by Beatrix Kiddo

Created on: January 08, 2010   Last Updated: January 15, 2010

Prepare for the XXI Vancouver Winter Olympics snowboarding teams, they are going to break records.  The world of qualifying snowboarders is heating up as it's coming down the line as to who will be named the next Winter Olympic snowboarder. 

List of Olympic Snowboard Medal Winning Hopefuls:

1.  Shaun White - (view photo, lifelounge.com - Pamela Anderson with Shaun White) Can you say Red Bull?  Most that have kept up with Shaun White's year know that Colorado has an addition compliments of Red Bull.  Once privately tucked in the backwoods of Colorado near Silverton Mountain stands a halfpipe in Shaun White's name. 

Red Bull delivered White from helicopter to view their gift to him in preparations to the 2010 Winter Olympics.  Not as private any longer fans have spotted the famous training area where Shaun White creates new tricks.  And yes, Shaun White has created 4 new tricks to use during the 2010 Winter Olympics snowboarding competition.

U.S.A.'s Shaun White won gold in the 2006 Winter Olympic's halfpipe competition.  What did he say of the women's Olympic snowboarders?  "Torah Bright did tricks I can't do."

2.  Torah Bright - (view photo, snowboarding.com) Torah Bright turned pro at age 14 and placed 5th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.  This "bright" upcoming medalist can teach and old dog new snowboarding tricks (no pun intended White).  Torah Bright is an Australian snowboarder as she trains in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Watch out, she's moving up!

3.  Kelly Clark - U.S.A.'s Kelly Clark is preparing for Olympic gold, again!  Kelly Clark scored gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics.  The only thing that intimidates other competitors would be Clark's maneuvers.  She knows how to get around on the board.  Clark has been snowboarding since the age of 8.  Most start at a later age.  Clark is one female halfpipe snowboarder that the world should watch, especially during the Vancouver Winter Olympics of 2010. 

4.  Ross Powers - Powers was born to board as his hometown in Peru, Vermont confirms.  Powers led the U.S. sweep in the 2002 halfpipe competition at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.  He is training non-stop between qualifying rounds to be one name to add on the list of 2010 Winter Olympic U.S. snowboarders.

5.  Gretchen Bleiler - (view photo, thaindian.com) Gretchen Bleiler is a snowboarding "Beatrix Kiddo" since she knows how to get

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