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NATASZA ZUREK

NickName: NAT
Born: ZAKOPANE POL
Birthdate: 03/04/1978
Height: 5 ft 2 in
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hometown: VANCOUVER, BC CAN
Occupation: PRO SNOWBOARDER
Marital Status: Single
Participant since: 1992
Competitor since: 1996

Notable:
Natasza Zurek is a quiet competitor who lets her riding do the speaking. She is adept at inverted spins and maintaining amplitude throughout her runs. She has medaled in all three WX SuperPipe events she has entered (bronze in '00 and '02, silver in '01) and she competed in the 2002 Olympics. Small but powerful, Nat has pushed women's pipe riding to new levels.

Quote:
"I have lots of experience from doing many contests, so keeping focus just comes naturally."

Competitive History
Date	Event	Location	Sport	Discipline	Finish
2002	FIS	SEASON END 2002	SBD	HALFPIPE	21
2002	GRAND PRIX #1 02/03 SEASON	PARK CITY, UT	SBD	HALFPIPE	5
2002	ISF	SEASON END 2002	SBD	HALFPIPE	12
2002	NIPPON OPEN	NIIGATA, JPN	SBD	HALFPIPE	2
2002	U.S. OPEN	STRATTON, VT	SBD	HALFPIPE	6
2002	VANS TRIPLE CROWN	BRECKENRIDGE, CO	SBD	HALFPIPE	25
2002	VANS TRIPLE CROWN	BRECKENRIDGE, CO	SBD	SLOPESTYLE	8
2002	WINTER OLYMPICS	PARK CITY, UT	SBD	HALFPIPE	15
2001	FIS WORLD CUP	WHISTLER, B.C., CAN	SBD	HALFPIPE	13
2001	MT. STE-ANNE MAKEUP	WHISTLER,B.C., CAN	SBD	HALFPIPE	2
2001	US OPEN	STRATTON, VT	SBD	HALFPIPE	1
2001	VANS TRIPLE CROWN	SNOW SUMMIT, CA	SBD	HALFPIPE	1

X Games History
Year	Sport	Discipline	Finish
WINTER 2002	SBD	SUPERPIPE	3
WINTER 2001	SBD	BIG AIR	13
WINTER 2001	SBD	SLOPESTYLE	12
WINTER 2001	SBD	SUPERPIPE	2
WINTER 2000	SBD	BIG AIR	14T
WINTER 2000	SBD	SLOPESTYLE	5
WINTER 2000	SBD	SUPERPIPE	3

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