2010 Team Named for U.S. Snowboarding

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• September 16 2009
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With athletes already landing on snowboard World Cup podiums this fall, U.S. Snowboarding revealed its 2010 roster which is highlighted by Olympic gold medalists Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT), Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME).

Also bringing their medals to the scene are 2006 Olympic silver medalists Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT), along with five-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), 2009 X Games silver medalist Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID), and World Championship bronze medalist Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI).

“There are again great athletes in our programs. The depth and amount of talent is incredible and we’re looking forward to getting competitions started,” U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster said. “2006 was a great Olympic season and hopefully we can have another great performance in 2010.”

2009 U.S. Snowboarding Roster (birthdate, hometown and * if Olympian)
Halfpipe Men
Pro Team
Greg Bretz (12/19/90; Mammoth Lakes, CA)
Steve Fisher (10/21/82; Breckenridge, CO)
Scott Lago (11/12/87; Seabrook, NH)
Luke Mitrani (7/24/90; Mammoth Lakes, CA)
Elijah Teter (3/7/84; South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Louie Vito (3/20/88; Columbus, OH)

Halfpipe Women
Pro Team
Clair Bidez (8/7/87; Minturn, CO)
Gretchen Bleiler (4/10/81; Aspen, CO)*
Kelly Clark (12/19/1990; Mt. Snow, VT)*
Elena Hight (8/17/89; South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Ellery Hollingsworth (9/2/91; Stratton, VT)
Hannah Teter (1/27/87; Belmont, VT)*

SBX Men
A Team
Nick Baumgartner (12/17/81; Iron River, MI)
Jonathan Cheever (4/17/85; Saugus, MA)
Nate Holland (11/8/78; Squaw Valley, CA)*
Seth Wescott (6/28/76; Sugarloaf, ME)*
Graham Watanabe (3/19/82; Sun Valley, ID)*

B Team
Jayson Hale (6/26/85; Sierraville, CA)*
Pat Holland (5/5/82; Tahoe City, CA)
Shaun Palmer (11/14/68; South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Jason Smith (1/11/82; Durango, CO)*
Ross Powers (2/10/79; Londonderry, VT)*
Bobby Minghini (1/24/86; South Lake Tahoe, CA)

SBX Women
A Team
Lindsey Jacobellis (8/19/85; Stratton Mountain, VT)*

B Team
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (2/14/89; Girdwood, AK)
Brooke Shaw (5/12/91; Litchfield, CT)
Marni Yamada (8/26/78; Seattle, WA)

Men’s Alpine
A Team
Tyler Jewell (2/21/77; Steamboat Springs, CO)*
Justin Reiter (2/2/81; Steamboat Springs, CO)
Adam Smith (9/7/80; Bend, OR)

B Team
Vic Wild (8/23/86; White Salmon, WA)

Women’s Alpine
A Team
Michelle Gorgone (10/18/83; Boston, MA)*

For more info on the US Snowboard team check out check out http://www.ussnowboarding.com/. Also check out the rookie team at http://business.transworld.net/press-releases/rookie-team-named-for-2010/.