Hannah Teter facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
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 amazing American snowboarder. She is an Olympic champion who has won several medals. Hannah earned a gold medal in the halfpipe event at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. She also won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Hannah has also won a bronze medal at the 2005 FIS World Championships. Throughout her career, she has achieved six World Cup victories. In 2010, she was chosen to join the US Team for the Vancouver Olympics. She finished fourth at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Beyond her sports achievements, Hannah is known for her charity work. She started an organization called Hannah's Gold. She is also a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics. In 2010, she was one of four American athletes who modeled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Early Life and Snowboarding Start

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, have also competed for the US Snowboard team. Her oldest brother, Amen, works as their agent and manager. Hannah's parents, Jeff and Pat, were skiers but later started snowboarding because of their kids.

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

Hannah became vegetarian after watching a film called Earthlings. She believes her plant-based diet helped her reach a "whole other level" as an athlete.

Hannah's Professional Snowboarding Career

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

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 Winter X Games bronze medal. During 2005, Hannah had a knee injury that needed two surgeries. She said a "chunk of bone had separated and was kind of dangling around."

Olympic Gold in 2006

At the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Hannah was unsure how well she would perform because of her injury. Despite this, she went on to win the Olympic gold medal in halfpipe. She beat her US teammate and friend Gretchen Bleiler, who won the silver medal. The United States Olympic Committee honored Hannah by naming her the USOC SportsWoman of the Year. She also won an ESPY Award for Best Action Sports Female in 2006.

After the 2006 Winter Games, Hannah spent time focusing on helping others. She returned to the World Cup circuit in 2009. Since then, she has won medals at two World Cup events and the 2009 Winter X Games. She also won the 2009 Lake Tahoe Grand Prix. In January 2010, Hannah had two second-place finishes at events in Park City. This performance secured her spot for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After these events, Hannah announced she would donate her $10,000 winnings to help survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Olympic Silver in 2010

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 sent her straight to the finals. After the first run of the finals, Hannah was in first place with a score of 42.4. In the second run, Australian snowboarder Torah Bright scored 45.0, beating Hannah's earlier score. Hannah could not beat this score in her second run. She 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.

Media Appearances and Business Ventures

Before the 2006 Olympics, Hannah was featured 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 and starred Hannah alongside famous snowboarders like Shaun White. A short film called AK and Beyond was also made at the same time, also featuring 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, which is also from Vermont, created a new flavor in Hannah's honor. It was called Hannah Teter's Maple Blondie.

Sports Illustrated Feature

Hannah was one of four Winter Olympic athletes chosen to model for the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This was part of an "Olympic Stars" section in the popular magazine. Hannah's photo shoot took place at Whistler Blackcomb, where some of the Vancouver Olympic events were held. She joined other athletes like snowboarder Clair Bidez and skiers Lacy Schnoor and Lindsey Vonn. Some people criticized Hannah and the other athletes for participating. However, Hannah responded by saying: "I don't believe in the criminalization of bodies and women having to be ashamed of their bodies. That's just so wrong."

In 2013, Hannah published a snowboarding instruction book. It was called Mastering Snowboarding, and she wrote it with Tawnya Schultz. In February 2020, Hannah became a Global Ambassador for the British snow apparel brand Oneskee.

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 of 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 was named a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics. She says she is inspired by her brother, Josh, who has intellectual disabilities.

Other Awards and Honors

• 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

Hannah Teter has been nominated for three ESPY awards.

See also

In Spanish: Hannah Teter para niños