U.S. Snowboarding Team News

Race to the Cup Begins Nov. 12

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Nov. 3) – With winter fast approaching, alpine snowboarders across the map are looking to kickoff the season with the start of the Race to the Cup tour. The series accounts for the alpine snowboarding NorAm tour and that begins Nov. 12-13 at Copper, CO.

Pearce 12th in Saas-Fee World Cup

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland (Nov. 5) - Halfpipers dropped into their first World Cup competition of the season Thursday and none other than Australian Torah Bright and Kazuhiro Kokubo of Japan took the wins in Switzerland. The U.S. was represented in the finals by X Games silver medalist Kevin Pearce (Norwich, VT) who finished 12th.

2010 Rev Tour Schedule Set

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 16) - Snowboarding athletes looking to make their way up the ranks of the sport are getting ready for a season of groundbreaking competition as the Jan. 14 start of the U.S. Snowboarding Revolution Tour draws near.

Wild, Smith 8-10 in Season Opener

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

LANDGRAAF, Netherlands (Oct. 9) U.S. Snowboarding's alpine racers kicked the season off by landing two athletes in the top 10, with Vic Wild (White Salmon, WA) finishing eighth and Adam Smith (Bend, OR) 10th during a parallel slalom at an indoor snow hill in the Netherlands. The result marked a career best for Wild, who made his return to competition Friday after a year away rehabbing injuries.

Vito Hits The Dance Floor Tonight

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 21) - U.S. Snowboarding's Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) will make his first appearance on Dancing With The Stars tonight, Monday, Sept. 21 at 8/7c. Be sure to watch and vote. Find info on the show and voting at http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars

Czeschin Retires After Years On Team

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 18) - Following over a decade as one of U.S. Snowboarding's most talented riders, Olympian Tommy Czeschin (Mammoth, CA), is retiring from halfpipe and focusing on his many business ventures and his growing family. Czeschin leaves the sport as the longest standing member of the U.S. Snowboarding program.

Vito's Ready To Drop It Like It's Hot

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 17) - Starting Monday, U.S. Snowboarding's Louie Vito is trading in his halfpipe spins for some turns on the dance floor as he begins competition on ABC's Dancing With The Stars.

2010 Team Named for U.S. Snowboarding

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 15) - With athletes already landing on snowboard World Cup podiums this fall, U.S. Snowboarding revealed its 2010 roster which is highlighted by Olympic gold medalists Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT), Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME). The 2010 Olympic team will be named in January.

Rookie Team Named for 2010

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 15) - Eleven of the country's most talented freestyle snowboarders are ready to bring new style to the world of pipe in the lead-up to the Olympics as they made the ranks of the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team. With nine of the rookies returning from 2009, U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster is stoked to see what the future of the snowboarding world has in store this year.

Wescott Leads Opening Olympic Qualifier

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHAPELCO, Argentina (Sept. 12) - Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and X Games silver medalist Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) put themselves in line to make the U.S. SBX Olympic team as they finished second and third, respectively, in the first World Cup of the snowboardcross season. The event was also the first in a series of five Olympic team qualification events for the SBX crew.

SBX Rocks World Cup Qualis in Chapelco

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHAPELCO, Argentina (Sept. 11) - Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, ME) showed they still have the magic touch during Friday's SBX World Cup qualifications. Jacobellis finished first and Wescott second as the season's first weekend of World Cup action got underway. The World Cup in Argentina is the first in a series of five Olympic qualification events for snowboardcross.

Olympians Gather in the Windy City

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHICAGO (Sept. 10) - Hundreds of the nation's top media outlets are hunkered down in the heart of the windy city to conduct pre-Games interviews with America's top Vancouver Bound Olympic hopefuls as the USOC Media Summit opened up for business in Chicago Thursday.

SBX Gears Up For First World Cup

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHAPELCO, Argentina (Sept. 9) - The first Olympic qualifying events are on tap this weekend in South America. The SBX action headed for Chapelco on Saturday is intense as the U.S. athletes in Argentina are all systems go for the season's first World Cup, which will be the first in a series of five qualification stops on the World Cup tour for athletes to make the Olympic team.

Rookies Go Big in NZ

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 8) - Reports may say the weather in the Southern Hemisphere is temperamental, but thanks to a marathon trip to New Zealand that just wrapped up, the U.S. Snowboarding Freestyle Rookies have managed to lock down some quality snow time in preparation for what looks to be an epic 2010 season.

White Wins World Cup HP Opener

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 26) - All eyes were on Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) to double cork his way to another win on Wednesday and the 2006 Olympic gold medalist did not disappoint as he grabbed the top spot during the season's first World Cup competition in New Zealand. He was joined on the podium steps by fellow Games hardware owners Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) and Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), who were second and third.

Clark Takes Burton Win in NZ

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 15) - Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) dropped in for her season's first win Saturday as she bested the field in typical Clark fashion at the Burton New Zealand Open. Joining Clark atop the podium was fellow Olympic gold medalist Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) who landed a double double corked run for the win.

SBX Crew Brings Joy To Middle East

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

While it might be the height of the summer training period, U.S. Snowboarding's Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) and Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) each took a week out of their busy gym schedules to journey halfway around the world to bring reprieve to U.S. troops in the Middle East. Five-time X Games gold medalist Holland made his way to Iraq and X Games silver medalist Watanabe went to Afghanistan on X Games themed goodwill tours aimed to give troops a chance to interact with the athletes.

Six Months To Vancouver

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

VANCOUVER, BC (Aug. 12) - Exactly six months from today, U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes will be among the nation's best competitors as they march together, united under the American flag, into Vancouver's BC Place for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

VOTE! Lindsey Jacobellis Sportswoman of the Year

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 9) – Only a few hours remain to cast your vote for U.S. Snowboarding ace Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) as the 2009 Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year – one of the most prestigious honors in athletics.

Vonn, Jacobellis Receive WSF Nomination

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 5) - It could be something about the name, or maybe the fact that they each dominate their respective sports, but both Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountian, VT) have each been nominated for the 2009 Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year award. It is one of the most prestigious awards in sport.