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Arielle Gold. She’s the eighteen year-old Steamboat
Gold came into the 2013-14 season as a strong contend-
Springs professional snowboarder who exploded on the
er to make the U.S. Olympic team. She officially earned
scene in 2012 at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic
a spot on her first Olympic team in January at Mam-
Games with silver medals in slopestyle and halfpipe.
moth Mountain after previously finishing second-place
Not long after, she upgraded to gold in halfpipe at the
finish at the U.S. Sprint Grand Prix and fourth place at
FIS Junior World Championships.
the Breckenridge Dew Tour stop. She then went straight
The 2013 season was Gold’s breakout year, as she con-
to Aspen to pin down a fourth-place finish at X Games.
sistently pulled out top results, including gold at the FIS
Gold’s Olympic experience proved to be bittersweet
World Snowboarding Championships and bronze at her
when she dislocated her shoulder during pre-qualifica-
first-ever X Games in Aspen. She continued her upward
tion practice. The injury forced her to withdraw from
progression with a win at the 2013 Burton European
the 2014 Sochi Games as well as sit out the rest of the
Open and then bronze at X Games Tignes.
season, but you can be sure this young shredder will be back with a vengeance next season.
WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
SILVER Innsbruck - Halfpipe SILVER Innsbruck - Slopestyle
FIS SNOWBOARDING JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
GOLD Sierra Nevada - Halfpipe
X GAMES MEDAL RECORD
BRONZE Aspen - Superpipe
FIS SNOWBOARDING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
GOLD Stoneham - Halfpipe
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