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Written by Gaz

Friday, 08 January 2010 17:30

The Australian-born professional snowboarder Torah Bright, who currently resides in the U.S., is not only one of the most popular and talented international athletes, she is also a dynamic woman off the slopes.

After a decade of mastering her snowboarding style, Torah has become one of the most photographed female snowboarders in the world and has been featured on countless billboards, in newspapers, magazines and televisions campaigns globally. At the young age of 22, Torah has also been a dominant force in evolving the sport of snowboarding. As Torah explains, “It takes a lot of time and emotionally it’s hard too, taking the beatings and picking yourself up again. But once you’ve got it, it’s amazing!” As a ROXY team rider, Torah has taken the snowboard world by storm.

Although Torah joined the Roxy team in1999, she has loved the snow since she was born. By age two Torah was on skis and by eleven she emerged onto the snowboarding scene. Torah’s halfpipe expertise has led to amazing achievements including winning the 2007 TTR Women’s World Tour, the 2007 and 2008 Burton Global Open Series, gold at the 2007 and 2009 Winter X Games, the 2008 and 2009 Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship and the 2008 World Superpipe Championship.

Torah has proven herself to be one of the most accomplished snowboarders in the world. This snowboarding champion chases her passion around the globe. While in the north, Torah spends time in her beloved historic home in Salt Lake City, UT. She spends the other half of the year training and competing in New Zealand and Australia. Torah is very close with her family and shares the bond of snow sports with them. Her older sister, Rowena, was a ski racer who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and her younger sister, Abby, has also ridden professionally.

Torah’s brother Ben, a retired pro snowboarder, is also her coach and travels with her. Ben has been a tremendous support to Torah, as both a brother and a coach, “Over the years things become easier, things click, but a big part of that is my brother who coaches me,” she says.

During the 2008/09 winter season, Torah was the first Roxy athlete to launch a signature series. Anyone who meets Torah will notice her innate fashion sense and striking beauty and the “Roxy Bright Edition” women’s outerwear and hard goods collection is a perfect outlet for Torah to express her personal style. Torah consistently ignites fashion trends on the slope and other athletes follow her lead. Some of her signature looks include bright colors, prints and rhinestones.

With a smile always on her face, she is constantly described as “gracious” and “charming.” Coach and brother Ben adds, “Torah works hard, she takes the bumps and the bruises and then she gets back up again, she will try until she succeeds.” The snowboarding world expects big things from Torah and she will have no trouble accomplishing them.

Best Results 2009
1st /Burton US Open / Halfpipe
1st / ESPN Winter X Games 13 / Superpipe
1st / Winter Dew Tour / Superpipe
5th / Olympic Turino in 2006
2008
1st / Burton Global Open Champion
1st / X-Trail Nippon Open / Halfpipe
1st / World Superpipe Championship / Superpipe
1st/ US Open / Halfpipe www.girlracer.co.uk