Ross Powers
- January 5, 2024
- Snowboarder
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ross Powers |
| Occupation | Snowboarder |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 10, 1979(1979-02-10) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Bennington |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Vermont |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Ross Powers Biography
| Name | Ross Powers |
| Birthday | Feb 10 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Bennington |
| Home Town | Vermont |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Siblings | Trevor Powers |
| Spouse | Marisa Pierce |
| Children(s) | Victoria Powers |
Ross Powers is one of the most popular and richest Snowboarder who was born on February 10, 1979 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. American snowboarder and Olympic gold-medalist, who won gold in the men’s semipipe at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
He was awarded gold at the 2002 Olympics, where He won gold at the 2002 Olympics where skater Sarah Hughes also took home the gold. took home the gold.
In 2001 Powers founded the non-profit Ross Powers Foundation, a philanthropic organization that is dedicated to providing financial aide to promising athletes from all economic backgrounds. In 2010, the Foundation provided assistance to a number of up-and-coming snowboarders.
Though he originally rode at Stratton Mountain, Vermont, his home mountain is now Okemo, Vermont. Ross helps with the design of the Superpipe and also helped design the RossCross Family Terrain Park. Ross also runs a snowboard camp through Okemo. He led the U.S. sweep in the 2002 Winter Olympics men’s halfpipe competition, one day after his 23rd birthday. This is the first time the Americans have swept a Winter Olympic event since the men’s figure skaters in 1956. Powers, with a score of 46.1, dominated the competition.
He married Marisa, in 2003, and they have two children together: Victoria and Meredith.
Ross Powers Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Snowboarder |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ross Powers is one of the richest Snowboarder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ross Powers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He grew up snowboarding on Stratton Mountain in Vermont.
He won a bronze medal at the Nagano Olympics in 1998.
Ross Powers (born February 10, 1979) is an American world champion halfpipe snowboarder from South Londonderry, Vermont, director of the snowboarding program at the Stratton Mountain School in Stratton, Vermont and a philanthropist.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Ross Powers height 5 ft 9 in Ross weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Ross Powers Dating?
According to our records, Ross Powers married to Marisa Pierce. As of December 1, 2023, Ross Powers’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2010 Powers narrowly missed earning a spot on the US Olympic Team for snowboard cross. He finished the season with his SBX World Cup rank at 11th.
Facts & Trivia
Ross Ranked on the list of most popular Snowboarder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ross Powers celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.
Top Facts about Ross Powers
- Ross Powers is a retired American snowboarder.
- He won gold in the halfpipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- Powers also won two X Games gold medals in halfpipe.
- He was inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2016.
- Powers now coaches snowboarding at Stratton Mountain School in Vermont.
What happened to Ross Powers?
Ross Powers, now 38 years old and 15 years removed from his Olympic snowboarding title, is still out with halfpipe riders on the snow five days per week. The difference now is that Powers is coaching. He runs the snowboarding program at Stratton Mountain School in Vermont, where he graduated from in 1997.
What is border cross snowboarding?
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Snowboard cross (and ski cross) competitors reach top speeds around 60 mph , according to an analysis by The Washington Post in 2014.
Why is it called Wu Tang snowboard cross?
Wu-Tang: This refers to the steep terrain features in snowboard cross. Similar to a quarter-pipe, the Wu-Tang curves up steeply and racers must jump and roll forwards at the same time.