Svindal, Vonn will race in Verbier High Five event

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The ninth edition of the Verbier High Five by Carlsberg is scheduled for this weekend in Verbier, Switzerland, where 2007 World Cup overall champ Aksel Lund Svindal will race again for the first time since last November.  
    A star-studded list of world-class athletes have been selected for this event. On the list are 16 alpine champions and four snowboarders who, after their battles against one another during the grueling World Cup season, will mingle with their fans in Verbier.
    The event consists of five competitions, open to skiers and snowboarders. The five disciplines are giant slalom, boardercross and skicross, speed running, triathlon and parallel slalom.
THE NINTH EDITION of the Verbier High Five by Carlsberg is scheduled for this weekend in Verbier, Switzerland, where 2007 World Cup overall champ Aksel Lund Svindal will race again for the first time since last November.  
    A star-studded list of world-class athletes have been selected for this event. On the list are 16 alpine champions and four snowboarders who, after their battles against one another during the grueling World Cup season, will mingle with their fans in Verbier.
    The event consists of five competitions, open to skiers and snowboarders. The five disciplines are giant slalom, boardercross and skicross, speed running, triathlon and parallel slalom.
    Svindal, who seriously injured himself at the season start after a terrible crash at Beaver Creek, will race for the first time since his victory at Lake Louise in November. It will be an interesting test for the Norwegian as he will face some of the heroes of the past winter, including Switzerland’s Daniel Albrecht and two-time downhill World Cup champion Didier Cuche, and World Cup veteran Marco Buechel of Liechtenstein.
    American Lindsey Vonn, the first U.S. woman the capture the overall World Cup since the triumph of Tamara McKinney in 1983, also is coming to Verbier a week after winning the slalom at the recent U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf, Maine.
    A charity dinner is scheduled for Friday night in Verbier, with the participation of many stars like international movie star Marthe Keller, scientist/adventurer Bertrand Piccard, skating champion Stéphane Lambiel, and skipper Steve Ravussin. The beneficiary of this evening’s dinner is the organization, Right to Play.
    For more information, log on to www.carlsbergskinews.com and www.verbierhighfivebycarlsberg.com/

The invited top athletes are:
Daniel Albrecht (SUI) , William Besse (SUI), Marco Büchel (SUI), Didier Cuche (SUI), Didier Défago (SUI), Antoine Dénériaz (FRA), Edgar Grospiron (FRA) Aksel Lund Svindal (FRA), Bertand Denervaud (FRA) Guillaume Nantermod,  Xavier Jordan,  Mike Aeschbach (SUI) Fränzi Aufedenblatten (SUI),  Chemmy Alcott (GBR) Sylviane Berthod (SUI), Janette Hargin (SWE), Julia Mancuso (USA) Spela Pretnar (SLO), Claudia Riegler (NZE),  Lindsey Vonn (USA).

Competition schedule
Saturday

Giant Slalom 10:30 a.m. GMT
Skiercross 11:15 a.m.
Triathlon 12:30 p.m.
Parallel Slalom 2 p.m.

Big Air sessions
11 – 11:30 a.m.; 12 – 12:30 p.m.; 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Award Ceremony: 3:30 at Chalet Carlsberg

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