{"id":1861,"date":"2010-02-16T19:12:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T18:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2010-02-16T19:12:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T18:12:49","slug":"bolle-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/bolle-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Boll\u00e9 Success at the Winter Olympics 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1862 aligncenter\" title=\"snowboardcross4\" alt=\"snowboardcross4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/snowboardcross4.jpg\" width=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re pretty big sports fans at SelectSpecs and two years ago we were glued to our TV screens as we had our most successful Summer Olympics in 100 years at Beijing.\u00a0 London 2012 couldn&#8217;t come soon enough in our eyes, but in the meantime we&#8217;ve been enjoying the Winter Olympics in Vancouver just as much, even if Team GB aren&#8217;t likely to do so well in these Winter events.\u00a0 I would suggest that we don&#8217;t get the snow in this country, but lately it seems the Canadians could borrow some of ours!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re quite looking forward to seeing what Team GB&#8217;s first real medal chance <strong>Zoe Gillings<\/strong> can do tonight in the Women&#8217;s Snowboard Cross event and seeing how well we do in the Curling, which I remember being hooked on four years ago as we were actually quite good!<\/p>\n<h2>Boll\u00e9 Enjoys Success in Snowboard Cross &amp; Downhill Skiing<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Bolle Sunglasses at SelectSpecs.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/Sunglasses\/Designer\/Bolle\/d57\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boll\u00e9<\/a> scored a double in the Snowboard Cross event with Gold for American <strong>Seth Wescott<\/strong> and Bronze for<strong> Tony Ramoin<\/strong>. The Boll\u00e9 brand has been well represented for a number of years now in Snowboard Cross thanks to its fantastic range of performance products and stylish image.<\/p>\n<h3>Seth Westcott<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1864 aligncenter\" title=\"seth_westcott\" alt=\"seth_westcott\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/seth_westcott.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seth Westcott, already a world champion in 2005, vice world champion of the world in 2003 and 2007, 7 times medalist in the X Games and one of the masters of his sport, gave a faultless performance and took first place in his final run.<\/p>\n<h3>Tony Ramoin<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1865 aligncenter\" title=\"tony_ramoin\" alt=\"tony_ramoin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/tony_ramoin.jpg\" width=\"437\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 21 years old it was Tony Ramoin\u2019s Olympic debut where he demonstrated his talent run after run to take a well deserved bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>Seth and Tony both wore Boll\u00e9 goggles and helmets to help them secure their Olympic medals.<\/p>\n<h3>Didier D\u00e9fago<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1863 aligncenter\" title=\"didier_defago\" alt=\"didier_defago\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/didier_defago.jpg\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After an exceptional 2009 where <strong>Didier D\u00e9fago<\/strong> won 2 downhill skiing championships in Wengen and Kitzbuehl, he again raced to a dramatic victory to take gold in the Men\u2019s Downhill at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.\u00a0 Didier D\u00e9fago also wore Boll\u00e9 goggles &amp; a Boll\u00e9 helmet to help him achieve success on the slopes.<\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;    &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  0 false   18 pt 18 pt 0 0  false false false        &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;   &lt;![endif]--> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face \t{font-family:Verdana; \tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:auto; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face \t{font-family:Calibri; \tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:auto; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0cm; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:FR; \tmso-fareast-language:FR;} h1 \t{mso-style-link:\"Heading 1 Char\"; \tmso-style-next:Normal; \tmargin:0cm; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tpage-break-after:avoid; \tmso-outline-level:1; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-font-kerning:0pt; \tmso-ansi-language:FR; \tmso-fareast-language:FR; \tmso-bidi-font-weight:bold;} p.MsoBodyText3, li.MsoBodyText3, div.MsoBodyText3 \t{mso-style-link:\"Body Text 3 Char\"; \tmargin:0cm; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \ttext-align:justify; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:11.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:FR; \tmso-fareast-language:FR; \tfont-weight:bold;} span.Heading1Char \t{mso-style-name:\"Heading 1 Char\"; \tmso-style-locked:yes; \tmso-style-link:\"Heading 1\"; \tmso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:Verdana; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-ansi-language:FR; \tmso-fareast-language:FR; \tfont-weight:bold;} span.BodyText3Char \t{mso-style-name:\"Body Text 3 Char\"; \tmso-style-locked:yes; \tmso-style-link:\"Body Text 3\"; \tmso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:Verdana; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Verdana; \tmso-ansi-language:FR; \tmso-fareast-language:FR; \tfont-weight:bold;} @page Section1 \t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; \tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; \tmso-header-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-footer-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; &lt;! 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