Nicolien Sauerbreij

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Nicolien Sauerbreij

Born	July 31, 1979 (1979-07-31) (age 28) De Hoef, Netherlands
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Snowboarder
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Relatives	Marieke Sauerbreij
Website www.nicoliensauerbreij.nl

Nicolien Sauerbreij (born July 31, 1979) is a Dutch professional snowboarder.^[1] She has competed in the Winter Olympic Games of 2002 and 2006, and she won six World Cup races.

1 Biography
2 Career highlights
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Nicolien Sauerbreij was born on July 31, 1979 in the small village De Hoef in the province Utrecht in the Netherlands.^[1] She has a sister Marieke Sauerbreij, who is also a professional snowboarder.

In 2002 she was the flag bearer for the Netherlands and she was among the outsiders for a medal. Due to using the wrong wax on her board she did not qualify among the first sixteen that entered the knock-out rounds.

In 2006 she did manage to qualify among the last sixteen and was determined to finish the stories around her after using the wrong wax. In the first knock-out round she faced German Amelie Kober. Kober fell during the first run, giving Sauerbreij the maximum advantage for the second run, 1.5 seconds. In the second run Sauerbreij decided to go down safely and not fall herself. However Kober managed to come back on Sauerbreij and beat her with 0.03 of a second in the final metres. Kober went on to reach the final and take the silver medal.

Sauerbreij has also competed in several world cups with more success, achieving several podium positions, including first placings in 2002, 2003, and 2008.^[1]

[edit] Career highlights

Olympic Winter Games: 2002 - Salt Lake City, 24th at parallel giant slalom; 2006 - Torino, 12th at parallel giant slalom
FIS World Snowboard Championships: 1999 - Berchtesgaden, 21st at giant slalom; 1999 - Berchtesgaden, 21st at parallel giant slalom; 1999 - Berchtesgaden, 15th at parallel slalom; 1999 - Berchtesgaden, 27th at snowboardcross; 2001 - Madonna di Campiglio, 22nd at giant slalom; 2001 - Madonna di Campiglio, 32nd at parallel giant slalom; 2001 - Madonna di Campiglio, 30th at parallel slalom; 2003 - Kreischberg, 17th at parallel giant slalom; 2003 - Kreischberg, 14th at parallel slalom; 2005 - Whistler, 13th at parallel giant slalom; 2005 - Whistler, 16th at parallel slalom; 2007 - Arosa, 9th at parallel giant slalom; 2007 - Arosa, 4th at parallel slalom
World Cup: 2001 - Mont-Sainte-Anne, 2nd at parallel giant slalom; 2002 - Bad Gastein, 3rd at parallel slalom; 2002 - Valle Nevado, 1st at parallel giant slalom; 2002 - Sölden, 2nd at parallel slalom; 2003 - Maribor, 1st at parallel slalom; 2003 - Serre Chevalier, 3rd at parallel slalom; 2007 - Landgraaf, 3rd at parallel slalom; 2007 - Sölden, 3rd at parallel giant slalom; 2007 - Nendaz, 3rd at parallel slalom; 2008 - Bad Gastein, 1st at parallel slalom; 2008 - La Molina, 1st at parallel giant slalom; 2008 - La Molina, 2nd at parallel slalom
European Cup: 2003 - Berchtesgaden, 1st at parallel giant slalom; 2004 - Haus im Ennstal, 1st at parallel giant slalom; 2006 - Vratna-Terchova, 3rd at parallel giant slalom (1); 2006 - Vratna-Terchova, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (2); 2008 - Bad Gastein, 1st at parallel slalom; 2008 - Sudelfeld, 1st at parallel giant slalom
North American Cup: 2004 - Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (1); 2004 - Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel slalom (1); 2004 - Crystal Mountain, 3rd at parallel giant slalom (2); 2004 - Crystal Mountain, 2nd at parallel slalom (2); 2005 - Okemo, 3rd at parallel giant slalom; 2007 - Bromley, 2nd at parallel giant slalom; 2007 - Bromley, 1st at parallel slalom
Continental Cup: 1998 - Berchtesgaden, 3rd at giant slalom; 1999 - Falcade, 2nd at parallel slalom
FIS Races: 1996 - Alpe d'Huez, 3rd at giant slalom; 1996 - Val Senales, 2nd at parallel slalom; 2000 - Lenggries, 2nd at slalom; 2001 - Racines, 3rd at parallel slalom; 2003 - Bad Gastein, 1st at parallel slalom; 2004 - Kühtai, 2nd at parallel slalom; 2004 - Haus im Ennstal, 1st at parallel giant slalom