U.S. Snowboarding Team News

Jewell 9th in Italy

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

VALMALENCO, Italy (March 13) - Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the way for the U.S. Saturday, finishing ninth in a World Cup parallel giant slalom in Italy.

Jacobellis Wins in Valmalenco

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

VALMALENCO, Italy (March 12) - It was redemption for Vancouver as far as she was concerned as Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) risked a late pass to win the World Cup SBX race in Italy on Friday.

Farrington Takes Big Win In France

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

TIGNES, France (March 11) – U.S. Snowboarding rookie rider Kaitlyn Farrington (Sun Valley, ID) kicked off the inaugural Winter X Games Europe in a big way Thursday, beating out Olympic gold medalist Torah Bright of Australia for the first X Games win of her young career.

Ryan, Sobieralski Top the Slopes

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

BOREAL, CA (Mar. 7) - The Rev Tour hit the slopes in Boreal on Sunday wrapping up the event with the slopestyle competition. Sean Ryan (Sandy Cook, UT) and Kyla Sobieralski (Carbondale, CO) won the men's and women's competition.

Brichta, Fenton Fly Above Field

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

BOREAL, CA (Mar. 6) – The Rev Tour soared into the sky on Saturday in Boreal with the men’s and women’s halfpipe competition. Paul Brichta (Burnsville, MN) and Summer Fenton (San Francisco, CA) won the event.

Reiter 13th in Moscow

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

MOSCOW, Russia (March 6) - Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) marked another solid season finish Saturday, racing to 13th during the parallel slalom World Cup in Moscow.

Hale, Gulini Top Rev Tour SBX

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 MST

BOREAL, CA (Mar. 5) - Jayson Hale (Sierraville, CA) and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT) topped the snowboardcross Rev Tour field on Friday, winning their respective final heat. Both Hale and Gulini forced their way to the front of the pack to clinch the win.

Anderson Nets Canada PGS Gold

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 27) – Chris Klug (Aspen, CO) missed a gate as he pursued bronze medalist Mathieu Bozzetto in the quarterfinals of Saturday's parallel giant slalom. Canada's Jasey Jay Anderson beat Austria's Benjamin Karl in the final for gold.

Netherlands Takes Home PGS Gold

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 26) – The Netherlands' Nicolien Sauerbreij won gold in ladies parallel giant slalom Friday, beating Russia's Ekaterina Ilyukhina in the final. Michelle Gorgone (Boston) finished 14th after losing in the first round on a late charge from Ilyukhina.

PGS Team Arrives at Cypress

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 24) – The U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom Team touched down at Cypress Mountain ahead of events Friday and Saturday with a simple mission.

Teter Silver, Clark Bronze in Pipe

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 18) – Olympic gold medalists Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow) added silver and bronze to their respective trophy cases, while Australia's Torah Bright brought the gold medal Down Under with a final run 45.0 in Thursday night's women's halfpipe.

White Repeats Halfpipe Gold

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN (Feb. 17) – Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) had already secured his second straight Olympic gold medal, but that didn't stop him from stomping one last epic run for the fans Wednesday night in the Cypress Mountain halfpipe - including his patented Double McTwist 1260. U.S. teammate Scott Lago (Seabrook, NH) took home the bronze.

U.S. Halfpipe Men All Advance

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN (Feb. 17) – Defending gold medalist Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and Olympic rookie Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) qualified straight to finals for Wednesday's men's halfpipe, while both Scott Lago (Seabrook, NH) and Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA) reached the semifinal round, which begins at 5:15 p.m. PT. The finals begin at 7:15 p.m.

Jacobellis Gets Hard-Luck Fifth

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 16) – In an instant, Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) saw her hopes of gold slip away. The 2006 silver medalist was kicked off course in a banked turn to pave the way for Canada's Maelle Ricker, who nearly didn't qualify for finals in Tuesday's women's snowboardcross competition.

Wescott Charges to 2nd Straight Gold

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 15) – Adding a little congruity to a sport known for chaos, Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) ripped his way through the final heat to score a dramatic, second consecutive Olympic snowboardcross gold medal on Monday.

SBX Men Not Daunted by Rain

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, BC (Feb. 12) – The 2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Snowboardcross Team encountered wet weather in training again on Friday, but the rain didn't dampen their spirits.

Trailblazing U.S. Halfpipe Team Meets Press

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

VANCOUVER, BC (Feb. 11) – The sport of halfpipe snowboarding has come a long way since its inclusion in the Olympics in 1998, and no group of athletes has been more instrumental in its recent evolution than the 2010 U.S. Olympic Halfpipe Team, which met the press for its arrival conference in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon.

Link, Tamposi Fly Above Rev Tour

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Feb. 10) – The Revolution Tour wrapped up its final day of competition at Copper Mountain with the slope style competition. Spencer Link (Corona, CA) and Lauren Tamposi (Hollis, NH) won the event.

SBX Team Ready for All Comers

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

VANCOUVER, BC (Feb. 10) – After a gold and silver in Torino, the U.S. Olympic Snowboardcross Team might well have a target on its back at Cypress Mountain. But so does everybody else in the daring sport that pits four boarders against each other on an obstacle-laden battle to the bottom.

Pogue Tops Rev Tour

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Feb. 8) – Rainey Pogue (Jackson, WY) topped the Revolution Tour women’s halfpipe. New Zealand’s Ben Stewart won the men’s competition.