Best Snowboarder

Pierre Vaultier is a French former professional snowboarder recognized for his innovative and highly technical riding style, particularly his pioneering use of the “no comply” trick, which significantly influenced modern snowboarding competition.

Lindsey Jacobellis is an American professional snowboarder renowned for her technical skills and innovative racing style, achieving Olympic silver in the halfpipe at Sochi 2014 and numerous World Cup victories throughout her career.

Karine Ruby is a French snowboarder renowned for her pioneering and highly technical riding style in big mountain competitions like the X Games, consistently pushing the boundaries of freestyle snowboarding throughout the 2000s.

Torah Bright is an Australian snowboarder who achieved historic Olympic success, becoming the first Indigenous athlete to win an Olympic gold medal with her victory in women’s halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

Kelly Clark is an American professional snowboarder who achieved Olympic gold in the halfpipe event at both the 2002 and 2010 Winter Games, becoming one of only three Americans to accomplish this feat.

Tom Sims, born in 1958, is widely considered one of the pioneers of snowboarding, developing the first recognizable snowboard design in his garage in Vermont during the late 1970s, influencing the sport’s early evolution.

Jake Burton Carpenter revolutionized snowboarding in the 1980s by pioneering the sport’s technical style and advocating for its recognition as a legitimate discipline, significantly shaping its early development and competitive landscape.

Craig Kelly is a highly accomplished freeskiing professional recognized for his innovative and daring aerial maneuvers performed in challenging backcountry environments, consistently pushing the boundaries of competitive freestyle snowboarding.

Jeremy Jones is a renowned freeride snowboarder celebrated for his incredibly progressive and technically demanding backcountry riding style, consistently pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in extreme terrain.

Travis Rice is a professional snowboarder renowned for his innovative and deeply exploratory riding style, primarily focused on backcountry terrain and pushing the boundaries of freestyle snowboarding through self-supported expeditions.

Terje Håkonsen is a Norwegian professional snowboarder renowned for his incredibly inventive and fearless riding style, particularly his pioneering use of natural features like trees and rocks in terrain parks and backcountry environments throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Max Parrot is a French professional snowboarder renowned for his aggressive and technical style, consistently placing high in major slopestyle and big air competitions worldwide since the early 2010s.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is a New Zealand snowboarder who has earned three Olympic medals – two silver and one bronze – across halfpipe events at the 2018 Pyeongchang, 2022 Beijing, and 2023 Milano-Cortina Winter Games.

Scotty James, born in Australia, is a professional snowboarder renowned for his dynamic and technically demanding riding style, consistently placing among the world’s top competitors across disciplines like slopestyle and big air events.

Ayumu Hirano is a Japanese professional snowboarder renowned for his incredibly innovative and daring tricks, consistently pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in halfpipe competition with complex rotations and aerial maneuvers.

Danny Davis is an American professional snowboarder associated primarily with halfpipe riding. His competition style combines technical spins with unconventional grabs, rotations, and transitions that emphasize individual lines rather than standardized repetition. Davis also created the Peace Park e...

Hannah Teter is an American snowboarder recognized primarily for winning the first women’s slopestyle event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and for her advocacy work promoting sustainable snowmaking practices.

Gretchen Bleiler is an American professional snowboarder who achieved Olympic success across multiple Winter Games, earning three silver medals – in halfpipe at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, and in slopestyle at Pyeongchang 2018.

Sebastien Toutant is a French professional snowboarder who competes internationally in slopestyle and big air events, consistently ranking among the top riders on the World Cup circuit since his debut in 2016.

Ståle Sandbech is a Norwegian professional snowboarder recognized for his consistent performance in Big Air competitions, particularly on the X Games circuit, where he’s earned multiple top-ten finishes since 2013.

Shannon Dunn-Downing is an American snowboarder who competed primarily in halfpipe and represented the United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She won the bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic snowboarding medal. Her career is associat...

Yuto Totsuka is a Japanese professional snowboarder who achieved Olympic bronze in the halfpipe at Pyeongchang 2018 and continues to compete on the World Cup circuit, known for his technical style and aerial tricks.

Nate Holland is a professional snowboarder specializing in slopestyle and big air competitions, consistently placing within the top 20 at major events like X Games and Dew Tour since his debut in 2017.

Tina Basich is a highly accomplished American freeskier and snowboarder recognized for her innovative and fearless approach to backcountry riding and film projects, consistently pushing the boundaries of terrain park design.

Ross Rebagliati was the first professional snowboarder to compete in the Winter Olympics, earning Canada its first snowboarding medal – a bronze – at the 1988 Calgary Games and paving the way for the sport’s inclusion in subsequent events.

Valentino Guseli is an Italian professional snowboarder specializing in big air and slopestyle competitions, known for his aggressive style and consistent top-ten finishes on the World Cup circuit since 2018.

Ruka Hirano is a Japanese snowboarder renowned for her incredibly aggressive and innovative riding style, particularly her pioneering double back airs on the halfpipe at events like Stoke Int’l Snowboarding Festival.

Dusty Hendrickson is a professional snowboarder renowned for his innovative and highly technical riding style, particularly his use of flat base and unique board shapes to generate speed and control on steep terrain.

Sven Thorgren is a Swedish snowboarder from Sollentuna who competes in slopestyle and big air. He represented Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he placed fourth in men's slopestyle, and at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where he placed 24th in slopestyle and 11th in big air. H...