Julia Marino
Slope Style & Big Air
• Young, breakthrough athlete who is a double-medal threat in slopestyle and big air
• In XGames debut, captured Gold in Slopestyle and Bronze in Big Air; first female competitor to win two medals at XGames since 2000.
• Began snowboarding just five years ago, has quickly established herself as the future of freestyle snowboarding with the ability to master tricks that have never been attempted
Seth Wescott
Snowboardcross
• Two-time Olympic Gold medalist (2006 & 2010)
• One of the most respected snowboarders in history, widely regarded for his big mountain riding and regularly featured
Warren Miller’s adventure films
• Technical designer and ambassador for LL Bean; Co-owner of Winterstick Snowboards, the First Name in Backcountry
Ryan Wachendorfer
Halfpipe
• A standout, up-and-coming athlete who is considered the youngest podium threat for the U.S. at the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Finished second two years in a row at the Mammoth Grand Prix (2016, 2017) and was recently promoted to the U.S. Halfpipe Snowboard Team’s Elite A team
• Produces high quality videos and photos of his halfpipe skills that are actively viewed and shared across the internet
Hannah Teter
Halfpipe
• Three-time Olympian; two-time Olympic medalist (Gold 2006, Silver 2010)
• Special Olympics Global Ambassador; helped champion the addition of Unified Snowboarding into the XGames
Kelly Clark
Halfpipe
• Four-time Olympian; three-time Olympic medalist (Gold 2002; Bronze 2010 & 2014)
• Most decorated female snowboarder in history, including thirteen-time X Games medalist
• Established the Kelly Clark Foundation to help fund aspiring snowboarders attend specialized mountain schools
Brenna Huckaby
SBX and Banked Slalom
• Fresh on the Olympics scene as an up-and-coming Para snowboarder and a double threat medal contender
• Ranked 1st in the U.S. and 2nd in the world in SBX and Banked Slalom; Won the 2017 Banked Slalom World
Championship and two SBX World Championships
• Was an elite gymnast before losing her leg to cancer at 14 and switching to snowboarding where she has quickly progressed and begun to dominate
John Daly
Skeleton
• Two-time Olympian (2010, 2014)
• Won gold at the 2017 International Cup and North America Cup
Troy Murphy
Mogul Skiing
• 2014 World Cup "Rookie of the Year" and 2015 US National Mogul Skiing Champion
• Ranked 2nd on US Team, preparing for his first Olympic Team birth in 2018
• Top American (5th place) at the first Olympic Qualifier in February 2017
Kikkan Randall
Nordic Skiing
• Four -time Olympian; three -time overall World Cup Sprint Champion and 26 -time World Cup podium finisher
• A trailblazer in developing the women’s Nordic program; Co - Founder of Fast and Female, a non -profit organization dedicated to introducing girls to skis
• Married to former Canadian ski racer Jeff Ellis; gave birth to their first child (Breck) in spring 2016
Nolan Kasper
Slalom
• Two -time Olympian (2010; 2014)
• 2011 Europa Cup SL Champion, becoming the first American to win the title since 1989
• Began skiing at the age of 3 and was the youngest member of the U.S. Ski Team at 20 years old during the 2010 Games
• Recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in economics and earth science
Ross Powers
• Two-Time Olympic medalist (Gold – 2002, Bronze 1998)
• First US Snowboarding Olympic medalist in history
• Founder of the Ross Powers Foundation & Level Field Fund, organizations that help level the playing field for athletes by providing financial assistance to those athletes in need to take the next step in their athletic pursuits
• Married with two daughters
Chris Klug
• Three-time Olympian; Bronze medalist at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, first athlete to compete in the Olympics
with an organ transplant
• Launched the Chris Klug Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation, and inspire
those touched by transplantation
• Married with two children
Apolo Ohno
• Three-time Olympian; Eight-time Olympic medalist; most decorated Winter Olympian in American history
• NBC Olympics on-air personality; guest appearances on Hawaii Five-0, The Biggest Loser, Dancing with the Stars,
and host of Minute To Win it.
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