TRAVIS RICE

Travis Rice (born September 10, 1982^[1] Jackson Hole, Wyoming) is considered by some to be among the best snowboarders in the world^[2]. He has excellent all-around skills in backcountry, park, and pipe. He is known for his airs and approach to difficult tricks, including the first ever double back flip to fakie at the Red Bull Gap Session 2006^[3].

Contents
Sponsorship
Career Highlights
2006-2007 season
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2002
Video parts
References

Sponsorship

Travis recently signed an equipment sponsorship with Quiksilver, who own other companies that already sponsor him including Lib Tech Snowboards and DC Shoes. Additional sponsors are Bluebird Wax, NEFF Headwear, Grenade Gloves, Jacks Garage, Nixon, and Ampd-Cellular. With the addition of quiksilver as a sponsor Travis Rice is no longer a member of Oakley's Global Snowboard team.

Career Highlights

Travis Rice's professional snowboarding career started in 1999^[4]. Various competition results taken from EXPN^[5].

2006-2007 season

★ 3rd, Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) - TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07 Final ranking^[6]

★ 1st, Icer Air, San Francisco, Ca (Big Air event). With a best run score of 88.25^[7].

★ TTR SIX(6)STAR Nokia Air and Style 2006 : Travis won the Nokia Air and Style event in Munich, fighting off competition from Shaun White, Antti Autti and David Benedek amongst others. Travis' winning run consisted of the first ever Double Backflip to Backside 180 ever performed in competition followed by a Cab 540^[8]. The Air and Style are considered to be some of the most prestigious Big air events on the snowboarding calendar.

★ TTR SIX(6)STAR Nissan X-Trail Jam 2006 : Travis came in 1st in the Nissan X-Trail Jam 2006 Big Air event, and 2nd overall in the Quarterpipe and Big Air combined. Travis' winning Big Air run included his signature Double Backflip to Backside 180.

★ 2nd, X Games 13 (Best Trick Showdown)

★ 8th, X Games 13 (Slopestyle)

★ TTR SIX(6)STAR Burton US Open 2007 : Travis won his first US Open Slopestyle competition with a frontside boardslide on the first rail to a backside 720 Japan Air, frontside 720 melon grab, backside rodeo 720 nosegrab, switch backside 180 and a frontside boardslide 270 off on the final rail. Travis' backside rodeo 720 also earned him the Snickers Best Trick award^[9].

★ 4th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Superpipe

★ 8th, TTR SIX(6)STAR O'Neill Evolution Quarterpipe

2005-2006

★ 12th, FIS World Cup #1, Valle Nevado, Chile (Halfpipe)

★ 8th, Nokia Air & Style, Munich, Germany (Slopestyle)

★ 51st, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #1

★ 26th, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #2

★ 9th, X Games 10 (Slopestyle)

★ 2nd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Rail)

★ 3rd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Slopestyle)

★ 33rd, Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour (Season End Rankings, Overall)

2004-2005

★ Named by “Faces Magazine” as one of the Top 20 Greatest Athletes Now

★ 2nd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Quarterpipe)

★ 3rd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Straight Jump)

★ 1st, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Rails)

★ 2nd, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Halfpipe)

★ 8th, US Snowboard Grandprix Season End Ranking (Halfpipe)

★ 10th, X Games 2005 (Superpipe)

★ 3rd, X Games 2005 (Slopestyle)

★ 2nd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mt. Hood, Oregon (Quarterpipe)

★ 3rd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mt. Hood, Oregon (Slopestyle)

2003-2004

★ 1st, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Quarterpipe Overall)

★ 9th, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam (Rail)

★ 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam

★ 4th, Winter X Games 2003 (Slopestyle)

★ 21th, Winter X Games 2003 (Superpipe)

★ 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Quarterpipe)

★ 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge, Co. (Rail)

★ 1st, X-Rail Jam Tokyodome 2003 (Jam Session)

★ 1st, US Open Rail Jam

★ 1st, The Session, Vail, Co. (Rail)

★ 4th, The Session, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, Montana Christchurch Big Air, New Zealand

2002-2003

★ 1st, X-Games (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge (Big Air)

★ 4th, World Snowboard Federation Season End (Slopestyle)

★ 4th, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Rail Jam)

★ 2nd, Toyota Slopestyle, Kijimadaira, Japan (Slopestyle)

★ 3rd, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Rail Jam)

2001-2002

★ TransWorld Rookie Of The Year

★ 1st (FIS Halfpipe), FIS, Park City

★ 2nd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Breckenridge, Colorado (Slopestyle)^[10]

★ 3rd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Snow Summit, California (Slopestyle)^[10]

★ 4th, World Championships, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle)

★ 1st, Yahoo Big Air, Breckenridge, Co. (Big Air)

★ 7th, US Grand Prix, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon (Halfpipe)

★ 9th, Vans Triple Crown (Season End, Overall)

Video parts

★ Shedding Light (2008)

★ More

★ DC MTN.LAB

★ The Gap Sessions

★ First Descent

★ The Community Project

★ Pop

★ Night of the Living Shred

★ Revenge of the Grenerds

★ Futureproof

★ More

★ Vivid (2002)

References

1. TTR World Snowboard Tour: Travis Rice TTR World Tour 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007
2. ESPN.com Travis Rice Bio. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
3. Lat34.com Snowboarding Redefined. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
4. Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts Red Bull Energy Drink Travis Rice Hard Facts. Retrieved May 29, 2007
5. Travis Rice Bio EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved May 29, 2007
6. Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour Official Ranking list. Retrieved May 31st, 2007
7. Esurance ICER AIR 2006 Competition Results. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
8. Nokia Air & Style 2006 Nokia Air & Style 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007
9. Travis Rice & Jamie Anderson Win 2007 Burton US Open U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships : Pressroom. Retrieved April 18, 2007
10. Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007
11. Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 - 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007