Hannah Teter

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One of snowboarding's greatest female competitors, Hannah Teter, takes the time to talk about what's up for her, while she showcases her incredible halfpipe skills...

Biography

Considered a phenom by her contemporaries, Hannah Teter was Transworld Snowboarding’s 2003 Female Rookie of the Year, North American Snowsports Jorunalist Association’s 2004 Competitor of the Year and she took top honors in the 2006 Winter Olympics women’s halfpipe with a gold medal.

Teter began snowboarding at the age of 8, taking her first lesson near her home town of Okemo. By 2002 at the age of 15, she was World Junior Half pipe Champion, and had begun riding on the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup. Teter achieved a 4th place finish in her first WC halfpipe event at Valle Nevado, Chile in September of that year.

From 2002-2004 Teter competed in seven World Cup events with four victories, at Sapporo in 2003 and 2004, Valle Nevado in 2003, and at Saas-Fee in 2004. Competing at the Winter X Games, Teter won bronze in 2003, and gold in 2004.

In 2005, Teter reached the podium with a third place finish at her first FIS World Championships, and added two more World Cup victories at Valle Nevado. Teter also earned another Winter X Games bronze in 2005. During 2005 Teter was hampered by a knee injury which required two surgeries; in her words: "there was a chunk of bone that had separated and it was kind of dangling around."

At the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Teter was unsure how well she would be able to perform because of that injury. However, she went on to win the Olympic gold medal in halfpipe, beating out US teammate and friend Gretchen Bleiler, who won silver. Teter's accomplishment was rewarded further by the United States Olympic Committee who named her the USOC SportsWoman of the Year. She also won the ESPY Award for Best Action Sports Female in 2006.

After the 2006 Winter Games, Teter spent time focusing on humanitarian causes, but returned to the World Cup circuit in 2009. Since returning from hiatus she has taken the podium at two World Cup events and the 2009 Winter X Games, as well as a victory at the 2009 Lake Tahoe Grand Prix. At Grand Prix events held on January 22–23, 2010, at Park City, Teter had two second place finishes. The performance locked up her spot for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Following the Park City GP, Teter announced that she would donate her $10,000 winnings for the weekend to a humanitarian relief fund to aid survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Career Accomplishments

2010 Winter X games bronze Metalist, Women's Halfpipe
2006 Winter Gravity Games Silver Medalist, Women's Halfpipe
2006 Olympic Gold Medal Champion, Women's Halfpipe
2005 Nokia Snowboard Fis World Cup Champion on Halfpipe
2005 Vans Cup Champion
2005 World Snowboard Championships Bronze Medalist
2005 US Open Bronze Medalist
2005 Nippon Open Silver Medalist
2005 Winter Gravity Games Silver Medalist
2005 Winter X Games Superpipe Bronze Medalist
2004 Finalist for the ESPY Awards for Best Female Action Sport Athlete
2004 U.S. Snowboard Overall Grand Prix Halfpipe Champion
2004 X Games Superpipe Champion
2004 NASJA "Competitor of the Year" Title and Award
2003 Vans Triple Crown Halfpipe Title + Silver in Slopestyle
2003 Winter X Games Halfpipe Silver Medalist
2003 Became Youngest Member of the US Snowboarding Team
2002 First Female Snowboarder to Land a 900 in Competition

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