As we were feverishly tweeting away about Torah’s ESPY nomination and rallying the troops to “vote, vote vote!”, we kinda had a feeling she had this one in the bag. Maybe it was ESP, but we knew Torah would get her ESPY. What title did she add to her long list of awards during the ESPYs, which aired Wednesday July 14, 2010? “Best Female Action Sports Athlete“, of course!
Thanks Torah for texting us this beautiful picture of you below!
Torah Bright and Sarah Burke are BOTH nominated at the Teen Choice Awards for Best Female Action Sports Athlete, which will air August 9, 2010. You can vote EVERYDAY until August 6, 2010! So go and support our amazing athletes! VOTE HERE.
Tweet and WIN! Enter to win a Roxy Bright Edition eminence BTX LE Banana Traction (148cm) board SIGNED by Torah Bright herself! You will get #4 out of only 100 signed boards, which is valued at over $500!!!
How do you enter? On Twitter, obvi! Just retweet this message:
“PLEASE VOTE for @ROXY girls @TorahBurke and @sarah_j_burke everyday ’til 8/6 for best female action sports athlete!! at www.teenchoiceawards.com“.
From now until voting ends we want you guys to retweet this over and over! Each tweet is considered an entry! Just be sure to include @Roxy so we can find you and don’t forget to follow us!
Open to U.S. residents, only. For a complete set of rules, click here.
For the last 10 days the Roxy Product Manager Kyre Malkymes and myself (Robin Van Gyn) traveled Japan with the Advanced Marketing Group ( Roxy hard good distributor in Japan). Mike Miyazawa and his group of hosts took us around to some of Japans best snow parks for shredding and of course the Advanced Cup! The course at the contest was progressive and the riders ripped it a new one. We were really impressed with the riding and of course the resort. We spent tons of time rep-ing the boards, in the onson, and eating Japanese delights. The trip could not have gone by quicker, but I am sure we will be getting back there again soon, next time to ride some powder…
Robin with the winner and the other riders
If you were in Mammoth this past weekend, chances are you may have had a Torah Bright sighting! Torah’s fans got a special treat this weekend when she had a signing for fans at the ROXY & Quiksilver store in The Village in Mammoth.
About 300 fans waited patiently in line – some even 2 hours before the signing started- to get her autograph. Thank you to all the patient fans. You get gold for dedication!
Torah posing with a fan at her signing.
Happy fans showing off their signed posters!
Between watching the Superpipe and Slopestyle events, running into our own Torah Bright on the mountain, we got to sneak in some mountain time. We took up some of our favorite members of the press, and hired an instructor to help us perfect our carving moves.
Our ROXY PR team getting the editors ready!
ROXY gear head to toe
Alana, senior stylist from VH1, carved like a pro!
Tina, editor at Seventeen, was amazing!
Andrew, our Aussie instructor, is a crowd fave.
Roxy team rider Megan Whiteside boosted to 3rd place at the Ride Shakedown big air this past weekend at Summit at Snowqualmie. Known for its massive jump size, the Shakedown is not for the faint-hearted or speed checker. After taking 2nd last year in Quebec, Megan was invited back to roll with the big boys once again impressing the judges. Not only did she take home a piece of the big air pie, but also earned 2nd in the rail jam.
Congrats Megan!
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs SportsUnited office, in partnership with Roxy, a brand of Quiksilver, is conducting a snowboarding Sports Envoy program in Armenia, March 3-7, 2010. Professional snowboarders and Roxy team riders Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock will be the first action sports athletes to be sent abroad as Sports Envoys by SportsUnited.
During their five-day trip, Stackhouse and Comstock will visit Yerevan and Tsaghkadzor. While in Yerevan, the Envoys will meet with middle school students, university film students, and female athletes to discuss the importance of participation in sports for women and girls. In Tsaghkadzor, the Envoys will conduct two snowboard clinics, give a snowboarding exhibition and judge a snowboard cross event.
Stay tuned from blogs from Erin and Amber while on their trip!
Watch the last Roxy Refreshment of the season: Skidaddle! The Roxy snowboarders hang up their snowboards for a day to brave the park on twin tip skis. Featuring: Alexis Waite, Erin Comstock, and Amber Stackhouse.
Check out this cool discount just for Roxy! It is absolutely amazing to snowboard in fresh powder that’s only accessible from the back of a snowcat! Definitely something you don’t wanna miss:
Make fresh tracks this winter in North Idaho at Peak Adventures. Book a catskiing vacation, mention ROXY, and get 15% off.
