Apparently Mellow Parks Construction — China’s experts for all things snowboarding — never bothered to check the calendar when they released its Magnum opus Nov. 14. For the snowboarding community both in China and around the world, the New Year comes six weeks early with the release of “Happy Niu Year,” a film documenting some [...]
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‘Niu’ Year For Chinese Snowboarders
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Skiing, Sports
Tags:China·extreme sports·Mellow Parks Construction·Nanshan·Nitro·Niu·Niu Year·People's Republic·Quiksilver·Red Bull·snowboarding·winter sports
Becoming China’s First NFL Kicker
August 4th, 2009 · 11 Comments · American Football, Sports
“I’d seen football in college, but I thought it was stupid,” says Wang. “Football is about tackling; soccer is about using your skills with your feet. I liked kicking better. And as an outsider, football seemed violent.”
Tags:All-TransSouth Conference·Bulldogs·China·Cumberland University·Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes·Football·Kentucky·Lindsey Wilson University·NAIA·National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics·NFL·People's Republic of China·Premier League·soccer·Tennessee·Tianjin
Building Snowboarding from the Peak Down
March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Extreme Sports, Sports
7th Annual Red Bull Nanshan Open
“Snowboarding in China is never going to be the way it is in Europe or the United States,” says Steve Zdarsky, the man who runs Mellow Constructions in China.
Tags:Beijing·Burton·China·Mellow Construction·Nanshan·People's Republic·Quiksilver·snowboarding
