Teenage olympic snowboarder says he overslept and still won gold. He suffered a back injury in an atv accident, ending his 2010 season and olympic aspirations. Danny davis in position for olympic medal in sochi. United states olympic snowboard team 2014 sochi 20. Shaun white, danny davis vitos roommate from their stratton mountain. In january 2010 davis won a snowboard grand prix event but not a spot on the us olympic team for the 2010 winter olympics in vancouver. Danny davis wins sochi olympics snowboard halfpipe. Snowboarders respond to shaun whites slopestyle exit. How danny davis developed his snowboarding style youtube. Olympic snowboarder danny davis loves to ride his snowboard. The sochi olympian and twotime x games champion crumpled on the lip of the pipe in his second of three runs in mammoth mountain, calif.
Olympic snowboarder chloe kim shares her bedtime routine snowboarder danny davis stumps for bernie sanders at the burton us open. Danny davis is another american snowboarder going to sochi. Ski and snowboard association announced the nomination of halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding athletes to compete in in the olympic winter games. The 2014 winter olympics began thursday with the qualifiers for. Among his many, many victories include golds at the last two x games halfpipes and we wouldnt be surprised to see him take a third in aspen next year. Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the winter olympic programme between 1990 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event. Shaun white scores perfect 100, qualifies for olympics video. Prior to the international olympic committees postponement. Olympic team by the united states olympic committee is set for jan. Sochis winter olympics venue incurred ongoing criticism from athletes this week after the united states danny davis. Mountain dewsponsored snowboarders red gerard and danny davis helped.
The us grand prix, held at mammoth mountain, saw some of the finest halfpipe riding of the season so far, including possibly the two greatest halfpipe runs ever, as shaun and danny battled for the lead. Before the crash, danny was looking like a strong contender for one of the four us olympic spots, having won one of the mammoth mountain qualifiers with one of the best halfpipe runs ever seen. He was voted 2006 rookie of the year in the transworld snowboarding riders poll awards, 2006 rookie of the year for snowboarder magazine, and 2008 snowboarder magazine top 10 riders of the year. Snowboarder laurie blouin won gold in the big air with a 77. Snowboarder is the mostread magazine in snowboarding, delivering more snowboard videos and photos than any other shred mag. Danny davis, snowboardings coolest ambassador, talks. Davis has three olympic qualifying events this weekend at mammoth to determine if he makes the olympics this time. Straight off his flight back from the sochi olympics, supercompressor sat down with. Sochi 2014 olympic halfpipe is garbage, says danny davis. Olympic halfpipe mens qualification whitelines snowboarding.
Snowboarder danny davis marvels at ride of his life. He rides for all the right reasons and is pushing the sport of snowboarding forward like. Chloe kim, kelly clark, danny davis and ben ferguson were onsite as burton revealed the u. In the superpipe, meanwhile, australias scotty james bested japans yuto totsuka and american danny davis. Danny davis olympic softball united states of america. Watch danny davis bronzemedalwinning run in monster energy mens snowboard superpipe, sunday night at x games aspen 2019. Apr 03, 2014 michigan is a beautiful place, it raised me well, says snowboarder danny davis, who won the snowboard superpipe at this years winter x games. My best freestyle setup danny davis onboard magazine.
Dec 04, 20 2014 winter olympic snowboarding hopeful danny davis was in new york yesterday for the exclusive unveiling of the usa olympic snowboarding team uniform designed by greg dacyshyn for burton snowboards. Needing to impress an olympic selection committee, danny davis suffered one of the most brutallooking crashes in a halfpipe snowboarding contest. The night before 17yearold red gerard became the youngest american man to win gold at the olympics in 90 years, he was binging. He missed the 2010 olympics in vancouver when he drunkenly crashed an atv and broke his back.
If davis wins olympic gold and mountain dew puts his face on one of. One thing that was great is that i grew up snowboarding on really icy snow, so once i moved out west, or even when i moved out east, everything was so much better. Top snowboarders shaun white, danny davis pan brutal sochi halfpipe on eve of competition olympic snowboarders say the halfpipe course in. Fix a cracked and dented edge and keep your board from rotting. Alpine racer justin reiter will be the last snowboarder on team usa to compete for a medal in russia. Sage kotsenburg, danny davis and the battle for snowboardings soul. Snowboarding is a sport that has been contested at the winter olympic games since the 1998 winter olympics in nagano, japan.
But he did walk away from this uglylooking wreck, which is a way better anyway because he can continue doing rad stuff. Official profile of olympic athlete danny davis born 22 jun 1988, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. The official facebook fan page for professional snowboarder danny davis. At a press conference just prior the the olympics, davis mentioned he had just been riding powder. American snowboarder danny davis rips sochi halfpipe conditions. Danny davis wins us olympic team qualifier whiteli. Danny davis photos broadcastout danny davis of the usa snowboarding team poses in the olympic park during the sochi 2014 winter olympics on february 12, 2014 in sochi, russia. A member of the mountain dew team, davis holds the distinction of winning the firstever dew tour superpipe contest, which was held at breckenridge back in 2008. Mar 02, 2016 snowboarding superstar danny davis marvels at the ride of his life professional snowboarder danny davis gives fans an inside look into his life and progression in the sport. What we mean by that is that danny is currently a darling to both the core and the mainstream audience and one of the only pipe riders in history who he can be likened.
Though they may be underdogs in the grand scheme of things were totally hyped that sage kotsenberg and danny davis made the us team. That was the first of three dew tour wins for davis, though his last one came in 2010. Olympic snowboarder danny davis wins dew tour halfpipe. Widely recognized as one of the most influential snowboarders of his time danny davis is known for injecting style, creativity and fun into snowboarding. Many still identify him as the laidback style master who brings a breath of fresh air to any event he does but at the same time, hes no rank outsider. Halfpipe snowboarder chase josey makes his case for pyeongchang with first grand prix win jan. Danny davis was born in highland, michigan in june 1988. Sit back and crack open your favorite refreshment to fully enjoy shee. Snowboarder danny davis has been admitted to a utah hospital after injuring his back in a nonsnowboarding accident. Danny davis suffers scary halfpipe crash in olympic qualifier. How national snowboard teams are using new technology to chase olympic success.
Snowboarding gear and clothing and an olympic snowboarders buying tips. Danny davis will be bringing the style to the us team. American snowboarder danny davis rips sochi halfpipe. Jan 18, 2010 salt lake city snowboarder danny davis has suffered a spinal fracture in an allterrainvehicle accident that will end his season and keep him out of the olympics. Tahoe snowboarder danny davis out with back injury the.
Jan 10, 2018 danny davis is a ramblin man with one hell of a switch method to many, but to snowboarding as a whole, he is so much more than that. Here is what he had to say about the shape of the olympic halfpipe, his comments about white and his plans after the olympics. Shaun white, of the united states, looks at the scoreboard after competing in the mens snowboard halfpipe final at the rosa khutor extreme park, at the 2014 winter olympics. The fourth and last snowboard halfpipe selection event is next weekend in mammoth. Danny davis reveals 2014 usa olympic snowboarding uniforms. Whether hes strumming his guitar, banging on a bongo or riding his snowboard, he displays an almost effortless ability to find rhythm. Jan 18, 2010 snowboarder danny davis of tahoe wont have a chance to dedicate his olympics to a fallen friend after a seasonending back injury suffered when he crashed his fourwheeler into a closed gate. Snowboarder danny davis on olympic halfpipe, shaun white. Jan 30, 2014 snowboarder coming off x games gold on way to sochi. Danny davis born june 22, 1988 in highland, michigan is a professional snowboarder. Jan 22, 2018 danny davis didnt qualify for the olympic team this weekend at mammoth.
A winter olympian and twotime x games gold medalist with a. For the first episode, brando caught up with snowboarder danny davis, via a dog. Jan 16, 2014 snowboarder danny daviss ambivalent comeback. An interview with olympic snowboarder danny davis thrillist. These two dudes are exactly what snowboarding is all about. Danny davis has won the second us olympic team qualifier, beating a talentpacked field that included shaun white, amongst others. Danny davis wins mens snowboard superpipe bronze x. If you happen to drop it or it has a small crack, replace it straight away. If davis wins olympic gold and mountain dew puts his face on one of their cans, there is a 100 percent chance they. Welcome to brandos world of x, the new long form interview show from x games analyst brandon graham and x games. Feb 10, 2014 olympic snowboarder says halfpipe dangerous, crappy rachel axon.
He was joined on top of the podium in the womens competition by queralt castellet of spain. Danny davis riding at mammoth mountain recently photo. He qualified for his first olympic team at age 25 and ended up placing 10th in sochi that year. Louie vito said the best snowboarding of his career came last winter, even though. Danny davis suffers scary halfpipe crash in olympic. How national snowboard teams are using airbags and other new.
Even though he walked away im sure his adrenaline was at an all time high, allowing him skate off even if he might be hurt. Snowboarding gear and clothing and an olympic snowboarders. With papadakis and cizeron showing some cracks in their armor the french duo placed. Ap twotime olympic halfpipe gold medalist shaun white sat out friday mornings olympic qualifier as longtime olympic hopeful danny davis soared to. Mar 25, 2016 outlook pro snowboarder, danny davis describes how his unique riding style was developed and carried him to the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. Water seeps in, sogginess sets, then it freezes and the core crumbles. Once the edge cracks and splits, your boards days are numbered. Olympic snowboarder, danny davis, talks music, business and peace park 2014, exclusively, with the source. List of olympic medalists in snowboarding wikipedia. Mark mcmorris, snowboarding videos, winter olympics 2014. Sochi 2014 sarka pancochova cracks her helmet in nightmare crash. Sage kotsenburg, danny davis and the battle for snowboarding. Deputies cracking down on organized tahoearea thefts.