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SNOWBOARDING

Air+Style returns to Bird's Nest

Shaun White, one of the world's best snowboarding and skateboarding athletes, announced at a Beijing media conferenceon Monday that he will bring the successful action packed Air+Style event to the iconic Bird's Nest, for the fifth time, on Dec 5-6. Air+Style is an international event that blends world-class action sports talent with live music, fashion, art, lifestyle trends and food. The competitors will tackle a 42-meter high, 165m long ramp via a jump takeoff of 19m and a 30m-long landing zone. White, 28, first began competing in Air+Style events when he was 15.