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| | Professional Skiing & Snowboarding World Championships Heads to Banff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Then on Sunday, Jan. 8, it’s time for the main course as the mountain plays host to the World Championships, pitting a line-up of 16 national and international standouts against one another with everything on the line. |
 | | In the women’s skiing competition, Ophelie David of France, the 2003 FIS World Cup Champion, ranks first in points despite a tough challenge from Open Qualifier Jenny Owens of Harbord, Australia in the Championship Heat at Crested Butte. |
 | | Karin Huttary of Austria, defending Jeep King of the Mountain World Professional Champion and U.S. Freeskiing Open Gold Medalist, stands in third place followed by Magdalena Iljans of Sweden, a Silver Medalist at the 2005 World Championships. |
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