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08/27 13:00 CDT NBC to carry second year of Shaun White's Snow League halfpipe
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NBC to carry second year of Shaun White's Snow League halfpipe circuit
NEW YORK (AP) --- The Snow League, a halfpipe circuit created by Shaun White,
reupped its deal with NBC Sports, which will show the league's four events this
season.
The season starts Sept. 19 in New Zealand and will also include a new event in
Park City, Utah --- the host of the 2034 Olympics that hasn't had a 22-foot
halfpipe since it hosted world championships in 2019. NBC will show encore
presentations of all the events, with live shows on Peacock and the league's
YouTube channel.
After retiring from competitive riding, White created a league of snowboarders
and skiers competing for a season-long title to go with the championships in
the individual events. In the opening season, the league awarded $2.2 million.
It's Year 1 champions: snowboarders Sena Tomita and Yuto Totsuka, and
freeskiers Eileen Gu and Luke Harrold.
The season opener in New Zealand will be a team event with a draft that won't
count in the season-long standings. Seeding in that tournament will be based on
a different competition in which teams try to create the best behind-the-scenes
content in the run-up to the contest.
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