Travis Rice

Travis Rice
Medal record
X Games Medal Record
Men's Snowboarding
Gold 2003 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2009 Aspen Big Air
Bronze 2004 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver 2007 Aspen Best Trick
TTR World Snowboard Tour Record
Men's Snowboarding
Bronze 2007 Overall

Travis Rice (born October 9, 1982[1]) is an American professional snowboarder. He is #13 on Snowboarder magazine’s list of the 20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years,[2] When you think of EA Sports SSX you think of vast open spaces where you can unleash some of the craziest tricks going. This is what Travis Rice does on a daily basis. The 30-year-old has featured in more than twenty snowboarding films, mainly because of his insanely huge tricks. Rice’s biggest claim to fame was when he arrived at Snowboarder magazine’s Superpark contest at Mammoth Mountain and launched a 'mammoth' of a backside rodeo across a 117-foot gap jump. He entered the comp as a nobody and left as a star. [3] He has been considered "the Paul Revere" of the big mountain freestyle movement.[4]

Early life

Rice was born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was raised near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, where he continues to reside. Raised as a skier by his father, a member of Jackson Hole Ski Patrol, Rice initially did not understand the rave of the new sport springing up on his mountain. However, he soon caught on and joined the local team.

Competition

In 2001, without a sponsor and only 18 years old, Rice drove to Mammoth Mountain in California to ride at Snowboarder magazine’s “Superpark”. Recognition from the snowboarding world would come at this event, when Rice launched a backside rodeo off a 110 foot gap jump.[5] Absinthe Films' producer Justin Hostynek immediately approached Rice to begin filming for their upcoming movie, Transcendence.[2]

Films and Other Media

Rice has filmed outstanding video parts year after year, producing jaw-dropping shots like his switch 540 over Chad's Gap in Utah, a 120 foot backcountry gap jump. On top of that, he has won several US Opens, an X-Games gold, and an Icer Air gold, where he landed the first double rodeo 1080 in competition.[6]

In 2008, Rice co-produced (with filmmaker Curt Morgan) and starred in the snowboarding film That’s It That’s All. This film featured Troy Blackburn, Jeremy Jones, Mark Landvik, Terje Haakonsen, Nicolas Müller, Scotty Lago, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Jake Blauvelt, Danny Kass, and fellow Jackson Hole residents Bryan Iguchi and Kyle Clancy.[7] Rice’s part in That’s It That’s All, which included the first ever double cork 1260, heavily influenced his sweep at the Transworld Magazine Rider’s Poll. He won Rider of the Year, Video Part of the Year, Standout of the Year, and Readers’ Choice award.[8] On September 07, 2011, Rice released The Art of Flight, a film made in collaboration with the same team behind 'That's It, That's All, including John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Nicolas Müller and Jeremy Jones,Scotty Lago,Mark McMorris.

His sponsors are Quiksilver, LIB Tech, DC, Red Bull, Union bindings, Bluebird Wax, Contour, Jack’s Garage & Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.[9]

He is also a downloadable, playable character in SSX. He is the first "real-life" snowboarder to ever be featured in the franchise.

Highlights

Travis Rice's professional snowboarding career started in 2001. Various competition results taken from EXPN.[10]

2008–2009
2007–2008
2005–2006
2004–2005
2003–2004
2002–2003
2001–2002

Video parts

References

  1. ↑ TTR World Snowboard Tour: Travis Rice TTR World Tour 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years, Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009
  3. ↑ , Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009
  4. ↑ Rider Profiles: Travis Rice, Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ Quiksilver Snow Team Rider Profiles: Travis Rice. Retrieved April 28, 2009
  6. ↑ Ricer Air: Double Trouble, Libtechblogs.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009
  7. ↑ That's It That's All website Retrieved April 28, 2009
  8. ↑ Travis Rice Sweeps 09 Transworld Rider Poll Awards, Fuel.TV. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  9. ↑ Quiksilver Snow Team Rider Profiles: Travis Rice.
  10. ↑ Travis Rice Bio EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved May 29, 2007
  11. ↑ shralp! video podcast Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved December 12th, 2007
  12. ↑ Esurance ICER AIR 2007 Competition Results. Retrieved November 6, 2007
  13. ↑ Onboard Global Snowboarding Travis Rice Wins Icer Air With Double backside Rodeo 1080. Retrieved November 6, 2007
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
  15. ↑ Transworld Business DC’S MTN.LAB 1.5 to be released in late October. Retrieved October 19, 2007
  16. ↑ ESPN Seeking Out Lines. Retrieved November 6, 2007
  17. ↑ Lat 34 Quiksilver Announces Signing of Travis Rice. Retrieved November 6, 2007
  18. ↑ Transworld Snowboarding TRICE - An Interview With Travis Rice. Retrieved November 6, 2007

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