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X Games Medals for Anderson and Langland

01/29/2016

ASPEN, CO (Jan. 29, 2016) – Two Americans earned podium positions at X Games Aspen in what was the most competitive and progressive slopestyle competition in snowboard history. Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) earned her 11th career slopestyle medal with silver and young Hailey Langland (San Clemente, CA) had a breakout performance at her...

WATCH: Ben Ferguson Talks X Games

01/26/2016

Ben Ferguson’s (Bend, OR) clean style has brought attention over the years and his win at the 2015 Red Bull Double Pipe confirmed it. Now, he’s looking for a podium spot at the X Games Aspen this weekend. He talks about the upcoming comp, his little brother and teammate Gabe (who grabbed third at the U.S. Grand Prix last weekend!) and the...

Revolution Tour Hits Mammoth Jan. 28-31

01/25/2016

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 25, 2016) – The 2016 U.S. Revolution Tour continues with the second stop at Mammoth Mountain, California. The premier contest tour for the next generation of freeskiers and snowboarders, the Rev Tour serves to bridge the gap between grassroots competitions and the elite-level professional comps.

Americans Dominate U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe

01/24/2016

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 24, 2016) – It was a highly successful day for the American halfpipe riders at the first stop of the U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth on Sunday.

Jacobellis Fourth in Feldberg

01/24/2016

FELDBERG, Germany (Jan. 24, 2016) – The American snowboardcross athletes wrapped up a successful weekend at the FIS Snowboard World Cup with Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) scoring a fourth-place finish while Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Spring, CO) was sixth and Hagen Kearney (Telluride, CO) was ninth for the men.

Jacobellis and Baumgartner Fifth at Feldberg

01/23/2016

FELDBERG, Germany (Jan. 23, 2016) - Americans Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) both finished a solid fifth place at the Feldberg stop of the FIS Snowboardcross World Cup on Saturday. Teammate Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT) finished eighth.

It was a shorter, but still high-quality course,...

Hometown Boy Davis Leads U.S. Sweep

01/21/2016

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 21, 2016) – Hometown boy Brandon Davis led a U.S. sweep in slopestyle at the first U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix of the 2016 season Thursday at Mammoth Mountain.

Davis (Mammoth Lakes, CA) topped the field with a pair of 1260s, as Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) was second and Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) was third...

U.S. Grand Prix Kicks off at Mammoth Mountain

01/19/2016

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 19, 2016) – The first stop of the U.S. Grand Prix tour will be held at California’s Mammoth Mountain Jan. 21-24. Both snowboarders and freeskiers will compete in halfpipe and slopestyle.

With a fantastic start to the 2015-16 season, Mammoth has plenty of snow in their legendary Unbound terrain park and the 22-...

Team USA Talks 2016 With Hailey Langland

01/13/2016

The name Hailey Langland has become synonymous with the term “up and comer,” but is quickly transforming into a synonym with “champion.” After shocking the crowd by winning last season’s U.S. Grand Prix in Mammoth, the 15-year-old snowboarder dominated to third place at the Dew Tour this season and has been nominated to the 2016 Winter Youth...

Squaw Valley Cross Cup Canceled

01/13/2016

OLYMPIC VALLEY, CA (Jan. 13, 2016) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced today the cancellation of the Audi FIS Skicross and FIS Snowboardcross World Cup events, scheduled to take place in Squaw Valley, CA March 11-13, 2016.

While Squaw has received nearly 18 feet of snow this season, this year’s event was taken off...

Six Snowboarders Nominated to 2016 U.S. Youth Olympic Team

01/06/2016

PARK CITY, UT (Jan. 6, 2016) - 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. The International Olympic Committee’s Youth Olympic Games offers a competitive venue for young athletes to not only compete, but also participate in a...

U.S. Snowboarding – Top Moments of 2015

01/01/2016

What a year 2015 was! The strong athletes of Team USA dominated competition across the globe and on American soil. Young guns and veterans strengthening their already prodigious legacies, combined to make for one truly memorable year. Check out some of the top moments of U.S. Snowboarding’s highly successful year.

Gerard Fifth in Dew Tour Debut

12/13/2015

BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 13, 2015) – The Dew Tour Breckenridge wrapped up Sunday afternoon with the men’s snowboard slopestyle event. Three Americans made it to the final round, including 15-year-old U.S. rookie slopestyle team member Red Gerard (Silverthorne, CO), who placed fifth.

Jacobellis and Gulini Second at Montafon

12/13/2015

MONTAFON, Austria (Dec. 13, 2015) - Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) added another World Cup podium finish to her resume on Sunday, alongside teammate Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City, UT) in the snowboardcross team event.

Jacobellis, who earned a silver medal at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, teamed up with Gulini for the...

White Wins Dew Tour Superpipe

12/12/2015

BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 12, 2015) – Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) made a triumphant return to the top of the podium at Saturday’s superpipe competition at the Breckenridge Dew Tour. In true Shaun White style, he handled the challenging conditions better than the rest of the field and earned the win at his first competition since a surprising fourth...

Kim and Clark Podium at Dew Tour

12/12/2015

BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 12, 2015) – It was snowing hard for the women’s snowboard superpipe final at the 2015 Dew Tour, but the American ladies fared well under the challenging conditions, nabbing two podium finishes. Fifteen-year-old Chloe Kim (La Palma, CA) was the top finisher for the women in second, with Olympic champion Kelly Clark (West...

Jacobellis Second in Austria

12/12/2015

MONTAFON, Austria (Dec. 12, 2015) Snowboardcross athletes kick off their 2015/16 season this week with a FIS World Cup event held deep in the Austrian Alps. Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) started her season strong when she scored her first World Cup podium of the season in a nail-biter, photo finish.

Langland Third In Dew Tour Slopestyle

12/11/2015

BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 11, 2015) -- American Hailey Langland (San Clemente, CA) scored a third-place finish in her first Dew Tour appearance Friday. Though the contest was a progressive one for the women, with several of the ladies attempting and landing 900s, it was style and execution that earned Langland a spot on the podium.

Gold Leads Dew Tour Superpipe Qualifying

12/11/2015

BRECKENRIDGE, CO (Dec. 10, 2015) – The first major snowboard competition of the 2015-16 season is kicking off in Colorado this week with the Dew Tour Breckenridge. U.S. athletes are facing off against an international field in both superpipe and slopestyle competitions.

2016 U.S. Snowboarding Team Named

12/09/2015

PARK CITY, UT (Dec. 9, 2015) – The 2016 U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and snowboardcross teams, led by Olympians Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT), Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT), Taylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Chas Guldemond (Truckee, CA), have been officially announced. The pro team features a world-...

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