O'Neill, the action sports brand, has signed a sponsorship deal with the Bavarian snowboard team for the winter 2017/18 season. All the members of the team - 19 children and young adults aged between 10 and 15 - will be supplied with O'Neill apparel. The team participates in various freestyle, boarder-cross and race snowboard competitions from September until May. It belongs to the Bavarian Ski Association, which is responsible for the development of winter sports among the youth in the German state.