Clark, Kelly (1983–)
Clark, Kelly (1983–)
American snowboarder. Born July 26, 1983, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Won Jr. World championships (2000); won halfpipe silver medal at Goodwill Games (2000); won a gold medal for halfpipe at Salt Lake City (2002), the 1st Olympic snowboarding gold in US history; won Grand Prix finals (2002); won gold in Superpipe at X Games (Winter 2002); other 1st-place finishes include: USSA Snowboarding championships, Okemo, VT, in Boardercross (2000); Vans Triple Crown, Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, in Halfpipe (2001); Grand Prix X-NIX Finals, Sunday River, ME, in Boardercross and Halfpipe (2001); and Grand Prix, Mt. Bachelor, OR, in Halfpipe (2002). Given ESPY Award by Women's Sports Foundation (2002).
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