FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011

Media and marketing The TV broadcast rights were sold to Eurosport in Europe, CBC in Canada, Sky A in Japan, and ORF was given the rights to broadcast in Austria. A ramp long was constructed on the location and an estimated 17,000 fans attended the finals of the event on January 15. The remaining events all took place in La Molina beginning on January 17. La Molina is two hours north of Barcelona in the Pyrenees and is the oldest ski resort in Spain. Similar to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the La Molina venue suffered from excessive warmth which threatened the events for the World Championships. Much of the surrounding slopes were barren of snow as most of the remaining snow was piled on the courses and venues for the event. ==Results==

Men's events • Original silver medalist Zachary Stone of Canada was stripped of the silver medal, because he tested positive for cannabis. Women's events ==Medal table==

17 countries won medals at these championships, a new record. The Czech Republic and New Zealand won their first medals at the World Snowboarding Championships, while Belgium won its first ever gold medal. == Participating nations ==

A record of 370 participants from 44 nations competed. Canada has sent the biggest team with 47 entries and 31 athletes, • • • • • (2) • • (31) • • • • • • • (21) • • (2) ==References==