With entries still coming in, 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games today announced one of the strongest snowboarding halfpipe field seen in New Zealand. The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup Halfpipe will read like a who’s who of snowboarding as the world’s top riders vie for valuable FIS points as well as the prestige of gaining a podium finish at the first FIS World Cup event of the 2011/2012 season. Leading the men’s and women’s fields are current world number ones, Nathan Johnstone (AUS) and Cai Xuetong (CHI) both of whom finished the 2011 season at pole position on the FIS rankings Xuetong has strong competition in the women’s field that features eight out of the top 10 riders in the world and includes two-time Olympic medallist Hannah Teter (USA) who took gold in 2006 and silver in 2010 who is currently ranked number two on TTR.

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LG Snowboard FIS World Cup draws all-star field