ALL NEWS 09/15/2009 2010 Team Named for U.S. Snowboarding PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 15) - With athletes already landing on snowboard World Cup podiums this fall, U.S. Snowboarding revealed its 2010 roster which is highlighted by Olympic gold medalists Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT), Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) and Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME). The 2010 Olympic team will be named in January. Also bringing their medals to the scene are 2006 Olympic silver medalists Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT), along with five-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), 2009 X Games silver medalist Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID), and World Championship bronze medalist Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI). "There are again great athletes in our programs. The depth and amount of talent is incredible and we're looking forward to getting competitions started," U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster said. "2006 was a great Olympic season and hopefully we can have another great performance in 2010." Halfpipe Looks For Progression It's no secret that the U.S. women's halfpipe roster is top heavy with talent. Clark, Teter and Bleiler, 2006 Olympian Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe) and a slew of up and comers are ready to make a play for an Olympic spot. Thankfully, while the talent may seem stiff to the onlooker, the U.S. ladies are more than happy to cheer each other on as they aim to make the 2010 team the "dream team." "It's obviously a privilege to have the opportunity to be friends with your competitors in a sport that's so creative and so artistic rather than competitive," Teter said. "We do all of our warm up stuff together when we get up to the halfpipe. It's a really friendly team atmosphere. Last winter I was telling the girls they need to be called the dream team because of how well we get along and how much stuff we do together that's positive and we're gonna get that going." In the men's halfpipe, double cork is a word the masses can expect to hear a lot during the 2010 season. The trick, which incorporates two spins with a flip, is quickly becoming something of a prerequisite for any man looking to land on the podium of a competition. Thankfully Louie Vito (Sandy, UT), Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA) and Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) each have the skills, landing the maneuver at the halfpipe summer camp at Mt. Hood and readying themselves to put it into competition in 2010. Add in Luke Mitrani's (Mammoth Lakes, CA) stylish switch double backfilip, and the men's crew looks primed. Olympic qualification for halfpipe begins Dec. 11 at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, which will host five competitions across three tour stops before the Games. Link to full article: http://ussnowboarding.com/news?storyId=1957  2009 U.S. Snowboarding Roster (hometown and * if Olympian) Halfpipe Men Pro Team Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, CA) Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO) Scott Lago (Seabrook, NH) Luke Mitrani (Mammoth Lakes, CA) Elijah Teter (South Lake Tahoe, CA) Louie Vito (Columbus, OH) Halfpipe Women Pro Team Clair Bidez (Minturn, CO) Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO)* Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT)* Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA)* Ellery Hollingsworth (Stratton, VT) Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT)* SBX Men A Team Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, MA) Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA)* Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME)* Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID)* B Team Jayson Hale (Sierraville, CA)* Pat Holland (Tahoe City, CA) Shaun Palmer (South Lake Tahoe, CA) Jason Smith (Durango, CO)* Ross Powers (Londonderry, VT)* Bobby Minghini (South Lake Tahoe, CA) SBX Women A Team Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT)* B Team Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Girdwood, AK) Brooke Shaw (Litchfield, CT) Marni Yamada (Seattle, WA) Men's Alpine A Team Tyler Jewell (Steamboat Springs, CO)* Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) Adam Smith (Bend, OR) B Team Vic Wild (White Salmon, WA) Women's Alpine A Team Michelle Gorgone (Boston, MA)*