US Announces Olympic Snowboarding Team

The US Ski and Snowboarding Association announced the 2010 Olympic team. Seventeen snowboarders will be representing the United States at the Vancouver Olympics.

Experience will be a huge asset for the women's halfpipe team as Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight compete. All four were members of the 2006 Olympic squad. This will be Kelly Clark's third Olympics and she dominated the field winning four of the five qualifying events.

. The men's halfpipe team will boast only only former Olympian, gold medallist Shaun White. The 23-year-old White will be the old man of the team along with Louie Vito,  Scotty Lago and Greg Bretz, the youngest at nineteen.

The snowboard cross team has a mix of new and old faces. For the women's squad Lindsay Jacobellis will try to make up for the blunder that cost her the gold medal in Turin. She'll be joined by first time Olympians Callan Chythlook-Sifsof and Faye Gulini. Nick Baumgartner will join 2006 Olympians Nate Holland, Graham Watanabe and Seth Wescott on the men's team.

2010 U.S. OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING TEAM
(name, hometown, age as of opening ceremonies, birthdate, (past Olympics))

Halfpipe Men
Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 19, 12/19/1990
Scotty Lago, Seabrook, NH, 22, 11/12/1987
Louie Vito, Sandy, UT, 21, 3/20/1988
Shaun White, Carlsbad, CA, 23, 9/3/1986 (2006)

Halfpipe Women
Gretchen Bleiler, Aspen, CO, 28, 04/10/1981 (2006)
Kelly Clark, Mt. Snow, VT, 26, 07/26/1983 (2002, 2006)
Elena Hight, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 20, 08/17/1989 (2006)
Hannah Teter, Belmont, VT, 23, 01/27/1987 (2006)

SBX Men
Nick Baumgartner, Iron River, MI, 28, 12/17/1981
Nate Holland, Squaw Valley, CA, 31, 11/8/1978 (2006)
Graham Watanabe, Sun Valley, ID, 27, 03/19/1982 (2006)
Seth Wescott, Sugarloaf, ME, 33, 06/28/1976 (2006)

SBX Women
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Girdwood, AK, 24, 02/14/1985
Faye Gulini, Salt Lake City, 17, 03/24/1992
Lindsey Jacobellis, Stratton Mountain, VT, 24, 08/19/1985 (2006)

PGS Men
Tyler Jewell, Steamboat Springs, CO, 32, 02/21/1977 (2006)
Chris Klug, Aspen, CO, 37, 11/18/1972 (1998, 2002)

PGS Women
Michelle Gorgone, Boston, 26, 10/18/1983 (2006)