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Hannah Teter

Teter in October 2005
Personal information
Born	(1987-01-27) January 27, 1987 (age 38) Belmont, Vermont, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Club	Sierra-at-Tahoe
Coached by	Elijah Teter
Medal record Women's snowboarding Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2006 Turin Halfpipe Silver 2010 Vancouver Halfpipe World Championships Bronze 2005 Whistler Halfpipe Winter X Games Gold 2004 Aspen Superpipe Silver 2017 Aspen Dual slalom Silver 2018 Aspen Dual slalom Bronze 2003 Aspen Superpipe Bronze 2005 Aspen Superpipe Bronze 2009 Aspen Superpipe Bronze 2010 Aspen Superpipe Bronze 2012 Aspen Superpipe Bronze 2016 Aspen Dual Slalom

Hannah Teter (born January 27, 1987) is an American snowboarder. She is famous for winning medals in the halfpipe event. Hannah won a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. She also earned a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Hannah has also won a bronze medal at the 2005 FIS World Championships. Throughout her career, she has achieved six victories in the FIS Snowboard World Cup series.

Hannah Teter's Early Life and Career Beginnings

Hannah Teter grew up in a snowboarding family in Belmont, Vermont. She is the youngest of five children. Two of her older brothers, Abe and Elijah, were also on the US Snowboard team. Her oldest brother, Amen, works as their agent and manager. Hannah's parents, Jeff and Pat, were skiers. However, their children convinced them to try snowboarding too!

Hannah started snowboarding when she was 8 years old. She took her first lesson at her local mountain, Okemo. She also graduated from Okemo Mountain School. By the age of 15 in 2002, Hannah was already the World Junior Halfpipe Champion. She began competing in the FIS Snowboard World Cup circuit. In September 2002, she finished 4th in her first World Cup halfpipe event in Valle Nevado, Chile.

Hannah became vegetarian after watching a film called Earthlings. She believes her plant-based diet helped her become an even better athlete.

Hannah Teter's Professional Snowboarding Journey

From 2002 to 2004, Hannah Teter competed in seven World Cup events. She won four of these events. Her victories were in Sapporo in 2003 and 2004, Valle Nevado in 2003, and Saas-Fee in 2004. She also competed in the Winter X Games. There, she won a bronze medal in 2003 and a gold medal in 2004.

Major Wins and Challenges

In 2005, Hannah earned a third-place finish at her first FIS World Championships. She also won two more World Cup events in Valle Nevado. That same year, she won another bronze medal at the Winter X Games. During 2005, Hannah faced a challenge with a knee injury. This injury needed two surgeries. She described it by saying, "there was a chunk of bone that had separated and it was kind of dangling around."

At the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Hannah was not sure how well she would perform because of her injury. Despite this, she won the Olympic gold medal in halfpipe. She beat her US teammate and friend, Gretchen Bleiler, who won silver. The United States Olympic Committee honored Hannah for her achievement. They named her the USOC SportsWoman of the Year. She also received the ESPY Award for Best Action Sports Female in 2006.

Return to Competition and Olympic Silver

After the 2006 Winter Games, Hannah spent time helping with humanitarian causes. She returned to the World Cup circuit in 2009. Since her return, she has won medals at two World Cup events and the 2009 Winter X Games. She also won a victory at the 2009 Lake Tahoe Grand Prix. In January 2010, at events in Park City, Hannah finished second twice. These results secured her spot for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After the Park City event, Hannah announced she would donate her $10,000 winnings. This money went to a humanitarian relief fund for survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Hannah scored 45.4 in the qualification round for the women's halfpipe. This was the second-highest score, which meant she went straight to the finals. In the first run of the finals, Hannah was in first place with a score of 42.4. In the second run, Australian Torah Bright scored 45.0, which Hannah could not beat. Hannah finished with the silver medal. Fellow American Kelly Clark won the bronze medal.

Hannah finished fourth at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the Halfpipe event. She was fifth among US athletes trying to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. She did not make the Olympic team that year.

Hannah Teter's Media and Business Ventures

Before the 2006 Olympics, Hannah Teter was in a 2005 documentary film called First Descent. This movie was about how snowboarding grew as a sport. It was filmed in the mountains of Alaska. Hannah starred alongside other snowboarding legends like Shaun White and Terje Håkonsen. A short film about making the movie, called AK and Beyond, also featured Hannah.

Hannah and her brother Abe were also in the 2006 documentary Snow Blind. This film explored the history of snowboarding and how it became an Olympic sport.

In 2009, the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, from Vermont, created a new flavor. It was called Hannah Teter's Maple Blondie, honoring their fellow Vermonter.

Hannah was one of four Winter Olympic athletes chosen to be in a special issue of Sports Illustrated magazine in 2010. This section was called "Olympic Stars." Hannah's photo shoot took place at Whistler Blackcomb, where some of the Vancouver Olympic events were held. Hannah joined fellow snowboarder Clair Bidez, and skiers Lacy Schnoor and Lindsey Vonn in the issue. Some people criticized the athletes for participating. Hannah responded by saying she believes in people feeling good about their bodies.

In 2013, Hannah Teter published a book about snowboarding. It is called Mastering Snowboarding. She wrote it with co-author Tawnya Schultz.

In February 2020, Hannah became a Global Ambassador for Oneskee, a British snow apparel brand.

Hannah Teter's Charity Work and Helping Others

In 2008, Hannah Teter started a charity called Hannah's Gold. This charity raises money by selling Vermont maple syrup. Hannah's Gold works with World Vision to help the village of Kirindon, Kenya. They help by building schools, digging fresh water wells, and providing water filtration. In 2009, Hannah donated all her prize money to the Kirindon program. That same year, she appeared in an ad campaign for PETA. This campaign protested the Canadian seal hunt.

In 2014, Hannah Teter was named a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics. She says her brother, Josh, who has intellectual disabilities, inspires her.

Hannah Teter's Other Achievements and Awards

• 2009 Gold medal at the Burton Australian Open
• 2009 Gold medal at the US Snowboarding Grand Prix in Boreal
• 2006 Winter Gravity Games Silver medalist, women's halfpipe
• 2005 Vans Cup champion
• 2005 US Open bronze medalist
• 2005 Nippon Open silver medalist
• 2005 Winter Gravity Games silver medalist
• 2004 Finalist for the ESPY Awards for Best Female Action Sport Athlete
• 2004 US Snowboard Grand Prix halfpipe champion
• 2004 NASJA "Competitor of the Year" title and award
• 2003 Vans Triple Crown halfpipe title + silver in slopestyle
• 2003 Became youngest member of the US Snowboarding Team
• 2002 First Female Snowboarder to land a 900 in Competition

See also

In Spanish: Hannah Teter para niños