Barrett Christy is an American snowboarder and Winter Olympics Athlete. She currently resides in Gig Harbor, Washington

Gig Harbor, Washington

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Christy was a member of the first U.S. Snowboarding

U.S. Snowboarding

U.S. Snowboarding, the snowboarding arm of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association , is committed to the progression of snowboarding by providing athletic programs, services, and competitions for male and female athletes of all ages, coast-to-coast....

 team during the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

. She has won more medals than any other female athlete in the Winter X Games to date.

History

Born in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

, Christy learned to snowboard in 1991, and has been competing since the mid 90's.

Signature move is called the "Barrett Roll".

Media appearances

Christy has been featured in "Hardly Angels" (2002) and "Our Turn" (2001), both all-girl snowboard films by White Knuckle Extreme. In 2007, Christy was featured in the women's snowboard film "Float" with an interview and snowboarding footage.

Other work

Christy oversees the design of women's snowboards for Gnu Snowboards, including the Gnu Barret Christy Pro Model (B-Pro), which is the longest-running women's pro model snowboard.

Competition history

• 2003 Mt. Baker Banked Slalom
  Mt. Baker Banked Slalom
  Mt. Baker Banked Slalom, also known as the Legendary Banked Slalom , is a snowboarding contest held annually since 1985 at Mt. Baker Ski Area, in Washington State, United States. The LBS is regarded as the predecessor to the boardercross event, and has been won by some of the biggest names in the...
  
   - 5th
• 2002 Winter X Games - 3rd Slopestyle
• 2002 World Championships - 3rd Superpipe
• 2001 ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards - Female Snowboarder of the Year
• 2001 Mt. Baker Banked Slalom - 1st Pro Women
• 2001 Grand Prix in Mammoth and Breckenridge, 1st
• 2000 Winter X Games - 2nd Superpipe/ 3rd Slopestyle
• 2000 US Open - 3rd Superpipe
• 2000 Winter Gravity Games - 3rd Big Air
• 2000 Transworld Riders Poll Awards - Best Overall Female Snowboarder
• 1999 Transworld Riders Poll Awards - Best Overall Female Snowboarder
• 1999 Summer X Games - 1st Big Air, 1999
• 1999 Winter X Games - 1st halfpipe / 2nd slopestyle
• 1999 Gravity Games
  Gravity Games
  The Gravity Games were a multi-sport competition originating from Providence, Rhode Island that is broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations...
  
  , 3rd Big Air
• 1998 Winter X Games - 2nd Big Air, 2nd Slopestyle
• 1998 Olympic
  Olympic Games
  The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
  
  team member, Nagano Japan
• 1997 Winter X Games - 1st Big Air, 1st Slopestyle
• 1997 US Open - 1st Halfpipe, 1st Big Air
• 1997 US Open - 1st in Halfpipe and Big Air
• 1994 Amateur National Halfpipe contest, 1st

External links

• interview in Frequency Snowboard Journal