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Jack Shackelton

 

Date of Birth

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01-05-1988 

Newbury

Freestyle

FIS Results 

  1. How long have you been snowboarding ? four years
  2. What is your preferred discipline? AllFreestyle
  3. What are your snowboarding aspirations? To become one of the best all round snowboarders in the country and to contiune making a career out of something I love.
  4. What have been your best of times in the sport? Hot-Dogging Days (thats riding with friends in a red arrows fashion just without the coloured smoke trails)
  5. What have been your worst of times in the sport? Having my token stress at the pipe! (aka-hissy fit) I have this thing where I start my day at the pipe well and ill hit this half hour wall where stuff goes wrong and ill have a stress and when its done ill ride well for the rest of the day.
  6. Where is your favourite place to ride ? Most of North America is really good and I like Portes Du Soleil, anywhere with good shred and good friends.
  7. What would be your advice to up and coming riders  ?  Do it for the love and not for money, as long as you love what you do youll be ok,and as a wise man once said to me 'Pump it Up'.
  8. What has been your biggest challenge to date? I face challenges every day with learning new things on my snowboard so everyday is a new one for me.
  9. What do you hope to achieve this season?  To learn new things, go to new places, meet new people and get some good results and media coverage. 
  10. Is there anything you do before a competition ?  Try and stay relaxed, think about my run I want to do, and obviously do the routine nervous checks of straightening my goggles, pulling my jacket straight and dust any snow off me.
  11. What are your other favourite sports? Skateboarding
  12. What do you do to relax? Go for a skate, listen to music,  a pint of Guinness.
  13. If you had a superpower what would it be? Id be unbreakable 
  14. What is your nickname? Shacklepouch, Shackles, Shackle - followed by whatever you want.
  15. If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? skating alot more.
  16. Who is your secret crush? The girl from Nip/tuck (theres a few nice ones I know)
  17. What’s on your ipod? Lots of punk
  18. What is your favourite food? Sushi right now.
  19. Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? No, that would completey defeat the object of having a secret.
  20. What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Id rather go to a gig than be on a club dance floor!
  21. What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? your a ........... 

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