FUEL TV to Begin Airing North American Open Slopestyle on April 8, 2008
Paul Mitchell, in conjunction with rEvolution and Freeskier magazine, announces the television broadcast schedule of the 2008 Paul Mitchell Opens Freeski tour’s first event, the North American Open (NAO) at Breckenridge. Hosted by Jon Olsson and Simon Dumont, the North American Open kicked off the 2008 Opens Freeski tour in style during the four day event which began on February 21-24. Event coverage from the slopestyle coverage will start airing on FUEL TV beginning April 8. The schedule of airings for the NAO pipe competition, as well as the slopestyle and pipe competitions from the others Opens events, (Big Bear Open, CA and Mount Snow Open, VT) will be announced in the coming weeks.
North American Open slopestyle highlights include:
* Video of the new “jam session” format where amateur skiers got to ski in a relaxed environment with some of the best freeskiers in the world
* Behind the scenes video of Jon Olsson prepping the jumps and the slopestyle course
* Exclusive interviews with Jon Olsson, Simon Dumont, Colby West, Peter Olenick and other Opens athletes
* Footage from the winners runs and the closing awards ceremony
North American Open slopestyle schedule of air dates and times:
AIR DATES
TIME (ET)
Original Airing
Tuesday, April 8
8:00 PM
Repeat
Tuesday, April 8
11:00 PM
Repeat
Saturday, April 12
9:00 AM
Repeat
Monday, April 14
12:00 PM
Repeat
Saturday, April 19
12:00 PM
In addition to the broadcasts on the FUEL TV network, event video is available online and on demand via https://www.OpensFreeski.com, and at Freeskier.com. Complete event details, results and photos are available at https://www.OpensFreeski.com. Opens Freeski is designed and produced by rEvolution, an independent sports marketing and media agency.
