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"\"&lt;p&gt;CANADA&amp;#8217;S TOP ACTION SPORTS HEROES HIT THE STREETS OF CALGARY AT THE ULTIMATE ACTION SPORTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL MOLSON CANADIAN ROCKS DV8 &amp;#8211; JULY 29 &amp;#8211; 30, 2000&lt;P&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, July 18, 2000 \\u00bf In less than two weeks, Canadian action sport heroes from five different disciplines; snowboarding, freeskiing, skateboarding, BMX biking and in-line skating, will be in Calgary to compete in the much anticipated Molson Canadian Rocks DV8.&lt;P&gt;The two-day action sport and music festival will take place at the Olympic and Municipal Plazas in downtown Calgary on July 29 and 30. The Calgary event is the first of three Molson Canadian Rocks DV8 tour stops, which will award a total of $150,000 in tour prize money.  Athletes will compete along side an outstanding line-up line up of bands and DJs including tour headliners Sloan. &lt;P&gt;PLAYSTATION QUARTER-PIPE ATHLETE OVERVIEWFifteen male snowboarders and six female snowboarders have been selected, along with six of their freeskiing counterparts, to compete on the massive 60-foot high ramp that will have over 100 tonnes of real snow&amp;#8230; all right on the steps of Calgary&amp;#8217;s City Hall!  Expect to see athletes boost aerial maneuvers up to 15 feet above the ramp&amp;#8217;s 20 foot high lip. &lt;P&gt;Riders to watch for include:  Sims World Snowboarding Championship silver medallist and Calgary&amp;#8217;s own, Justin Lamoureux, U.S. Grand Prix winner Rob Kingwill and last year&amp;#8217;s Molson Canadian DV8 champion and local Calgary rider, James Beach. Here&amp;#8217;s the line-up:&lt;P&gt;SNOWBOARDERS &amp;#8211; MEN:&lt;br \\/&gt;LAST NAME\\tFIRST NAME\\tSPONSOR&lt;br \\/&gt;AUBRY\\tDavid\\tRide Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;AUTHIER\\tGabriel\\tRide Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;BEACH\\tJames\\tSkaters &lt;br \\/&gt;DESCHENES\\tGuy\\tWestbeach&lt;br \\/&gt;FULTON\\tJesse\\tArnette,Billabong&lt;br \\/&gt;GUINN\\tJonas\\tK2 Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;HARDINGHAM\\tAndrew\\tOption \\/ NFA&lt;br \\/&gt;KINGWILL\\tRob\\tNike&lt;br \\/&gt;LAMOUREUX\\tJustin\\t686 Enterprises&lt;br \\/&gt;MAITLAND\\tChris\\tFreewheelin&amp;#8217;&lt;br \\/&gt;PARKER\\tJamie\\tRide Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;PARKER\\tTravis\\tSessions&lt;br \\/&gt;ROY\\tIan\\tRide Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;SCOTT\\tMikey\\tRide, Oakley&lt;br \\/&gt;SLOVANEK\\tKelly\\t&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;P&gt;SNOWBOARDERS &amp;#8211; THE WOMEN:&lt;br \\/&gt;LAST NAME\\tFIRST NAME\\tSPONSOR&lt;br \\/&gt;BURKE\\tStacey\\tWestbeach&lt;br \\/&gt;DROUIN\\tCandice\\tSalomon\\/Helly Hansen&lt;br \\/&gt;DUNN\\tKim\\tSims Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;JORDAN\\tSara\\tRipzone Clothing&lt;br \\/&gt;McALPINE\\tLyndsay\\tBurton Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;WAGNER\\tLeah\\tForum Snowboards&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;P&gt;Accompanying the snowboarders on the PlayStation Quarter-Pipe will be six freeskiers selected for their style, tricks and big air.  Watch for last year&amp;#8217;s Molson Canadian DV8 champion, Toben Sutherland, who will be back to defend his title.McCAIN PIZZA POCKETS VERT RAMP &amp;#038; STREET COURSESKATEBOARDERS&lt;br \\/&gt;The McCain Pizza Pockets Vert Ramp is 48 feet wide, 60 feet long, 13 feet high and features huge 6-foot roll-in extensions, allowing competitors to rise up to 12 feet out of the pipe \\u00bf making this the biggest and best ramp in Canada. Skate, BMX and In-line action will also be featured on the event&amp;#8217;s street course where a series of jump boxes, ramps and rails allow for riders to showcase their street skills as well.&lt;P&gt;SKATEBOARDERS &amp;#8211; VERT: &lt;br \\/&gt;The vert and street competitions will showcase the incredible talent and skills of some of North America&amp;#8217;s best skateboarders, BMX bikers and in-line skaters. Watch for Canadian skating icon, Rob &amp;#8220;Sluggo&amp;#8221; Boyce along with Mike Prangnell and Barry Walsh.&lt;P&gt;LAST NAME\\tFIRST NAME\\tSPONSORBOYCE \\tRob &amp;#8220;Sluggo&amp;#8221;\\tUnited\\/World Industries&lt;br \\/&gt;PRANGNELL\\tMike\\tUnited\\/Eternal&lt;br \\/&gt;STEGGLES\\tChris\\tSK8 \\/ Emerica&lt;br \\/&gt;TOWNSEND\\tMike\\tPro Rider Eyewear&lt;br \\/&gt;WALSH\\tBarry\\tGlobe Shoes&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;P&gt;SKATEBOARDERS &amp;#8211; STREET:LAST NAME\\tFIRST NAME\\tSPONSOR&lt;br \\/&gt;GAVIN\\tAlex\\tNFA&lt;br \\/&gt;HERON\\tJordan\\tEternal Skateboards&lt;br \\/&gt;LOGAN\\tJeff\\tThe Boarding House&lt;br \\/&gt;PRANGNELL\\tMike\\tUnited\\/ Eternal&lt;br \\/&gt;STEGGLES\\tChris\\tSK8 \\/ Emerica&lt;br \\/&gt;WALSH\\tBarry\\tGlobe Shoes&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;P&gt;Molson Canadian Rocks DV8 in Calgary is one of three nationally televised events that will take place across Canada in 2000. After Calgary, the event will take over the nation&amp;#8217;s capital, Ottawa, Ontario on September 9 and 10, then hit the streets of downtown Saskatoon, September 16  and 17.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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