U.S. Snowboarding Team News

Rookie Riders Wrap It Up in New Zealand

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 MST

WANAKA, NEW ZEALND (Sept. 1) – The 2010-11 U.S. Snowboarding Rookie crew wrapped up its nearly month long stay in New Zealand. During their time in the Southern Hemisphere, the rookies competed in two contests, the Burton New Zealand Open and the 2010 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, and managed to get some quality riding time in between the events at Cardrona and Snow Park.

Minnesota Rider Graham Leads USA

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

SNOW PARK, New Zealand (Aug. 27) – Meghan Graham (Minnetonka, MN) qualified sixth and led the USA in 13th in the parallel slalom at the 2010 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships Friday in New Zealand. Cassie Wagar (Steamboat Springs, CO), who led the USA in the parallel GS a day earlier, also made finals, finishing 16th.

Wagar Leads U.S in Junior World PGS

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

SNOW PARK, New Zealand (Aug. 26) – Cassie Wagar (Steamboat Springs, CO) finished first for the U.S. just shy of the top 15 in 16th at the 2010 Snowboard Junior World Championship PGS race. Italy's Edwin Coratti and Ukraine's Annamari Chundak took home gold.

Farrow, Marren Front U.S. at Junior Worlds Halfpipe

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 25) – Benji Farrow (Mt. Holly, VT) and Kelly Marren (Hillsborough, CA) led the U.S. halfpipe crew, both finishing in sixth in the 2010 Snowboard Junior World Championships. Taku Hiraoka of Japan and Slovenia's Cilka Sadar won gold.

U.S. Takes 3 Podiums at JW SBX

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 22) – The USA representation was fierce at the 2010 FIS Junior Worlds snowboardcross event. All U.S. riders made it through the qualifications round into the finals with three podiums, Roger Carver (Placerville, CA) and Alex Tuttle (Stratton, ME) in second and third and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City) in second for the women. Russia's Nikolay Olyunin and Czech Republic's Eva Samkova took home gold.

Stassel, O'Connor Lead U.S. FIS Junior Worlds

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

SNOW PARK, New Zealand (Aug. 21) – The 2010 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships opened Saturday with the men and women's slopestyle contest. USA moved four athletes into the finals with Ryan Stassel (Anchorage) and Caty O'Connor (Auburn, CA) spearheading the Team in ninth and sixth. Norway's Staale Sandbech and Finland's Enni Rukajarvi won gold.

Champion Q&A: Louie Vito

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST

Halfpipe snowboarder Louie Vito's (Sandy, UT) 2009-10 season kicked off with a different kind of competition on ABC's hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. But when it was time to qualify for the Olympics, he was a staple at each snowboarding event throwing down double corks on the road to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Vito hasn’t slowed down this summer, stomping the grounds of Europe, Los Angeles, Mt. Hood, OR and Utah.

Junior Worlds Making History

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST
WANAKA, NZ (Aug. 18) – The 2010 Snowboard and Freestyle Junior World Championships are only days away with opening ceremonies Friday, August 20. The event, scheduled for August 21-31, will be held in the Southern Hemisphere's New Zealand. The Junior Worlds is the first time that snowboarding and freestyle are performing on the same stage in a World Championship event. The Teams were named in the spring, giving nominated athletes plenty of time to prepare for their Junior Worlds debut.

Clark Wins, Vito 3rd at NZ Open

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST
CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 17) – Two-time Olympic medalist Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT) picked up the 2010-11 season where she left off in the 2009-10 season, on top. Clark brought her best tricks down under to claim the women's Burton New Zealand Open halfpipe Saturday. Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov, known as IPod, took home the win with Olympian Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) in third on the men's side.

Project Gold PGS Camp at Hood

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST
MT. HOOD (Aug. 17) – U.S. Snowboarding's 2010 Project Gold PGS camp in Mt. Hood, which concluded in early August, offered a great opportunity for aspiring alpine snowboarding athletes.. The camp attendees included the elite junior alpine snowboarding athletes in the U.S., as well as the entire Junior World Championship Team.

Rookie Waring Breaks into Top 15

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 MST
CARDRONA, New Zealand (Aug. 13) – The Burton Open Series kicked off with the New Zealand Open at Snow Park. The men and women's slopestyle finals wrapped up Friday afternoon with Switzerland's Christian Haller and USA's Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) grabbing the wins down under. Benjamin Farrow (Mt. Holly, VT) was the top U.S. male competitor in ninth, while Broc Waring (Edwards, CO) was the top U.S. Snowboarding Rookie in 13th.

Teter Wins Do Something! Award

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST
LOS ANGELES (July 20) – Two-time Olympic halfpipe medalist Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) won Vh1's 2010 Do Something! Athlete Award. Teter's fellow nominees included Reggie Bush, Ryan Sheckler, Derek Jeter and Steve Nash. The show, hosted by Glee's Jane Lynch, was broadcast live from the Hollywood Palladium on July 19, 2010.

Adam Smith Retires from U.S. Snowboarding

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST
PARK CITY, UT (July 15) – World Cup alpine snowboarding veteran Adam Smith (Bend, OR) announced his retirement with U.S. Snowboarding after the conclusion of the 2010 season. Smith ended his career in strong form with two top-10 World Cup finishes last season.

Shaun White Claims Two More ESPYS

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST
LOS ANGELES (July 14) - Olympic champion Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) walked away a double winner at Wednesday's ESPYS in Los Angeles. White was named Top Male Olympic Athlete as well as winning his fourth Top Male Action Sports Athlete honor. He joined Olympic teammate Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) onstage as the top Olympic athletes.

Halfpipe Throws It Down at Hood

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST
MT. HOOD, OR (July 6) – The U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team has been throwing it down for the past week at its first summer on-snow camp at Windell's on Mt. Hood. Riders at the camp included 2010 Olympians Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA), Louie Vito (Sandy, UT), Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA) and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) among others.

Pat Holland's Red Carpet Debut

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 MST
LAS VEGAS, NV (July 2) – U.S. Snowboarding SBX (snowboardcross) rider Pat Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) hit the red carpet Sunday escorting The Bold and Beautiful soap star Sarah Joy Brown at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. The show was televised live on CBS.

Marni Yamada Retires From U.S. Snowboarding

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 MST
PARK CITY, UT (June 30) – After competing on the snowboardcross World Cup Circuit for eight years and making two World Championships appearances in 2005 and 2007, Marni Yamada (Seattle, WA) announced her retirement following the 2009-2010 winter season with U.S. Snowboarding.

Pat Holland on Red Carpet Tonight

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 MST
LAS VEGAS, NV (June 27) – U.S. Snowboarding SBX (snowboardcross) rider Pat Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) will have different kinds of bumps and berms to navigate tonight as he escorts General Hospital actress Sarah Joy Brown down the red carpet at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. The extravaganza will be televised live on CBS beginning at 9 p.m. EDT (delayed in PDT; check local listings).

Tamblyn To Lead Rookies

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 MST
PARK CITY, UT (June 17) - The U.S. Snowboarding coaching staff just got a new addition as Spencer Tamblyn joins to take on the position of freestyle national development coach, U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster announced Thursday.

Keene Retires After 2010 Season

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 MST
PARK CITY, Utah (June 17) - U.S. Snowboarding Freestyle National Development Coach Robert "Bud" Keene is retiring after two seasons where he implemented a successful rookie program, and helped coach Shaun White to yet another Olympic gold, announced U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster.