Park City, UT – The 2012 Sprint U.S. Grand Prix is coming to Utah’s Canyons Resort for a second year in a row tomorrow through the remainder of the week, featuring six-time X Games snowboardcross gold medalist Nate Holland, 2011 SBX podium finisher Jonathan Cheever and 2011 X Games skicross champion John Teller.

Finals for the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix skicross are set for Saturday, with the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix SBX main event on Sunday. U.S. Snowboarding is rolling off a sweep of the top four spots at X Games SBX with Holland, of Squaw Valley, Calif., winning gold. Each event will also determine the 2012 U.S. Champions.

“I am pumped to come back to Park City and race at Canyons,” says Holland. “Park City has become a second home for me being that I have been training there for the last two years. I’ve also been able to enjoy their mountain biking in the fall. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of course they have built. I am excited to put on a good show at my second home.”

Cheever, originally from Saugus, Mass., now makes Canyons Resort his home mountain.

“To be back at Canyons for the Grand Prix makes me pumped!” says Cheever. “My mental game is strong, because I get to see my parents and sleep in my own bed. The prize money is great and the top-notch course brings a strong international field. Spectators will be sure too see world-class racing.”

Following Saturday’s medal presentation, Los Angeles-based Ozomatli will perform a free concert in the Canyons Resort Village. The North Face Junior Jam slopestyle competition will also take place during the event on Saturday.

TV SCHEDULE:

Feb. 18 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC – Sprint U.S. Grand Prix
Feb. 26 at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports – Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix, skicross
Feb. 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports – Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, snowboardcross