Kier Dillon

Kier Dillon is a 29 year old professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. He is married and resides in Shawnee, Pensilvania. Dillon has been in competition since 1997 but had suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder in 2006, keeping him off the snow. He has accumulated two bronze medals at the winter X Games, took back to back gold at the World Superpipe championships in 04/05, and has secured second and third place at the U.S. open.

Films

tunts

* Stolen Good (2002) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034196/] (stunt performer)

elf

* Snow Blind (2006) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034196/] ..himself
* AU: A Snowboarding Film (2006) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034196/] ..himself
* For Right or Wrong (2006) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034196/] ..rider

Competitive History

17th, 2006 Vans Cup (Superpipe), Northstar at Tahoe

2nd, 2006 Nippon Open (Superpipe), Bandai, Japan

5th, 2006 Chevy Grand Prix (Halfpipe), Mountain Creek, New Jersey

3rd, 2006 Chevy Grand Prix 1-20 (Halfpipe), Mountain Creek, New Jersey

19th, 2006 Chevy Grand Prix 1-8 (Halfpipe), Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

7th, 2006 Grand Prix Season End Rankings (Halfpipe)

21st, 2005 Chevy Grand Prix 12-17 (Halfpipe), Breckenridge, Colorado

5th, 2005 Chevy Grand Prix 12-14 (Halfpipe), Breckenridge, Colorado

58th, 2005 Fis World Cup (Halfpipe), Saas-Fee, Sweden

1st, 2005 Middle Earth Superpipe (Halfpipe), Snow Park, New Zealand

3rd, 2005 New Zealand Open (Halfpipe), Wanaka, New Zealand

5th, 2005 Arctic Challenge (Quarterpipe), Stamsund, Norway

1st, 2005 World Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah

4th, 2005 US Open (Halfpipe), Stratton, Vermont

4th, 2005 Gravity Games (Halfpipe), Copper Mountain, Colorado

3rd, 2005 Grand Prix #3 (Halfpipe), Mountain Creek, New Jersey

3rd, 2005 Vans Cup (Halfpipe), Northstar-at-Tahoe, California

2nd, 2005 European Open (Halfpipe), Laax, Sweden

4th, 2005 U.S. Grand Prix (Halfpipe), Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

10th, 2005 Ticket to ride tour (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

47th, 2005 Grand Prix (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

4th, 2005 Grand Prix (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

16th, 2004 Grand Prix (Halfpipe), Breckenridge, Colorado

3rd, 2004 Middle Earth Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Snow Park, New Zealand

3rd, 2004 U.S. Open (Halfpipe), Stratton, Vermont

11th, 2004 Vans Triple Crown (Halfpipe), Northstar, California

1st, 2004 World Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah

9th, 2004 European Open (Halfpipe), Livingo, Italy

12th, 2003 Grand Prix #1 03/04 (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah

4th, 2003 European Open (Halfpipe), Livigno, Italy

31st, 2003 World SBD Federation (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

1st, 2002 U.S. Grand Prix #1 02/03 (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah

2nd, 2002 Ripzone Invitational (Halfpipe), Blackcomb, BC Canada

2nd, 2002 U.S. Open (Quarterpipe), Stratton, Vermont

3rd, 2002 U.S. Open (Halfpipe), Stratton, Vermont

7th, 2002 Nippon Open (Halfpipe), Niigata, Japan

6th, 2002 Vans Triple Crown (Halfpipe), Snow Summit, California

5th, 2002 World Championships (Halfpipe), Vail, Colorado

2nd, 2002 Grand Prix #4 (Halfpipe), Breckenridge, Colorado

17th, 2002 Grand Prix #3 (Halfpipe), Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

10th, 2002 ISF (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

20th, 2002 Vans Triple Crown (Halfpipe), SEASON END RANKING

X-Games History

18th, X Games 13 (Snowboard Superpipe)

16th, X Games 10 (Snowboard Superpipe)

13th, X Games 2005 (Snowboard Superpipe)

3rd, Winter 2004 (Snowboard Superpipe)

7th, Winter 2003 (Snowboard Superpipe)

3rd, Winter 2002 (Snowboard Superpipe)

22nd, Winter 2000 (Snowboard Superpipe)

8th, Winter 1999 (HalfPipe)

12th, Winter 1998 (Halfpipe)

^Various competition results/information taken from EXPN [ [http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=45 Kier Dillon Bio] EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved April 7, 2008]

References

Reflist [http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=45 EXPN.com rider bio]

[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2034196/ Films from Internet Movie Database]

External links

* [http://www.hulu.com/watch/9688/firsthand-kier-dillon Fuel TV Kier Dillon First Hand]
* [http://expn.go.com/snb/s/030613_burton_nyc.html EXPN Kier Dillon Interview]