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Red Gerard Rides an Empty Aspen Park 10/12/2016
After contest season wrapped, Red Gerard rode Aspen Snowmass like a private resort with his best friends—including U.S. Snowboarding riders Toby Miller, Brock Crouch, Judd Henkes, Chandler Hunt, Lyon Farrell. Fresh pow and no public made for a pretty... |
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Crouch Surfs to Spot in ISA Junior Worlds 09/15/2016
Last winter, Brock Crouch (Mammoth Mountain, CA) burst on to the international snowboarding scene with a World Cup win at the Olympic test event in PyeongChang, South Korea. But Crouch is trading his snowboard for a surfboard next week to compete at the 2016 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships in Azores,... |
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Chloe Kim’s Stellar 2015-16 Season 08/11/2016
Chloe Kim has been making a big splash in the snowboarding community, and the rest of the sport world is taking notice. Her sponsor Monster Energy takes a look at her 18 podiums and her rise to the top.
READ – CHLOE KIM: SEASON IN REVIEW
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Clark Recovers From Surgery 07/29/2016
Kelly Clark is a busy legend. Not only is she the winningest snowboarder of all time, but she runs a successful nonprofit and conducts product research and development for Burton in her spare time. Currently, she’s in recovery after surgery two months ago, but she’s still going strong.
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Anderson Wins ESPY Award 07/14/2016
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 14, 2016) – Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) took home an ESPY Award Wednesday night for Best Female Action Sports Athlete.
This season, Anderson boasted a win at the Burton US Open in Slopestyle, a silver medal at the X Games slopestyle and a win at the Olympic test event in PyeongChang, Korea. Add to that her... |
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New Training Features Coming to Park City 07/11/2016
PARK CITY, UT (July 11, 2016) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has launched the Project JUMP initiative to create a new training facility for snowboarders and freeskiers at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, UT.
Project JUMP will include four jumps: one large and one medium with an artificial in-run to an airbag, and one... |
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Olympic Selection Kicks Off at 2016-17 U.S. Grand Prix 06/23/2016
PARK CITY, UT (June 23, 2016) – The U.S. Grand Prix, the longest running winter action sports tour, has announced three stops for the 2016-17 season. Copper Mountain, CO and Mammoth Mountain, CA and will host the world’s best skiers and riders in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air, while skicross and snowboardcross athletes will return to the U.S... |
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Kim and Anderson Nominated for ESPYS 06/22/2016
U.S. Snowboarding stars Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) and Chloe Kim (Torrance, CA) have received nominations for the 2016 ESPY Awards after stellar 2015-16 seasons. Both Anderson and Kim are nominated in the Best Female Action Sports Athlete category, while Kim is also nominated in the Best Breakthrough Athlete category. |
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Why We Went to Mexico 06/20/2016
Earlier this month, 20 athletes representing the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding headed Tijuana, Mexico to build a home for a family in need.
This was the second year athletes have made the pilgrimage south, led by Hope Sports—a nonprofit founded by professional cyclist Guy East that helps promote personal growth and... |
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FIS Confirms 30 U.S. World Cups for 2016-17 06/10/2016
CANCUN, Mexico (June 11, 2016) – The International Ski Federation (FIS) concluded its biannual FIS Congress with the announcement of the 2016-17 World Cup calendar, including 30 events in the USA. Killington Resort, Beaver Creek Resort, Squaw Valley, Aspen Snowmass, Copper Mountain, Mammoth Mountain, Lake Placid and Deer Valley Resort will host... |
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Kim and Anderson Nominated for Kids' Choice Sport Awards 06/06/2016
Park City, UT (June 6, 2016) – Four U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) athletes have been nominated in this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sport Awards. Olympic champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and snowboarder Chloe Kim (Torrance, CA) are both nominated in the “Need For Speed” category. Aerialist Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, VA) is... |
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How Chloe Kim is Changing Snowboarding 05/31/2016
Even though summer is beginning, Chloe Kim is still making waves. NBC explored the life of the the 16 year old—from her upbringing and current life as a teenager, to her on-point style and Olympic gold... |
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U.S. Snowboarding 2016-17 Team Nominations 05/23/2016
U.S. Snowboarding has announced its nominations for the 2016-17 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.
Each athlete accepting the nomination to U.S. Snowboarding receives world class program support, along with access to the USSA Center of Excellence, as... |
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Fergusons Ride Pow in British Columbia 04/21/2016
With the contest season wrapped, brothers Ben and Gabe Ferguson took off for British Columbia to surf deep pow with their third brothers Zach, coach James Jackson and famed park builder Pat Malendoski. Not a bad way to cap off a killer season that included medals at X Games and Burton US Open. |
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Klug To Be Inducted in Hall of Fame 04/08/2016
ASPEN, CO (April 8, 2016) – Chris Klug – pro snowboarder, Olympic medalist, liver transplant survivor and philanthropist – will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame this weekend in Aspen, CO.
Alongside six other athletes, the parallel giant slalom bronze medalist at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games will be honored in the... |
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Adore Creative Produces USSA Brand Spots 04/07/2016
PARK CITY, UT (April 7, 2016) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has developed a strategic partnership with top sports advertising agency Adore Creative to produce branding spots for both the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Grand Prix, two of its most notable action sports brands. The USSA utilized its distribution network with NBC to carry... |
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Winters Top 10 Again at Junior Worlds 04/03/2016
ROGLA, Slovenia (April 3, 2016) –Billy Winters (Steamboat Springs, CO) continued his FIS Junior World Championships success with a seventh-place finish in parallel slalom on Sunday.
Winters also placed sixth in parallel giant slalom on Saturday and will compete again at Junior Worlds in snowboardcross April 4-6.
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Winters Sixth in World Juniors PGS 04/02/2016
ROGLA, Slovenia (April 2, 2016) – The U.S. scored a phenomenal finish in parallel giant slalom at the FIS Junior World Championships when Billy Winters (Steamboat Springs, CO) placed sixth on Saturday.
Winters, who snowboards with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, will also compete in parallel slalom and snowboardcross April 4-6... |
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Corning Claims Second Junior World Title 03/30/2016
SEISER ALM, Italy (March 29, 2016) – Snowboarders battled foggy conditions at the 2016 FIS Junior World Championships big air on Wednesday. Despite the weather, Chris Corning (Aspen, CO – Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club) claimed his second Junior World Champion title after also... |
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Corning Continues Success at Junior Worlds 03/29/2016
SEISER ALM, Italy (March 29, 2016) – The American slopestyle snowboarders had an excellent showing at the 2016 FIS Junior World Championships on Tuesday. Chris Corning (Aspen, CO – Aspen Valley Snowboard Club) took the win for the men and Chandler Hunt (Park City, UT – U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team) joined him on the podium in third. Nora... |
