U.S. Snowboarding Team News

U.S. Snowboarding Announces Grand Prix Schedule

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (July 1) - Olympic dreams will be made and broken during the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix as the tour makes three stops in its 14th season. A total of five Olympic qualification competitions will take place at Copper Mountain in Colorado's Summit County and Mammoth Mountain in the Mammoth Lakes region of California. The tour will make its final stop at Park City Mountain Resort, the venue for the 2002 Olympics, to announce the 2010 Olympic halfpipe team.

Watanabe Facebooks From Afghanistan

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (June 25) - In the midst of his goodwill tour to Afghanistan, Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) was able to find a moment to update his Facebook friends on what things are like over there. Read on to see what Watanabe had to say.

Watanabe Ships Off To Afghanistan

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (June 18) - U.S. Snowboarding's Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) may be have spent the last week on a glacier in Oregon, but the X Games silver medalist trades the snow for sand on Saturday as he makes his way to Afghanistan for a goodwill tour to visit U.S. troops.

Telluride To Host Visa Snowboardcross Cup

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (June 16) - Colorado's Telluride Resort will be the new home of international snowboarding competition in the U.S. as the 2010 Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup hits the Rocky Mountains Dec. 17-20. Telluride will be the sole U.S. stop of the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup and will feature an SBX and PGS competition during what will be the second in a series of five Olympic qualification events for the two sports.

SBX Hits The Snow in Hood

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST

MT. HOOD, OR (June 5) With the first of five Olympic qualification events only three months away, U.S. Snowboarding's snowboardcross athletes head to Timberline at Mt. Hood this week to lay the foundation for success in 2010.

U.S. Snowboarding Mourns Ruby Death

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, Utah (May 30) - U.S. Snowboarding officials and athletes mourned the death of French Olympic champion Karine Ruby, 31, who was killed May 29 in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc near Chamonix, France. Ruby, one of the great pioneers of snowboarding's move into the Olympics, was the gold medalist in giant slalom at Nagano in 1998, and took parallel giant slalom silver in 2002 before making her third Olympic team in 2006, but in snowboardcross.

Ramps and Tramps Ready for Air

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (May 26) - Having an X Games skate park set up in the backyard is a dream for most. But dreams are a reality for U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes who have a skate and trampoline area on which to train in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's new Center of Excellence. The ramps and tramps area is a unique training venue for athletes.

Future of Snowboarding Ready For Project Gold

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (May 21) - U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Coach Bud Keene will continue to mold the rider youth of America into the best adult athletes in the world as he spends the next month at two different resorts coaching athletes ages 9-19 in each of the snowboarding disciplines.

Jewell: Six Things About the Center of Excellence

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (May 19) - One of the first athletes to begin spending time in his new home at the Center of Excellence was U.S. Snowboarding's Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO). While taking a quick break from his fitness routine Jewell took a moment to talk about his six favorite things about the new building.

Champion Q&A: Ellery Hollingsworth

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 MST

Ellery Hollingsworth (Stratton, VT) might only be a senior in high school, but she's one of the best female riders on the scene. From making finals at the X Games, to finishing third at the Burton U.S. Open this year, Hollingsworth's got it going on. The rider took a time out to answer some questions. Check out her thoughts on being roommates with fellow rider Steve Fisher, puppies and smiling.

U.S. Snowboarders Inspire Adaptive Athletes

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST

On a snowy Friday afternoon in late February, the small building that houses Maine Handicapped Skiing (MHS), Maine’s largest year-round adaptive recreation organization, was bursting at the seams with adaptive athletes young and old awaiting a special appearance from some people visiting their mountain at Sunday River Resort.

Athletes Train in Buttermilk Superpipe

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST

ASPEN/SNOWMASS, CO (April 7) - U.S. Snowboarding's halfpipe athletes aren't done riding 22-foot walls just yet as they head to Aspen/Snowmass to spend some time Buttermilk Mountain's renowned X Games superpipe for a spring training camp April 7- 20 to prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

U.S. Awards Titles in Canada

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST

MT. TREMBLANT, Quebec (April 1) - Chris Klug (Aspen, CO) Lindsay Lloyd (Centerville, UT), Josh Wylie (Londonderry, VT) and Lynn Ott (Bend, OR) wrapped up the alpine snowboarding season by taking U.S. titles in parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom.

Kober Takes PGS Win, Title

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

VALMALENCO, Italy (March 22) - Canadian Jasey Jay Anderson and Amelie Kober of Germany took to the top of the podium during a parallel giant slalom in Italy. The competition marked the final World Cup snowboarding event of the 2009 season.

Kass Wins Fifth Burton Open of Career

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

STRATTON MOUNTAIN, VT (March 21) - Two time Olympic silver medalist Danny Kass (Portland, OR) took to the pipe in Stratton Saturday to rally the fifth US Open win of his career. Australia's Torah Bright locked down her second win in a row to lead the women's field.

Liu Takes HP World Cup Title

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

VALMALENCO, Italy (March 21) Gary Zebrowski of France and Jiayu Liu of China wrapped up the World Cup halfpipe season Saturday as they each took wins in Italy. Liu finished the World Cup season up first in the halfpipe standings while Zebrowski's win solidified his spot in third.

Baumgartner 2nd in Italy SBX

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

VALMALENCO, Italy (March 20) - U.S. Snowboarding's Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) finished things out atop the podium as he took second on Friday during the final World Cup snowboardcross of the season in Italy. It was his second podium of the year.

Paul Mitchell Progression Session Closes Grand Prix

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

KILLINGTON, VT (March 15) - It was all bluebird skies and big air Sunday as the Paul Mitchell Progression Session went off at Killington resort to cap off the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, presented by Sprint. Sam Hulbert (Peterborough, NH) and Mary Sallah (Toledo, OH) took the top honors.

Gorgone Third in La Molina

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

LA MOLINA, Spain (March 15) - Michelle Gorgone (Boston) made it two World Cup podium finishes for the season Sunday as she took third during a parallel giant slalom in Spain.

Xbox Junior Jam Hits Killington

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 MST

KILLINGTON, VT (March 14) - Young shredders from across the map threw down their best freestyle for a panel of Olympic and World Championship judges Saturday night as the Xbox Junior Jam played out before the crowd following halfpipe at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix.