Danny Davis is a professional snowboarder. He was voted 2006 Rookie of the Year in the Transworld Snowboarding Riders Poll Awards, 2006 Rookie of the Year for Snowboarder Magazine and 2008 Snowboarder Magazine Top 10 Riders of the Year.

In January 2010, Davis won a snowboard Grand Prix event but failed to win a spot on the US Olympic Team

United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics

The United States participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals. Team USA's medal haul, which included nine gold, marked the first time since the 1932 Lake Placid Games that the U.S....

 for the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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. He suffered a back injury in an ATV

All-terrain vehicle

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 accident, ending his 2010 season and Olympic aspirations.

Davis is a member of the Frends Crew made up of snowboarders Mason Aguirre

Mason Aguirre

Mason Singer Aguirre is an American snowboarder. He competes in halfpipe, slopestyle and superpipe, but consistently places higher in halfpipe and superpipe competitions.-Career:...

, Kevin Pearce

Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)

Kevin Pearce is an American snowboarder. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and raised in Hartland, Vermont before moving with his parents to Norwich, Vermont.-Career:...

, Scotty Lago

Scotty Lago

Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...

, Keir Dillon

Keir Dillon

Keir Dillon professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. With his smooth style and big airs, he is considered by many to be one of the world's best riders.-Career:...

, Mikkel Bang, Jack Mitrani and Luke Mitrani

Luke Mitrani

Luke Mitrani is a professional snowboarder.Luke placed 1st in the halfpipe at the 2011 Winter Dew Tour with the highest score in Dew Tour history, 97.00.He also placed 2nd at the U.S Snowboarding Grand Prix in 2010....

. Frends is a group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its grass roots

Grass Roots

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, collegial beginnings.

Competition history

1st, 2010 US Grand Prix of Snowboarding, MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA

1st, 2009 Winter Dew Tour Totino's Open, BRECKENRIDGE, CO

1st, 2009 Burton European Open, LAAX, SUI

4th, 2009 Winter Dew Tour, MT. SNOW, VT

1st, 2008 Winter Dew Tour, BRECKENRIDGE, CO

2nd, 2007 US Open of Snowboarding (Halfpipe), STRATTON, VT

2nd, 2007 World Superpipe Championship, PARK CITY, UT

2nd, 2007 Nippon Open (Halfpipe), FUKUSHIMA, JPN

1st, 2007 Nippon Open (Rail Jam), FUKUSHIMA, JPN

5th, 2007 HONDA SESSION AT VAIL (Slopestyle), VAIL, CO

16th, 2007 O'NEILL EVOLUTION (Quarterpipe), DAVOS, SUI

1st, 2006 U.S. GRAND PRIX (Halfpipe), BRECKENRIDGE

3rd, 2006 PAUL MITCHELL PROGRESSION SESSION (Quarterpipe), BRECKENRIDGE

15th, 2006 BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN (Slopestyle), WANAKA, NZ

3rd, 2006 BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN (Superpipe), WANAKA, NZ

2nd, 2006 ABOMINABLE SNOW JAM (Slopestyle), MT. HOOD, OR

7th, 2006 ABOMINABLE SNOW JAM (Halfpipe), MT. HOOD, OR

8th, 2006 TELUS WORLD SKI amp; SBD FEST (Superpipe), WHISTLER, BC

7th, 2006 WORLD SUPERPIPE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Superpipe), PARK CITY, UT

2nd, 2006 US OPEN (Superpipe), STRATTON, VT

1st, 2006 US OPEN (Quarterpipe), STRATTON, VT

Best Trick, 2006 US OPEN, STRATTON, VT

13th, 2006 US OPEN (Slopestyle), STRATTON, VT

1st, 2006 NIPPON OPEN (Superpipe), BANDAI, JPN

21st, 2006 CHEVY GRAND PRIX 1-22 (Halfpipe) MOUNTAIN CREEK, NJ

10th, 2006 CHEVY GRAND PRIX 1-20 (Halfpipe) MOUNTAIN CREEK, NJ

9th, 2006 HONDA SESSION (Rail), VAIL, CO

12th, 2006 CHEVY GRAND PRIX 1-8 (Slopestyle), MT. BACHELOR, OR

3rd, 2006 CHEVY GRAND PRIX 1-8 (Halfpipe), MT. BACHELOR, OR

9th, 2006 HONDA SESSION (Rail), VAIL, CO

5th, 2006 CHEVY GRAND PRIX SEASON END RANKINGS

12, 2006 TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR SEASON END RANKINGS

3rd, CHEVY GRAND PRIX 12-17 (Halfpipe), BRECKENRIDGE, CO

17th, CHEVY GRAND PRIX 12-14 (Halfpipe), BRECKENRIDGE, CO

2nd, AUSTRALIAN OPEN (Slopestyle), PERISHER BLUES, AUS

2nd, AUSTRALIAN OPEN (Halfpipe) PERISHER BLUES, AUS

10th, 2005 FIS WORLD CUP #1 (Halfpipe), VALLE NEVADO, CHILE

2nd, 2005 MIDDLE EARTH SUPERPIPE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Halfpipe), SNOW PARK, NZ

2nd, 2005 NZ OPEN (Slopestyle), WANAKA, NZ

5th, 2005 NZ OPEN (Halfpipe), WANAKA, NZ

4th, 2005 ABOMINABLE SNOW JAM (Slopestyle), MT. HOOD, OR

15th, 2005 WORLD SUPERPIPE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Halfpipe), PARK CITY, UT

5th, 2005 US OPEN (Halfpipe), STRATTON, VT

6th, 2005 US OPEN (Slopestyle), STRATTON, VT

8th, 2005 GRAVITY GAMES (Slopestyle), COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO

2nd, 2005 GRAVITY GAMES (Halfpipe), COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO

13th, 2005 VANS CUP (Best All-Around) NORTHSTAR-AT-TAHOE

X Games History

4th, X GAMES 13 BEST TRICK SHOWDOWN

14th, X GAMES 13 SUPERPIPE

6th, X GAMES 13 SLOPESTYLE

15th, X GAMES 10 SUPERPIPE :)

15th, X GAMES 10 SUPERPIPE

Davis is supported by Burton Snowboards, Analog Clothing, Mountain Dew, Totino's, Dragon Eyewear, Nixon, Frends, High Cascade

Injury

Danny Davis suffered blows to the pelvis and spine caused by the misuse of an All Terrain Vehicle. He was in contention for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Davis was riding extremely well and had scored ahead of Shaun White. Davis was unaware of his number one qualifying spot for the 2010 Games that he went out and partied hard just knowing he had gotten a 1st place finish. While intoxicated he had driven an All Terrain Vehicle into an iron gate. His lumbar vertebrae two, three, and four were fused together and screws have been placed throughout his shattered pelvis.

External links

Snowboarder Danny Davis Out of the Olympics, Spine Center Tells us What can be done for a Broken Vertebra

Danny Davis 2006 US Open 2nd Place Run on YouTube

Danny Davis 2010 US Grand Prix 1st Place run on TWSnowboarding

http://www.dannysrad.com Danny Davis official website