The competition, which will be held in the spring and be open only to N.Y.U.
The three finalists of this year's jazz piano competition, which will be held the day before, will also sit in.
Sundance's slate of films out of competition, which will be announced on Thursday, will undoubtedly be stuffed with them.
"This is a way to introduce additional competition, which will result in lower prices and greater innovation".
That leaves the city's Taxi of Tomorrow competition — which will award a contract for the next decade's yellow cabs — with two contenders.
The competition, which will take place at EGG Nightclub in north London, is the brainchild of Rachael Bailey, a head chef and hospitality supervisor in Cardiff.
In the team competition, which will be held on the large hill on Feb. 18, each of the four team members jumps twice.
Still, Townsend's six-event total of 54.175 points left him in first place in the all-around competition, which will end Friday night.
The money will be used to support research around the world, and distributed through an open grants competition which will begin taking applications on January 22.
The report said that the competition, which will involve teams from 20 nations, will take place in 10 cities, starting Friday and continuing until Nov. 22.
The six teams will compete for points that count toward the final competition, which will be held next year, in Bermuda.
