franzi Neuling (GER), sister of Michaela Neuling who skated in the RB world team is also member of the german national team. Lisa Kaluzni (GER) won one time bronce at junior european championships. She had a strong season 2007 and will also graduate from school this year. Josephin Hönicke, had some bad luck with injuries last year. She will skate for the team in the GBC series together with “Phuzion cover girl”Denise Keßler who will focus on her studies in the future.