Someone’s got to wear the uniforms until Mr. White climbs back in, right? And a few of these snowboarders might actually go to Russia for the Olympics. So here are the 2013 US Snowboard Team Members.
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team
Men
Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Charter School) 12/19/90 *
Matt Ladley (Chicago, IL, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5/17/91
Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) 11/12/87 *
Benji Farrow (Ludlow, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 3/8/92
Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) 3/20/88 *
Luke Mitrani (Bondville, VT) 7/20/90
Women
Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 4/10/81 *
Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT; Mount Snow Academy) 7/26/83 *
Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA; American School) 8/17/89 *
Ellery Hollingsworth (Darien, CT; Stratton Mountain School) 9/2/91**
Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT; Okemo Mountain School) 1/27/87 *
Maddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 4/24/94 **
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Pro Team
Men
Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) 4/22/87
Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT) 7/27/93
Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) 1/2/88
Women
Jessika Jenson (Rigby, ID) 8/7/91
Jordie Karlinski (Snowmass Village, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 8/24/89
Ty Walker (Stowe, VT) 3/3/97
So what about the Alpine racers? Or Boardercross racers? Who? Exactly. Everyone knows, they don’t count. For the rest of the official word, follow the jump.U.S. Snowboarding Team Named at Copper
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Dec. 8) – The 2013 U.S. Snowboarding Team halfpipe and slopestyle teams, led by Olympians Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT), Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) and World Snowboard Tour champion Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV), was named today at Copper Mountain. The team features a world-class roster of 26 internationally ranked snowboarders. They begin their competition season with the Dew Tour Dec. 13-16 at Breckenridge followed by the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, the first domestic FIS World Cup and a 5Star World Snowboard Tour event, Jan. 10-13 at Copper Mountain featuring halfpipe and, new for this season, slopestyle.
HIGHLIGHTS
The U.S. Snowboarding Team named 26 athletes including Olympic champion Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT), Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), and Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) to its 2013 team.
Also named to the impressive roster were four-time Sprint U.S. Grand Prix champion and Olympian Louie Vito (Sandy, UT), World Snowboard Champion Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) and Olympians Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA), U.S. Open champion, and Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA).
The U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle team makes up for almost half of the top ten athletes, in each discipline, according to the World Snowboard Tour.
Burton a partner of the U.S. Snowboarding program will outfit U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle teams at the 2014 Olympic games.
The announcement was made during a fan celebration for Copper Mountain’s 40th Anniversary season.
Copper Mountain will play host to the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix, the first FIS domestic World Cup and 5Star World Snowboard Tour event, Jan. 10-13 with halfpipe and newly added for this season, slopestyle.
The U.S. Snowboarding slopestyle team looks to make its Olympic debut with hopefuls, World Snowboarding Tour Champion Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) and four-time X Games medalist Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO).
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Team Roster
Name, Hometown, Club, Date of Birth
* Denotes Olympian
** Pursuing degree in Westminster College partnership program
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team
Men
Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Charter School) 12/19/90 *
Matt Ladley (Chicago, IL, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5/17/91
Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) 11/12/87 *
Benji Farrow (Ludlow, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 3/8/92
Louie Vito (Sandy, UT) 3/20/88 *
Luke Mitrani (Bondville, VT) 7/20/90
Women
Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 4/10/81 *
Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT; Mount Snow Academy) 7/26/83 *
Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA; American School) 8/17/89 *
Ellery Hollingsworth (Darien, CT; Stratton Mountain School) 9/2/91**
Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT; Okemo Mountain School) 1/27/87 *
Maddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 4/24/94 **
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Pro Team –
Men
Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) 4/22/87
Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT) 7/27/93
Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) 1/2/88
Women
Jessika Jenson (Rigby, ID) 8/7/91
Jordie Karlinski (Snowmass Village, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 8/24/89
Ty Walker (Stowe, VT) 3/3/97
2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Rookie Team
Men
Taylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 11/17/93
Brett Esser (Dubuque, IA) 10/12/92 **
Ben Ferguson (Bend, OR) 1/21/95
Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5/4/96
Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, MI) 7/6/97
Serena Shaw (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School) 1/22/95
Spencer Shaw (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School) 1/29/93 **
Gabe Ferguson (Bend, OR) 4/16/99
U.S. Snowboarding Staff
Jeremy Forster, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Director
Abbi Nyberg, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Program Manager
Kate Morton, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Team Manager
Dave Coombs, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Technician
Stu Soars, U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Technician
Lauren Ziaks, U.S. Snowboarding Physical Therapist
Coaches
Mike Jankowski, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Head Coach
Rick Bower, U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Coach
Tommy Czeschin, U.S. Snowboarding Assistant Halfpipe Coach
Bill Enos, U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Coach
Spencer Tamblyn, U.S. Snowboarding National Development Coach
Official U.S. Snowboarding Suppliers
Uniform/Licensees
Burton
High Sierra
Smartwool
Eyewear
Zeal Optics
Wax, Tools, Training Devices and Accessories
Tools4Boards
DeWalt
Dominator
EPS
Kenwood Radios
Reliable Racing
Wintersteiger
Official Education Partner
Westminster College
