Purtroppo siamo stati appena informati che ieri notte è morta in ospedale Line Oestvold (Norvegia), già campionessa mondiale di bx e membro del direttivo WSF. In seguito ad una caduta durante le prove ha riportato gravi ferite e si è spenta in ospedale ieri notte. Partecipiamo al dolore di familiari ed amici.

WORLD SNOWBOARDING FEDERATION
THE TRUE WORLD OF SNOWBOARDING


Oslo,September 20th 2004
Dear snowboardfriends - Line Oestvold (Norway) died from the injuries she got during the FIS SBX World Cup in Chile this weekend. During the FIS World Cup in Chile this weekend a terrible accident happened. Our belowed boardercross-rider, Line Oestlund fell in the practise and were severely wounded. Last night she died at a Hospital in Santiago.

Line was a former world champion in BX, a very talented rider with a loving personality – with a smile on her face and always willing to give you a hand. She was one of the WSF staff at the Rookies Festival in Kongsberg last winter.

We offer our condolences to her parents and family, and share the emptiness all snowboarders throughout the world feel when loosing someone as precious as Line.

World Snowboarding Federation
Steinar Arvesen