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The Rivalry Established

By Tracy Anderson

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Sports have a long history of rivalries, usually the world's best fighting out that top spot in their respective sport: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus, Andy Irons vs. Kelly Slater, Tom Curren vs. Mark Occhilupo, Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell, Shaq vs. Kobe, to throw out a handful. In snowboarding, historically the biggest has been not between snowboarders but with a different sport entirely—skiing. Sure there's been guys like Jimmy Halopoff or Shaun Pa ...

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