{"id":38721,"date":"2012-12-10T04:56:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T12:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=38721"},"modified":"2012-12-10T11:52:50","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T19:52:50","slug":"us-snowboard-team-named-at-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=38721","title":{"rendered":"US Snowboard Team Named At Copper"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Usteam\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Someone’s got to wear the uniforms until Mr. White<\/strong> 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.
\n
\n2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team<\/p>\n

Men<\/strong>
\nGreg Bretz<\/strong> (Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Charter School) 12\/19\/90 *
\nMatt Ladley<\/strong> (Chicago, IL, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5\/17\/91
\nScotty Lago<\/strong> (Seabrook, NH) 11\/12\/87 *
\nBenji Farrow<\/strong> (Ludlow, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 3\/8\/92
\nLouie Vito<\/strong> (Sandy, UT) 3\/20\/88 *
\nLuke Mitrani<\/strong> (Bondville, VT) 7\/20\/90<\/p>\n

Women<\/strong>
\nGretchen Bleiler<\/strong> (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 4\/10\/81 *
\nKelly Clark <\/strong>(West Dover, VT; Mount Snow Academy) 7\/26\/83 *
\nElena Hight<\/strong> (South Lake Tahoe, CA; American School) 8\/17\/89 *
\nEllery Hollingsworth<\/strong> (Darien, CT; Stratton Mountain School) 9\/2\/91**
\nHannah Teter<\/strong> (Belmont, VT; Okemo Mountain School) 1\/27\/87 *
\nMaddy Schaffrick<\/strong> (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 4\/24\/94 **<\/p>\n

2013 U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Pro Team<\/p>\n

Men<\/strong>
\nChas Guldemond<\/strong> (Reno, NV) 4\/22\/87
\nSage Kotsenburg <\/strong>(Park City, UT) 7\/27\/93\u2028Eric Willett<\/strong> (Breckenridge, CO) 1\/2\/88\u2028
\nWomen<\/strong>
\nJessika Jenson<\/strong> (Rigby, ID) 8\/7\/91
\nJordie Karlinski<\/strong> (Snowmass Village, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 8\/24\/89
\nTy Walker<\/strong> (Stowe, VT) 3\/3\/97<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Dec. 8) \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Burton a partner of the U.S. Snowboarding program will outfit U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle teams at the 2014 Olympic games.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made during a fan celebration for Copper Mountain\u2019s 40th Anniversary season.
\nCopper 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.
\nThe 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).<\/p>\n

2013 U.S. Snowboarding Team Roster\u2028
\nName, Hometown, Club, Date of Birth\u2028
\n* Denotes Olympian\u2028
\n** Pursuing degree in Westminster College partnership program<\/p>\n

2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team
\nMen
\nGreg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA, Mammoth Charter School) 12\/19\/90 *
\nMatt Ladley (Chicago, IL, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5\/17\/91
\nScotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) 11\/12\/87 *
\nBenji Farrow (Ludlow, VT; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 3\/8\/92
\nLouie Vito (Sandy, UT) 3\/20\/88 *
\nLuke Mitrani (Bondville, VT) 7\/20\/90<\/p>\n

Women
\nGretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 4\/10\/81 *
\nKelly Clark (West Dover, VT; Mount Snow Academy) 7\/26\/83 *
\nElena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA; American School) 8\/17\/89 *
\nEllery Hollingsworth (Darien, CT; Stratton Mountain School) 9\/2\/91**
\nHannah Teter (Belmont, VT; Okemo Mountain School) 1\/27\/87 *
\nMaddy Schaffrick (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 4\/24\/94 **<\/p>\n

2013 U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Pro Team \u2013
\nMen
\nChas Guldemond (Reno, NV) 4\/22\/87
\nSage Kotsenburg (Park City, UT) 7\/27\/93\u2028
\nEric Willett (Breckenridge, CO) 1\/2\/88\u2028<\/p>\n

Women
\nJessika Jenson (Rigby, ID) 8\/7\/91
\nJordie Karlinski (Snowmass Village, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) 8\/24\/89
\nTy Walker (Stowe, VT) 3\/3\/97<\/p>\n

2013 U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Rookie Team
\nMen
\nTaylor Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 11\/17\/93
\nBrett Esser (Dubuque, IA) 10\/12\/92 **
\nBen Ferguson (Bend, OR) 1\/21\/95
\nArielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) 5\/4\/96
\nKyle Mack (West Bloomfield, MI) 7\/6\/97
\nSerena Shaw (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School) 1\/22\/95
\nSpencer Shaw (Stratton Mountain, VT; Stratton Mountain School) 1\/29\/93 **
\nGabe Ferguson (Bend, OR) 4\/16\/99<\/p>\n

U.S. Snowboarding Staff\u2028
\nJeremy Forster, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Director
\nAbbi Nyberg, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Program Manager
\nKate Morton, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Team Manager
\nDave Coombs, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Technician
\nStu Soars, U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Technician
\nLauren Ziaks, U.S. Snowboarding Physical Therapist<\/p>\n

Coaches
\nMike Jankowski, U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding Head Coach
\nRick Bower, U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Coach
\nTommy Czeschin, U.S. Snowboarding Assistant Halfpipe Coach
\nBill Enos, U.S. Snowboarding Slopestyle Coach
\nSpencer Tamblyn, U.S. Snowboarding National Development Coach<\/p>\n

Official U.S. Snowboarding Suppliers
\nUniform\/Licensees
\nBurton
\nHigh Sierra
\nSmartwool<\/p>\n

Eyewear
\nZeal Optics \u2028
\nWax, Tools, Training Devices and Accessories\u2028
\nTools4Boards
\nDeWalt
\nDominator
\nEPS
\nKenwood Radios
\nReliable Racing
\nWintersteiger<\/p>\n

Official Education Partner
\nWestminster College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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