Scotty Lago
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's snowboarding | ||
Competitor for the  United States
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Halfpipe |
| Winter Dew Tour | ||
| Bronze | 2008-2009 Dew Cup | SuperPipe |
| Bronze | 2009 Mt. Snow | SuperPipe |
| Bronze | 2008 Breckenridge | SuperPipe |
| Winter X Games | ||
| Gold | 2011 Aspen | Best Method |
| Silver | 2009 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Silver | 2011 Aspen | SuperPipe |
| Bronze | 2006 Aspen | SuperPipe |
Scotty Lago (born November 12, 1987) is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Career
Lago has been riding since 1996.[1] He began snowboarding at a local tubing hill in Amesbury, Massachusetts.[2]
Lago was a member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding team along with Shaun White, Greg Bretz, and Louie Vito. On February 17, 2010, Lago won the bronze medal with a score of 42.8 out of 50.0.
On February 19, 2010, controversial photos surfaced of Lago with his bronze medal and Team USA gear. Due to these photos, he returned home before the end of the games.[3]
Personal life
Lago is from Seabrook, New Hampshire. He has raised money for the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston.[4] When Lago is not snowboarding, he enjoys hunting and fishing. Scotty has a younger brother named William and an older brother named Jason. Lago passes on his love of snowboarding to young snowboarder campers at High Cascade Snowboard Camp, during his Signature Session,[5] Session 5: July 26 - August 3. Lago is a member of the Frends Crew made up of snowboarders Mason Aguirre, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Keir Dillon, Jack Mitrani, Mikkel Bang and Luke Mitrani. He is also sponsored by Neff Headwear. Frends is a group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its grass roots, collegial beginnings.[6]
Career highlights
- 2004 World Quarterpipe Champion
- 1st place 2006 Fis Word Cup Halfpipe
- 1st place 2006 Paul Mitchell Progression Session
- 3rd place 2006 X Games Halfpipe
- 5th place 2007 O'Neil Evolution Quarterpipe
- 3rd place 2007 Grand Prix Slopestyle
- 2nd place 2007 Van Cup
- 2nd place 2007 New Zealand Open Halfpipe
- 1st place 2007 World Cup Halfpipe Opener
- 2nd place 2008 Air & Style Quarterpipe
- 2nd place 2009 X Games Slopestyle
- 1st place 2009 Burton US Open Quarterpipe
- 3rd place 2009 Burton US Open Slopestyle
- 2nd place 2010 Grand Prix Halfpipe
- 2nd place 2010 Grand Prix Halfpipe
- 3rd place 2010 Winter Olympics
- 2nd place 2011 Winter X Games Halfpipe
- 1st place 2012 Toyota Big Air
See also
- List of professional snowboarders
References
- ↑ http://www.snowboardprofiles.com/pro.php?id=13
- ↑ U.S. Snowboarding Team
- ↑ Pells, Eddie (20 February 2010). "Lago back home with bronze in hand, joke to tell". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ EXPN.com: - EXPN.com - Scotty Lago Athlete Bio
- ↑ Signature Sessions, 2014 High Cascade
- ↑ There's No I in Frends NY Times, March 22, 2009