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8.16.07
Cool Runners
New Englanders
represent on the 2008 U.S. Snowboarding roster; Vermont's Eric Warren calls it a
career.
New Englanders will
be well-represented on the 2008 U.S. Snowboarding Team. U.S.
Snowboarding yesterday named its roster, and among the 41 riders listed
are 11 locals, including such snowboarding titans as Hannah Teter
(Belmont, VT), Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton
Mountain, VT), and Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME).
Joining Jacobellis as a double-threat in both the halfpipe and
snowboardcross is rising star Brooke Shaw (Litchfield, CT). The
16-year-old Shaw is the Junior World Championships bronze medalist in
snowboardcross.
Lago’s naming comes on the heals of him lighting up the competition in
New Zealand last week. On Sunday, he placed second at the New Zealand
Open halfpipe while scoring the Best Trick award for a backside corked
900. He also earned the quarterpipe title and the quarterpipe best trick
award. His success brought him an overall payday of $7,000. Not a bad
day’s work.
The World Cup competition season opens at the end of this month in New
Zealand. The only World Cup stop in the U.S. will be the U.S.
Snowboarding Cup March 1-3 in Lake Placid, New York. Domestically, the
U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix will make a stop in Killington, Vermont,
this winter.
In other news, Eric Warren (Bennington, VT) is retiring from U.S.
Snowboarding. Warren has ridden with U.S. Snowboarding’s alpine team
since 2000. But he says juggling school and riding has become too much.
And he has decided to pursue a career in architectural engineering from
Vermont Technical College.
-D.M.
New Englanders on the 2008 U.S. Snowboarding Roster:
Halfpipe Men
Pro Team
Scott Lago (Seabrook, NH)
Halfpipe Women
Pro Team
Ellery Hollingsworth (Stratton Mountain, VT)
Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT)
Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT)
Rookie Team
Elizabeth Beerman (Weston, VT)
Brooke Shaw (Litchfield, CT)
SBX Men
A Team
Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME)
B Team
Alex Deibold (Manchester Center, VT)
SBX Women
A Team
Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT)
C Team
Brooke Shaw (Litchfield, CT)
Men's Alpine
B Team
Tyler Jewell (Sudbury, MA)
C Team
Josh Wylie (Londonderry, VT)
Women's Alpine
B Team
Michelle Gorgone (Sudbury, MA)
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