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Snowboarding World Championships Moved To Aspen From China

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(AP) — The snowboarding world championships were moved Tuesday from China to the United States because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The International Ski Federation said Aspen will stage slopestyle, halfpipe and big air events from March 8-16.

Sebbe De Buck of Belgium takes a practice run prior to the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Elimination at the 2019 Winter X Games on January 25, 2019 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Zhangjiakuo had been scheduled to host the event from Feb. 18-28.

The Colorado resort will also now host four World Cup events -- two each in snowboard and freeski -- after the worlds.

All the events are subject to changing travel limits and quarantine demands as more transmissible variants of COVID-19 spread.

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First published on February 9, 2021 / 12:05 PM MST

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