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The strong Canadian boarder & egrave; left without a sponsor and would be thinking all''addio scenes. Not for the first & ograve; to focus all''oro champion in Kreischberg in January. & nbsp;
Thursday 4 September 2014 3 minutes reading time
The season of snowboard cross that take & agrave; via this December from Montafon, and that culminate & agrave; with the World Kreischberg in January, may be the 'last with the starting Dominique Maltais. The phenomenal Canadian, who boasts in the palmar & egrave;'s two Olympic medals (silver and bronze in Turin in 2006 in Sochi 2014), in addition to 14 wins and 37 podiums in total World Cup, & egrave; In fact remained free of sponsor.
The company's product dairy Saputo, who 'has sustained over the past five years, has terminated their sponsirizzazione, forcing the thirty-three of & nbsp; Petite-Rivi & egrave; king-Saint-Fran & ccedil; ois to rethink their competitive future. Not for the first & ograve; I scored with a red circle in the race standings Austrian land. Although full of trophies, in fact, its board lacks fact medal world championship, and a gold in Austria would be the best way to put the exclamation point on a career full of joys.
The news, the online site of the newspaper Le Soleil, which brings all the 'bitterness of Maltais front all''abbandono of its historical financial supporter: "leaves a bitter taste in the mouth," said Dominique fact, during a media meeting held at a Mercedes dealer (his first sponsor), "the budget & egrave; little, but to make sport just for myself. I do not have to account to anyone with my results and I have nothing to lose." In short, still six months to live the dream of snowboarding professional before embarking on new projects to life, un''ultima season to live up to before the fateful act of snowboarding hang on a nail.
Although a small door to the snowboard still remains open: "I'm talking tour of 'good-bye, but you never know ..." he admits, in reference to its possible participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics. But if you perpueter & agrave; the lack of sponsors, projects and extra snowboard Dominique will come your way, you could even ask the question.
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