Jan 23, 2007 - U.S. Snowboarding rider Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) was voted 2006 Sportswoman of the Year, the top honor of the United States Olympic Committee, for her gold medal performance in halfpipe at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and for her personal humanitarian efforts.
“Hannah’s contributions to the Olympic movement from her great enthusiasm and energy, her creativity in the halfpipe and not to mention her humanitarian efforts exemplifies Hannah as a core example of the U.S. Snowboarding program.” said USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt. “She, like many of our athletes, has used her athletic talent to help others and I full-heartedly applaud the USOC for its decision.” (more…)

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Gymnastics has existed for more than 2,000 years, but its development as a competitive sport began a little more than 100 years ago. The sport requires strength, power, agility, dexterity and grace.
Women’s artistic gymnastics is composed of four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. In high-end competition, the winner of the all-around competition is determined by adding the gymnasts’ scores on each of the four events.
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