SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Benji Farrow (Ludlow, VT) led the USA, finishing fifth Thursday in a FIS World Cup halfpipe in Saas-Fee. Zack Black (Breckenridge, CO) was sixth. In the women's contest, Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO) was tenth. Swiss Iouri Podladtchikov won the men's contest with Spain's Queralt Castellet taking the women's victory.
A pro rider by day, plumber by night, Jonathan mixes his talent like plumbers putty by shredding park, pipe and the SBX course. While all of his major results have come from SBX, he's known for some of the biggest airs in the pipe and credits his SBX speed from knowing how to hit the hole shot and handle big kickers in the course. Cheever kept his strides toward the podium in 2011 with not one, but two second-place finishes on the World Cup. But the Saugus kid wanted to add some flare to his season, too, so he took the national title as well, earning him a swanky green dinner jacket and the title of best in the U.S. To find out more about this well rounded athlete, read on.
PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 6) - Young riders and skiers eager to make an impression on the world of competitive winter action sports are gearing up for the Dec. 19 start of the U.S. Revolution Tour. The well-established series will feature both snowboarding and freeskiing events at each of its stops.
In its eighth year, the Revolution Tour is a proving ground for up-and-coming athletes looking for a chance to compete against their peers on the national stage. The 2012 Tour will feature two new venue stops, bookended by returning resorts Copper in December and Mount Snow in March.
PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 29) - U.S. Snowboarding alumni Tommy Czeschin and Andy Finch are traveling the world together this fall. The Olympians are competing in the 19th season of the hit CBS reality show, The Amazing Race.
The show follows teams of two, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, as they race around the world in competition with other teams. Contestants strive to arrive first at "pit stops" located in obscure locations around the globe. Teams vie for prizes and to avoid coming in last - which carries the possibility of elimination or a significant disadvantage in the following leg. Contestants travel to and within multiple countries in a variety of transportation modes, including planes, hot air balloons, helicopters, taxis, bikes and by foot. Teams are progressively eliminated until three are left to fight for the win at the final leg.
PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 29) - One of the longest-standing and celebrated tours in action sports history, the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix series, is back, and bigger than ever for its 16th season. This year both snowboarding and freeskiing events will be front and center at three of North America's premier winter resorts.
One of the most storied action sports tours in the country, the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix has been a part of winter's most progressive sports, bringing them to mountains across the country for nearly two decades.
A two-time Olympic medalist - she won gold in 2002 and bronze in 2010 - Kelly Clark is a natural innovator and dominant force in snowboarding. Leading the way in competition for her fellow female competitors, Clark always manages to push the envelope and top herself from one season to the next. In 2011 Clark continued to bridge the gap between men's and women's halfpipe as she stomped the first 1080 in women's competition history.
