Xavier de Le Rue
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Xavier de Le Rue (born 1 July 1979 in Bayonne
) is a French snowboarder who competes in snowboard-cross. He competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, but did not advance to the quarterfinals. At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009
he won a silver medal. He is set to compete for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics
. He is the brother of bronze medalist Paul-Henri de Le Rue.
In 2010 was nominated as a "stand out of the year" at 11th TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider Poll during SIA at Denver and 2010 Snowboarder Magazine Big Mountain Rider of The Year. Furthermore in March 2010, he won the Nissan Xtreme in Verbier with a new line, including a cliff that was never jumped before during this competition. With this victory, De Le Rue won the Freeride World Tour
for the third time in a row.
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
) is a French snowboarder who competes in snowboard-cross. He competed for France at the 2006 Winter Olympics
France at the 2006 Winter Olympics
France competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. France is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomen...
, but did not advance to the quarterfinals. At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17th and January 24th in Gangwon, South Korea.-Snowboard Cross:Qualification runs began on January 17th with the finals taking place on January 18th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...
he won a silver medal. He is set to compete for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics
France at the 2010 Winter Olympics
France participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:France qualified 22 skiers, most of any nation at the Games.MenWomen- Biathlon:MenWomen- Cross-country skiing:...
. He is the brother of bronze medalist Paul-Henri de Le Rue.
In 2010 was nominated as a "stand out of the year" at 11th TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider Poll during SIA at Denver and 2010 Snowboarder Magazine Big Mountain Rider of The Year. Furthermore in March 2010, he won the Nissan Xtreme in Verbier with a new line, including a cliff that was never jumped before during this competition. With this victory, De Le Rue won the Freeride World Tour
Freeride World Tour
Freeride World Tour is a set of competition events where the best freeride skiiers and snowboarders meet. First World Tour took place in 2008. The 2010 Free Ride World Tour had four main events and 18 World Tour qualifier events.- World tour locations :...
for the third time in a row.