Shaun White aka «Flying Tomato»
For today the leader in snowboarding by right it is possible to read a national team of the USA. Especially it concerns halfpipe. The basic applicants for medals — Olympic champions Seth Wescott, Shaun White and Hannah Teter, and also a star female halfpipe this season Kelly Clark. Americans historically dominate in this kind of sports, since a snowboard debut on Olympic games of 1998 in Nagano.
"We have arrived on Games 2010 from one of the strongest sports commands," — the trainer of a national team of the USA on snowboarding Peter Foley declares. "We hope to strengthen in Vancouver our success of 2006. Our command is capable of tremendous results."
It is expected, that on these Olympic Games, as well as on last, tone in halfpipe will be set by champion Shaun White which has received a nickname "Flying Tomato" because of the red hair. Besides, serious threat for contenders represent the executor double crust Greg Bretz, Louie Vito and Scotty Lago. The female pipe-structure includes Clark, Teter, Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight.
"It was improbably difficult to us to choose sportsmen in an Olympic team on boardcross. Six our children became medallists on World Cups this year, and take on the Olympic Games we could only a four," — speaks Foley.
Legendary Seth Wescott
In female boardcross by favourites new members of national team Faye Gulini and Callan Chythlook-Sifsof are the silver prize-winner of the Olympic Games of 2006 in Turin, and also.
In a parallel slalom for medals bronze medallist '02 Chris Klug and prize-winners '06 Tyler Jewell and Michelle Gorgone will struggle. Klug — the unique sportsman, the sample of diligence and purposefulness.