Travis Rice

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Travis Rice (born September 10, 1982[1] Jackson Hole, Wyoming) is considered by some to be among the best snowboarders in the world[2]. 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. Travis is also known for rockin dirtbag beard growing abilitys which makes him 10/10 radd[3].

Olympic medal record
X Games Medal Record
Men's Snowboarding
Gold 2003 Slopestyle
Bronze 2004 Slopestyle
Silver 2007 Best Trick
TTR World Snowboard Tour Record
Men's Snowboarding
Bronze 2007 Overall

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[edit] Sponsorship

Travis recently signed an equipment sponsorship with Quiksilver, who own other companies that already sponsor him including Lib Tech Snowboards and DC Shoes. 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.

[edit] Career Highlights

Travis Rice's professional snowboarding career started in 1999[4]. Various competition results taken from EXPN[5].

[edit] 2007-2008

  • 11th, Nokia Air & Style Big Air Competition [6]
  • 1st, ICER AIR, San Francisco, CA (Big Air event). With a best run score of 95[7] for his Double backside Rodeo 1080[8].

[edit] 2006-2007

  • 3rd, Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) - TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07 Final ranking[9]
  • 1st, ICER AIR, San Francisco, Ca (Big Air event). With a best run score of 88.25[10].
  • 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 ever Double Backflip to Backside 180[11] ever performed in competition followed by a Cab 540[12]. 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[13].
  • 4th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Superpipe
  • 8th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Quarterpipe

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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, Mt. Hood, Oregon (Quarterpipe)
  • 3rd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mt. Hood, Oregon (Slopestyle)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 2001-2002

  • TransWorld Rookie Of The Year
  • 1st (FIS Halfpipe), FIS, Park City
  • 2nd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Breckenridge, Colorado (Slopestyle)[14]
  • 3rd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Snow Summit, California (Slopestyle)[15]
  • 4th, World Championships, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle)
  • 1st, Yahoo Big Air, Breckenridge, Co. (Big Air)
  • 7th, US Grand Prix, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon (Halfpipe)
  • 9th, Vans Triple Crown (Season End, Overall)

[edit] Video parts

  • Shedding Light (2008)[16]
  • That's It, Thats All (2008)
  • DC MTN.LAB 1.5 (2007)[17]
  • Billabong - Lines (2007)[18]
  • DC MTN.LAB
  • The Gap Sessions
  • First Descent
  • The Community Project[19]
  • Pop
  • Night of the Living Shred
  • Revenge of the Grenerds
  • Futureproof
  • More
  • Saturation
  • Vivid (2002)
  • Transcendence (2002)[20]

[edit] References

  1. ^ TTR World Snowboard Tour: Travis Rice TTR World Tour 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007
  2. ^ ESPN.com Travis Rice Bio. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  3. ^ Lat34.com Snowboarding Redefined. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  4. ^ Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts. Retrieved May 29, 2007
  5. ^ Travis Rice Bio EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved May 29, 2007
  6. ^ shralp! video podcast Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved Dec 12th, 2007
  7. ^ Esurance ICER AIR 2007 Competition Results. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
  8. ^ Onboard Global Snowboarding Travis Rice Wins Icer Air With Double backside Rodeo 1080. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
  9. ^ Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour Official Ranking list. Retrieved May 31st, 2007
  10. ^ Esurance ICER AIR 2006 Competition Results. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  11. ^ shralp! video podcast Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved Dec 12th, 2007
  12. ^ Nokia Air & Style 2006 Nokia Air & Style 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007
  13. ^ Travis Rice & Jamie Anderson Win 2007 Burton US Open U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships : Pressroom. Retrieved April 18, 2007
  14. ^ Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  15. ^ Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  16. ^ Lat 34 Quiksilver Announces Signing of Travis Rice. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
  17. ^ Transworld Business DC’S MTN.LAB 1.5 TO BE RELEASED IN LATE OCTOBER. Retrieved Oct 19, 2007
  18. ^ ESPN Seeking Out Lines. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
  19. ^ Lat 34 Quiksilver Announces Signing of Travis Rice. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
  20. ^ Transworld Snowboarding TRICE - An Interview With Travis Rice. Retrieved Nov 6, 2007
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