Listed alongside President Obama’s daughters, an actor from Stranger Things and three Rio Olympic champions, TIME included Chloe Kim (Torrance, CA) in their annual list of 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016.
Named because of her X Games medals, storied back-to-back 1080s at the U.S. Grand Prix this year and Youth Olympic Games golds, TIME dubbed Kim a favorite for the 2018 Olympics. They also included a day-in-the-life video of Kim, included below.
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 ridiculous time with the TransWorld SNOWboarding crew.
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, Portugal.
Born and raised in Carlsbad, CA, Crouch grew up with the beach in his backyard. His family moved up to Mammoth Mountain for the winter months so he could work on his snowboarding, but Crouch has consistently spent his summers surfing since he was 12 years old.
“I just love being at the beach and in the ocean,” said Crouch. “If you’re having a bad day, you can just head down to the beach and surf with your friends. It’s a great community.”
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.
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.
Clark sat down with Burton to discuss her injury, what she’s learned during her recovery and what’s next for the gold medalist.
Nora Healey and Lucas Caye claimed the overall Rev Tour slopestyle titles for the year the final stop of the Toyota U.S. Revolution Tour in Seven Springs.
New Hampshire native Nora Healey started snowboarding when she was just 8 years old; the following year she started competing in her local New Hampshire USASA series and hasn't looked back since.
With roots in the Southwest Freeride Series, Healey has been steadily climbing the competitive ranks since 2011. She first competed on the U.S. Revolution Tour in 2014 and hit her first podium there in 2015 (second at Seven Springs and Mammoth). That year she truly made her mark when she won slopestyle at the FIS Junior World Championships in Yabuli, China.
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 titles as the 2016 FIS World Cup slopestyle champion and World Snowboarding Federation’s World Championship titles in slope and big air, it’s apparent why she won the ESPY.
U.S. Snowboarding will send a highly-competitive team to Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic for the FIS Freestyle Snowboarding Junior World Championships March 28-April 2.
Judd Henkes absolutely stunned the industry when he made the 2016 US Open halfpipe final at just 14 years of age. It wasn't even the fact that he made the final, it was the amplitude, style and poise that he showed on the big stage against the world's most elite pros.
From the beach city of La Jolla, CA, Henkes rides and trains at Mammoth Mountain. With succes on the U.S. Revolution Tour and at USASA Nationals, look for Henke to make a bid for a spot on the 2018 Olympic team for the United States.
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 large and one medium for winter use. It will allow for development and elite-level athletes to train year-round in a safe environment.
Chris Corning (Silverthorne, CO) hit the highlight to an incredibly successful season when he won the final FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season on Saturday.
U.S. Snowboarding will send a highly-competitive team to Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic for the FIS Freestyle Snowboarding Junior World Championships March 28-April 2.
Chris Corning (Silverthorne, CO) scored a podium finish in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships on Saturday and Karly Shorr (Milford, MI) came in fourth for the ladies.
Chris Corning claimed his second title at the 2016 FIS Junior World Championships with a big air victory, after also winning slopestyle title on Tuesday.
U.S. Snowboarding has named 27 young, talented athletes to the 2016 U.S. Junior World Championships Team, which kick off March 29 in Sieser Alm, Italy.
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.
