CALGARY OLYMPIAN AND X GAMES COMMENTATOR TARA TEIGEN TO CO-HOST SLAM CITY JAM by Boarding.net

…former Olympic snowboarder and international television commentator to work alongside Dave Duncan of World Cup of Skateboarding August 25-27, 2006 at Stampede Park

CALGARY (Tuesday, August 8th, 2006) – Calgary’s own Tara Teigen has signed on to serve as Co-Host and MC of the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships August 25-27 at Stampede Park.

Teigen will be featured in the Calgary debut of Slam City after serving as a skateboard host for ESPN at X Games 12 in Los Angeles last weekend. She was a Snowboard Analyst for CBC at the Torino Winter Olympics earlier this year and for NBC at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002. She represented Canada in snowboarding at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.

“We’re very excited to have Tara Teigen as Co-Host of Slam City Jam,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam. “Not only does she have great street credentials as a former action sport athlete herself, she brings with her television and announcing experience from some of the biggest events in sports, including the Winter Olympic Games and the X Games. She’ll do a great job for our fans.”

The Olympian will work with World Cup of Skateboarding announcer Dave Duncan, the world’s leading skateboarding announcer, to give a dynamic one-two punch to the proceedings at the Calgary Corral and RoundUp Centre.

Teigen’s resume includes stints with CBC, OLN and Sportsnet in Canada and NBC and ESPN in the U.S. She has called the Winter X Games. Teigen appeared at the Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival last month in Whistler.

As an action sports athlete, Teigen placed 10th at the Winter Olympic Games in 1998. She was a Canadian National Snowboard Team member for three years and in 1997, won the World Cup Overall Champion title for half pipe. In 1998 she won the half pipe competition at the Canadian National Championships and a bronze medal at the US Open.

Teigen is actively involved in action sports above and beyond her roles at events like the X Games and Slam City Jam. She is involved with the Canadian Snowboarding Federation and is the Head Coach at the Camp of Champions, a Ski and Snowboard camp in Whistler, B.C. She attended University of Calgary 1993 -1995 after graduating from Calgary’s John G. Diefenbaker High School.

Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca and at (403) 777-0633. Single-day passes go on sale Friday, Aug. 11th, at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest event information is available at www.slamcityjam.com .