Kelly Clark

Kelly Clark is an athlete. She is a snowboarder. She was born in Burlington in July 26,1983. After a few years, her parents moved to Mount Snow, Vermont. She grew up in Vermont. When she was two years old, she started skiing, but since she was eight , she has gotten bored and been a snowboarder. At the same time, her parents tried to convince her to stick with skiing. In ninth grade, she entered in the snowboarding academy at Mount Snow. She began competition in local contests at age thirteen. After that in 2000, she became a member of the United States snowboarding team. She was the youngest member in her team. She did a lot of trick such as soaring higher and landing. She has won a lot of award for snowboarding. She has won the U.S open half pipe three times. In 2002 Olympics, she won the most important award for her. She won a snowboarding gold medal. Since this year, she has named "The Best Action Sport Athlete" male or female. Now, she qualify to 2010 Olympics.