Travis Rice

Travis Rice (born September 10, 1982 [ [http://www.ttrworldtour.com/128.0.html TTR World Snowboard Tour: Travis Rice] TTR World Tour 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007] Jackson Hole, Wyoming) is considered by some to be among the best snowboarders in the world [ [http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=5291 ESPN.com] Travis Rice Bio. Retrieved May 29th, 2007] . He has excellent all-around skills in backcountry, park, and pipe. He is known for his airs and approach to difficult tricks, including the first ever double back flip to fakie at the Red Bull Gap Session 2006.

ponsorship

Travis recently signed an equipment sponsorship with Quiksilver, who own other companies that already sponsor him including Lib Tech Snowboards and DC Shoes. Red Bull is also a very important sponsor in T-rice's career. Additional sponsors are Bluebird Wax, NEFF Headwear, Grenade Gloves, Jacks Garage, Nixon, and Ampd-Cellular. With the addition of Quiksilver as a sponsor, Travis Rice is no longer a member of Oakley's Global Snowboard team.

Career Highlights

Travis Rice's professional snowboarding career started in 1999 [ [http://www.redbull.com/en/ArticlePage.1136471092002-1993017849/htmlArticlePage.action#page=ArticlePage.1136471092002-1993017849.1 Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts] Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts. Retrieved May 29, 2007] . Various competition results taken from EXPN [ [http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2005/athleteBio?id=5291 Travis Rice Bio] EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved May 29, 2007] .

2007-2008

* 11th, Nokia Air & Style Big Air Competition [ [http://shralp.com/snow/2007/84-air-style-munich-asthetiker-gruba-libre-board/ shralp! video podcast] Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved Dec 12th, 2007]
* 1st, [http://www.icerair.com ICER AIR] , San Francisco, CA (Big Air event). With a best run score of 95 [ [http://www.icerair.com/2007/results.html Esurance ICER AIR 2007] Competition Results. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007] for his Double backside Rodeo 1080 [ [http://onboardsnowboarding.com/news/category/world_new/travis-rice-wins-icer-air-with-double-rodeo-1080/#When:08:12:00Z Onboard Global Snowboarding] Travis Rice Wins Icer Air With Double backside Rodeo 1080. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007] .

2006-2007

* 3rd, Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) - TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07 Final ranking [ [http://www.ttrworldtour.com Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour] Official Ranking list. Retrieved May 31st, 2007]
* 1st, [http://www.icerair.com ICER AIR] , San Francisco, Ca (Big Air event). With a best run score of 88.25 [ [http://www.icerair.com Esurance ICER AIR 2006] Competition Results. Retrieved May 29th, 2007] .
* TTR SIX(6)STAR Nokia Air & Style 2006 : Travis won the Nokia Air & Style event in Munich, fighting off competition from Shaun White, Antti Autti and David Benedek amongst others. Travis' winning run consisted of the first Double Backflip to Backside 180 [ [http://shralp.com/snow/2006/shralp-49-from-december-3-2006/ shralp! video podcast] Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved Dec 12th, 2007] ever performed in competition followed by a Cab 540 [ [http://www.air-style.at/air2006/ Nokia Air & Style 2006] Nokia Air & Style 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007] . The Air and Style are considered to be some of the most prestigious Big air events on the snowboarding calendar.
* TTR SIX(6)STAR Nissan X-Trail Jam 2006 : Travis came in 1st in the Nissan X-Trail Jam 2006 Big Air event, and 2nd overall in the Quarterpipe and Big Air combined. Travis' winning Big Air run included his signature Double Backflip to Backside 180.
* 2nd, X Games 13 (Best Trick Showdown)
* 8th, X Games 13 (Slopestyle)
* TTR SIX(6)STAR Burton US Open 2007 : Travis won his first US Open Slopestyle competition with a frontside boardslide on the first rail to a backside 720 Japan Air, frontside 720 melon grab, backside rodeo 720 nosegrab, switch backside 180 and a frontside boardslide 270 off on the final rail. Travis' backside rodeo 720 also earned him the Snickers Best Trick award [ [http://www.usopen-snowboarding.com/pressroom.aspx?articleID=204 Travis Rice & Jamie Anderson Win 2007 Burton US Open] U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships : Pressroom. Retrieved April 18, 2007] .
* 4th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Superpipe
* 8th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Quarterpipe

2005-2006

* 12th, FIS World Cup #1, Valle Nevado, Chile (Halfpipe)
* 8th, Nokia Air & Style, Munich, Germany (Slopestyle)
* 51st, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #1
* 26th, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #2
* 9th, X Games 10 (Slopestyle)
* 2nd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Rail)
* 3rd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Slopestyle)
* 33rd, Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour (Season End Rankings, Overall)

2004-2005

* Named by “Faces Magazine” as one of the Top 20 Greatest Athletes Now
* 2nd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Quarterpipe)
* 3rd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Straight Jump)
* 1st, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Rails)
* 2nd, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Halfpipe)
* 8th, US Snowboard Grandprix Season End Ranking (Halfpipe)
* 10th, X Games 2005 (Superpipe)
* 3rd, X Games 2005 (Slopestyle)
* 2nd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mount Hood, Oregon (Quarterpipe)
* 3rd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mount Hood, Oregon (Slopestyle)

2003-2004

* 1st, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Quarterpipe Overall)
* 9th, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Slopestyle)
* 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam (Rail)
* 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam
* 4th, Winter X Games 2003 (Slopestyle)
* 21th, Winter X Games 2003 (Superpipe)
* 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Slopestyle)
* 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Quarterpipe)
* 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge, Co. (Rail)
* 1st, X-Rail Jam Tokyodome 2003 (Jam Session)
* 1st, US Open Rail Jam
* 1st, The Session, Vail, Co. (Rail)
* 4th, The Session, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle)
* 1st, Montana Christchurch Big Air, New Zealand

2002-2003

* 1st, X-Games (Slopestyle)
* 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge (Big Air)
* 4th, World Snowboard Federation Season End (Slopestyle)
* 4th, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Slopestyle)
* 1st, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Rail Jam)
* 2nd, Toyota Slopestyle, Kijimadaira, Japan (Slopestyle)
* 3rd, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Slopestyle)
* 1st, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Rail Jam)

2001-2002

* TransWorld Rookie Of The Year
* 1st (FIS Halfpipe), FIS, Park City
* 2nd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Breckenridge, Colorado (Slopestyle) [ [http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/features/article/0,26719,426116,00.html Transworld Snowboarding] V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007]
* 3rd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Snow Summit, California (Slopestyle) [ [http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/features/article/0,26719,426116,00.html Transworld Snowboarding] V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007]
* 4th, World Championships, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle)
* 1st, Yahoo Big Air, Breckenridge, Co. (Big Air)
* 7th, US Grand Prix, Mount Bachelor, Oregon (Halfpipe)
* 9th, Vans Triple Crown (Season End, Overall)

Video parts

* That's It,Thats All (2008)
* DC MTN.LAB 1.5 (2007) [ [http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/twbiz/industrynews/article/0,21214,1670046,00.html Transworld Business] DC’S MTN.LAB 1.5 TO BE RELEASED IN LATE OCTOBER. Retrieved Oct 19, 2007]
* Billabong - Lines (2007) [ [http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=lines ESPN] Seeking Out Lines. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007]
* DC MTN.LAB
* The Gap Sessions
* First Descent
* The Community Project [ [http://www.lat34.com/snowboard/quiksilver_announces Lat 34] Quiksilver Announces Signing of Travis Rice. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007]
* Pop
* Night of the Living Shred
* Revenge of the Grenerds
* Futureproof
* More
* Saturation
* Vivid (2002)
* Transcendence (2002) [ [http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/features/article/0,26719,685343,00.html Transworld Snowboarding] TRICE - An Interview With Travis Rice. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007]

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