Younger sis to Olympic gold medalist Sage Kotsenburg, success on snow definitely runs in the family. Brother Blaze is also a solid stomper but Kirra shines on her own accord. Kotsenburg has been competing on the rookie circut for since 2007 but 2015 marked her most successful year to date.
The American snowboard slopestyle ladies earned two of three podium spots at X Games Norway on Friday, with Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) earning silver and Jules Marino (Westport, CT) taking bronze.
Julia Marino added another impressive accolade to her breakout 2017 season with a second-place finish at the Jamboree big air event in downtown Quebec City on Saturday.
It was an American sweep at the World Snowboard Federation’s Corona World Championships of Snowboarding slopestyle event, where Brandon Davis took the title for the men and Jamie Anderson won her second title of the week.
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
After marked success at amateur events and then on the Revolution Tour, Julia Marino put the snowboarding world on notice when she stomped her way to victory at the FIS World Cup/U.S. Grand Prix big air event at Fenway Park in 2016. Marino, a New England native, wasn't even originally scheduled to compete in the historic event--she snuck in off the alternate list when her teammate Ty Walker was forced to drop after bing injured in practice.
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
Chris Corning finished second in the final snowboard FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season Sunday and secured the overall World Cup Slopestyle title.
It was an American sweep at the World Snowboard Federation’s Corona World Championships of Snowboarding slopestyle event, where Brandon Davis took the title for the men and Jamie Anderson won her second title of the week.
The official Olympic snowboarding slopestyle test event will take place at the venue for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics this weekend, with the first FIS World Cup slopestyle event ever held in South Korea.
Brandon Davis had a stellar 2016 season, topping the podium at two major slopestyle competitions--the U.S. Grand Prix on his hometurf of Mammoth Mountain and the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli, China. Davis has been on the come-up for years, racking up multiple wins on the Revolution Tour and a FIS World Cup big air podium in 2014, but it was 2016 that brought him to the top in elite international events.
The American snowboarders turned in a stellar performance at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle event on Sunday, sweeping both men’s and women’s podiums.
At just 15 years old, Redmond Gerard placed fifth in his Dew Tour slopestyle debut at the start of the 2016 season. He then went on to place fifth at the prestigious US Open and hit the podium in third at the Ale Invite big air event. His successful season earned him a spot on the U.S. Snowboarding pro slopestyle team; expect great things in the near future from this Colorado shredder.
Karly Shorr has let her solid riding steer her from Boyne Mountain, Michigan all the way to Sochi, Russia, where she competed as part of the first-ever U.S. Olympic slopestyle snowboarding team. (Getty Images/Cameron Spencer)
The official Olympic snowboarding slopestyle test event will take place at the venue for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics this weekend, with the first FIS World Cup slopestyle event ever held in South Korea.
Kelly Clark, Chloe Kim and Karly Shorr joined up with an impressive group of women for the third annual Amusement Park - a private photo shoot started by backcountry star Kimmy Fasani.
The men threw down an unbelievable podium sweep at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in Park City, UT. Eric Willett was first, Chas Guldemond took second and Eric Beauchemin was third. On the women’s side, Karly Shorr was second.
Snowboarding Sprint U.S. Grand Prix finale action kicked off Wednesday in the King’s Crown terrain park at Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) with the Paul Mitchell slopestyle snowboarding qualifications.
Jamie Anderson cleaned up her second run to earn the first-ever women’s slopestyle snowboarding gold medal Sunday at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.
The inaugural slopestyle snowboarding qualification kicked off the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Thursday. Jamie Anderson (pictured) and Karly Shorr advanced straight to the finals after finishing second and fourth in their heat.
Karly Shorr was on fire in 2016, earning podium finishes at the Burton US Open, the Olympic test event in Pyeongchang, South Korea and the U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. A member of the 2014 U.S. Olympic slopestyle team, Shorr rode to a commendable sixth-place finish in Sochi.
Six young Americans have been nominated to the snowboarding team slated to compete in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, February 12-21.
Nik Baden is a Steamboat Springs native with all-around snowboard talent. Though Baden is a member of the pro slopestyle team, he earned a sliver medal in halfpipe at the Youth Olympic Games in February of 2016. He also earned top-ten slopestyle finishes at the U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain and the Total Flight event in Grandvalira, Andorra.
Baden first made a splash as a 16-year-old rookie in 2014; after earning three top-ten finishes in the Olympic qualifier series, he narrowly missed the 2014 Olympic team.
Chris Corning finished second in the final snowboard FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season Sunday and secured the overall World Cup Slopestyle title.
The official Olympic snowboarding slopestyle test event will take place at the venue for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics this weekend, with the first FIS World Cup slopestyle event ever held in South Korea.
The inaugural slopestyle snowboarding qualification kicked off the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Thursday. Jamie Anderson (pictured) and Karly Shorr advanced straight to the finals after finishing second and fourth in their heat.
Jamie Anderson mathematically clinched the first spot on the U.S. Olympic slopestyle snowboarding team with her victory Thursday at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain.
Alaskan native Ryan Stassel has had a board strapped to his feet since kindergarten. The talented slopestyle and big air rider worked his way up through USASA and the Revolution Tour, soon finding success at the U.S. Grand Prix and eventually earning himself a spot on the U.S. Olympic slopestyle team in 2014.
Eric Beauchemin, a member of the backside 1260 club, made serious moves in 2015, landing podiums and top 10s all over the place. (Getty Images/Harry How)
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
Led by Hope Sports and More Than Sports, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding had a three-day adventure in Tijuana. Together, the 19 athletes built a house for a needy family, converting them from competitors to teammates.
The men threw down an unbelievable podium sweep at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in Park City, UT. Eric Willett was first, Chas Guldemond took second and Eric Beauchemin was third. On the women’s side, Karly Shorr was second.
Snowboarding Sprint U.S. Grand Prix finale action kicked off Wednesday in the King’s Crown terrain park at Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) with the Paul Mitchell slopestyle snowboarding qualifications.
Eric Beauchemin took third place in men’s big air and Jessika Jenson second in slopestyle, each earning their first career World Cup podiums at the FIS Snowboarding World Cup in Stoneham, Quebec.
Eric Beauchemin has been hooked on snowboarding since he was a kid growing up in Michigan. Eric climbed the ranks of regional snowboarding and rode his way to the big leagues with a breakout performance at the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo where he finished just shy of the podium in fourth. Now a part of the U.S. Snowboarding slopestyle crew, he is continuing to progress his riding and stepping onto the podium at World Snowboard Tour and World Cup events alike.
The 2014 season proved to be Jordie Karlinski’s best yet, as the Snowmass local earned her first Sprint U.S. Grand Prix podium with a second-place finish at the Mammoth. (Getty Images/Doug Pensinger)
Olympic halfpipe champion Shaun White mathematically clinched a spot on the first-ever U.S. Olympic team for slopestyle snowboarding on Thursday at the Paul Mitchell Slopestyle at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain.
Olympians Seth Wescott, Nate Holland, Nick Baumgartner, and Faye Gulini lead a team of 29 top ranked athletes named to the 2013 FIS World Snowboarding Championships Team.
Snowmass local Jordie Karlinski has been on snow since she was two, and she landed on her first professional podium at the 2011 Burton Euro Open. From there, her consistent backside and cab spins earned her a third-place finish overall at the Dew Tour, third at the New Zealand Open and an invite to X Games Tignes. Not bad for this 5’4” firecracker.
In 2013 Karlinski took sixth at the U.S. Revolution Tour, which qualified her for the Burton U.S. Open, where she took 10th. She then finished her season strong with a second at the NesCafe Champs in Leysin, Switzerland. =
