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by evelinebhend at Sun, 22nd Jan 2012

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by evelinebhend at Tue, 20th Dec 2011

Training in USA

by evelinebhend at Thu, 15th Dec 2011

Hi there. I am in the USA for training at the moment. I am here with the Swiss Freeski team and we stay in a very nice house near Breckenridge. The weather is good nearly every day, so we have the chance to train a lot in the perfect snowparks here. At the moment the Dew Tour is going on. Unluckily women in skiing can’t compete at this tourstop. But i will go to Killington in January for the 2nd tourstop. I will keep you updated.
Eveline

Freeskiers...

by at Thu, 3rd Nov 2011

Check out the printed media. Hope you understand some german :-)

http://www.jungfrauzeitung.ch/artikel/114760/

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by evelinebhend at Tue, 4th Oct 2011

After I had some hard crashes on the water ramp, i decided to go to Laax in the freestyle hall. Over there, there are some big trampolins where you can jump into a pool of pits and also some jumps with a landing into the pits. That was pretty much fun till the moment i tried to do a double backflip with my inlines. I didn’t turn fast enough and so I had a pretty painfull landing on my neck - again.

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by evelinebhend at Tue, 4th Oct 2011

This summer I went to Mettmenstetten near Zürich to train some jumps at the water ramp. My friend Virginie and me had some good sessions. But sometimes the landing into the water is pretty hard and painfull - we both felt our neck and muscles the next following days…

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by evelinebhend at Tue, 2nd Aug 2011

Today was my first day on skis since 6 month now….it was just awsome! I enjoyed every seconde. My knee didn’t hurt at all. So great!
Eveline

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by evelinebhend at Mon, 4th Jul 2011

An interview with team rider, Eveline Bhend

by karitraa at Thu, 26th May 2011

One of our team riders, Eveline Bhend was interviewed by skipass.com. Eveline is a talented girl from Switzerland, with a great passion for freeriding. Unfortunately her last season was cut off as she injured herself during one of the competitions, but she is one tough girl who fights back and works hard, so there is no doubt that she’ll come out of it stronger than ever! 

Hi Eve, could you please present yourself to the female world of freeriding that deserves to get to know you.
-I’m Eveline Bhend, most of my friends call me Ebu. I turned 30 last April 6.
I started skiing when I was little but switched to snowboarding when I met my boyfriend, Nils, about 7 years ago. After 3 years alternating between snowboarding and skiing, I took a decision to focus on skiing!

What do you like about freeriding?
-I love riding in the park! I love the feeling of flying on a kicker; it lets me feel so free and happy. I also love to dare myself and to get better and better! But I also enjoy being out in the nature with my friends and share with them what I love so much: skiing.

Your season was going really well when you suddenly broke your acl during a comp, could you tell us more about it?
-Yes that’s true. I went to New Zealand in August 2010. I just came back skiing after my broken ankle in December 09. I didn’t compete, I just wanted to start easily without any pressure.

After that I went to Breckenridge with my boyfriend in December 2010. I took part at Dew Tour (SS) and ended up 5th. I was very happy with this result, because suddenly I was the best European rider. Through this accomplishment I received an invitation to the 1st alternate position for X-Games in Aspen in slope style.
In the end I couldn‘t start, but I did all the trainings. Such a great experience: skiing with the best riders in the world and feeling the special atmosphere!!!

After Aspen I went to Park City for the World Championship. During my last training run, a squall retarded me on a big kicker and I crashed on the table. This was the end of my winter season…

So what are your plans now? You’ve talked about a new approach regarding rehab after your knee surgery, could you tell us more?
-After Park City I went straight to Switzerland. I did the surgery 10 days after. The doctor used some sort of metal spring to hold my knee together like a healthy acl, and supplied with my own blood it will reactivate the mechanism of my broken ligament. This is the future in knee operations because it keeps its own ligament. Another positive point is that I’m progressing much faster. 15 days after my operation I could walk without crutches, push 50 kg on the press and perform balance exercises on my operated leg…
It went very well, though it will still be ups and downs but I try to stay positive.

What do you think about the female freeriding this season? And in Europe?
-Female freeriding is progressing! Some girls are already doing doubles and many off axe rotations. It’s cool to watch the girls skiing now. Watch out! There are many girls headed towards the lead! There are also some European riders who already compete among the top riders. I’m thinking about Virginie Faivre’s nice and smooth style and Eva Patsheider - a couple of my idols.

What are your podium predictions on this year’s European X-Games Slope style?
1st Kaya Tursky
2nd Jessica Warll
3rd Devin Logan

This space is for you, express yourself!
If you’re not hurt, you really have to enjoy every single day on skis. Skiing should never be taken for granted! If you are injured, never lose patience and always keep your goal in mind!

I would like to thank everyone who encouraged me in skiing. First and foremost my family and friends. I would also like to thank my sponsors: Sweet, K2, Kari Traa, Full Tit, Marker, Level, Smith, Dream Factory and Go Sport. Thank you so much!

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by evelinebhend at Mon, 25th Apr 2011