As you probably know Jamie Andersion is one of Sierra Resort's team riders. We were oh-so-proud to see her add another medal to her accolades in this year's X-Games where she took home a bronze in the Slopestyle competition. Here's a little on why we're so fired up about Jamie and what else she's been up to.
From Adam Hawes at Transworld Snowbaording:
- Seattle, WA (January 26, 2011) -
After two years of riding, loving and winning on the Gnu B-Pro, Jamie Anderson is making it official. The South Lake Tahoe, CA local (and Sierra-at-Tahoe Team Rider)-is signing with GNU as the brand’s first “Guest Pro.” As a celebrity guest Jamie will enjoy all of the perks of Gnu pro status including fabulous photo shoots and parties in her honor. She’ll also have the ability to work closely with Gnu’s leading design teams in Carlsborg, WA to develop new snowboards that fit her style and make riding even more fun.
“I love Gnu boards! They’re the best!” exclaims Anderson. Fellow Gnu rider Danny Kass says of Anderson, “Jamie’s a one-of-a-kind rider. She’s fearless on all terrain and pushing the boundaries of park riding for women around the world.”
With a smile on her face and banana between her feet, Jamie’s one of the most celebrated female slopestyle riders ever. This winter she started off with wins at both Dew Tour stops, the O’Neill Evolution and the European Open on the B-Pro. These wins make her the current leader in the TTR series, as well as setting her up for a repeat Dew Tour championship.
In Jamie’s five years competing in pro events, she’s won multiple Roxy Chicken Jams, Grand Prix events, Burton Open Series, World Cups, Grand Prix and even a TTR overall title, just to name a few. The now 20-year-old was named 2009 Female #1 Rider of the Year by Snowboarder and won TransWorld SNOWboarding’s Women’s Rider of the Year. She also holds multiple X Games golds and a silver. Her first X Games win at 15, made her the youngest Winter X Games medalist ever.
Jamie’s current ride of choice, the Gnu B-Pro is fine tuned by Barrett Christy with C2 Banana Technology and Magne-Traction. A portion of Gnu B-Pro sales go to Boarding for Breast Cancer.
Way to go, woman, can't wait to see what you do next.
If you're looking to get into the contest circuit, Sierra is hosting The Gatorade Free Flow Tour this weekend with a custom slopestyle course and superpipe contest in the Aspens. This is an amateur contest for athletes 21 and younger battling it out for a prequalified spot in next year's Dew Tour. Winners will earn the chance to compete against top athletes in the industry, like Jamie.
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