Ross Powers



















Ross Powers
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born
(1979-02-10) February 10, 1979 (age 39)[1]
Bennington, Vermont[1]
ResidenceLondonderry, Vermont
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Weight179 lb (81 kg)[2]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Halfpipe

Medal record















Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States

Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City
Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano
Halfpipe

World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Lienz Halfpipe

Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Aspen Best method

Ross Powers (born February 10, 1979) is an American world champion halfpipe snowboarder from South Londonderry, Vermont, director of the snowboarding program at the Stratton Mountain School in Stratton, Vermont and a philanthropist.




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Video game appearances


  • 3 Philanthropy


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Career


Though he originally rode at Stratton Mountain, Vermont,[3] his home mountain is now Okemo, Vermont.[4] Ross helps with the design of the Superpipe and also helped design the RossCross Family Terrain Park. Ross also runs a snowboard camp through Okemo.[5] He led the U.S. sweep in the 2002 Winter Olympics men's halfpipe competition, one day after his 23rd birthday.[6][7] This is the first time the Americans have swept a Winter Olympic event since the men's figure skaters in 1956.[7] Powers, with a score of 46.1, dominated the competition.[8]


During his final run, Powers dropped in and aired out with an 18-foot method grab (a world record at that time[citation needed]), and followed up with two McTwists, a cab 720 indy grab, a frontside 720 indy grab and a switch frontside air.[7]





Maximilian Stark, Alberto Schiavon, Nick Baumgartner, Ross Powers


Powers is one of the most high-profile figures on the halfpipe snowboard circuit.[according to whom?] He regularly competes in such events as the US and European Opens of Snowboarding, the Vans Triple Crown (now known simply as the Vans Cup), and the X-Games. During the 2004/2005 season, Ross won the Mt. Bachelor Grand Prix event and went on to be the overall champion for the series.[citation needed]


In 2007 Powers shifted gears and returned to racing in snowboard cross. He had his first world cup podium in that discipline in February 2009 at Sunday River, Maine, and again in December 2009 at Telluride, Colorado.


In 2010 Powers narrowly missed earning a spot on the US Olympic Team for snowboard cross.[9] He finished the season with his SBX World Cup rank at 11th.[10]


In April 2010 Powers was named director of the snowboarding program at The Stratton Mountain School (SMS), in Vermont.[11] Powers is a 1997 graduate of SMS. His current[when?] snowboard sponsor is RAMP Sports.


Powers resides in Stratton, Vermont, with his wife Marisa and daughters, Victoria and Meredith.[12]



Video game appearances


Powers is a playable character in the video game Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder.[citation needed]



Philanthropy


In 2001 Powers founded the non-profit Ross Powers Foundation, a philanthropic organization that is dedicated to providing financial aide to promising athletes from all economic backgrounds. In 2010, the Foundation provided assistance to a number of up-and-coming snowboarders.[13]


In 2010 The Ross Powers Foundation teamed up with Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and formed the Level Field Fund[6], a non-profit organization with the mission statement: "The Level Field Fund strives to bridge gaps in funding for uniquely talented athletes, following the belief that opportunities to pursue excellence in sport should not be limited by an athlete's financial situation."[14]



References




  1. ^ ab "Ross Powers". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "Ross Powers". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2014.


  3. ^ "Stratton — Parks and pipes". www.skisnowboard.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  4. ^ Okemo website Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.


  5. ^ "Ross Powers | Speakers Bureau and Booking Agent Info". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  6. ^ ab O'Connor, Kevin (2018-02-13). "Vermont gold medalist Ross Powers pays it forward - VTDigger". VTDigger. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  7. ^ abc Wong, Edward (2002-02-11). "Americans Sweep the Halfpipe". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  8. ^ "Ross Powers- moment of perfection". Team USA. 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  9. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (2017-05-24). "Catching up with Ross Powers". OlympicTalk. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  10. ^ "World Cup - Men's Snowboardcross OFFICIAL RESULTS 19.03.2010". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  11. ^ "SMS hires Ross Powers". The Brattleboro Reformer. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


  12. ^ "SMS". open publishing. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.


  13. ^ History of The Ross Powers Foundation. Rosspowersfoundation.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.


  14. ^ "Level Field Fund". open publishing. Retrieved 10 March 2012.




External links


  • Off the Podium website

  • Ross Powers Foundation








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