Pro Athletes
Senna Leith
Senna Leith is a member of the US National Snowboard Team and competes full-time on the FIS World Cup Tour for Snowboard-Cross. Senna moved to the World Cup after winning the North American Cup overall title in 2017. In his debut year on the World Cup circuit, he landed himself on his first World Cup podium in a team-event in Moscow, Russia. With multiple top-10 finishes on the World Cup circuit in his first two years on tour, Senna has established himself as one of the top up-and-coming athletes in the world for the sport of Snowboard-Cross.
Follow Senna http://www.sennaleith.com/
Jin Woo
Everett McEwan – REV
Everett has been snowboarding since the early days of the late 80s, and competed in his first race in 1988. Despite his early start, instead of racing professionally he went off to college and had a career in TV news for 17 years. But over the years he kept at it as a part-time amateur including winning age class USASA US nationals seven times in alpine (GS and SL). Everett also was a snowboard coach in the late 90s at Stratton Mountain, Vermont where he coached the famous Lindsey Jacobellis and then went onto to found the Ski Round Top snowboard race program before moving to Colorado. The year Everett turned 40, he left his job in TV news to be a stay at home dad and start a business in video production. He also decided to give Pro racing a chance. He jokes that it’s his “midlife crisis” to race against people half his age and to beat a lot of them. He has consistently made finals at the NorAm Race to the Cup and has gone from top 16 to top 10 and even the top five. He also has climbed the podium in smaller pro races in Canada, including winning the Ontario provincial championships in PSL. As well as providing video production and marketing work for Donek Snowboards, Everett is also test rider helping with development of Alpine/Race Snowboards and plates. He is also a member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, the top US team and helps with promoting the sport of racing on behalf of the club through video.
Taylor Gold
Riding Since: 2000
The Donek you ride: Transition
Board Size: 158
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Halfpipe
Hometown: Steamboat Springs
Home Mountain: Steamboat
Most memorable moment on your board: My most memorable moment is a day at Steamboat when I was a kid that was almost out of a dream. I got on the gondola when it opened with a friend of mine, and within the first couple of turns, I knew I was riding the deepest, lightest powder I’d ever ridden. It was blowing over my shoulders all the way down the mountain, as bottomless and as deep as you could want, but so light there was almost no resistance. It was snowing, so we had free refills the whole day.
Season riding goal: I would like to put together a pipe run with more style and amplitude than I’ve ever had in a run before. I would also like to film some unique clips on a bunch of different types of terrain.
Long term riding goal: I want to have a style that’s completely my own and be able to adapt it to any terrain.
Biggest inspiration: My biggest inspiration is seeing other snowboarders, skateboarders, or surfers do something I would have never thought to try, or would never want to try.
Best piece of advice: My best advice is to get lost in the thing you’re most passionate about, and let the pursuit of that feeling be your motivation.
Other hobbies: Skateboarding, MTB, guitar
Shout outs: To my Mom and Dad, Ken and Patty for helping me achieve my dream.
Instagram: taylor_gold
Facebook Athlete Page: Facebook.com/taylorgold
Livia Molodyh
Quentin Sodogas
Stacy Gaskill
Riding Since: 2008
The Donek you ride: B1
Board Size: 163 NorAm 167 World Cup
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): SBX
Hometown: Golden, CO
Home Mountain: Winter Park, CO
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning USASA nationals in 2017
Season riding goal: Finish top 16 at 3 or more World Cups, At least 1 top 8 finish at World Cup, Finish top 3 in NorAm tour
Long term riding goal: 2022 and 2026 Olympics, World Cup Podium
Biggest inspiration: My family
Best piece of advice: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. Be present, appreciate what you have and live in the moment.
Other hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, drawing, learning guitar
Shout outs: My parents, all my current and former coaches, teammates, and friends, Phunkshun, Fatkidco
Instagram: stacy_gaskill
Facebook Athlete Page: Stacy Gaskill
Website: stacygaskill.com
Twitter: Stacy Gaskill
Anna Miller
Riding Since: ?2004
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): ?B1
Board Size: ?162
Regular or goofy: ?Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): ?BX
Hometown: ?Orem, UT
Home Mountain: ?Snowbird
Most memorable moment on your board: ?It was a full day of powder riding, tree running, pizza eating, traditional music listening, mountainous sightseeing, and pure looseness at the remote location of “La Grave”, France with some of my favorite people.
Season riding goal: ?Top 12 Female SBX Rider in the World
Long term riding goal: ?2022 Olympics
Biggest inspiration: ?Nature
Best piece of advice: ?Enjoy every experience and search for passionately felt activities that involve exercise, creativity, and human connection.
Other hobbies: ?Dirt Biking, Tennis, Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Backpacking, Guitar and Piano Playing, Slacklining, Poetry, Skateboarding, and Botany 🙂
Shout outs: ?Rob Fagan, John Shelly, Lane Clegg, Graham Watanabe, Ross Hindman, Dustin Johnson, My Full Miller Family, Jon Casson, Craig Manning, Ross Dunlop
Instagram: ?annamillersbx
Snapchat: ?annamiller.snow
Facebook Athlete Page: ?https://www.facebook.com/anna.miller.58760
Adaptive Pro Athletes
Evan Strong -150 Saber and 158 Phoenix
Evan Strong captured the gold medal and led a U.S. podium sweep in the Paralympic debut of men’s snowboardcross at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Evan is the 2012 Para Snowboard Cross World Champion, and 2013 US National Champion.
Mike Schultz WWW.MONSTERMIKESCHULTZ.COM
Hometown- Saint Cloud, MN
US Paralympic Snowboard Team
Age 39
Donek setup– Banked Slalom, Saber, and Baker 160
Regular 23” stance +18 x -9
Known in the racing community as “Monster” Mike, the 36-year-old from St. Cloud, MN has trans-formed the world of adaptive action sports in more ways than one. In 2008, Mike suffered a terrible knee injury during a snowmobile competition resulting in the amputation of his left leg above the knee. Shortly after his accident, Mike engineered a new prosthetic knee to get him back in action. Within seven months, Mike was again competing on the national stage at the ESPN X Games, receiving a silver medal in Adaptive Motocross. In 2010, Mike founded BioDapt, Inc. after realizing the need for advancements in high impact adaptive sports prosthetics. Ten years and nine X Games gold medals lat-er, Mike added one of his biggest accomplishments to his list of honors, bringing home gold and silver in snowboarding from the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. Another equally great honor, Mike was voted as the U.S. flag bearer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremonies. There were a total of 15 athletes from six different countries during the 2018 Paralympic games that were competing on equipment that Mike created.
Accomplishment Highlights
COMPETITION
Winter Paralympic Games 2018- Gold (BX) and Silver (BS)
World Champion 2019 Parasnowboard – Banked Slalom
Para Snowboard World Cup – multi-time Gold, Silver, Bronze
National Champion 2017
X Games Adaptive Moto X – 2 Gold, 1 Silver
X Games adaptive snocross – 6 Gold
X Games adaptive snowbike – 2 Gold
AWARDS
2018 ESPY award ‘Best Male Athlete with a Disability’
2018 Team USA Flag Bearer 2018 Paralympics
2017 Team USA Male Athlete of November
2014 ‘Ten Outstanding Young American’ by US Junior Chamber
2010 True Grit Award– International Series of Champions (Snocross)
Mike Minor – 162 Saber BX
Follow Mike @gnarlynubby
Amy Purdy
Is there anything this woman can’t do? She’s a Paralympic bronze medallist, has placed in multiple world cups, was runner up on Dancing with the Stars (season 18). She also co-founded her own non-profit organization, Adaptive Action Sports, and is an amazing motivational speaker. When Amy first approached us a few years ago and said I’m a double amputee and I race boardercross, we had to wiggle our finger in our ear to confirm we heard her right. Amy has had a profound affect on the direction Donek Snowboards has taken just with that one little phone call. Because of her inspiration and impact on the sport of adaptive snowboarding, Donek builds boards for a large percentage US adaptive snowboarders and benefits from their innovative nature. We are very proud to work with her.
Ambassadors
Ryan Knapton – 162 Knapton
Riding since 1989 and hailing from Breckenridge, this Colorado native is on his pro model, the Knapton Twin. He loves all the resorts in Colorado for the bigger mountains and darn good snow in general. Other than Breckenridge, he has had some of the most fun at Beaver Creek and the various Aspen Mountains because of how empty they compared to Breck / Vail / Keystone. Although he hasn’t been back in over 15 years, Ryan also has mad love for Buck Hill and Hyland Hills in Minnesota with very tiny little hills (less than 200 vertical feet). He has so many great memories growing up riding those tow-ropes next to a small park / pipe and just loving doing that all night every night after school. Nowadays his ‘discipline’ is just cruising around the entire mountain and playing around with whatever seems fun to do that day.
When asked about his Knapton Twin he said – “Twin with my own specs… stiffer cuz I’m a heavier rider, wider so I can turn extra hard without ‘booting out’, larger sidecut radius for bigger turns, offset inserts cuz of the width so my bindings are centered on it better than what ‘center’ is with burton bindings, custom base die cut graphics, extra inserts on my newest board towards the tail so I can set it back on pow days (haven’t gotten to try this feature yet on the new board). I DO NOT recommend my exact specs for most anyone! But that’s what’s rad about Donek Snowboards and their specialization in customizing boards… you can get specs that are actually good for you and how you ride, rather than having to settle like with most company’s boards which basically takes a primitive ‘one size fits all’ approach.”
Fun fact…Ryan used to be one of the fastest Rubiks Cube solvers in the world (top 20). Now I play foosball and have won tons of events including Amateur Singles at Worlds and a second in Pro Doubles at Worlds.
His shout outs are to All his MN and CO shred bros. Extra thanks to his YouTube subscribers who leave mad nice feedback for his vids and extra thanks to those who point the camera at Ryan so he can make the vids, especially his girlfriend Kristin and his homie Nate Dogggg.
Follow Ryan
www.youtube.com/rknapton3 www.instagram.com/ryan_knapton/ www.facebook.com/Ryan-Knapton-1527305297533563/
Holly Crawford – 158 Custom Shape
This three-time halfpipe Olympian from Australia is known for going massive and for her technical abilities. Holly Crawford has stood on the podium at many World Cup and World Championship events and you can expect she is going to impress at PyeongChang this February. Holly rides a custom directional twin tip shape in the halfpipe you can’t miss her signature shape. Make sure you follow her Instagram as she makes her way to the Games.
Follow Holly @hollyskorea
Giri Watts – 162 Park Twin
This always smiling uber talented powder hound is the head of ski and ride at Copper Mountain. Giri has many years of experience and is one of our top freestyle and freeride board testers. His clean technique and creative eye for the lay of the land makes Giri stand out amongst the rest. Give him a high five when you see him, he’s a gem!
Follow Giri @giri_watts
Mike Shea – Saber SRT
Mike captured the Silver Medal at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Teammates Mike and Evan seem to pass the top paralympic BX spot in the world back and forth. Mike is responsible for the development of our Baker banked slalom model, which he has taken to multiple World cup podiums.
Aaron Hallenbeck
Riding Since: 1996
The Donek you ride: Donek Custom Split, Phoenix, Park Twin
Board Size: 159-162
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline: Big Mountain
Hometown: Wilson, WY
Home Mountain: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Most memorable moment on your board: Summiting Mt. Moran in February for an all time descent of The Skillet
Season riding goal: A successful season filming with the @this_is_us_in crew.
Long term riding goal: Enjoy snowboarding my whole life.
Biggest inspiration: Young kids I’ve coached who love boarding as much as I do.
Best piece of advice: Measure twice, cut once.
Other hobbies: Mountain Biking, Long River Trips, and Techno
Shout outs: Shout out to Jared Spieker for always getting the shot!
Instagram: @aaronhallenbeck
Facebook Profile: Aaron Hallenbeck
Katie Tsuyuki – 138 Transition and 145 Phoenix
Katie Tsuyuki made her Olympic debut at Sochi 2014, where she missed a spot in the final by one place, finishing as top Canadian female halfpiper in 13th place overall, best Canadian out of both genders.
Tsuyuki had made her World Cup debut in December 2005 in Whistler. She would record her best World Cup result in January 2010, finishing ninth in Stoneham, Quebec. Just a couple of weeks later, she was at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, not as a competitor, but as a forerunner for the half-pipe competition.
Katie is a four-time medalist at the Canadian championships, including her gold medal run in 2006 and 2014. She debuted at the 2013 FIS World Championships where she finished 15th
Katie is a five-time medalist at the Canadian championships, including her gold medal runs in 2006 and 2017. She debuted at the 2013 FIS World Championships where she finished 15th.
Currently, Katie is the marketing and brand manager for Donek and manages the team too. Her knowledge of the snowboarding world on the competitive side gives the Donek team an edge to help with their own endeavors.
Crispin Lipscomb 155 Transition and Park Twin
Want to know a guy who can ride it all? It’s Crispin. Two time halfpipe Olympian, backcountry specialist and current coach of the British Columbia snowboard team, this guy has grace and power. Crispin specializes in making snowboarding look easy and can teach that way too. He is husband to our artist Raffaella and they hold down a place called Area C, a jump, rail and skills improvement camp off the back of Silver Star and you can join them at anytime. Email Crispin for more information on attending his specialty camps. Crispin360@yahoo.com
Dave Hollander
Riding Since: 2005
The Donek you ride: Knapton Twin
Board Size: 152CM / 31.5 WW / 12M
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Free Carve
Hometown: New City, NY
Home Mountain: Keystone
Most memorable moment on your board: Waking up on a Binghamton University SnöCats bus at Mount Snow to a fresh foot of pow & disappearing into the trees with friends all day.
Season riding goal: Rack up 1M vertical, improve my switch riding, and get some fun footage in the process
Long term riding goal: Keep laying down big clean lines and helping others learn to safely do the same
Biggest inspiration: Pops. With his unparalleled determination and kindness.
Best piece of advice: If you’re passionate about something, share it with everyone you can.
Other hobbies: Onewheel, Longboarding, Whitewater
Shout outs: The whole family, plus Ryan, Matt, and Josh for helping me finally get back to Summit.
Instagram: @dhollee
Facebook Profile: facebook.com/dave.hollander
Carver Bowlby
Riding Since: 2001
The Donek you ride: Riding the proteus now, ordering a rev and pulse soon.
Board Size: 175
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): GS&SL
Hometown: Somerset PA
Home Mountain: 7SPRINGS
Most memorable moment on your board: The first time I got cheered at from the chair lift for carving the mountain.
Season riding goal: To go to more Noram and FIS races, and to nationals with USASA.
Long term riding goal: Just to keep the sport fun, and to go as far as I can with racing.
Biggest inspiration: My father, he taught me how to ride.
Best piece of advice: Give 100% at everything you do, and there’s no friends on a powder day.
Other hobbies: hiking, biking, kayaking, dirt bike riding, and motorcycle riding.
Shout outs: My dad for teaching me how to ride and always being there for me. Julia for pushing me to get into racing. Heidi Lewis for getting such awesome pictures at 7Springs. Shannon for giving me all the love and support I could ever ask for. Srrc for pointing me in the right direction with racing, Donek snowboards for excepting me on the team, and Clawson Snowboarding Crew. Thank you!!
Instagram:carverbowlby
Snapchat Carverbowlby
Video Team
Jack Lee – 157 Park Twin
Using his competitive diving background Jack is taking the slopestyle scene by storm. You can catch him flying over the jumps at Breckenridge. It was a backflip that made Jack fall in love with snowboarding and sparked his journey to the Olympics. Inspired by passion of legend Jeremy Jones Jack uses each slam to get motivated to stay on his feet and push his limits. Disc golf, hut tubbing and 10-meter platform diving are other hobbies he enjoys. This season Jack will be working on his can and switch back double 1080 and front and back 1260’s with the aim of crushing the RevTour stops and beyond.
Follow Jack @jack_p_Lee
Jordan Michon
Follow Jordan @strangefuture808
Dev Gupta
Reymi Savaris Junior
If you cannot actually move mountains, you can certainly change your life to live close to them.
This is what Reymi did because of his love for the mountains. After several years of traveling the world in search of the perfect spot, he decided to move from Brazil to British Columbia and start his new life.
Being a snowboard instructor in one of the most spectacular ski resorts in the world is the dream coming true in its most beautiful way.
However, living the dream wasn’t enough and the idea of sharing all the passion and knowledge brought the World Snowboard Camp to life.
Based out in Whistler Blackcomb – British Columbia, the project is meant to be a bridge between the eager riders from South America and all the goods that you only can find in the North.
The main goal was to spread the love and respect for the mountains, after all, snowboarding is not just a sport, it`s a connection with nature, body, and soul.
Moreover, there`s always an opportunity to learn while teaching and meeting people from all over the world on countless experiences – this is the real deal.
This is what makes us part of the same concept: sharing all the passion and knowledge that we got over the years in the mountains with the snowboard community.
Reymi will be producing snowboard videos for Donek in Spanish and Portuguese. Look for them on our YouTube Channel
US Amateur Athletes
Lexi Bullis
Instagram: bulllis_07
Website: lexibullis.com
Ashton Grogg
Hometown: Woodland Hills Utah
Home mountain: Park City Mountain Resort
Favourite Discipline: GS and Slalom
The Donek you ride: 180 secret and 162 saber
How to follow and know more about me: insta @ashton_snowboard , facebook page. @ashtonsnowboard
Shout Outs: my dad Aries Grogg
Madeline Lochte Bono
Riding Since: 2009
The Donek you ride: 163 B1S
Regular or goofy: Regular
Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Durango, Colorado
Home Mountain: Purgatory
Most memorable moment on your board: Snowboarding with my family in the Swiss Alps on a powder day and exploring new terrain. The ski resort, 4 Valleys, was so big that we ended up getting lost and it took us all day to make our way back to our car. We couldn’t stop laughing at our situation, but it was an amazing experience being in a foreign country with beautiful views.
Season riding goal: Top 3 in the NorAm overall, consistently make top 10 in Europa cups, attend multiple World Cups.
Long term riding goal: 2026 Olympics, World Cup finals
Biggest inspiration: My family
Best piece of advice: Snowboarders with goals succeed because they know where they are going.
Other hobbies: Mountain and road biking
Instagram: madsnowboarder
Snapchat : mlochte-bono
Facebook Athlete Page: Madsnowboarder1
Website: www.madelinelochtebono.com
Twitter: madsnowboarder1
Abby Benser
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Home mountain: Spirit Mountain and Mont Du Lac Favourite Discipline: Boarder X
The Donek you ride: Boarder X- 154 SRT and 152 Saber Alpine: 151 Secret
How to follow and know more about me: Follow me on Instagram @abby_benser and Facebook @Abby Benser
Shout Outs: Shout out to my mom for telling me to snowboard and shout out to my coaches for always believing in me
Griffin Kleinle
Riding Since: 2013
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 137 Talon and a 130 Saber
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): GS, BX, and SL
Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA
Home Mountain: Big Boulder
Most memorable moment on your board: My national championship run on the Donek BX course.
Season riding goal: To be comfortable and successful in hard boots.
Long term riding goal: To make the US Olympic Team
Biggest inspiration: Pete Rubincam and Mick Dierdorff
Best piece of advice: Train hard and have fun!
Other hobbies: Surfing, skimboarding, kayaking, fishing, soccer, golf, and gymnastics
Shout outs: My Pocono Peak Teammates (PPT) and coaches for being the best crew to train with, Big Boulder Park for being a stellar place to ride, Mom and Dad for your love and belief in me, Grandma and PopPop for supporting me always, Mr. Jakobsen for pushing me hard in training.
Instagram: gromgriff
Facebook Athlete Page: Griffin Kleinle
Sloane Alexander
Cooper Callaway
Riding Since: 2006
Hometown: Onalaska, WI
Home mountain: Mt. La Crosse
Favorite Discipline: Slalom
Board Size:163
Regular or goofy: regular
The Donek you ride: Looking at purchasing the Rev or Secret
Instagram: #supercoop_callaway
Facebook: www.facebook.com/supercoop.callaway
Shout Outs: Thanks to Katie, Mark, Sean and the whole Donek crew for their support. And thank you to my mom, dad, brother and other friends and family that support and challenge me to be the best that I can be.
Hobbies include: Snowboarding Mt Biking Motocross Coaching youth Soccer Playing Violin Kayaking
Additional interests and things that keep me busy include; maintaining a 3.70 gpa, managing and working a lawn mowing and snow removal business with my brother, working in sales and parts at 2Brothers Powersports, scoring trap at our local Trap Shooting Club and working at Old Towne Strings doing stringed instrument repairs, tuning & cleaning instruments and help with sales.
Macauley Kilmer
Max Gordon
Caiden Quick
Jax Allen
Riding Since: 2015
The Donek you ride: 135 and 139 Park Twin
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Slopestyle
Hometown: Rancho Murieta, Ca
Home Mountain: Sierra At Tahoe
Most memorable moment on your board: Racing at Nationals at Copper.
Season riding goal: I want to land a 720, clean backie and a cork 7!
Long term riding goal: Riding for TEAM USA!
Biggest inspiration: Hannah Teter has been my inspiration all along the way.
Best piece of advice: Always find a way to get back up & stay humble!
Other hobbies: I love mountain biking, surfing, fishing and studying the martial arts.
Shout outs: Thanks to Coach Mike D for teaching me how to ride from day 1. Taylor S from Woodward Tahoe for helping me stay safe in the air! Mom and Dad for helping me chase my dreams.
Instagram: @tahoejax
Leland Charles Vogt
Leland the Falcon
Riding Since: 2017
The Donek you ride: 110 Junior
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Anything Snowboarding
Hometown: Rancho Squaw Valley/Olympic Valley, CA
Home Mountain: Squaw
Most memorable moment on your board: Waist deep at Squaw, going over the handle bars and disappearing.
Season riding goal: KT west face / Jackson Hole Tram
Long term riding goal: To handle all the terrain at Squaw
Biggest inspiration: My Daddy and Travis Rice
Best piece of advice: Just go!
Other hobbies: Skateboarding, Biking, and Surfing
Shout outs: Shred Dog Gear, Squaw Valley, Tahoe Long Boards, Bern Helmets,
Instagram: @lelandthefalcon
Facebook: Leland the Falcon
TikTok: Leland the Falcon
Aaron (AJ) George
Riding Since: January 2012
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 2 Secrets, Saber SRT and a Knapton twin
Board Size: Not sure yet.
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Slalom, GS and BX
Hometown: Waukesha Wisconsin
Home Mountain: Cascade Mountain Portage Wisconsin
Most memorable moment on your board: I have two: Qualifying for USASA Nationals my first year competing. Hiking to the top of Tucker Mountain and riding the backcountry after nationals.
Season riding goal: To master my new Donek with hard boots.
Long term riding goal: To be ranked top 3 Nationally.
Biggest inspiration: My Pops, for always pushing me further and for his brutal honesty.
Best piece of advice: When something doesn’t go right, take a moment (I call it the 3-second rule) to be upset, then, let it go and don’t let it affect the rest of your competition.
Other hobbies: Baseball, Mountain Biking, and Cliff Jumping
Shout outs: Coach AJ Catalanotte Waukesha HS coach, Lexi Bullis, Midwest Best, and my Mum and Pops
Alec Devlyn Young
Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride: Custom GS Secret (175), NEW Custom SL Secret (163), B1 (163)
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline: SL or GS … it’s a toss-up
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Home Mountain: Roundtop, PA
Most memorable moment on your board: First NorAm Race
Season riding goal: Improve my Alpine form, take more time off my runs, and Podium at Nationals
Long term riding goal: Qualify for World Cup Races (or Olympics if I’m really lucky). Also to further my coaching certifications.
Biggest inspiration: Lindsey Stirling, for being able to go through so many terrible moments in her life, and being able to turn them into something great.
Best piece of advice: Don’t let others define you or tell you what you can or can’t be or accomplish, and surround yourself with people who encourage and inspire you.
Other hobbies: Reading, Skateboarding, Water sports (wake surfing), and I’m an Eagle Scout
Shout outs: I want to thank my mom and dad for always supporting me, in both everyday life and snowboarding. Mom for keeping me organized and taking me everywhere and dad for being the best board tech and teaching me how to take care of my boards.
Instagram: @fragileshredder
Snapchat: alec0900
Facebook Athlete Page: Fragile Shredder
Website: www.fragileshredder.
Twitter: @fragileshredder
Ethan Deters
Riding Since: 2007
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Secret Saber BX
Board Size: 164
Regular or goofy: goofy
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Hermantown, MN
Home Mountain: Spirit Mountain
Most memorable moment on your board: When I went from last to first on the first turn and finished with 3 seconds between me and everyone else during a BX race at Afton Alps.
Season riding goal: Make top 20 at Nationals.
Long term riding goal: BX rider representing USA in the Olympics.
Biggest inspiration: JJ Watt, “Start with the big goal and work backwards from there until you reach today. And what you can do today to improve and get yourself closer to your dreams are accomplished by setting and achieving many small goals along the way.
Best piece of advice: Work hard at a goal you have set until you make your goal and then set a higher goal and never give up even if you don’t think you can make it.
Other hobbies: Baritone Saxophone, Football, Working Out, Camping, Rowing. Volunteering with the commemorative Air Force, and flying
Shout outs: Mom, Dad, Brother (Parker), Laurie and Jim Gerken, My grandparents
Instagram: @mn_afterburner
Nathan Bautista
Drew Moryn
Reese Moryn
Riding Since: Winter 2010
The Donek you ride: Donek junior twin and Donek Sabre
Board Size: Sabre 132, Twin 130
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Giant Slalom
Hometown: Harris, MN
Home Mountain: Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls, MN
Season riding goal: My goal for this season is to continue to improve in every event.
Long term riding goal: I don’t know… keep having fun
Best piece of advice: My dad said to me when “You can achieve anything, if you keep working at it.”
Other hobbies: I love to play soccer and read.
Shout outs: I would love to give shout outs to @skiwildmountain, @ridemn, @fastwaxskiwax and of course @doneksnowboards for allowing me to be apart of an amazing group of athletes. Good Luck to everyone this season!!!
Instagram: @reesesnowgirl
Riley Wolkowinsky
Wesley Wolkowinsky
Aten-Wa Theba
Levi Decareau
Kayla Ripper
Riding Since: January 2012
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Not sure yet, need to talk to the pros at Donek.
Board Size: 130
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Newtown, PA
Home Mountain: Blue Mountain, PA
Most memorable moment on your board: Coming from behind in a race to win
Season riding goal: To get on the podium at Nationals
Long term riding goal: To perfect my form and go to the Olympics
Biggest inspiration: My parents and an older brother who push me to the next level
Best piece of advice: Never be afraid to fail, failure is an opportunity to push yourself harder.
Other hobbies: Softball, surfing, soccer
Shout outs: To my dad and mom for always being there and believing in me.
Include Social Media Handles or links and number of followers for each
Instagram: @kaylaripper
Facebook Profile: Kayla Ripper https://www.facebook.com/kayla.ripper.1
Twitter: @kaylaripper
Lindsay Carver
Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Metal FC 158 (SL), Secret 168 (GS)
Board Size: 158 (SL), 168 (GS)
Regular or goofy: Goofy
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): SL, GS
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Home Mountain: Park City Mountain Resort
Most memorable moment on your board: During my final race in GS at Nationals last year, I felt really confident in my riding and was so proud of the improvements I’d made throughout the season. It was really special to have friends cheering for me as I crossed the finish line.
Season riding goal: Podium in my USASA races and compete in as many NorAm races as I can to gain more experience.
Long term riding goal: Top 16 in a NorAm race.
Biggest inspiration: Brenna Huckaby, Lexi Bullis, Kaiya Kizuka, Millie Bongiorno, and Lindsey Vonn
Best piece of advice: Work hard at the things that bring you joy.
Other hobbies: I volunteer for ZGiRLS, an organization that helps 11-16 year-old female athletes develop the mental skills needed to build confidence in sports and live life with zero limitations.
Shout outs: To the Kizukas, Ashley, Karina, Brenna, Marianne, Carly, Marilyn, and my ZGiRLS family (@gozgirls) for always supporting me.
Include Social Media Handles or links and number of followers for each
Instagram: @lindseasnow
Website: www.lindseasnow.com
Sydney Wilson
Riding Since: 3 years old
The Donek you ride : B1
Board Size: 163’
Regular or goofy: goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Mchenry, IL
Home Mountain: Alpine Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: My most memorable moment on my board is when I was competing at the USASA Nationals when I was a ruggie dressed like a butterfly. I came down the halfpipe moving from side to side maybe getting about 1/4 up the wall, I never was very good halfpipe but according to my mother I always had a smile on my face when I got to the bottom.
Season riding goal: Make it to the top five in all racing disciplines at nationals
Long term riding goal: Just having fun and loving what I’m doing, as well as improving little things each year.
Biggest inspiration: My sister
Best piece of advice: Don’t let anyone drag you down. People can be mean and you just gotta look past that and look forward to your dream!
Other hobbies: Volleyball
Shout outs: My parents for helping me with making my dreams come true!
Instagram: Sydney.Wilson.16
Snapchat: srwilson_1
Dominic DeStefano
Riding Since: 2016
The Donek you ride: 130 Junior and Talon
Board Size: 138 cm
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Slope Style, Slalom, and Giant Slalom
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Home Mountain: Snowbowl, AZ
Most memorable moment on your board: Hitting 30 foot jumps at Woodward
Season riding goal: Backflip.
Long term riding goal: To be a snowboard coach
Biggest inspiration: My older sister Briana
Best piece of advice: Never give up
Other hobbies: Geology and pakour
Shout outs: GCFT and the Grand Canyon Series directors Scott and Josh
Instagram: @domdestefano
Bennett Schneider
Riding Since: 2011
The Donek you ride: Park Twin and a Saber
Board Size: Park Twin 132 and I race on a Saber 135.
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Rail Jam, Slalom and GS
Hometown: Hudson, WI
Home Mountain: Trollhaugen – Dresser, WI
Most memorable moment on your board: Clenching 3rd place at Natty’s by less than a half second. But every moment on any podium is amazing!
Season riding goal: I want to make up for lost time last season with COVID. On my Park Twin more spins and on my Saber faster speeds.
Long term riding goal: See where this sport can take me, while not forgetting to enjoy the ride. Snowboarding has already given me so many opportunities to travel and meet so many people that I look up to.
Biggest inspiration: Red Gerard, Toby Miller, and everyone who has made this sport what it is today!
Best piece of advice: “There is no substitute for hard work.” Thomas Edison
Other hobbies: Golf, baseball, wakeboarding, mountain biking
Shout outs: Katie, Sean and the whole crew at Donek for making the best boards! All my Troll and Afton peeps making lap after lap with me and my boy @zander_ashley who has been with me since the beginning.
Instagram: @bnet2017
Nick Trouskie
Senetneb Taylor
Riding Since: 2017
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 130 Junior
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: GS / SL
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Home Mountain: Hyland Hills – Minnesota
Most memorable moment on your board: During the Race for the Cup, I went down and I got
back and came from behind to win the race- never give up!
Season riding goal: Qualify for Nationals 2022
Long term riding goal: Place top 3 at Nationals and top 3 ranking in the Country. I want to
compete internationally as well.
Biggest inspiration: My brother Aten-Wa was a successful competitor in Snowboarding but
chose to pursue his passion in other areas. He taught me to follow my heart.
Best piece of advice: Fall three times get up four
Other hobbies: Mountain Biking and writing
Shout outs: Thanks Mom and Dad!
Thomas Lutz
Riding Since: 2012
The Donek you ride: Secret
Board Size: 158 secret, 170 Secret
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): GS
Hometown: Redding CA
Home Mountain: Mount Shasta
Most memorable moment on your board: Learning to ride my race board through four-five feet of powder in trees at mt. Hood
Season riding goal: Top 10 at states
Long term riding goal: Ride on a college team
Best piece of advice: When you fall make sure to get back up
Other hobbies: White water, Mt. biking, Hiking, Exploring
Shout outs: Big thanks to mom and dad for taking me to the mountains and supporting me. Another shout out to SHS alpine for the supportive coaches and teammates.
Instagram: tlutz_02
Snapchat: tlutz02
Camille Blake
Riding Since: 2017 (but skiing since 2006)
The Donek you ride: saber and secret
Board Size: 145 saber and 146 secret
Regular or goofy:goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): sl
Hometown: La Crosse, WI
Home Mountain: Mt La Crosse
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning the 2019 wisconsin state competition
Season riding goal: podium at nationals
Long term riding goal: compete in the olympics
Biggest inspiration: my brother and coach Josh
Best piece of advice: hard work pays off
Other hobbies: soccer, tennis, wakeboarding
Shout outs: shout out to my family for support and my coach Josh for everything he provided
Instagram: camilleblake_
Snapchat cgblake1717
Facebook Athlete Page: camilleblakesnowboarding
Facebook Profile: Camille Blake
Audrey Phipps
Riding Since: 2015
The Donek you ride: B1
Board Size: 154
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Waterford, Michigan
Home Mountain: Alpine Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning my first BX race
Season riding goal: Make it to USASA Nationals and place good
Long term riding goal: Be able to compete for the US Snowboard Team
Biggest inspiration: My family
Best piece of advice: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there”
Other hobbies: Softball
Instagram: @audrey.phipps.7
Snapchat: @aphipps033
Facebook Athlete Page: @audrey.phipps.07
Facebook Profile: @audrey.phipps.319
Twitter: @AudreyPhipps14
Izzy Edlen
Riding Since: 2014
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Junior or Saber BX
Board Size: 125 – 130
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX, SL, GS
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Home Mountain: Copper Mountain
Most memorable moment on your board: My most memorable moment on my board is when I went to the top of the mountain in steamboat and it was freezing, so I decided to go into the trees and I found a bunch of powder, so I raced through it like a lightning bolt.
Season riding goal: Continue to improve on everything!
Long term riding goal: Keep improving and keep having fun!
Biggest inspiration: My coach Nolan and one of my first coaches William Borregard
Best piece of advice: Just keep leaning and having fun, and even olympians admit they could use improving.
Other hobbies: 4 wheeling in our jeep Badgercon, painting, and much more.
Shout outs: @doneksnowboards of course! @williamborregard @jade_sheds my bsf (best snowboarding friend) @nolanquinnin and @earth_surfer and my mom and dad.
Instagram: @littlepowslayer
Grace Govan
Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride: 154 B1
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: GS
Hometown: Vienna, VA
Home Mountain: Bryce Resort (Virginia)
Most memorable moment on your board: Placing 3rd in the Southeast conference in one of my
alpine races this past season.
Season riding goal: To compete in as many alpine races as possible and more national events
placing in the top three. I also would love to compete in boardercross events.
Long term riding goal: To eventually be a part of the Official US Snowboard Team and compete
in National as well as worldwide events.
Biggest inspiration: My dad because he taught me everything I know about snowboarding and
his passion for the sport is what really drove me to want to pursue it.
Best piece of advice: Resilience is a key attribute to have in life.
Other hobbies: Running, going to the gym, computer programming, and baking J
Shout outs: To my amazing family for giving me so many opportunities and cheering me on at
all my races!:)
Instagram: gracegovan
Snapchat: ggovan11
Ethan Smith
Riding Since: 2014
The Donek you ride: Secret and Saber BX
Board Size: Secret160 and Saber BX158
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Slalom
Hometown: Slinger WI
Home Mountain: Little Switz
Most memorable moment on your board: Having a phenomenal run at WIARA State
Snowboard Champions, winning 3rd place, being the only soft boot rider to place.
Season riding goal: Getting comfortable on my Alpine Board and ultimately to place again at
The WIARA Snowboard Championship 2021
Long term riding goal: To participate in an FIS competition
Biggest inspiration: Maverick and Goose – “TOP GUN” – Having the “need for speed!
Best piece of advice: When you want something bad enough, you must keep working for it. Do
not expect things to be handed to you.
Other hobbies: Horseback riding, High School Drumline, Guitar
Shout outs: Coaches Paul Bullis, Darrel Wiedmeyer and Jayna Schmittinger for always guiding
me and pushing me past what I thought I could accomplish.
Instagram: @esnowboardclips
Snapchat: @ethan_airplane7
Mazee Simpson
Follow me on Insta: Aquasnowboarder
Kyra Oh
Riding Since: 2008
The Donek you ride: 145 Saber SBX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Truckee, CA
Home Mountain: Squaw Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: Shaving my time by 6 seconds on day two of my first
Hole Shot Tour, after my coaches Nate Holland and Mort Nyberg spent the evening before
analyzing a video of my runs and pointing out places where I can improve.
Season riding goal: Get on the Podium at USASA Nationals
Long term riding goal: Be the first woman to win gold for the USA in boardercross at the
Olympics
Biggest inspiration: Lindsey Jacobellis
Best piece of advice: Understanding the difference between irrational fear and rational fear
Other hobbies: Canyoneering, Fishing, Horseback riding, Kayaking, Rafting, Rock climbing,
Soaring gliders,Sandboarding, Skateboarding, Snowmobiling,
Shout outs: Purl Wax, the SVAM SBX team and Coaches Nate Holland & Mort Nyberg
Instagram: @ko_snowboarder
Facebook: @ko.snowboarder
Landen Matt
Riding Since: 10 years old
The Donek you ride: 159 B1s
Regular or goofy: GØØFY
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Brighton, MI
Home Mountain: Alpine
Most memorable moment on your board: fracturing my neck, back, and both hips.
Season riding goal: state champ
Long term riding goal: have fun and see where it takes me
Biggest inspiration: friends
Best piece of advice: don’t think about it too much go ride and have fun
Other hobbies: wakeboarding, surfing, skateboarding, anything with a board
Shout outs: family
Instagram: landen_matt_
Snapchat: landenxmatt
Facebook Athlete Page: Landen Matt
Facebook Profile: Landen Matt
Casey Meadows
Riding Since: 7 years old
The Donek you ride: 154 B1
Regular or goofy: regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Milford, Michigan
Home Mountain: Alpine Valley, White Lake
Most memorable moment on your board: winning all my team races, during states
Season riding goal: making it to USASA nationals
Long term riding goal: being able to compete for the us snowboarding team
Biggest inspiration: my family
Best piece of advice: work hard to achieve your goals
Other hobbies: lacrosse, and golf
Shout outs: my family, friends, and teammates
Instagram: caseymeadows
Snapchat: hockey05ravens
Serina Verduzco
Riding Since: 2013 / 3 years old
The Donek you ride: Saber / Park Twin
Board Size: 130 Saber / 125 Park Twin
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: BX
Hometown: South Lake Tahoe
Home Mountain: Sierra at Tahoe
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning 2 gold medals at 2018 Nationals
Season riding goal: Win Nationals
Long term riding goal: Make the US Olympic BX team
Biggest inspiration: Jamie Anderson
Best piece of advice: Always follow your dreams
Other hobbies: Skateboarding, Horseback riding, going to beach
Shout outs: Mom and Dad
Instagram: verduzcos
Nick O’Rourke
Riding Since: Stepped on my first board 4 years ago, 2016.
The Donek you ride: Currently race with the Saber for SBX, GS, and SL. Looking to grab a second board for the quiver.
Regular or Goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Boardercross
Hometown: Northford, CT
Home Mountain: I’m a nomad, bouncing between Powder Ridge Park (CT) and Bretton Woods (NH), but compete all over New England, East Coast and Colorado.
Season Riding Goal: Continue working on starts, podium at Nationals, and to find a coach/team to refine technique. Also, to hike/ride Tuckerman’s Ravine (Mount Washington, NH)
Other Hobbies: Lacrosse and Football. I also enjoy hiking.
Biggest Inspiration: Inspired by riders like Senna Leith, Mike Lacroix and Mick Dierdorff- pretty awesome that they respond to questions and there to offer advice.
Shout Out to USASA for the opportunity to compete and the Southern New England Series (John Friends) for hosting my very first race and creating a place in CT to race. To the other New England and New York series directors for always being supportive of those athletes that travel and compete on your home mountains. To my family, for their support (and rides) to events. To my hometown, who has always supported me through words of encouragement and fundraiser involvement.
Follow me on Insta: Nourke_Snowboarding
Lillia Verduzco
Riding Since: 2016
The Donek you ride: B1 and Park Twin
Board Size: 155 B1 , 145 Park Twin
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline :BX
Hometown: South Lake Tahoe
Home Mountain: Sierra at Tahoe
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning every BX race last year
Season riding goal: To win Nationals
Long term riding goal: To be the best I can be
Biggest inspiration: Sky Brown
Best piece of advice: Never give up
Other hobbies: Soccer, Skateboarding
Shout outs: Mom and Dad
Instagram: verduzcos
Carrick O’Neill
Riding Since: 2018
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 135 Saber SBX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline: Boardercross
Hometown: Excelsior, MN
Home Mountain: Hyland Hills
Most memorable moment on your board: Learning to rip up side hits at Steamboat and shredding the Woodward park at Copper Mountain in the spring of 2021 with all the USASA riders who were gearing up for the last big contests.
Season riding goal: My goals for this season are to finish first in Minnesota for Boardercross, qualify for nationals, and finish in the top 3 at Nationals. I also want to qualify for Nationals in Alpine, Halfpipe, and Slopestyle like my big brothers.
Long term riding goal: I hope that I will be riding a lot
Biggest inspiration: My dad and my brothers who encouraged me to get out there and ride!
Other hobbies: When I am not snowboarding I love to play baseball and football.
Shout outs: To all my friends in the Upper Midwest and my crew the BENT OXEN.
Instagram: @carrickshreds
Cian O’Neill
Riding Since: 2014 and competing since 2017
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 145 Saber BX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Boardercross and Halfpipe
Hometown: Excelsior, MN
Home Mountain: Hyland Hills
Most memorable moment on your board: Hearing my name being called for a top 10 finisher at Nationals…3 times!
Season riding goal: I have three goals for this season!
- Learn at least five new tricks
- Finish first in our Region
- Get on the Podium at Nationals
Long term riding goal: Would love to compete at the X-Games
Biggest inspiration: Shaun White and Red Gerard
Other hobbies: I play on a traveling baseball team and love it! I am also trying out tackle football for the first time. I love to ride around on my skateboard, too! I like to build stuff including jumps for our front yard snowboard park!
Shout outs: Big shout out to the USASA, especially the awesome people in the Upper Midwest Snowboard Series. And to my mom, she is awesome.
Instagram: @cianrides
Seamus O’Neill
Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): 150 Saber BX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: Boardercross
Hometown: Excelsior, MN
Home Mountain: Hyland Hills
Most memorable moment on your board: The first time I sent “Super” which is the biggest jump at my home mountain Hyland Hills. I love the feeling of overcoming my fears.
Season riding goal: I have three goals for this year:
- Make the podium in at least three boardercross events!
- Win at least one boardercross event.
- Qualify for Nationals.
Long term riding goal: Continue to race boardercross and get faster each time!
Biggest inspiration: Red Gerard
Other hobbies: My other love is baseball where I play on a traveling team! I also enjoy playing football, wiffle ball, and playing video games.
Shout outs: Shout out to all the awesome people who run the Upper Midwest Snowboard Series and to the riders who make it an awesome community.
Instagram: @seamusrides
Brynn Diehl
Riding Since:2017
The Donek you ride: 148 Saber SBX
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Commerce, Michigan
Home Mountain: Alpine Valley Ski Resort
Most memorable moment on your board: Getting the queens of the hill trophy with my Lakeland Highschool girls team.
Season riding goal: Make it to nationals
Long term riding goal: compete for the US olympic team
Biggest inspiration: My mom, dad and brother.
Best piece of advice: If you’re not first you’re last.
Other hobbies: Horses, snowmobiles, jet skis, surfing, wakeboarding, dirtbikes, photography
Shout outs: My Family, Maculey Kilmer for all the board tuning, riding tips and out of state racing adventures, Team Ripturn and my coach JP, My highschool team and coaches
Instagram: @brynndiehl
Snapchat @brdiehl
Facebook Profile: @brynn diehl
Joe Hefter
Riding Since: 2015
The Donek you ride: 163 B1
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline: SBX
Hometown: Allenton, WI
Home Mountain: Little Switzerland
Most memorable moment on your board: My BX run at the WIARI high school competition. I
took 4 th place and help lead my team to first place.
Season riding goal: Taking podium at the state high school competition this year.
Long term riding goal: To make the US border cross team
Biggest inspiration: Alex, my older brother, I’m always striving to be better and beat him.
Best piece of advice: Trust yourself to make the best decisions for yourself while still listening to
your mentors for advice.
Other hobbies: Football, weightlifting, competitive target shooting, fishing, obstacle mud runs
Shout outs: Alex, my older brother. Coach Bullis, Slinger Snowboarding Team
Instagram: joehefter
Snapchat jo_hefter
Facebook Athlete Page: Joe Hefter
Facebook Profile: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071306117235
Adaptive Amateur Team
Dave White Jr
Instagram : @CerebralPalsyShredder ; Facebook : Dave White Jr. (athlete page)
Canadian Amateur Athletes
Ben Swaine – 125 Junior
Follow Ben @benjibobby07
Neva Peterson
The Donek you ride: Junior 115
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Boardercross because it has pumping and banked turns and you get to race people!!
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Home Mountain: Sunshine Village Banff
Most memorable moment on your board: Racing boardercross at the 2019 Nissan Supergirl Pro
and getting to ride with Lindsey Jacobellis and Zoe Bergmann!
Season riding goal: Learning spins and grabs in the halfpipe
Long term riding goal: To compete in the Olympics by doing flips in the halfpipe and racing
boardercross.
Biggest inspiration: Watching all the women’s competitions in X-Games and Olympics. I
especially love watching records be made, like Maddie Mastro landing her double crippler 900,
and Anna Gasser landing her cab triple underflip!! I can’t wait to set some records myself some
day!
Best piece of advice: Keep going after your goals, even when it gets hard. Eventually you will
get it!
Other hobbies: BMX Racing, Skateboarding, Mountain Biking
Shout outs: USASA Southeastern Series where I got my start, Team Utah where I trained last
season, and AMP Snowboarding Team where I’ll be taking it to the next level this season! Also,
Shred Dog Gear who keeps me ready to shred no matter the weather conditions!
Instagram: @AwakenArtemis
Brenna O’Brien
Riding Since: 2009
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): B1
Board Size: 163
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Home Mountain: Beaver Valley
Most memorable moment on your board: Winning Canadian U15 nationals in 2018!
Season riding goal: Place top 8 at at least one NorAm event!
Long term riding goal: Compete at the olympics with Team Canada!
Biggest inspiration: All the amazing people I get to ride with!
Best piece of advice: Whatever you do, make sure you’re having fun doing it!
Other hobbies: I love field hockey and Water polo!
Shout outs: @mixedmovements And Mom and Dad of course!
Instagram: @_brennaobrien
Kacper Janik
Riding Since: January 2016
The Donek you ride: Junior
Board Size: L 130
Regular or goofy: goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Mississauga
Home Mountain: Glen Eden
Most memorable moment on your board: Riding with my friends through glades at Blue Mountain
Season riding goal: win a lot of competitions
Long term riding goal: to be part of a national team
Biggest inspiration: my coaches and my dad
Best piece of advice: practice, practice,practice
Other hobbies: skateboard, judo, bjj, soccer
Shout outs: to my friends from the SBX club
Instagram: @janik_brothers
Patryk Janik
Riding Since: January 2016
The Donek you ride: Junior
Board Size: 120
Regular or goofy: goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Mississauga
Home Mountain: Glen Eden
Most memorable moment on your board: winning my four gold medals last season
Season riding goal: to be on the podium again
Long term riding goal: have fun
Biggest inspiration: Mark McMorris
Best piece of advice: never give up
Other hobbies: skateboard, judo, bjj, soccer
Shout outs: to my coach Beck
Instagram: @janik_brothers
Josh Klein – 148 Park Twin
Follow Josh @joshbklein
Lauren Russell
Riding Since: 2010
The Donek you ride (or will ordering): Sabre
Board Size: 140
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Georgetown, Ontario
Home Mountain: Beaver Valley Ski Club
Most memorable moment on your board: the adrenaline running through me during my first boardercross race
Season riding goal: land a 360
Long term riding goal: make team Ontario
Biggest inspiration: Mark McMorris and Mercedes Nicholl
Best piece of advice: friend the people you’re racing against
Other hobbies: wakeboarding and mountain biking
Shout outs: to mom and dad for sticking by me, my first coaches Tyson, Erik, and lastly my coaches from nationals the past two years
Instagram: @laurenrussell.sbx
Snapchat laurenmary.16
Evan Russell
Riding Since: 2013
The Donek you ride: Sabre
Board Size: 140
Regular or goofy: Regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Georgetown, Ontario
Home Mountain: Beaver Valley Ski Club
Most memorable moment on your board: Landing my first jump
Season riding goal: To have fun and qualify for Nationals
Long term riding goal: To carve like Ryan Knapton
Biggest inspiration: The feeling of going fast on my snowboard
Best piece of advice: Learn from your mistakes
Other hobbies: Mountain Biking, Kneeboarding,
Shout outs: Mom and dad, big sister Lauren, first coaches Tyson and Erik
Instagram: @board_evan_bike_evan
International Athletes
Miltos Iliopoulos
Riding Since: 2013
The Donek you ride: Knapton Twin.
Board Size: 154
Regular or goofy: Goofy
Favorite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): Freeride, freestyle.
Hometown: Athens Greece.
Home Mountain: Helmos Kalavrita Greece.
( I’m spending most of my season now on Bear mountain in Sahoro Hokkaido Japan)
Most memorable moment on your board: shredding through the Japanese Powder in Hokkaido and my very first-night session in Mount Helmos.
Season riding goal: Have another successful season in Japan & Austria and experience the feeling of riding in the Desert. Move to NZ or Australia and have a full year on the snow.
Long term riding goal: Become a great snowboard & ski trainer, open my own ski school, teach, help & support the next generation of riders across the world, establish myself in the community.
Biggest inspiration: Dr. Giovanis, Travis Rice, Ryan Knapton, Stale Wallner.
The best piece of advice: Always think on the bright side, never look back and stay focused, learn to move on and always look at what you can learn from every big or small setback..
Learn to set up goals and commit to them, be honest with yourself and kind to people around you, give credit where its due and lost but not least,
always keep practicing!!!
Other hobbies: Playing Guitar, love to travel and watch lots of movies.
Shout outs:
I will always be thankful to my family, my two sisters and friends for always being there for me.
My mentor & University professor Dr. Giovanis for all the great lessons in and out of the ski slopes, for all the kindness, help, for not giving up on me and being there for me and for the unforgettable moments on Parnassos!
I would never be able to be where I am in my life if it wasn’t for you, thank you for everything!!!!
A huge shout out to my Snowboard trainer from Austria ”Stefan Wallner” for being a role model to me and one of my favorite riders.
Also, I would like to give another big shout out to my Ski trainer from Austria as well ”Wolfgang Heinzl” for being so patient and honest with me all the time and for his unique sense of humor.
Last but not least, I would like to give lots of credit to my Ski Director from Korea ”Jaesun Oh” for all the trust, help, understanding and
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I would like to wish the rest of the team a great season on snow, cant wait to meet you guys!
Instagram: Miltos Iliopoulos https://www.instagram.com/miltos_iliopoulos/
Facebook Profile: Miltos Iliopoulos https://www.facebook.com/miltosiliopoulosnb
Zubair Ahmad Lone
Riding Since: 2002
The Donek you ride: Knapton Twin
Board Size: 181cm
Regular or goofy: regular
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): GS SS
Hometown: Tangmarg, Kashmir
Home Mountain: Gulmarg
Most memorable moment on your board: In 2012, I debuted at The National Snowboarding Championship and won a SILVER and BRONZE medals. “An amazing accomplishment for a self-taught snowboarder!”
Season riding goal: compete and defend my title in The National Snowboarding Championship to be held at Manali.
Long term riding goal: Participate in the Winter Olympics
Biggest inspiration:
Best piece of advice: Dream high and work hard to accomplish your goals!
Other hobbies: hiking, weight training, playing volley ball
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kazii_zubair/
Facebook Athlete Page: https://www.facebook.com/kazi.zubair.585
Facebook Profile: same as above
Christie Fierman
Riding Since: 2012
The Donek you ride: Sabre BX
Board Size: 155
Regular or goofy: Goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: York, England
Home Mountain: Snozone, Castleford, England
Most memorable moment on your board: In Buttermilk, Aspen, when I first raced in boardercross
Season riding goal: To make the podium in FIS races
Long term riding goal: To ride in the Olympics
Biggest inspiration: Alex Pullin
Best piece of advice: Learn from losing
Other hobbies: Trampolining, skateboarding
Shout outs: Tom Nicholson and Si Hunter Nicholson
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Instagram: @sbx_christie 149 followers
Izzy Gregory
Riding Since: 8 years old
The Donek you ride: A Saber bx
Board Size: 135
Regular or goofy: Goofy
Favourite Discipline (BX, SS, SL, HP, GS): BX
Hometown: Lincoln, England
Home Mountain: There aren’t any mountains in England! But my home indoor slope is Snozone Castleford, however I spend most of my time training in Grasgeheren, Germany.
Most memorable moment on your board: Going on a proper boardercross course in the mountains for the first time.
Season riding goal: To come in the top 3 in the Brits (The British championships)
Long term riding goal: To compete in the Olympics and FIS World Cup
Biggest inspiration: Raphaella Brutto and Lindsey Jacobellis
Other hobbies: Athletics, Cross country, Dance and Netball.
Shout outs: My whole family for supporting me, especially my dad for being a great taxi service across Europe! My coach Tom Nicholson for helping me progress a huge amount! My club Cross Snowsports UK, and my teammate Christie Fierman
Instagram: @izzy__gregory
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