Silver medalist Benjamin Karl (L) of Austria, Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson (C) of Canada and Bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto (R) of France pose during the presentation ceremony following the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA)

Mathieu Bozzetto of France shows his Bronze medal during the presentation ceremony following the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA)

Mathieu Bozzetto of France shows his Bronze medal during the presentation ceremony following the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA)

Bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto of France poses during the presentation ceremony following the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA)

Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson (C) of Canada holds his children Jora and Jy as he stands with silver medalist Benjamin Karl (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto of France after the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA)

Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson (C) of Canada, silver medalist Benjamin Karl (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto of France celebrate after the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA)

Gold medalist Jasey Jay Anderson (C) of Canada, silver medalist Benjamin Karl (L) of Austria and bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto of France celebrate after the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes during his bronze medal run of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

Austria's Benjamin Karl (R) leads France's Mathieu Bozzetto during their men's snowboard parallel giant slalom semifinals on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

Austria's Benjamin Karl (L) leads France's Mathieu Bozzetto during their men's snowboard parallel giant slalom semifinals on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes in thick fog during his semifinals heat of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes in thick fog during his semifinals heat of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes in thick fog during his 1/4 finals heat of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes in thick fog during his 1/4 finals heat of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes in thick fog during his 1/8 finals heat of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom on Cypress Mountain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes during the Men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom FIS World Cup Grand Finals 2008 in Chiesa Valmalenco March 15, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the men's parallel slalom race at the FIS World Cup in Stoneham near Quebec City, March 8, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA)

Mathieu Bozzetto from France clears a gate during the men's parallel giant slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup 2007-2008 at La Molina ski resort, north of Barcelona, January 19, 2008. Andreas Prommegger was first, Anton Unterkofler second and Tyler Jewell third. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the men's parallel slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Bad Gastein, January 9, 2008. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto celebrates after winning the men's parallel slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Bad Gastein, January 9, 2008. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the men's parallel slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Bad Gastein, January 9, 2008. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the men's parallel slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Bad Gastein, January 9, 2008. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the men's parallel giant slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Nendaz, December 16, 2007. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (SWITZERLAND)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the men's parallel giant slalom race at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Soelden, October 20, 2007. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the men's parallel slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Nendaz January 28, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

(L to R) Second placed Mathieu Bozzetto of France, the winner, Switzerland's Simon Schoch and third placed Mathew Morison of Canada celebrate on the podium for the men's parallel slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Nendaz January 28, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

Switzerland's Simon Schoch celebrates after winning the men's parallel slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Nendaz January 28, 2007. Schoch won ahead of Mathieu Bozzetto of France and Mathew Morison of Canada. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the final heat of the parallel giant slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria December 20, 2006. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA)

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes during qualification in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006.

France's Mathieu Bozzetto (R) crashes as he races against Austria's Siegrfried Grabner during the semi-final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

France's Mathieu Bozzetto sits in the snow after crashing during the semi-final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi PP06020245

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes during qualification in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

France's Mathieu Bozzetto (R) crashes as he races against Austria's Siegrfried Grabner during the semi-final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

France's Mathieu Bozzetto sits in the snow after crashing during the semi-final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom competition at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

France's Mathieu Bozzetto competes during qualification in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Bardonecchia, Italy, February 22, 2006. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

SLOVAKIA'S KOSIR IN ACTION DURING THE MEN'S SNOWBOARD PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM EVENT AT THE ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP FINALS IN BARDONECCHIA. Slovinia's Dejan Kosir slips as he takes a bend on his way to fourth place in the men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom event at the Alpine skiing World Cup finals in Bardonecchia March 14, 2004. Austria's Siegfried Grabner won the event with France's Mathieu Bozzetto finishing in second place and U.S. Chris Klug finishing third. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

FRANCE'S BOZZETTO IN ACTION DURING THE MEN'S SNOWBOARD PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM EVENT AT THE ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP FINALS IN BARDONECCHIA. France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a bend on his way to second place in the men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom event at the Alpine skiing World Cup finals in Bardonecchia March 14, 2004. Austria's Siegfried Grabner won the event with U.S. Chris Klug finishing third. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

U.S. SNOWBOARDER KLUG CELEBRATES THIRD POSITION IN THE MEN'S SNOWBOARD PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM EVENT AT THE ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP FINALS IN BARDONECCHIA. U.S. snowboarder Chris Klug celebrates finishing in third position in the men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom event at the Alpine skiing World Cup finals in Bardonecchia March 14, 2004. The event was won by Austria's Siegfried Grabner with France's Mathieu Bozzetto finishing third. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

SWITZERLAND'S JAQUET CLEARS A GATE DURING THE PARALLEL SLALOM RACE AT THE SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP IN BAD GASTEIN. Switzerland's snowboarder Gilles Jaquet clears a gate during the Parallel Slalom race of the Snowboard World Cup in the Austrian ski resort of Bad Gastein, January 6, 2004. Slovenia's Dejan Kosir won the race ahead of France's Mathieu Bozzetto and Jaquet. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

FRANCE'S BOZZETTO CLEARS A GATE DURING THE PARALLEL SLALOM RACE AT THE SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP IN BAD GASTEIN. France's snowboarder Mathieu Bozzetto clears a gate during the Parallel Slalom race of the Snowboard World Cup in the Austrian ski resort of Bad Gastein, January 6, 2004. Slovenia's Dejan Kosir won the race ahead of Bozzetto and Switzerland's Gilles Jaquet. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

SLOVENIA'S KOSIR CELEBRATES AFTER WINNING THE PARALLEL SLALOM RACE AT THE SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP IN BAD GASTEIN. Slovenian snowboarder Dejan Kosir celebrates after winning the Parallel Slalom race of the Snowboard World Cup in the Austrian ski resort of Bad Gastein, January 6, 2004. Kosir won the race ahead of France's Mathieu Bozzetto and Switzerland's Gilles Jaquet. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

Slovenian snowboarder Dejan Kosir clears a gate during the Parallel Slalom race of the Snowboard World Cup in the Austrian ski resort of Bad Gastein, January 6, 2004. Kosir won the race ahead of France's Mathieu Bozzetto and Switzerland's Gilles Jaquet. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler AX/WS

Simon Schoch of Switzerland celebrates victory in the men parallel Giant Slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Serre Chevalier March 8, 2003. [Schoch won ahead of his compatriot Markus Ebner and Mathieu Bozzetto of France.]

Mathieu Bozzetto of France (foreground) in action to take the third
place of the men's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup
in Serre Chevalier March 8, 2003. Simon Schoch of Switzerland won the
race. Bozzetto won the overall men's parallel slalom title.
REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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MATHIEU BOZZETTO OF FRANCE IN ACTION IN MEN'S PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM AT
SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP IN SERRE CHEVALIER.

France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the Parallel Slalom race
at the Snowboard World Championships at the Kreischberg mountain near
the Austrian resort of Murau on January 14, 2003. Austria's Siegfried
Grabner won the race, Bozzetto came in second and Simon Schoch from
Switzerland finished third. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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Austria's Siegfried Grabner waves in front of a Austrian fan after he
won the first heat of the Parallel Slalom race at the Snowboard World
Championships at the Kreischberg mountain near the Austrian resort of
Murau on January 14, 2003. Grabner won the race, France's Mathieu
Bozzetto came in second and Simon Schoch from Switzerland finished
third. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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Austria's Siegfried Grabner takes a curve during the Parallel Slalom
race at the Snowboard World Championships at the Kreischberg mountain
near the Austrian resort of Murau January 14, 2003. Grabner won the
race, France's Mathieu Bozzetto came in second and Simon Schoch from
Switzerland finished third. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

Austria's Siegfried Grabner bites his gold medal after winning the
Parallel Slalom race at the Snowboard World Championships at the
Kreischberg mountain near the Austrian resort of Murau January 14,
2003. Grabner won the race, France's Mathieu Bozzetto came in second
and Simon Schoch from Switzerland finished third. REUTERS/Alexandra
Winkler

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Austria's Siegfried Grabner celebrates his victory of the Parallel
Slalom race at the Snowboard World Championships at the Kreischberg
mountain near the Austrian resort of Murau January 14, 2003. Grabner
won the race, France's Mathieu Bozzetto came in second and Simon Schoch
from Switzerland finished third. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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France's Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the Parallel Slalom race
at the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden October 30, 2002. Bozzetto won
the race ahead of Philipp Schoch of Switzerland and Austria's Harald
Walder. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

Swiss Philipp Schoch takes a curve during the Parallel Slalom race at
the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden October 30, 2002. France's Mathieu
Bozzetto won the race ahead of Schoch and Austria's Harald Walder.
REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

Austria's Harald Walder takes a curve during the Parallel Slalom race
at the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden October 30, 2002. France's
Mathieu Bozzetto won the race ahead of Philipp Schoch of Switzerland
and Walder. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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Austria's alpine rider Felix Stadler takes a curve during the Parallel
Giant Slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden October 29,
2002. France's Mathieu Bozzetto won the race ahead of Stadler and
Austria's Alexander Maier. Reuters/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

France's alpine rider Mathieu Bozzetto takes a curve during the
Parallel Giant Slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden
October 29, 2002. Bozzetto won the race ahead of Austria's Felix
Stadler and Austria's Alexander Maier. Reuters/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

Austria's Alexander Maier takes a curve during the Parallel Giant
Slalom at the Snowboard World Cup in Soelden October 29, 2002. France's
Mathieu Bozzetto won the race ahead of Austria's Felix Stadler and
Maier. Reuters/Alexandra Winkler

AX/WS

Canadian rider Jasey Jay Anderson looks at the Overall World Cup trophy
during the final podium of the Snowboard World Cup in Tandadalen March
23, 2002. Anderson won the Snowboard Overall World Cup with 792.1
points ahead of the French riders Mathieu Bozzetto and Nicolas Huet.
REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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CANADAS ANDERSON FRENCH BOZZETTO AND FRENCH HUET SMILE DURING OVERALL
PODIUM OF SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP IN TANDADALEN.


Canadian snowboarder Jasey Jay Anderson (C) holds up the Overall World
Cup trophy as Frenchmen Mathieu Bozzetto (L) and Nicolas Huet smile
during the final podium of the Snowboard World Cup in Tandadalen March
23, 2002. Anderson won the Snowboard Overall World Cup with 792.1
points ahead of Bozzetto and Huet. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

France's Sebastien Frank, Mathieu Bozzetto and Charles Cosnier (LtoR)
celebrate with the Nations Cup trophy during the final awards ceremony
of the Snowboard World Cup in Tandadalen March 23, 2002. France won the
Snowboard World Cup Nations Cup ahead of Austria and Sweden.
REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler

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FRANCE'S BOZZETTO TEAMMATE HUET AND SLOVENIA'S KOSIR SEEN AT PARALLEL
SLALOM PODIUM OF SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP IN TANDADALEN.


Mathieu Bozzetto of France (C), his teammate Nicolas Huet (L) and
Slovenia's Dejan Kosir smile during the final Parallel Slalom podium of
the Snowboard World Cup in Tandadalen, Sweden March 21, 2002. Bozzetto
won the Parallel Slalom World Cup with 4540 points ahead of Huet and
Kosir. REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler REUTERS