Junior Snowboard Team
Henry Shackleton
How long have you been snowboarding ? About 2 and a half years
What is your preferred discipline? I like all the disciplines, i can not choose
What are your snowboarding aspirations? To compete in the Olympics
What have been your best of times in the sport? My best times in the sport are when im riding with my friends and having fun
What have been your worst of times in the sport? Breaking my arm, wrist, thumb and i had my knee cut open by a ski.
Where is your favourite place to board ? I Like everywhere, as long as it is ride able
What would be your advice to up and coming riders ? Try hard, go bigger and try new tricks
What has been your biggest challenge to date? Not to sure.
What do you hope to achieve this season? Improve me riding, tricks and get good results in competitions
Is there anything you do before a competition ? Visualise my run.
What are your other favourite sports? Skateboarding, dirt jumping and tramp lining
What do you do to relax? Watch T. V or listen to music
If you had a superpower what would it be? A power which aloud me to use all the super powers
What is your nickname? Shack, shackels or shackelbags
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? Pushing myself, so i would get on next year.
Who is your secret crush? If i said it wouldn't be a secert
What's on your ipod? Music
What is your favourite food? Indian
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? No
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Pendulum - blood sugar
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? DEVIL DOG!!!
James Barrow
How long have you been snowboarding? I started boarding 7 years ago when I was 8 but I have been going down hills since before I was two.
What is your preferred discipline? ?I prefer Boardercross. This year, although I am part of the Junior Team, I have been training with the Development Team
What are your snowboarding aspirations? I hope to be in the 2009 Junior Olympics and eventually get to the X Games.
What have been your best of times in the sport? My best moment was being picked to train with the Development Team.
What have been your worst of times in the sport? When I was pushed over in the finals of the Brits.
Where is your favourite place to board? My favourite place to board is Laax, Switzerland.
What would be your advice to up and coming riders??? My advice to up and coming riders would be to keep trying and follow your dream.
What has been your biggest challenge to date? My biggest challenge to date has been trying to beat the people in the Development Team.
What do you hope to achieve this season? This season I hope to enter some FIS races and try my best to qualify.
Is there anything you do before?a competition?? Before a competition I normally listen to my favourite music to pump me up.
What are your other favourite sports? I also like wake boarding, rock climbing and scuba diving.
What do you do to relax? To relax i listen to music and enjoy going out with my mates.
If you had a superpower what would it be? If I had a superpower it would be to be super fast to beat everyone else on the boardercross course.
What is your nickname?? Jamster
If you were not a?on the?Snowboard Team?what would you be doing? If I were not on the snowboard team I would spend more time DJ'ing and hanging out with my mates.
Who is your secret crush? If I told you it would not be a secret.
What?s on your ipod? On my ipod I have a variety of stuff but mostly house music.
What is your favourite food? My favourite food is pizza: I could eat it morning noon and night.
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? I'm a pretty open guy so most people know everything.
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Jump Around by House of Pain
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto?? 'Why ski when you can snowboard?`
Lee Tarran
How long have you been snowboarding ? 10 years
What is your preferred discipline? Half pipe
What are your snowboarding aspirations? Get to the Olympics
What have been your best of times in the sport? At the Mt Hood summer camp
What have been your worst of times in the sport? Broke my wrist in Zermatt in 2005
Where is your favourite place to board ? Mt Hood (so far)
What would be your advice to up and coming riders? Get on the snow as much as you can and have fun
What has been your biggest challenge to date? My Very First Burton European Open
What do you hope to achieve this season? To do the best i can in the Europa cups as it will be the first time i will be competing at that level
Is there anything you do before a competition? warn up
What are your other favourite sports? Football, motorbiking, indoor climbing and moutain biking
What do you do to relax? Edit Photos and movies and play with my psp
If you had a superpower what would it be? to fly
What is your nickname? Weeman
If you were not on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? going to comps with my dad
What’s on your ipod? Rap and R&B
What is your favourite food? Pizzia
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? No i cannot
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Rap and R&B
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? dont know
Lewis Courtier-Jones
How long have you been snowboarding ? 9 years
What is your preferred discipline? Halfpipe
What are your snowboarding aspirations? To be in the Olympics
What have been your best of times in the sport? Being selected for the British Team / Winning Forum Youngblood competition Courchevel March 2007
What have been your worst of times in the sport? Not performing well / falling in competitions.
Where is your favourite place to board ? Courchevel - my home.
What would be your advice to up and coming riders? Back off! Only joking Enjoy and have fun
What has been your biggest challenge to date? Getting up for school at 6am!
What do you hope to achieve this season? Good competition results, Mctwist out of the pipe, podiums at The Brits and French champs.
Is there anything you do before a competition ? Go through my run in my head.
What are your other favourite sports? Skateboarding, Football, Double Dutch.
What do you do to relax? Nothing!
If you had a superpower what would it be? Stop time
What is your nickname? CJ / Wee Man / Mini Me
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? Riding
Who is your secret crush? Vanessa Hudgens (high school musical)
What’s on your ipod? Mad Mix
What is your favourite food? Roast Dinner
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? I cant go near kryptonite!
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Timbaland ft Keri Hilson – I like you just the way you are
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? What can I have to eat!
Oliver Jackson
Dean Horsfield
How long have you been snowboarding - 3 Years
What is your preferred discipline - Slopestyle
What are your snowboarding aspirations - Become a British Pro
What have been your best of times in the sport - Laax 2007 [ Brits]
What have been your worst of times in the sport - 2006 out due to injury
Where is your favourite place to board - Laax
What would be your advice to up and coming riders - Work hard and ride as much as you can
What has been your biggest challenge to date - Brits 2007
What do you hope to achieve this season - I would like to place in each competition I enter
Is there anything you do before a competition - Not really
What are your other favourite sports - Basketball
What do you do to relax Listen to Music
If you had a superpower what would it be- To Fly
What is your nickname - Deano
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing - Snowboarding
Who is your secret crush - wouldn't be a secret if I said
What’s on your ipod - bit of hip-hop/ rap, indie, and rock
What is your favourite food - Chicken pasta
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you - Nothing I don’t think
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor - Soulja Boy!...
James Smith
How long have you been snowboarding? Freestyle - 2 years
What is your preferred discipline? Slopestyle
What are your snowboarding aspirations? To turn professional and achieve my coaching qualification
What have been your best of times in the sport? Learning new tricks
What have been your worst of times in the sport? Injuries!
Where is your favourite place to board? Les 2 Alpes - so far!
What would be your advice to up and coming riders? Speed is your friend - believe it!
What has been your biggest challenge to date? Hitting the big kickers at Les 2 Alpes
What do you hope to achieve this season? More tech. tricks
Is there anything you do before a competition? Get an early night!
What are your other favourite sports? Trampolining
What do you do to relax? Laze about and watch tv, dvd's etc.
If you had a superpower what would it be? To be invisible
What is your nickname? Jimbob
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? Still snowboarding
Who is your secret crush? If I told you it wouldn't be a secret!
What's on your ipod? All the songs that I like to listen to
What is your favourite food? Chinese
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? No.......I can't really
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Everybody Dance Now
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? What a looser!!
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Luke Tomlison
How long have you been snowboarding ? 3 years
What is your preferred discipline? Half pipe and slope style
What are your snowboarding aspirations? I'd like to go to the Olympics, and snowboard for as long as I can
What have been your best of times in the sport? Riding with my brother on buttermilk in aspen
What have been your worst of times in the sport? When I can't ride
Where is your favourite place to board ? aspen
What would be your advice to up and coming riders ? try and do every discipline of the sport and try to progress every time you go out riding
What has been your biggest challenge to date? Going for a back flip
What do you hope to achieve this season? Do as well as I can in competitions and learn lots of new tricks
Is there anything you do before a competition ? Eat a good breakfast
What are your other favourite sports? Skate boarding, BMX ,trampoline, football
What do you do to relax? Listen to Music or sleep
If you had a superpower what would it be? To fly
What is your nickname? I don't have one
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? snowboarding
What’s on your ipod? Metal, reggae, punk
What is your favourite food? Burger
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? I don,t think there is anything.
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Sandstorm By Da rude
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? I don,t know
Aimee Fuller (trial)
How long have you been snowboarding ? 4 years
What is your preferred discipline? Slopestyle
What are your snowboarding aspirations? To progress as much as possible, and make the 2010 Olympics
What have been your best of times in the sport? Shredding with my best mates, at my Home mountain in DC, Whitetail
What have been your worst of times in the sport? Breaking my Clavicle last February in Breckenridge Colorado
Where is your favourite place to board ? Mt Hood, Oregon
What would be your advice to up and coming riders ? Have as much fun as possible, try something new each time you shred
What has been your biggest challenge to date? Keeping up with my A Level studies and snowboarding
What do you hope to achieve this season? Backside 720, backflip
Is there anything you do before a competition ? Warm up, visualize my run
What are your other favourite sports? Motorcross, Aggressive skating, wakeboarding, surfing, Basketball
What do you do to relax? Surf the web
If you had a superpower what would it be? To **FLY**
What is your nickname? AimZ,
If you were not a on the Snowboard Team what would you be doing? Racing motocross, concentrating on my A Levels
Who is your secret crush? If I told you, wouldn't be a secret anymore...
What's on your ipod? 1677 songs
What is your favourite food? Cereals (addicted)!
Can you tell us something no-body else knows about you? Hate chocolate
What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Get Low, Lil John
What can you be heard saying most often e.g. your favourite catchphrase/motto? DUDE
Mark Raper (trial)
