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First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine the Ski and Snowboard World at Your Keyboard Skier, Snowboarders Nominated for Teen Choice Awards :: First Tra... http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=artic... Home | About | News | Resort Features | Forums | Links First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard 1 of 5 8/14/07 2:03 AM Skier, Snowboarders Nominated for Teen Choice Awards :: First Tra... http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=artic... Main Menu Snowboarders Lessons How To Snowboard Snowboarding Videos, Photos, Behind the Revolutiona Your Snowboard Ability, The Scenes Event Coverage & More. Right Place Here. Learn Now! Skier, Sno wbo arders Nomina t ed for T een Ch oic e Aug 08, 2007 - A war ds 05:00 News - Events AM Los Angeles, CA - Snowboarders Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter and freeskier Kristi Leskinen are among the nominees for a 2007 Teen Choice Award to be handed out live on Fox Television on August 26, alongside surfer Lisa Andersen and wakeboarder Dallas Friday for “Choice Action Sports Female.” Both Bleiler and Leskinen won top awards in their respective categories at last year’s inaugural Action Sports Awards, but this is the first time either has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award. “There’s no audience more important to the action sports world than teens,” said Bleiler. “They are some of our biggest, most knowledgeable fans so it’s a huge honor to be nominated for their award.” "I have always thought the most rewarding part of being a professional athlete was the ability to have a positive influence on kids,” said Leskinen. “It's very important to me and I am thrilled to be nominated for the Teen Choice Awards!” Teter has been keeping busy promoting "Hannah's Gold" - a line of Grade A, Vermont Maple Syrup she created to donate all profits to poverty-stricken children in Africa through a partnership with World Vision. Bleiler kept the competitive momentum rolling all last winter with two podiums at the 2007 Chevrolet U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, second at both the U.S. Open and X Games and a third at the Legendary Mt. Baker Banked Slalom in Washington. She has yet to rest as she won the Abominable Snow Jam halfpipe in July at Mt. Hood, Oregon. In the Choice Action Sports Male category, snowboarder Shaun White is the sole snow sports nominee, going up against skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, surfers Andy Irons and Kelly Slater, and BMX rider Ryan Nyquist. Teens across the U.S. ultimately choose the nominees and winners announced at the live awards show. Voting is now underway at www.fox.com/teenchoice. Mt. Hood Ski Camp Ski Hire online in France First timers to pros - we train all skill levels -15% + -10% early-booking-discount! + on beautiful Mt. Hood. Children up to 10 years for free 2 of 5 8/14/07 2:03 AM Skier, Snowboarders Nominated for Teen Choice Awards :: First Tra... http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=artic... Lessons How To Snowboard Revolutiona Your Snowboard Ability, The Right Place Here. Learn Now! All content herein copyright © 1994-2007 First Tracks!! Online Media - All Rights Reserved www.SnowboardAcademy.com/ Contact Us Mt. Hood Ski Camp The finest summer ski camp Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Accessibility Statement experience available. Enroll now! www.skicamp.com Advertisements: Myspace Layouts | Dress up games | Juegos de PC | Credit Cards UK | Funny Jokes Ski Hire online in France -15% + -10% early-booking-discount! + Children up to 10 years for free www.snowell.com Surfer Magazine Up to 90% Off Subscriptions! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Free S&H. www.Magazines.com/Surfer Display your snow passion Snow ski and Snowboarding license plates and hitch covers www.snowplates.com U til iti es Men u 3 of 5 8/14/07 2:03 AM Skier, Snowboarders Nominated for Teen Choice Awards :: First Tra... http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=artic... Home My Account Administration Logout FAQ La nguage s Preferred language: Re so rt Featur e s Asia (Dec 04, 2000) Australia & New Zealand (Aug 05, 2005) Canada Eastern (Nov 22, 2004) Canada Western (Sep 01, 2005) Europe & Mediterranean (Jun 28, 2007) South America (Jul 17, 2006) U.S. Eastern (Sep 09, 2006) U.S. Midwestern (Feb 02, 2001) U.S. Western (Dec 31, 2006) To pic Upda tes All topics Features - Equipment (Aug 01, 2007) Features - Events (Mar 15, 2007) Features - Other (Jan 07, 2001) Features - Resorts & Destinations (Jun 28, 2007) Features - Technique (Jun 23, 2007) News - Equipment (Aug 10, 2007) News - Events (Aug 13, 2007) News - Resorts (Aug 13, 2007) News - World Cup (Aug 11, 2007) Scott Braaten's Ski Weather (Feb 13, 4 of 5 8/14/07 2:03 AM Skier, Snowboarders Nominated for Teen Choice Awards :: First Tra... http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=artic... 2007) Logi n User name User name Password Remember me Log in Log in Problems? New User? Sign Up! 5 of 5 8/14/07 2:03 AM.
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