Kendall Brown

Kendall Brown (born 15 August 1989 in Dunedin, New Zealand[1]), is a halfpipe snowboarder based in Wanaka, New Zealand. At age 16 years old,[2] at the 2006 Winter Olympics she finished 25th. At the 2010 Winter Olympics she finished 15th,[1] after dislocating her shoulder twice in the semi finals.[3]

Career

She started snowboarding aged 11.[2] She uses a goofy stance, i.e. leads with the right foot.

Sponsorships

Brown has a sponsorship with Roxy, the women's brand of the Australian surfing company Quiksilver.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Cook, Marjorie (13 February 2010). "Winter Olympics: Profile: Kendall Brown, Snowboarder". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. "NZ snowboarder Brown dislocates shoulder in semi-finals - Video". 3 News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. http://akamai.burton.com/2008/BGOS/images/CNO%5CPDFs%5CResult_Halfpipe_Finals_Women_with_RunScores.pdf%5B%5D
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