Dew Tour in Breckenridge is an Olympic-qualifying event
China's Xuetong Cai lofts a 720 during her first run at the women's Dew Tour snowboard halfpipe final on Dec. 11. Cai took fifth behind Jiayu Liu, Chloe Kim and Kelly Clark.
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Breckenridge team rider Brett Esser tweaks a method through the squall during practice before the men's Dew Tour halfpipe final on Dec. 12. Esser took fifth overall, his best finish at the Dew Tour.
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Pro snowboarder Markus Kleveland spins a 270 to frontside boardslide on the flat-down tube at 2016 Dew Tour in Breckenridge. The 2017event from Dec. 14-17 will serve as an Olympic qualifier for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from Feb. 9-25.
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David Wise celebrates after his winning run at the Dew Tour men's ski superpipe competition at Breckenridge Ski Resort Saturday.
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Telluride's Gus Kenworthy lofted a left 900 during practice before the men's freeski superpipe during Dew Tour in 2015. Kenworthy will return as one of the feature athletes at this year's event also at Breckenridge Ski Resort it was announced Tuesday.
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Fans cheer on the slopestyle competitors at 2016 Dew Tour in Breckenridge. The 2017event from Dec. 14-17 will serve as an Olympic qualifier for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from Feb. 9-25.
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Shaun White airs out of the pipe on his winning run during the Dew Tour men's snowboard superpipe competition at Breckenridge Ski Resort in 2015.
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A skier gets inverted on a trick during the Dew Tour men's ski superpipe competition at Breckenridge Ski Resort Saturday.
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Cassie Sharpe of Canada, the second-place finisher in the women's freeski superpipe at Dew Tour 2015, spun a left 720 during a run in the event's finals last year. In addition to the traditional individual contests, the 2016 competition will also feature a brand-new team challenge.
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Breckenridge Ski Resort plays host to the Dew Tour — several days of intense competition for skiers and snowboarders. This year the event serves as an Olympic qualifier, which will likely see competitors turning that intensity up. Dew Tour will run Dec. 14-17. For schedules and more info, visit DewTour.com.
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