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- ↑ "Men's Skier X Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skierxm_results
- ↑ "Women's Skier X Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skierxw_results
- ↑ "Men's Ski Slopestyle Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skislopestylem_results
- ↑ "Men's Ski SuperPipe Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skipipem_results
- ↑ "Women's Ski SuperPipe Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skipipew_results
- ↑ "Men's Snowboarder X Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbxm_results
- ↑ "Women's Snowboarder X Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbxw_results
- ↑ "Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Results." EXPN.com, February 10, 2005. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbslopestylem_results
- ↑ "Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbslopestylew_results
- ↑ "Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbpipem_results
- ↑ "Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snbpipew_results
- ↑ "Snocross: Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snocross_results
- ↑ "Results: Ultracross." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_snocross_results