Kelly Clark

Kelly Clark (born July 26, 1983) is a snowboarder born in Newport, Rhode Island. She has been snowboarding since she was 8 years old, and began competing in 1999. She became a member of the US Snowboard team in 2000, and later won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

Bio

Kelly Clark trained for competitive snowboarding at Mount Snow Academy in Vermont and graduated in spring 2001. She won a gold medal for women's halfpipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Clark competed in the halfpipe again in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Her last run started off in spectacular fashion, however, she missed a landing later in the run and ended up placing fourth behind fellow Americans Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler, as well as Norwegian Kjersti Buaas.

Recent Competition History

*2008 Chevy Grand Prix - Tamarack - Halfpipe - 1st Place
*2008 Winter X Games - Halfpipe - 2nd Place
*2007 New Zealand Open - Quarterpipe - 1st Place
*2007 New Zealand Open - Halfpipe - 2nd Place
*2007 Burton Abominable Snow Jam - Overall - 2nd Place
*2007 Burton Abominable Snow Jam - Halfpipe - 2nd Place
*2006 US Grand Prix - Halfpipe - 1st Place
*2006 Burton New Zealand Open - Quarterpipe - 1st Place
*2006 Burton New Zealand Open - Superpipe - 1st Place
*2006 Chevy Grand Prix - Halfpipe - 2nd Place
*2005 FIS World Cup - Halfpipe - 1st Place
*2005 Grand Prix #3- Halfpipe - 2nd Place

ee also

*Mount Snow

External links

* [http://go211.com/u/Clark Kelly Clark on Go211.com] Kelly's blog, photos and videos.
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5058589/detail.html NBC Sports Profile]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_1051.htm Kelly's U.S. Olympic Team bio]
* [http://www.onboardmag.com/features/category/stateside/kelly-clark-interviewed Onboard magazine interview with Kelly Clark]
* [http://www.shredbetties.com/riders/story/kelly_clark/ Shred Betties Magazine interview with Kelly Clark]

References

* [http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=2352 EXPN Athlete Bio]
* [http://www.mountsnow.com/kellyclark.html Mount Snow Athlete Bio]